Effects of Cultural Factors on Employee Appointment: A Case Study of the Federal Medical Centre, Yenagoa, Nigeria

Abstract

This study examines the effect of Cultural Factors such as Norms, Values, Attitude, Religious Belief, Ethnicity and language on Employee’s Recruitment, Selection, Induction and Placement (Appointment) in Federal Medical Centre (FMC), Yenagoa. Six hypotheses were formulated to guide the study with regression analysis used to test the hypotheses. The result of the analysis revealed that organizational Norms and values significantly influences employee’s recruitment, Recruitment, Selection, Induction and Placement (appointment) in Federal Medical Centre (FMC), Yenagoa. The analysis further indicates that religious beliefs, ethnicity, language and attitude does not have significant influence on employee’s appointment. Based on the findings, it was recommended that there should be periodic review of organizational norms and values so as to further enhance employee’s appointment processes.