dc.description.abstract | Organizational career management covers the various policies and practices, deliberately
established by organizations, to improve the career effectiveness of their employees
.
C
areer management is a human resource approach to the management of individuals
aimed at increasi
ng organizational effectiveness
and satisfies the needs of individual
employees
.
However in order for this management practices to have an impact on the
employe
es they need to be effective.
Effectiveness refers to the extent to which stated
objectives are met or the policy achieves what it intended to achieve
. This study therefore
sought to establish the
employee perception of the effectiveness of career manageme
nt
practices at Kenya Airports Authority.
The study adopted
a descriptive research design
within a case study framework. The
study targeted
the employees at KAA. Data was
collected using a self
administered questionnaire.
The questionnaire
included
both
op
en
and closed ended questions
.
A pilot study
was
conducted to test the reliability and
validity of the research
instrument.
The study targeted
81 employees at the Kenya
airways. The response rate was 65%.
Descriptive statistics such as mean, standard
devi
ation, percentages and frequency distribution were used in the analysis. The study
concluded that
the career management prac
tices at KAA are effective,
KAA offers
training and mentorship programs to its emp
loyees,
performanc
e reviews are also done at
KAA
,
trainings
are
offered at KAA, performance reviews and career development
practices at KAA have improved the performance of the employees
at KAA. The study
also
found out
that KAA plan
s
to develop employees is appropriate and that employees
are ready to ass
ume greater roles.
The study recommended
the
study recommends
that
a
study be conducted on career management practices across all organizations. This will
e
nable the generalizations of
findings on the
effectiveness of career management
practices.
It is als
o recommended
that a study be conducted on the influence of career
management practices on the employee performance. This will
confirm or otherwise
whether KAA should continue with its current career management | en_US |