The Mediating Role of University Industry Collaboration on the Relationship between Human Resource Development, Infrastructure and Performance of Universities in Kenya

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dc.contributor.authorKilika, J.M.
dc.contributor.authorK'Obonyo, P.O.
dc.contributor.authorOgutu, M.
dc.contributor.authorMunyoki, J.M.
dc.date.accessioned2017-03-07T11:08:13Z
dc.date.available2017-03-07T11:08:13Z
dc.date.issued2016
dc.descriptionResearch Articleen_US
dc.description.abstractThere have been calls to universities in developing countries to strengthen their linkages with the industry. These calls have based their premise on enhancing the performance of the universities. Empirical evidence to support the calls has been minimal given that little research has been done in Africa on this phenomenon. This paper adopted a human resource development perspective to explain the role of the phenomenon of University-Industry –Collaboration (U-I-C) in the performance of universities. The study was done in Kenya drawing its respondents from 16 universities both government and private sponsored. Data was obtained from 130 respondents from a broad range of managers in various units of the universities. The results indicate that the Human Resource Development (HRD) Infrastructure for the universities in Kenya is at the level of importance (Mean=3.7;s.d=0.99), U-I-C is at a high level (Mean=3.7; s.d=1.04) and performance is rated at a moderate level (Mean=3.5;s.d=0.99). The results on the test of the two hypotheses of the study indicate that HRD Infrastructure is positively related with university performance and that it explains % of the variation in the university performance. Further, U-I-C partially mediates the relationship between University HRD Infrastructure and Performance. The study concludes that U-I-C is relevant to universities in Kenya since the strength of the relationship between University HRD Infrastructure and performance depends on the phenomenon of U-I-C. While the findings are considered to provide the needed empirical support for the adoption of U-I-C among universities, they raise implications both to the management of universities in Kenya and the multidisciplinary theory supporting HRD practices in organizations.en_US
dc.identifier.citationAsia Pacific Journal of Advanced Business and Social Studies Vol.2; Issue1en_US
dc.identifier.issn9780994365675
dc.identifier.issn22056033
dc.identifier.urihttp://ir-library.ku.ac.ke/handle/123456789/15422
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherAsia Pacific Institute of Advanced Research (APIAR)en_US
dc.subjectHRDen_US
dc.subjectInfrastructureen_US
dc.subjectPerformanceen_US
dc.subjectSHRDen_US
dc.subjectSHRMen_US
dc.subjectU-I-Cen_US
dc.subjectUniversitiesen_US
dc.titleThe Mediating Role of University Industry Collaboration on the Relationship between Human Resource Development, Infrastructure and Performance of Universities in Kenyaen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US
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