INFLUENCE OF STRATEGIC ORGANIZATIONAL CONTROLS ON THE DEVELOPMENT OF HUMAN CAPITAL IN SERVICE STATE CORPORATIONS IN KAKAMEGA COUNTY
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The main aim of this study was to determine the influence of strategic organizational controls on human capital focusing of the state corporations in Kakamega County. The study employed a descriptive survey research design. The study targeted a population of 160 persons comprising of managers and seniors’ staffs in the state corporations in Kakamega County, and from these, a sample size of 110 was drawn using a purposive sampling method. Questionnaires were used to collect data after being subjected to Cronbach test for reliability and judgmental test for validity. Data were analyzed using SPSS version 24 and were analyzed using descriptive statistics and inferential statistics such as Pearson product-moment correlation and multiple linear regression analysis. The findings revealed that strategic organizational controls significantly influenced human capital development in service state corporations in Kakamega County. The study recommended that state corporations need to ensure that all control objectives were well communicated to the departmental members so as to ensure high compliance.
Key Words: Strategic Organizational, Human Capital, State Corporations
CITATION: Batasi, Y. K., & Okello, B. (2019). Influence of strategic organizational controls on the development of human capital in service state corporations in Kakamega County. The Strategic Journal of Business & Change Management, 6 (2), 1818 –1828.
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