Table 3 indicates that all the items rated by the respondents have a mean score of 2.53 which implies
that the recruitment and selection processes and procedures in private hospitals conform to established
management principle. However, the ratings for items 3 and 4 show that in private hospitals the process and
procedures do not conform at all. But in medium and large hospitals they conform to a large extent. These
findings conform to those made by Ola (2003) and Agu (2004).
Table 4: Mean response of recruitment and selection problems in private hospitals