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Influence of Performance Appraisal Practices on Employee Performance in Kenya, A Case of Eldowas in Gishu County
No full text<p>Representative execution is basic for a firm to support its monetary reasonability in the present business climate. Each association's prosperity is to a not set in stone by the efficiency of its representatives. Subsequently, expanding representative efficiency has arisen as a basic issue for the achievement and supportability of endeavors. The objectives of this study were: to determine the influence of evaluation to assess the influence of management by objective to establish the influence of performance appraisal and to evaluate the influence of 360 degree appraisal on employee performance at Eldoret Water and Sanitation Company. This study would be significant to the management of Eldoret Water and Sanitation Company as it will aid them in decision making and policy formulation, further, the findings also would be beneficial to both current and future researchers as it will act as reference point and literature review. The study was guided by goal setting, management by objective and expectancy theories. This study's target population was 405 workers. The sample size of the study was 121 workers who were picked by the use of random sampling technique. The gathered data was analyzed using descriptive statistics of mean, standard deviation, and percentages as well as inferential statistics which included multiple linear regression. Tables were used to present the analyzed data. The study found that evaluation methods had significant positive relationship with employee performance, as indicated by a coefficient of .474, similarly, management by objective was found to have a positive impact on employee performance, with a coefficient of .401. The study concluded that evaluation methods had positive perception among respondents towards performance evaluation. Lastly, the study recommended that ELDOWAS should continue in utilizing performance evaluation as a valuable tool for identifying areas of improvement and setting clear performance expectations.</p>
Molecular ecology of plant cell wall hydrolysis by mixed cultures of Ruminococcus albus 8, Ruminococcus flavefaciens FD-1 and Fibrobacter succinogenes S85
No full textA total of 6 specific oligonucleotide probes were designed for the Ruminococci, 3 targeted to sites on 16S rRNA of Ruminococcus albus and 3 targeted to sites on 16S rRNA of Ruminococcus flavefaciens. A subspecies probe for Fibrobacter succinogenes S85 (Stahl et al., 1988) and a eubacterial kingdom probe (Stahl and Amann, 1991) also were used. Bacteria were grown as monocultures, dicultures and in triculture on cellobiose, cellulose and alkaline hydrogen peroxide-treated wheat straw to study competition among the three bacterial species on these substrates. The cellubiose-grown cultures were incubated at 39\sp\circC for 10 hours and sampled hourly. The cellulose and alkaline hydrogen peroxide-treated wheat straw-grown cultures were incubated at 39\sp\circC for 70 hours and sampled every 8 hours. Ribosomal RNA was extracted from all the samples, blotted on nylon membranes and hybridized with labelled \sp{32}P probes. The membranes the were exposed to films. Results showed that R. albus 8 inhibited the growth of R. flavefaciens FD-1 when grown as a diculture on cellubiose or cellulose. However, R. albus 8 was outnumbered by F. succinogenes S85 on cellobiose but not on cellulose. R. flavefaciens FD-1 outnumbered F. succinogenes S85 on both cellobiose and cellulose. In the triculture, R. flavefaciens FD-1 was inhibited, R. albus 8 appeared to dominate during early incubation (12-48 hours) on cellulose, while F. succinogenes S85 became predominant during the late incubation phase (60-70 hours). On alkaline hydrogen peroxide-treated wheat straw, F. succinogenes S85 grew better than either R. albus 8 or R. flavefaciens FD-1. However, R. flavefaciens FD-1 was present in low numbers throughout the incubation period unlike on cellobiose and cellulose. The results on cellobiose and cellulose suggest that R. albus 8 produced a substance that inhibited the growth of R. flavefaciens FD-1.Made available in DSpace on 2011-05-07T12:23:49Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 2
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Reinvention of Lyre Music and Dance for Knowledge Preservation and Political Mitigation: The Case of The Bukusu of Kenya
No full textThe role of music and dance in both modern and indigenous African societies cannot be overemphasized. Music and dance accompany almost every African human activity right from birth to death. Among the variety of songs that accompany musical instruments in indigenous African societies is the lyre music and dance, which is found amongst ethnic groups such as Abagusii, Kuria, Luo, Baganda and the Luhya in East Africa. Despite its significant role in the society, lyre music and dance is seen as a tool for entertainment by some scholars (Karyu, 1991 & Odenyo, 2005). This study therefore sought to investigate the role of lyre music and dance in knowledge preservation and political mitigation among the Bukusu of Kenya in the face of societal change; an area of study that has received little attention from scholars. The study employed exploratory and descriptive design, whereby data were collected through in-depth face to face interviews, focus group discussions, non- participant observation, pictorial, audio and video recording. The multimodal theory of discourse analysis (Kress, 2012) was applied in data analysis, which comprised of texts, contexts and artefacts. Findings reveal that despite the changes in society, lyre music and dance among the Bukusu still remains an important social space for knowledge preservation and political mitigation. The study recommends that the Bukusu lyre music and dance should be preserved and managed for future generations and that future research should consider other types of musical arts that are used by the Bukusu and other speech communities for knowledge preservation and mitigation of societal issues
TRANSFORMATIONAL LEADERSHIP AND HUMAN CAPITAL MANAGEMENT IN 21 ST CENTURY ORGANIZATIONS
No full textABSTRACT Given the complex nature and competitive environment under which organizations operate in, human capital management, performance management and change management initiatives can be very complex and challenging endeavours. This paper discusses transformational style of leadership and its contribution to management in modern organizations. In so doing, a brief comparison between transformational and transactional leadership is given. The paper goes ahead to suggest transformational leadership as the most appropriate leadership style to be adopted in the modern organizations and societies as it is most compatible with the uncertainties, challenges and perplexities of the 21 st century
