The Influence of Selected Human Resource Management Practices on Employee Satisfaction in the Technical University of Kenya

Beth Wangari Njuguna, Dr. Samuel Obino Mokaya and George Chisese Mukhweso
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Beth Wangari Njuguna: Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology, Nairobi, Kenya.
Dr. Samuel Obino Mokaya: Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology, Nairobi, Kenya.
George Chisese Mukhweso: Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology, Nairobi, Kenya.

Indian Journal of Commerce and Management Studies, 2015, vol. 6, issue 2, 73-78

Abstract: Universities globally are affected by a number of human resource management practices in achieving employee job satisfaction. There has been need for universities to understand the role of human resource management practices in achieving organizations success by viewing employees as partners to an organization. By viewing employees as the organization's most valuable asset and treating them as internal customers, the organization will gain a competitive advantage and achieve its objectives. The purpose of the study was to determine the effects of selected human resource management practices on employee satisfaction in The Technical University of Kenya. The specific human resource management practices presupposed to have an effect on employee satisfaction as postulated in the study were training and development, and reward systems. The study adopted a case study research design, covering a stratified sample of 200 respondents drawn from a population of 2000 employees of The Technical University of Kenya. The data collected through questionnaires and interviews was analyzed using both descriptive and inferential statistics. Correlation and multiple regression analysis was undertaken to determine and explain the relationship between the variables. The study revealed a positive and significant relationship between the human resource management practices covered and employee job satisfaction; training and development (Pearson’s r=0.510, p

Keywords: Training and development; reward system; employee satisfaction. (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2015
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