Influence Of Training and Development on Performance of State Owned Entities In Kenya.

ABSTRACTPurpose:The purpose of this study was to establish the influence of training and developmenton performance ofstate owned entities in KenyaMethodology:This study used the positivist research philosophy by setting up the hypotheses on the basis of theexisting theories. The study used descriptive research design. The accessible population of the study was 714management employees of state owned entities in Nairobi city. This study adopted Yamane’s (1967) formula indetermining the sample sizes. The sample size for state owned entities is 256.Primary information was collectedby the use of semi-structured questionnaires. Using the statistical package for the social sciences, the data wereanalyzed using simple linear and multiple moderated regression models. To analyze the data, both descriptiveand inferential statistics were applied.Results:The correlation results demonstrated a positive and significant relationship (r = 0.722, p < 0.009) at the0.01 level of significance between training and development and the performance of state-owned entities.Regression analysis also revealed that training and development significantly and favorably affect state-ownedentities’ performance in Kenya. The results of the regression analysis also demonstrated that there was a positiveand significant moderating effect of human resource policy on the influence of training and development onorganizational performance of state-owned entities in Kenya.Recommendations:The study’s recommendations were based on the findings, which said that state-ownedbusinesses should prioritize employee development and training. These relate to human resource planning,employee development, fostering job knowledge, and on-the-job training. Improved performance in Kenya’sstate-owned enterprises will come from the strengthening of these factors.

Keywords:Human resource policies, Performance, State owned entities, Training and development