THE INFLUENCE OF HUMAN RESOURCES MANAGEMENT PRACTICES ON PERFORMANCE OF EMPLOYEES AT NATIONAL IRRIGATION BOARD IN KENYA
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.55077/edithcowanjournalofhumanresourceandleadership.v1i1.7Keywords:
Human resource, management, competitiveness, employee performance.Abstract
Purpose: Globally competitive enterprises and business organizations depend greatly on the uniqueness of the human resource management in order to achieve successfully their competitive advantages, therefore the human resources practices and their contribution on the employee performance has been greatly researched on by different scholars. The current study focused on the influence of human resource management practices on the performance of employees at the National Irrigation Board in Kenya.
Design/ Methodology/Approach: The current study adopted the use of the descriptive research. This research design was used to enable the researcher establish how human resources management practices influence employees’ performance at National Irrigation Board. A response of 100 was adopted where a response rate of 81 respondents was realized. Questionnaire was used to collect data from the employees of NIB from the 8 selected stations.
Findings: The study concluded that there are a number of variables on the human resource planning such as having the right people at the right time doing the right job, management focusing on the employee competencies, providing solutions necessary to satisfy the human resource needs, utilization of the changing needs which are related to the utilization of its employees, application of the systematic procedures for collecting, analyzing and documenting information provided about a particular job are all necessary and important in enhancing employees performance
Contribution to policy and practice: Differential training is necessary for the top management of the National Irrigation Board to initiate human resource planning to allow for the improvement of effectiveness.
Originality/Value: The study extends the literature on Human resources management. This study help reduce incidences of labor turnover and save the National irrigation board from incurring unnecessary recruitment costs.
