Effect of human capital management drivers on organizational performance in Kenya a case of investment and mortgages Bank Ltd
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Date
2014
Authors
Odhong’, Emily A.
Were, Susan
Omolo, Jacob
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Abstract
The skills and capacities that reside in people that are put to productive use can be a more
important determinant of the nation’s long term economic success and that of an organization.
In Kenya, the contribution of the financial sector to Gross Domestic Product has remained
unstable and showing slow growth. The sector also recorded a slow growth of 6.5 per cent in
2012 compared to 7.8 per cent in 2011. Investment and Mortgages Bank strive to achieve the
best globally through effective utilization of human capital management drivers to attain
sustainable competitive edge in the highly and globally competitive banking industry. The Bank’s
outstanding operational efficiency maintained at 34.8 per cent, making it one of the best in the
Kenyan Banking Industry. The Bank’s success relies heavily on human capital management
drivers such as leadership practices, employee engagement, knowledge accessibility, learning
capacity and workforce optimization. The main objective of the study was to establish the effect
of human capital management drivers on organizational performance. The specific objectives
are to: determine the effect of leadership practices, identify the effect of employee engagement,
establish the effect of knowledge accessibility, investigate the effect of workforce optimization
and determine the effect of learning capacity on organizational performance. The study was
anchored on theory of Resource based view, human capital theory, goal theory and contingent
leadership theory. The study adopted a case study research design and stratified random
sampling. Qualitative and quantitative technique of data analysis was used. The study concludes
that it is possible to use human capital management drivers to benchmark organizational
capabilities, identify human capital management strengths and weakness, and link improvements
in specific human capital management practices with improvements in organizational
performance and obtain sustainable competitive edge.
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Human Capital, Human Capital Management Drivers and Organizational Performance
Citation
European Journal of Business Management Vol.2, Issue 1, 2014.