A Survey of the Performance of Daystar University Business Administration and Management Graduates as Perceived by Their Employers
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Date
2001Author
Kamau, Catherine M
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An important part of any employment in any organisation is the comparison of the
perceived performance with the actual results. All employers \\hen recruiting look for
those individuals ~ho can add value to their business. Thus, they nonnally have high
performance expectations. It \\as with this in mind that a survey was set up to investigate
the performance of Daystar University Business Administration and Management
graduates as perceived by their employers within the Nairobi Metropolitan area. A total
of22 organizations \\ere studied with an objective of finding out the employers'
expectations and the actual perfonnance of these graduates.
The population size of this study consisted of all the 40 organizations domiciled
within the Nairobi Metropolitan area where Daystar University Business Administration
and Management graduates who graduated between 1989 and 1999 are currently
working. Out of the whole study population, 55% organizations responded. Since this
number was less than 30 (n<30)), a t-test statistic test which is commonly callled
student's t-distribution and is used when sample size is 30 or less was employed in to
data analysis. In addition, means, frequencies and percentages were utilized while
rating di fTerent attributes that were of concern to the study.
The survey indicated that majority of the Business Administration & Management
graduates are employed in commercial and services sector with 66.7 percent. The
analysis also indicate that majority of these graduates' entry levels was in middle
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management with 71.4 percent. The t-test statistic indicated that there is a high 1.645
correlation between areas of training and the expectations of the employers in the
o rganizations at 95 percent confidence limits.
The survey indicated that 92.6 percent of Daystar University Business
Administration & Management graduates meet their employers performance expectations
in applying the training and ski ll s acqui red and the attributes they portray. It can
therefore be concluded that the training and skills acquired by these graduates from
Days tar University meet the perceived expectations of employers. Therefore, the training
offered is appropriate for the job market in Nairobi, Kenya.
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