This paper aimed to examine the human resource (HR) planning, training and development towards organizational performance in the Government Ministry in the Kingdom of Jordan. It investigated the factors that affect HR planning, training and development in Jordanian ministries. The study population, which consisted of employees in the HR departments in 23 Jordanian ministries, comprised 166 respondents. To achieve the study objectives, the researcher developed and distributed a questionnaire, and collected and analyzed the data using SPSS. An overall analysis was performed based on the descriptive statistics and correlation analysis. The results indicated that HR planning, training and development significantly correlated with the organizational performance in the Jordanian Ministry. The paper provided recommendations for improving HR in the Jordanian Ministry.
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