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Researcher Ayyash Mohammed Saleh Al-Talbi was awarded an Executive Master’s Degree in Public Administration for his thesis titled: The Impact of Human Resource Management Practices on Employee Performance at the National Water Resource Authority, which was submitted to the Center for Public Administration– Sana’a University. The MA defense was held on Thursday, October 22, 2026.

The MA Viva-voce Committee, which was formed based on a resolution issued by the Graduate Studies and Scientific Research Council, consisted of the following:

·Assoc. Prof. Hamoud Abdullah Aqlan – Internal Examiner and Chair.

·Assoc. Prof. Ali Abdullah Al-Awadhi – Main Supervisor and Committee Member.

·Assoc. Prof. AbdulFattah Ali Al-Qurs – External Examiner and Committee Member.

The research aimed to examine the impact of human resource management practices on employee performance at the National Water Resource Authority.

The research yielded several key findings as follows:

  • The overall level of human resource management practices at the National Water Resource Authority was low. Recruitment and selection ranked first, with a moderate rating, followed by incentives and compensation, and then training and development, both rated low. Human resource planning ranked last, also with a low rating.
  • Employee performance at the Authority was rated low. Performance volume ranked first, followed by performance quality and performance accuracy, while performance speed ranked last. All four dimensions received low ratings.

Based on these findings, the researcher recommended the following:

  • Adopting strategic human resource planning.
  • Developing recruitment and selection policies based on merit, competence, and transparency.
  • Strengthening continuous training and professional development.
  • Improving the incentives and compensation system.
  • Enhancing the work environment and fostering a quality-oriented culture.
  • Supporting administrative and technological transformation.

The thesis defense was attended by faculty members, researchers, students, and interested participants as well as the researcher's colleagues and family members.