Employee Perception of the Effectiveness of Human Resource Management Practices at International Livestock Research Institute (Ilri)
Abstract
The people who make up an organization -human resources- are considered to be one of the most
important resources of today’s firms. People and how they are managed are becoming more
important because many other sources of competitive success are less powerful than they used
to. Recognizing that the basis for competitive advantage has changed is essential to develop a
different frame of reference for considering issues of human resource management. The
objective of the study was to establish employee perception of the effectiveness of human
resource practices at International Livestock Research Institute. The research design adopted was
descriptive survey. The population of the study consisted of all the four hundred employees
based at the institute headquarters. Stratified sampling was used to classify the population into
strata’s and ten percent from each stratum was taken as a sample and the respondents selected
randomly to arrive at a sample of forty. The data was collected using self-administered
questionnaires. Data was analyzed using statistical package for social sciences and the findings
presented in mean and standard deviations. The study found out that the employees perceived
human resource planning, recruitment and selection, training and development, performance
measurement, rewards management and human relations as being effective at the institute. The
study concludes that the incorporation and implementation of the practices in the human resource
policy will enable the organization to realize the intended objectives as these practices together
work the best to show the true and whole picture of the employee’s performance and not just a
single snap shot. The study concludes that the institute has to learn how to manage a diverse
workforce to get maximum benefit and competitive advantage in the changed scenario
Citation
Master Of Business Administration, University Of Nairobi , 2013Publisher
University of Nairobi School of Business