A survey of staff recruitment and selection practices among small and medium size enterprises in Nairobi
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Date
2008Author
Kagwaini, Charity K.
Type
ThesisLanguage
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The purpose of the study was to establish recruitment and selection practices among
small and medium enterprises in Nairobi, while also determining the factors that
influence these practices among the enterprises of study. Small and medium enterprises
contribute significantly to the Kenyan economy and provide 40% of the private sector
employment in the country. A total of 235 enterprises were sampled with 165 of them
responding, this is a 70% response rate. The questionnaires were dropped to the targeted
enterprises and picked after completion.
The survey findings indicated that 60% of small and medium enterprises have their
human resources function headed by either the owner or appointed director and that the
enterprises largely use internal sources of recruitment. There is extensive use of oral oneto-
one interviews and on the job interview (apprenticeship) in candidate selection among
the enterprises.
It can therefore be concluded that small and medium enterprises fall short of the
expectations of the "best practice" model. It is therefore recommended that small and
medium enterprises explore more of the recruitment and selection practices as prescribed
in the model, while at the same time look into the possibilities of outsourcing the human
resources function.
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A Management Research Project Report Submitted in Partial Fulfillment for the Requirements of the Degree of Masters of Business Administration (MBA), School Of Business, University Of NairobiPublisher
Business Administration