Management Competence and Performance of Firms Listed On the Nairobi Securities Exchange, Kenya
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Date
2016
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Canadian Open Management Journal
Abstract
The objective of the study was to determine the effect of management competence on the performance of firms
listed on the Nairobi Securities Exchange and the corresponding hypothesis was formulated and tested. The study
targeted human resource managers of each of the 64 firms listed on the Nairobi Securities Exchange as at December,
2014, and 34 of them responded. The study adopted the positivist research philosophy and a descriptive survey
design. Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS) Version 21 was used to analyze data using regression
analysis. Research findings from the test of hypothesis established that management competence has positive and
significant effect on firm performance. The study finding supports the Resource-Based View and Knowledge Space
Theory which underscore the crucial role of management competence in company performance. The study
recommends further investigation of the study variables in non-governmental organizations, small and medium sized
enterprises and faith-based organizations.
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Keywords
Management Competence, Firm Performance, Nairobi Securities Exchange, Human resource managers.
Citation
Kyongo, J.K., K’Obonyo, P., Pokhariyal, G., & Kidombo, H. (2016). Management competence and performance of firms listed Page 4 of 13 on the Nairobi Securities Exchange, Kenya. Canadian Open Management Journal, 2(2), 1-9.