Abstract/Overview This article reports on findings from a quantitative research study on recruitment of teachers in Kenya’s secondary schools. Purpose: To identify issues and challenges facing school-based recruitment of secondary school teachers. Method: The study adopted a quantitative survey involving 81 secondary principals, selected purposively. Data was collected using a questionnaire (open and closed-ended, rating scale items). Data was analysed using SPSS resulting in descriptiv...
Introduction A business's primary goal is to make a profit. However, a company or entity cannot make much money without people with the necessary skills. Many observers and citizens in the advanced technology era believed that machines would eventually take over the jobs and responsibilities of employees in an organization. However, according to Ahammad (2017), businesses now account for a sizable portion of the global economy in terms of trade and employment. A�...
The research seeks to analyze the effects of employee commitment on organizational performance. In order to investigate the matter, affective commitment, normative commitment and continuance commitment have been taken as independent variables and organizational performance as the dependent variable. The paper examined the concept of commitment and its feasible outcome on the organization. The findings of the study indicated a high degree of correlation between employee commitment and organiza...
The main objective of this paper is to conduct a literature review and investigate on theories and empirical data on the relationship between employee motivation and organizational productivity with the notion of exploring how motivational theories can be utilized to achieve organizational productivity. The findings revealed that there are different theories and methods that can be used for employee motivation and in turn impact productivity. It is imperative to note that maximizing on financ...
The Decreasing Demand and the Increasing Challenges for Manufacturing SectorThe COVID-19 pandemic has struck many sectors of the manufacturing process directly (Norouzi & Zarazua 2020). Cai & Lou (2020) argue that this is an opportunity to understand and better evaluate the ongoing issues facing the manufacturing sector. Doing this by assessing and evaluating the impact ofthe increase in challenge and the decrease in demand, aids the overall supply chain to remain viable in the long term. Thi...
Abstract Stress is an inevitable reality of life. But stress isn’t always a bad thing. It’s a natural, physical response that can generate our fight- or-flight response. Stress can increase our awareness in difficult or treacherous situations, allowing us to act hastily in the moment. Without it, humans wouldn’t have survived this long. But if stress is invariable over time, it can be unfavourable to health. So, stress prevention and management ...
Employee engagement is a property of the relationship between an organization and its employees. An"engaged employee" is one who is completely consumed by and eager about their work thus makespositive move to promote the organization's notoriety and hobbies. It is a work environment approachbringing about the right conditions for all individuals from an organization to give of their best every day,focused on their organization's objectives and values, roused to add to organizational accomplis...
ABSTRACT The aim of the study is to examine the impact of performance appraisal system on employee’s performance, at the Ministry of Food and Agriculture (MoFA). The study adopted the descriptive survey design and employed the quantitative research approach. The population of the study was staff at the Ministry of Food and Agriculture. Convenience sampling technique was used to select the respondents. The study used questionnaire to collect data from the respondents. Data processing was do...
ABSTRACT The objective of the study was to find out the dominant leadership style in Ghana‟s oil and gas industry. Guided by literature reviewed on traits theory, behavioral theory and contingency theory of leadership, data was collected from two hundred employees using a structured questionnaire. The study used the quantitative research approach. Data collected was analyzed using descriptive statistics and correlation. The study found a significant positive relationship between transformat...
People differ in their abilities and their aptitudes. There is always some difference between the quality and quantity of the same work on the same job being done by two different people. Performance appraisals of Employees are necessary to understand each employee’s abilities, competencies and relative merit and worth for the organization. Performance appraisal rates the employees in terms of their performance. Performance appraisals are widely used in the society. The history of performan...
Abstract It is commonly understood that engaged employees are motivated to contribute to the success of the organization. Literature also reveals that work engagement which comes from job satisfaction is derived from effective career management practices, which results in lower employee turnover and productivity of the organization. Survey research method was adopted. Simple random sampling technique was employed to select respondents from the stratums of managers and non-managerial staff fro...
INTRODUCTION Behaviour is a function of both the persons and the environment (Lewin, 1943). According to Vee and Skitmore (2003), Ethics generally comprise system of moral principles- by which human actions and proposals may be judged good or bad, or being right or wrong-, the rules of conduct recognized in respect of a particular class of human actions, and Moral principles as of an individual. Behavior that is right in one culture may be considered wrong in another. Even within the same cul...
discussion of the components of strategic planning process in the contemporary business organization facing a changing business environment.
ABSTRACT This study examines the impact of entrepreneurial skills acquisition on the employability status of Nigerian graduates. Entrepreneurship education plays a major role in the reduction of unemployment in Nigeria. However, while most Nigerian universities have initiated entrepreneurship courses in their curricular; little research is available to assess its impact and to know whether there is a between students’ entrepreneurial skills acquisition and their employability status. This ...
This article examines the impact of the Nigerian Local Content Act on petroleum industry human capital development and the role of local Training Institutes could play in the effective implementation of the Act. Although,the main objective of the Act is to provide the legal foundation for the domestication of certain engineering and technological projects, fabrication and construction, thereby training local nationals and enhancing the transfer of technology; it also provides th...