Human Capital Management Practices and Performance of Prisons in Kenya

Abstract

The study overall goal was to evaluate human capital management practice on the disciplined services performance. The study's particular goals were to determine the flexible's working arrangement and occupational health on performance of prisons. The study was anchored on commitment-trust theory. The study adopted a descriptive survey research design while the target population consisted 104 officers in charge of prison in Kenya. Cluster sampling techniques was considered in selecting the 83 respondents of the sample size. Self- administered questionnaire which had 5-point Likert-scale questions was used in collecting primary data. The Cronbach’s alpha coefficient was more than 0.6. Descriptive and inferential statistics was used in analyzing the data. Multiple linear regression model was used in testing test hypothesis and thereafter making conclusions from the findings. It was concluded that flexible working arrangements has a statistically significant influence on performance of prisons in Kenya. The study recommends that the management of prisons should push for better and ©Author(s) Licensed under Creative Common Page 66 adequate compensation of its staffs. The management of the prisons in Kenya should also keep on equipping their prisons with the necessary risk control tools.