INFLUENCE OF HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT PRACTICES ON EMPLOYEE PERFORMANCE IN PUBLIC PUBLISHING FIRMS IN KENYA
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The success and failure of any organization depends on the quality of its human resource management practices. The general objective of this study is to establish the influence of human resource management practices on employee performance in public publishing firms in Kenya. Specifically, the study sought to determine the effect of recruitment on employee performance in public publishing firms in Kenya, to establish the effect of training on employee performance in public publishing firms in Kenya, to establish the effects of compensation on employee performance in public publishing firms in Kenya and to determine the effect of performance appraisal on employee performance in public publishing firms in Kenya. The study used a descriptive research design. The study was conducted in public publishing firms in Kenya. There were only two public publishing firms in Kenya; Kenya Literature Bureau (KLB) and The Jomo Kenyatta Foundation (JKF). The target population was 326 permanent staff of the two public publishing institutions. The study involved the senior management and staff of the public publishing institutions. The study used primary data collected using questionnaires. The data was analyzed by a regression analysis to determine the influence of HRM practices on employee performance. Pearson correlation statistical technique and regression analysis was applied on the data. The study concluded that staff recruitment has a significant effect on employee performance in public publishing firms in Kenya. In addition, the study concluded that staff training has a significant effect on employee performance in public publishing firms in Kenya. Further, the study concluded that employee compensation has a significant effect on employee performance in public publishing firms in Kenya. The study also concluded that performance appraisal has a significant effect on employee performance in public publishing firms in Kenya. From the results, this study recommended that the management of public publishing firms in Kenya should adopt effective staff recruitment practices to enhance employee performance. Further, the management of public publishing firms in Kenya should ensure regular staff training to equip them with the required skills. In addition, the management of public publishing firms in Kenya should ensure competitive salaries to their employees to enhance retention of employees.
Key Words: Recruitment, Employee Training, Compensation, Staff Appraisal
CITATION: Lusega, A. M., & Wabala, S. W. (2022). Influence of human resource management practices on employee performance in public publishing firms in Kenya. The Strategic Journal of Business & Change Management, 9 (2), 977 – 994.
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