Employee Perception of the Effectiveness of Human Resource Management Practices at International Livestock Research Institute (Ilri)

Abstract

The people who make up an organization -human resources- are considered to be one of the most important resources of today’s firms. People and how they are managed are becoming more important because many other sources of competitive success are less powerful than they used to. Recognizing that the basis for competitive advantage has changed is essential to develop a different frame of reference for considering issues of human resource management. The objective of the study was to establish employee perception of the effectiveness of human resource practices at International Livestock Research Institute. The research design adopted was descriptive survey. The population of the study consisted of all the four hundred employees based at the institute headquarters. Stratified sampling was used to classify the population into strata’s and ten percent from each stratum was taken as a sample and the respondents selected randomly to arrive at a sample of forty. The data was collected using self-administered questionnaires. Data was analyzed using statistical package for social sciences and the findings presented in mean and standard deviations. The study found out that the employees perceived human resource planning, recruitment and selection, training and development, performance measurement, rewards management and human relations as being effective at the institute. The study concludes that the incorporation and implementation of the practices in the human resource policy will enable the organization to realize the intended objectives as these practices together work the best to show the true and whole picture of the employee’s performance and not just a single snap shot. The study concludes that the institute has to learn how to manage a diverse workforce to get maximum benefit and competitive advantage in the changed scenario