ABSTRACT The retention of talented employees is paramount to an organization because employees’ knowledge and skills are central to its ability to be economically competitive. Employees are a key resource that can be strategically placed for an organization to attain competitive advantage. Organizations can increase and sustain their competitive... Continue Reading

ABSTRACT Strategic Human Resource Management (SHRM) is one of the aspects that is attributed to organizational competitiveness both from developed to developing countries. Despite the fact that SHRM influences organizational performance, it is revealed from human resource literature that public organizations and more specifically Public... Continue Reading

With the development of strategy, strategic literature aspect of human resource management in the organisations has been among the most remarkable subjects of research papers. The 21st -century companies are keen on human resources as they are the assets for an organisation. These assets play a significant role in enhancing the performance of a... Continue Reading

ABSTRACT The concept of strategic human resource management became popular in the 1980's with the development of Harvard Business school two models integrating strategy and human resource management. These models identified mission strategy, organization strategy, and human resource management as core elements necessary for a firm to function... Continue Reading

ABSTRACT This study investigates the impact of strategic HRM practices on organizational performance of Nigeria Bottling Company, Plc Ibadan, Nigeria, as well as examining whether the effectiveness of strategic HRM practices on organizational performance is contingent on organizations’ work place. This research develops a conceptual framework... Continue Reading

ABSTRACT This study investigates the impact of strategic HRM practices on organizational performance of Nigeria Bottling Company, Plc Ibadan, Nigeria, as well as examining whether the effectiveness of strategic HRM practices on organizational performance is contingent on organizations’ work place. This research develops a conceptual framework... Continue Reading

ABSTRACT Human resources are the source of achieving competitive advantage because of its capability to convert the other resources (money, machine, methods and material) in to output (product/service). The competitor can imitate other resources like technology and capital but the human resource are unique. People are one of the most important... Continue Reading

ABSTRACT This study was carried out to determine the effect of supply chain management practices on competitive advantage and organizational performance Uganda Crown Beverages Limited. The study had two objectives, to establish supply chain management practices adopted by Uganda Crown Beverages Limited, and to detenriine the effect of supply chain... Continue Reading

ABSTRACT This research work aims at assessing the impact of human resources management of organizational performance of quantity surveying firms in Nigeria. In order to achieve this aim, the study aims at assessing the level of human resource management practice among quantity surveying firms, determining the relationship between human resource... Continue Reading

Companies face many challenges when attempting to gain market share and maintain a competitive advantage over rivals. It can be difficult to know which strategies are worth pursuing based on a business’ position in the industry and on the competitive nature of the industry. A number of studies have been done in Kenya on resources and their... Continue Reading

ABSTRACT Companies face many challenges when attempting to gain market share and maintain a competitive advantage over rivals. It can be difficult to know which strategies are worth pursuing based on a business’ position in the industry and on the competitive nature of the industry. A number of studies have been done in Kenya on resources and... Continue Reading

ABSTRACT The main aim of this research was to analyze the effects of value chain on organization competitive advantage with focus to insurance industry in Kenya. An analysis of value chain is helpful to a firm in the identification of bottlenecks. For easy survival in the market, companies have to have a competitive advantage over others. Like any... Continue Reading

ABSTRACT The Telecommunications industry in Kenya is full of competition. The companies currently present include Safaricom Kenya Limited, Airtel Networks Kenya Limited, Telkom Kenya Limited (Orange), Essar Telcom Kenya (YU) and lately, Equity Bank Limited with the Equitel money. This study sought to evaluate the determinants of competitive... Continue Reading

Firms across all industries continue to face the most disruptive market conditions in decades.  Increased competition has only accelerated and the battle for market share is now more aggressive in  the telecommunication industry. The objective of the study was to determine how competitive  advantage strategies applied by firms in the... Continue Reading

ABSTRACT The study investigated the relaticnship between human resource management practices and health service delivery in Kampala, Uganda. The specific objectives of study were to: (1) to determine the perception of health workers on human resource management practices in Kampala; (2) to determine the perception of health workers on health... Continue Reading

ABSTRACT  Tough economic times, stiff competition, globalization, terrorism among other challenges have led several firms to adopt strategies that would enable them to remain competitive in whichever industry they are operating in. The commonly known competitive strategies are the Cost Leadership, Differentiation and Focus. Whatever the choice a... Continue Reading

ABSTRACT Workplace diversity in multicultural organizations is increasingly becoming an important issue for the business in the era of globalization since it affects productivity and efficiency of the workforce. This Research Project focuses on Workplace Diversity Management Effects on Implementation of Human Resource Management Practices in the... Continue Reading

ABSTRACT Workplace diversity in multicultural organizations is increasingly becoming an important issue for the business in the era of globalization since it affects productivity and efficiency of the workforce. This Research Project focuses on Workplace Diversity Management Effects on Implementation of Human Resource Management Practices in the... Continue Reading

This study was done to find out how certain deposit money banks in Akwa Ibom State use their management information system tools and how they manage their human resources. Four research questions and four objectives were created. Four hypotheses were developed in order to fulfill the study's goals. A sample size of 181 respondents was selected... Continue Reading

ABSTRACT Human resource management is fundamental to quality education delivery in universities. This is due to the fact that for a university to deliver quality education, its human resources must be effectively and efficiently managed. However, there have been claims that universities are not delivering quality education as a result of the ways... Continue Reading