JOURNAL OF BUSINESS DIVERSITY

Convergence or Diversity in National Recruitment and Selection Practices:

A Case Study of the State of Qatar

Author(s): Khalid Al-Horr, Adel H. Salih

Citation: Khalid Al-Horr, Adel H. Salih, (2011) "Convergence or Diversity in National Recruitment and Selection Practices: A Case Study of the State of Qatar," Journal of Business Diversity, Vol.11, Iss. 1, pp. 47 - 55

Article Type: Research paper

Publisher: North American Business Press

Abstract:

This paper examines the convergence and diversity in approaches to national HRM practices in Qatar.

The sample of the study consists of 31 human resources managers working for different Qatari

companies. Large companies and small to mid-size companies were included in the sample. The findings

show that half of the Qatari companies have developed very detailed recruitment plans for the coming

five years. The results also demonstrate that the Qatari companies used valid criteria in formulating these

plans. In addition, most of the companies included in the survey encourage ‘buying your own employees’

as a recruitment policy, and rely equally on both internal and external recruitment. Furthermore, most of

the HR managers indicated that their organizations target native men and women. Moreover, the results

exemplify some more important findings relating to the recruitment polices being used in Qatari

companies.