Managers’ Perception of the Influence of Employee Career Development Programmes on Employee Commitment at Oxfam International, Kenya
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Date
2013-11Author
Ondimu, Sarah N
Type
ThesisLanguage
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There is growing recognition that career development initiatives can help individuals to
meet the constantly changing needs of the labor market and maintain the employability of
employees. Organizations often seek to find a competitive edge that will give them even the
slightest advantage. It can be as simple as early adoption of new technology, equipment, or
thinking. However, soon competitors catch up and increasingly organizations are realizing
that employees are the greatest competitive edge and hence investing in them provides a win
win situation for both the organization and the employee. The main objective for this study
was to investigate the manager’s perception of the influence of employee career
development programmes on employee commitment at Oxfam International, Kenya. The
research problem was best studied using a survey research design and a likert scale
questionnaire guide tool was used to collect primary data. The questionnaire was presented
to managers at Oxfam International, Kenya by email as well as pick and drop approaches.
The entire population of 25 managers within Oxfam International in Kenya comprised the
respondents. Qualitative data was entered into a spreadsheet and analyzed using descriptive
statistics namely frequency tallies and the corresponding percentages. The statistics was
generated using Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS) Version 20. Data was
analyzed using regression analysis model. From the study the researcher concluded that
Oxfam International in Kenya does have and actually implements career development
initiatives aimed at building the careers of its employees and that employees are committed
to Oxfam and are willing to work and stay with Oxfam as an employer. The researcher also
concluded that managers perceive that there is a relationship between employee career
development programs and employee commitment and that the existence of employee career
development programs influences employee commitment positively. The researcher
recommends that Oxfam International in Kenya undertakes cost benefit analysis of the staff
career development investments it makes in its staff. Furthermore, the management of
Oxfam needs to find ways of enhancing the use of job shadowing as a means of developing
their staff competencies in preparing them for possible future roles. Job shadowing is a very
practical approach and yet from the research it is evident that it is least used.
Citation
Master Of Business Administration (MBA), School Of Business, University Of Nairobi, 2013.Publisher
University of Nairobi, School of Business
Description
MBA Thesis, 2013.