Effect of Human Resource Planning Practices on Employee Performance. A Case of the Judicial Service Commission of Kenya

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2022
Authors
Kipkoech, Gideon Kipkogei
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Kenyatta University
Abstract
Human capital, according to many human resource authors, is a company's most valuable asset. Despite human beings' complexity, which includes their personality, character, and ability to achieve goals, each individual is unique in every manner. People are always in demand, yet unlike money, they cannot be replaced by technology or moved around. It's worth noting that the Human Resource Planning process reflects the government's goals of enhancing residents' lives and establishing strong, connected, and sustainable communities. Staff performance that is planned is supposed to improve operational efficiency, which leads to improved customer service. The overall goal of this study was to expound on the impact of Human Resource Planning on employee performance at Kenya's Judicial Service Commission. The specific objectives were to establish the effect of employee selection practices, recruitment practices, reward and compensation practices and employee training practices ion iemployee iperformance iof ithe judicial service commission of Kenya. Resource-based view theory, goal-setting theory, as well as the theory on human capital were all used to guide the research. Significantly, a descriptive research design was used in this research. The study's target populace included 528 personnel from the Judicial Service Commission at all three levels of management. Stratified proportionate random sampling was used to determine a sample size of 228 respondents. Data were acquired from both primary and secondary sources, with primary data coming from a semi-structured questionnaire and secondary data coming from official documents and judicial service commission reports. The content and construct validity of research instruments were evaluated, and the research instrument's reliability was evaluated using Cronbach's alpha 0.7. The descriptive and inferential statistics was used to analyze the data collected. Analyzed data will be presented via tables. The judicial service commission will benefit from the outcomes of this investigation. The findings can be used by researchers and academics to assist determine government policy
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A Research Project Submitted to the School of Humanities and Social Sciences in Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Degree in Masters in Public Policy and Administration (Human Resource Management) of Kenyatta University, 2022
Keywords
Human Resource Planning Practices, Employee Performance, Judicial Service Commission of Kenya
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