Abstract:
This research thesis deals with the study and analysis of Human Resource Practices
in the IT Department of Habib Bank Limited, Corporate Branch in Islamabad. The
study will show that the Human Resource Practices are being re-vamped in the
organization, but without a clear direction, all changes are pointless. The study will
concentrate on the importance of needs analysis and the futility of change without any
orientation. The study will discuss the existing HR practices in the organization and
then will discuss the shortcomings of that procedure. Later on, some new procedures
will be suggested followed by a few recommendations. The conclusion will show that
although the practices are new, Habib Bank culture is still reflective of the pre-modern
bureaucratic culture that HBL had been operating under for decades. It will show that
HR practices are looked upon as more of a hindrance than a support and finally, it will
show that no change is going to be effective unless and until the upper management
is involved and wants to encourage a more empowered and autonomous structure.
