Journal of Human Resource Management

Volume 8, Issue 3, September 2020

  • Research on Talents Training in Colleges and Universities Under the Background of "Belt and Road" Strategy

    Jing Su

    Issue: Volume 8, Issue 3, September 2020
    Pages: 109-114
    Received: 21 November 2019
    Accepted: 12 December 2019
    Published: 28 April 2020
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    Abstract: The implementation of the “Belt and Road” national strategy has put forward new and higher requirements for the cultivation of talents in universities. The talent development of colleges and universities actively responds to the “Belt and Road” national development strategy, which is not only the inherent need of higher education reform, but also t... Show More
  • Enterprise Social Media (ESM) Use and Employee Belongingness in US Corporations

    Phillip Melvin Randall, Franklin Mister Lartey, Tywanda Dynel Tate

    Issue: Volume 8, Issue 3, September 2020
    Pages: 115-124
    Received: 1 April 2020
    Accepted: 20 April 2020
    Published: 28 April 2020
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    Abstract: This study explored social capital theory by investigating the relationship between enterprise social media use (ESM) as measured by an adapted instrument and employee belongingness as measured by the balanced measure of psychological needs (BMPN) scale of employees in USA, moderated by generational age groups. A survey of 155 employees from US cor... Show More
  • Re-Negotiating Employee Contracts: Issues of Content, Context and Process

    Kwesi Atta Sakyi, Esnart Mwaba Tayali

    Issue: Volume 8, Issue 3, September 2020
    Pages: 125-138
    Received: 27 April 2020
    Accepted: 1 June 2020
    Published: 17 June 2020
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    Abstract: This paper is approached from a practical perspective with references given in relevant parts. The objective of this paper is to examine how unfavourable employee contracts in particular and other business contracts in general are renegotiated. The approach adopted here in the paper is both theoretical and practical because of the nature of the top... Show More
  • Negotiating Employee Contracts Case Study Review Negotiations and Conflict Resolution

    Kwesi Atta Sakyi, Esnart Mwaba Tayali, Godffrey Kapasa Mweshi, David Musona

    Issue: Volume 8, Issue 3, September 2020
    Pages: 139-145
    Received: 27 April 2020
    Accepted: 3 June 2020
    Published: 23 June 2020
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    Abstract: This paper is a review of a case study in human resource management with a slant towards the legal aspect of contract of employment and renegotiation of contracts. As none of the authors is a lawyer, the paper is reviewed from the managerial rather than from the legal point of view. Cindy is the lady employee in question who worked for a company fo... Show More
  • Strategic Plan as a Tool for Performance Management in the Tanzanian Public Sector

    Stella Malangalila Kinemo

    Issue: Volume 8, Issue 3, September 2020
    Pages: 146-151
    Received: 3 May 2020
    Accepted: 22 June 2020
    Published: 4 July 2020
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    Abstract: The study empirically examined the effectiveness of the implementation of strategic plan in Tanzanian public sector specifically in Ilala Municipality. The study employed case study design and mixed research approaches of qualitative and quantitative. Data was collected using interview, questionnaire and documentary review and was analyzed using qu... Show More
  • Organization’s Human Resource Practices: Determinants of Employees Retirement Preparedness in the Context of Kenya

    Githaiga Gathiira, Stephen Muathe, James Kilika

    Issue: Volume 8, Issue 3, September 2020
    Pages: 152-162
    Received: 5 June 2020
    Accepted: 1 July 2020
    Published: 6 July 2020
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    Abstract: The premise that human resource (the people) is the most valuable of all organizational resources presupposes the need for organizational strategies to secure the future of both the organization and employees. The role played by employer organizations in employee separation planning is imperative in providing insight into the human resource practic... Show More
  • Recognition Practices and Employee Performance: Understanding Work Engagement as a Mediating Pathway in Kenyan Context

    Idowu Owoeye, David Kiiru, Jedidah Muli

    Issue: Volume 8, Issue 3, September 2020
    Pages: 163-171
    Received: 1 March 2020
    Accepted: 16 March 2020
    Published: 13 July 2020
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    Abstract: A number of studies have provided evidence buoying intrinsic rewards as human resource interventions for enhancing performance at individual, functional, and organisational levels. While this evidence abounds mostly in the high-income economies, the direct and indirect pathways through which intrinsic rewards such as recognition practices generate ... Show More
  • Examining the Effect of Knowledge Acquisition and Information Distribution on Employees’ Performance in Classified Hospitality Firms in Kenya

    Njoroge Paul Thumbi, Bula Hannah, Wanyoike Rosemarie

    Issue: Volume 8, Issue 3, September 2020
    Pages: 200-208
    Received: 4 September 2020
    Accepted: 18 September 2020
    Published: 12 October 2020
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    Abstract: Performance at employees’ level is critical to the overall performance of the organization since employees have the first sight of service and product delivery. Knowledge acquisition and information distribution have been acknowledged in literature as fundamental constructs of organizational learning with significant impact on performance. However,... Show More
  • Open Communication, Career Development Practices and Organizational Citizenship Behaviour in Kenya Forest Service

    Judith Chepkemoi, Mwangi Kungu, Razia Mbaraka

    Issue: Volume 8, Issue 3, September 2020
    Pages: 172-180
    Received: 6 June 2020
    Accepted: 28 June 2020
    Published: 17 July 2020
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    Abstract: The study determined the moderating role of career development practices on the relationship between open communication and organizational citizenship behaviour. The study was anchored on the social exchange theory. The study employed explanatory research design ingrained with the pragmatism philosophy. The target population of the study comprised ... Show More
  • The Rise of HR Analytics: Exploring Its Implications from a Developing Country Perspective

    Alfred Boakye, Yvonne Ayerki Lamptey

    Issue: Volume 8, Issue 3, September 2020
    Pages: 181-189
    Received: 1 May 2020
    Accepted: 12 June 2020
    Published: 25 August 2020
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    Abstract: Effectively managing human capital is critical to organizations today. This has strategic implications for businesses to gain competitive advantage. HR analytics has proven to increase HR’s contribution to the bottom line. The objective of the study is to investigate the implications of HR analytics in a developing country, Ghana. Adopting a qualit... Show More
  • The Influence of Human Resource Practices on Job Satisfaction in Decentralized Health Service Delivery: A Case of Shinyanga Region in Tanzania

    Lazaro Alman Kisumbe, Lameck Yusuph Mashala

    Issue: Volume 8, Issue 3, September 2020
    Pages: 190-199
    Received: 24 July 2020
    Accepted: 21 August 2020
    Published: 27 August 2020
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    Abstract: The study examined the influence of Human Resource (HR) practices on job satisfaction in the decentralized health service delivery in Shinyanga region, Tanzania. The influence of HR practices on job satisfaction is vastly examined by different scholars. Their findings revealed mixed results ranging from significant positive to adverse influence on ... Show More