| dc.description.abstract | The purpose of this study was to establish the relationship of age and gender on target
achievement in Construction and maintenance department at the University of Nairobi.
The study employed descriptive research design for it portrays an accurate profile of
situations. The study targeted 115 staff in Construction and maintenance department at
University of Nairobi and a census sampling method was conducted. Secondary data was
used on age, gender and target achievement. This data was obtained from personnel
records at the Construction and maintenance department for the period of 2012/2013 and
2013/2014 of the performance contract targets. Descriptive statistics was employed to
analyze the data. Descriptive statistics such as mean scores, standard deviation,
correlation analysis and percentages was used to analyze the data. Inferential statistics
was used to present the results. The results indicated that correlation between age and
target achievement was strong and positive, while correlation between gender and target
achievement was negative but insignificant. The conclusion drawn from this study shows
that there is relationship between age and target achievement since most aged employees
scored 70% and above in their target achievement results. This implies that the more the
employees age advances the more the more the target is achieved. It was also concluded
that there was no significant relationship between gender and target achievement. The
researcher recommends that Construction and maintenance department should have a
clear gender balance policy. The managers should consider gender equity during
departmental interviews in order to ensure gender balance in the department. The
researcher also recommends that retirement age should be increased since most
employees who scored higher were aged. It is also recommended that reward systems
should be considered in order to reward target achievers. | en_US |
