Business Strategy, Organizational Structure, Human Resource Strategic Orientation and Performance of Large Private Manufacturing Firms in Kenya
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2013-11Author
Busienei, John R
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This research was done in Kenya and focused on the private manufacturing firms that are
registered members of Kenya Association of Manufacturers. The study set out to
investigate the moderating effect of business strategy and organizational structure on the
relationship between human resource strategic orientation and performance of large
private manufacturing firms in Kenya. This study relied on primary data which was
collected using a structured questionnaire. The respondents were senior managers drawn
from the departments of human resources management, finance and corporate planning.
The questionnaires were self-administered. A total of 108 questionnaires were
administered but only 75 questionnaires were completed. Prior to processing the
responses, the filled questionnaires were edited and checked for completeness and
consistency. The questionnaires were coded and entered into the Statistical Package for
Social Sciences. Both descriptive and inferential statistics were used to analyze the data.
Both correlation and regression analysis were used in hypothesis testing. All the
hypotheses were confirmed. The research findings revealed that there was high positive
correlation between human resource strategic orientation and firm performance. It was
further established that there was moderate positive effect of organizational structure on
the relationship between human resource strategic orientation and firm performance. The
researcher recommends that large private manufacturing firms in Kenya should align
their business strategy and organizational structure with human resource strategic
orientation since it ensures performance. As for the direction for further study, the
researcher recommends that future research in human resource strategic orientation
should focus on public manufacturing firms and for the sake of knowledge, consider the
use of longitudinal research design as opposed to the survey research designed.
Longitudinal research design provides the researcher with in-depth understanding of
cause and effect regarding a phenomenon
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Degree of Doctor of Philosophy in Business Administration, School of Business, University of NairobiPublisher
University of Nairobi