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Human Resource Management Practices In Zain Cellular Communications Company Operating In Jordan

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  • SULIEMAN IBRAHEEM SHELASH MOHAMMAD

    (Finance and Business Administration University of Name, Al al-Bayt University, Jordan)

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The purpose of this paper is to analyze the best human resource management (HRM) practices at ZAIN; cellular communications company operating in Jordan. study consisted of employees in ZAIN Cellular Communications Company in Jordan. All participants of this study were employees working in the organization - staff, team leaders, supervisors, programmers, project leaders, business analysts, managers, assistant managers. The findings in the paper that there are relatively high levels of practice for the areas of Training and development, Performance Appraisal, along with Communication and information sharing. Recruitment and selection is the one area, on the other hand, where a considerably lower mean level of practice exists.

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  • Sulieman Ibraheem Shelash Mohammad, 2011. "Human Resource Management Practices In Zain Cellular Communications Company Operating In Jordan," Perspectives of Innovation in Economics and Business (PIEB), Prague Development Center, vol. 8(2), pages 26-34, August.
    • Handle: RePEc:pdc:jrpieb:v:8:y:2011:i:2:p:26-34
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    Keywords

    Human resource management; Zain; cellular communications company; Jordan.;
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    • O16 - Economic Development, Innovation, Technological Change, and Growth - - Economic Development - - - Financial Markets; Saving and Capital Investment; Corporate Finance and Governance

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