| dc.description.abstract | This paper analyses the effect of business strategy on the relationship between human re
source
strategic orientation and performance of large private manufacturing firms that were registered members
of the Kenya Association of Manufacturers (KAM) as at June 2009. Proper configuration of business
strategy and human resource strategic orientat
ion in private manufacturing firms will enable the
institutions enhance performance. This was a correlational and descriptive research design. The
population of the study was 498 firms and out of these, a sample size of 108 firms was used to collect
pri
mary data. The respondents were human resource managers, finance managers and corporate
planning managers. Data was analysed using correlation and regression analysis and that the findings
indicate strong positive effect of business strategy on the relat
ionship between human resource strategic
orientation and performance. Future study should focuson the longitudinal research design, while at the
same time consider information technology as either moderating or intervening variables in a bid to
enhance ro
bustness of the study. The main contribution of this study lies in highlighting the fact that,
proper alignment of business strategy and human resource strategic orientation in private manufacturing
firms that are registered members of KAM, enable them en
hance performance | en_US |
