Employee s perceptions of the effectiveness of career management practices at Kenya airports authority

Abstract

Organizational career management covers the various policies and practices, deliberately established by organizations, to improve the career effectiveness of their employees . C areer management is a human resource approach to the management of individuals aimed at increasi ng organizational effectiveness and satisfies the needs of individual employees . However in order for this management practices to have an impact on the employe es they need to be effective. Effectiveness refers to the extent to which stated objectives are met or the policy achieves what it intended to achieve . This study therefore sought to establish the employee perception of the effectiveness of career manageme nt practices at Kenya Airports Authority. The study adopted a descriptive research design within a case study framework. The study targeted the employees at KAA. Data was collected using a self administered questionnaire. The questionnaire included both op en and closed ended questions . A pilot study was conducted to test the reliability and validity of the research instrument. The study targeted 81 employees at the Kenya airways. The response rate was 65%. Descriptive statistics such as mean, standard devi ation, percentages and frequency distribution were used in the analysis. The study concluded that the career management prac tices at KAA are effective, KAA offers training and mentorship programs to its emp loyees, performanc e reviews are also done at KAA , trainings are offered at KAA, performance reviews and career development practices at KAA have improved the performance of the employees at KAA. The study also found out that KAA plan s to develop employees is appropriate and that employees are ready to ass ume greater roles. The study recommended the study recommends that a study be conducted on career management practices across all organizations. This will e nable the generalizations of findings on the effectiveness of career management practices. It is als o recommended that a study be conducted on the influence of career management practices on the employee performance. This will confirm or otherwise whether KAA should continue with its current career management