Abstract:
Employee performance is a very important facet of modern day human resources
management. Employers adopt strategic human resource strategies to continuously
enhance their employees’ performance. Employers have adopted human resources
policies and practices with an aim of improving their employees’ performance.
However, despite such policies and practices, it remains unclear why employee
performance has been perennially low. Therefore, the study assessed the influence of
human resources strategies on employee performance at KRA offices in Nakuru with
a view of increasing employee productivity. The objectives of the study quality
training, bonus payment and work-life balance strategies and how they influence
employee performance. The study adopted the contingency theory, universalistic
theory and configurational theory. The study employed a descriptive research design.
Simple random sampling technique was used to select the sample. Data was collected
using questionnaires which were administered by the researcher at KRA offices in
Nakuru. Data analysis was done with the aid of SPSS version 22 statistical software.
Hypotheses were tested using the p-value approach at 95% level of confidence and
the results were presented in tables.Tthe coefficient of correlation for the relationship
between the independent variables and the dependent variable is 0.792, which shows a
strong positive correlation. The value of R-square of 0.627 implies that 62.7 % of the
variation in employee performance at KRA is explained by the independent variables.
The study will be significant in KRA in formulation of policies to address employee
performance.
