Abstract: The general objective of this study was to assess the influence of strategic employee relations practice on organization performance of Nairobi Securities Exchange listed companies in Kenya. The study also sought to determine the moderating effect of organization size on the relationship between strategic employee practices and performance of the organizations. The study utilized a descriptive survey research design that incorporated quantitative and qualitative approaches. The target population for this study consisted all the 62 companies listed at the Nairobi Securities Exchange (NSE) as at December 2014 from which primary data was collected using questionnaires administered to human resource and finance managers alongside secondary data on performance collected using a data collection sheet. Descriptive statistics was used aided by Statistical Packages for Social Sciences version 24 to compute percentages of respondents’ answers. Also, analysis was conducted using quantitative approach. The study found out that strategic employee relations practice influence positively organizational performance. The study identified commonly practiced employee relations in organizations such as provision of benefits, training and development, staff welfare facilities like transport, insurance and sports facilities, team building activities, equal and impartial employmeny policies, suitable working conditions, work life balance initiatives and salary design and structures. The study therefore recommends that organizational managers should initiate and reinforce various employee relations to enhance their performance and value.
Keywords: Strategic employee relations practice, Organization performance, NSE.
Title: INFLUENCE OF STRATEGIC EMPLOYEE RELATIONS PRACTICE ON ORGANIZATION PERFORMANCE OF NAIROBI SECURITIES EXCHANGE LISTED COMPANIES IN KENYA
Author: Peter Chemwile, Gregory Namusonge, Mike Iravo
International Journal of Management and Commerce Innovations
ISSN 2348-7585 (Online)
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