Abstract:
Purpose of the study- The purpose ofthis is study is to identify the impact offactors (external
and internal) due to which the managers bypasses the policies ofrecruitment and selection. The
external factors which has been taken in consideration are favoritism, nepotism, cronyism while
internal factors are HR planning and job analysis.
Research method/sampling- for this study data was collected by distributing structured
questionnaire based on likert scale to the sample size of 120 supervisory and below supervisory
employees.My research was done on the basis of convenient sampling so I have chosen the
branches as per my convenience.
Findings of the research- Findings ofthe study suggested that externally recruitment and
selection policies at NBP are undoubtedly impacted by favoritism and nepotism while cronyism
does not have significant effects on the procedure. Furthermore the study also revealed the fact
that proper HR planning and Job analysis is also not being conducted at NBP due to which the
recruitment and selection procedures ofNBP are not being considered as efficient as they should
be.
Practical implications of the research- The results ofmy study revealed that recruitment and
selection policies ofNational Bank of Pakistan are being impacted by external factors like
nepotism and favoritism, so the outcomes ofthis study can help the bank to revise and closely
supervise its recruitment and selection procedures.
