The Contribution of Human Capital Development on Local Government Authorities Performance in Tanzania: A Case of Tanga City Council, Tanzania.

Mgonja, Daniel Fanuel (2024) The Contribution of Human Capital Development on Local Government Authorities Performance in Tanzania: A Case of Tanga City Council, Tanzania. Masters thesis, The Open University of Tanzania.

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Abstract

This study was carried out to assess the contribution of human capital development on local government authorities’ performance in Tanzania at Tanga City Council. The study was guided by human capital theory while conceptual framework was developed to establish the relationship between independent variables and dependent variable. The study used positivism philosophy while quantitative research approach was deployed accompanied with explanatory research design. Simple random sampling procedure was used to select 109 members of sample size while data were gathered through questionnaire and analysed using descriptive and multiple linear regression analysis. The study found that employees generally felt positively about the availability of talent development opportunities while most employees do have clarity regarding organizational goals, most of the staff feel training programs are beneficial in developing essential soft skills and some employees feel less satisfied than others regarding these skill development opportunities. The study concluded that all three independent variables namely talent development, training and development as well as career development show highly significant p-values (less than 0.05), with career development being particularly noteworthy at p < 0.0001(5.718). This indicates strong evidence against the null hypothesis for each factor, suggesting that they significantly contribute to enhancing organizational performance. The study recommends that the organisation should continue enhancing employee skills since talent development programs identify and nurture employees with unique skills that align with organizational goals while the management should continue developing a comprehensive training needs assessment. Keywords: Human Capitsl Development, Talent Development, Training and development, LGAperformance.

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