Human Resource Management Practices and Performance 0ptimization in Nigerian Universities: A Synopsis

Performance of employees in the Ministry of Health, Nairobi City County has been dismal. There have been instances of inability amongst employees to meet deadlines, low efficiency, and dismal productivity. The objectives of the study included; assessing the influence of recruitment, career management, reward and performance appraisal practices on performance of employees in the Ministry of Health. The study was guided by the strategic management and performance theories. The study adopted mixed methods approach and thus applied descriptive research design. The target population comprised of 15 Departmental Heads and 425 employees all totaling to 440. Using the Central Limit Theorem, 132 respondents, that is, 30.0% of 440, was selected. Stratified sampling was applied to create five strata based on the number of departments in the Ministry of Health Nairobi. Heads of department will be selected using purposive sampling whereas 25 employees will be selected from each department using simple random sampling to avoid bias. This procedure enabled the researcher to realize a sample of 5 heads of departments and 127 employees. The questionnaire was used to collect data from employees whereas interviews with heads of departments. Qualitative data were analyzed thematically along the objectives and presented in narrative forms whereas quantitative data were analyzed descriptively using frequencies and percentages and inferentially analyzed using ANOVA Test Analysis with the help of SPSS Version 23. The study established that, at the Ministry of Health in Nairobi County, employees’ efficiency, productivity and ability to meet deadlines are low. It is also evident that strategic human resource management practices such as recruitment, career management, reward and performance appraisal practices have not been fully exhausted. Thus, the study recommends that the Ministry of Health should endeavor to train their employees in order to improve the organizational performance. The Ministry of Health should provide employees opportunity to make decisions on how to go about their tasks, seeking employees’ input in managerial decisions, delegating to them tasks that they can handle, equipping them with skills required by their jobs, setting achievable targets and incorporating employees in fair evaluation of performance, salary increase and fair administration of rewards. Job performance should be considered in determining the compensation of employee’s performance.

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INFLUENCE OF HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT PRACTICES ON THE PERFORMANCE OF HEALTH WORKERS IN KIAMBU COUNTY, KENYA

Journal of Health, Medicine and Nursing ◽

10.47604/jhmn.1353 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 7 (2) ◽

pp. 1-18

Author(s):

Jacob Mutwiri ◽

Eunice Mwangi ◽

Osiyel Edwin

Keyword(s):

Resource Management ◽

Human Resource Management ◽

Performance Management ◽

Human Resource ◽

Management Practices ◽

Health Workers ◽

Unique Contribution ◽

Improve Performance ◽

Human Resource Management Practices ◽

And Performance

Purpose: The general objective of the study was to establish the role of human resource management practices on the performance of health workers in Kiambu County, Kenya. Methodology: The study adopted cross sectional research design, using both descriptive quantitative and qualitative techniques. The study targeted managers and workers of four hospitals which were purposefully chosen. The data was collected by administering questionnaires to the respondents and conducting KII to the managers. The data was analyzed using SPSS V27. The data was presented using tables and charts to summarize responses. For further analysis and comparison, the generated quantitative reports were subjected through tabulations, percentages, measure of central tendencies, correlation coefficient, chi square test, and inferential statistics. Findings: The study reviewed that training opportunities and performance management practices improves staff motivation and performance (mean of 4.23, and 4.13). Planning (2.66) was biggest hindrances to utilizing training to improve performance. The managers were not well trained on using appraisals, ratings and feedback (2.06) for performance management. The institutions were not embracing performance culture (2.60), and using it for continuous improvement (1.82). Additionally, the study showed that hospitals did not carry out performance measurement regularly (2.81) and the systems for data collection were inadequate (2.43). Unique contribution to theory, practice and policy: The study showed that human resource management practices improve health workers performance. Institutions should formulate and review policies to support human resource management practices that improve performance of the health workers

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How Do Human Resource Management Practices Predict Employee Turnover Intentions: An Empirical Survey of Teacher Training Colleges in Kenya

International Journal of Business Administration ◽

10.5430/ijba.v9n4p201 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 9 (4) ◽

pp. 201

Author(s):

Kyalo Abigail Manthi ◽

James M. Kilika ◽

Linda Kimencu

Keyword(s):

Resource Management ◽

Human Resource Management ◽

Performance Management ◽

Human Resource ◽

Management Practices ◽

Turnover Intentions ◽

Teacher Training Colleges ◽

Human Resource Management Practices ◽

Training Compensation ◽

And Performance

This study sought to establish how Human Resource Management practices predict tutor turnover intentions in primary Teacher Training colleges (PTTCs) in Kenya. The objectives of the study were: to establish the influence of Training, Compensation, Career development and Performance management on tutor turnover intentions in PTTCs in Kenya. The scope of the study was the Nairobi Metropolitan region. Multi stage sampling was used to obtain a sample size of 152 respondents where the actual response rate was 74.3%. The findings of the study showed that training, compensation, career development and performance management were poorly practiced and that they significantly and negatively predict tutor turnover intentions in PTTCs as they collectively accounted for 28% variation in the experienced turnover intentions among the tutors. The findings raise both theoretical and practical implications for underpinning HRM practice, behavioral science theories and personnel administrative responsibilities to college principals respectively. The study calls on future research to consider the contingent effects of the tutors' demographic characteristics and the contextual factors surrounding HRM Practice in the Colleges.

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HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT PRACTICES AND ITS IMPACT ON EMPLOYEE ENGAGEMENT AND PERFORMANCE IN AN ORGANIZATION A STUDY ON LABOUR FORCE IN MALAYSIA

Malaysian E Commerce Journal ◽

10.26480/mecj.01.2021.29.35 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 5 (1) ◽

pp. 29-35

Author(s):

Dhivyabharathi Parabakaran ◽

Masri Abdul Lasi

Keyword(s):

Resource Management ◽

Human Resource Management ◽

Employee Engagement ◽

Human Resource ◽

Work Engagement ◽

Management Practices ◽

Hrm Practices ◽

Human Resource Management Practices ◽

And Performance ◽

Work Empowerment

This research study is to investigate the Human Resource Management Practices (HRM) and its impact on employee engagement and performance in an organization. There are 4 variables that impact on employee engagement and performance which are (learning culture), (work empowerment), (reward and recognition) and (supervisor support) in an organization. The main objective of this research study is to explore the understanding towards the human resource management practices. The organization should be very friendly and supportive employees to create a strong bond between the employees and supervisor develop business strategies. Employee’s engagement and performance has come up with a new method to human resource management practices to stay competitively and effectively to improve performance towards the employees. In order to investigate the relationship between HRM practices and employee engagement and performance, I was designed a questionnaire and distribute the questionnaire to 150 respondents. The questions were stated in the questionnaire are from the previous researcher was done for the similar topic. The data was calculated using the SPSS statistics and excel is to found there is a significant relationship between the independent and independents variable. Also using regression analysis to analyse the result. The findings result indicate that there is a relationship among all independent variables which are learning culture, work empowerment, rewards and recognition and supervisor support have significant impact on employee’s engagement and performance. In conclusion, analysed that HRM practices have an impact on the employee work engagement and performance. The future researcher should study that the employers need to develop proper and well established HRM policies and regulations in order to success in huge work engagement and performance level among the employees.

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