Human Resource Development Strategy For Local Authorities In Kenya

Thesis (M.A.) from the year 2018 in the subject Business economics - Business Management, Corporate Governance, grade: 97.0, Masinde Muliro University of Science and Technology, course: human resource management, language: English, abstract: This thesis assessed the effect of strategic management practices on service delivery in Kakamega County, Kenya. The specific objectives were to evaluate the effect of supplier management on service delivery in Kakamega County and to determine the effect of Human resource practices on service delivery in Kakamega County. Furthermore it was the aim to determine the moderating effect of environmental factors on the relationship between strategic management practices and service delivery in Kakamega County and to establish the effect of technology adoption on service delivery in Kakamega County. Today, organisations, both public and private experience unprecedented paces of change, which call for continuous re-evaluation of their operating models and other strategies to withstand and benefit from them for sustained performance. New approaches that bring on board the modern strategic management techniques are necessary for the government to attain improved performance and the overall service quality. Strategic management has been touted to be an effective management tool in changing a bureaucratic public sector to a more responsive, as well as innovative administration.

This completely updated and revised edition tackles today's complex human resource issues, and provides best practices and insight on addressing long-term workforce needs, recruiting and maintaining a high-performance team, and creating an environment where excellence thrives.

Explores the various economic, political and social pressures which may affect the progress of educational provision, as well as the different national educational policies and strategies themselves, as they play out in five very different Commonwealth African countries: Ghana, Kenya, Nigeria, Tanzania and Zambia.

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