| dc.description.abstract | Kenya's sugar industry, once a cornerstone of the economy, faces a crisis of declining
operational performance. This has led to many of the sugar firms to embrace Management
Information System (MIS) in operations by extension Human Resource Information
System (HRIS). Some of the areas where HRIS has been used include HRIS recruitment
and selection practices, employee records management practices, training and
development programs and work scheduling. Despite firms in the sugar industry
embracing HRIS, the extent to which this has enhanced organizational outcome has not
been extensively explored. The general objective of the study was to investigate the
influence of Human Resource Information System on Organizational Outcomes among
private sugar manufacturing firms in Western region, Kenya. The specific objectives of
this study was to: examine the influence of HRIS recruitment and selection practice,
employee records management practices, training and development programs, and work
scheduling on organizational outcomes among private sugar manufacturing firms in
Western region, Kenya. The main theory of the study was Technology acceptance theory,
and it will be supported by resource-based view theory, human capital theory and
contingency theory. The target population was 97 employees comprising of top-level
management employees, middle level management employees and low-level management
employees. The study used census approach. The study’s primary data was obtained using
structured questionnaires. The research design was cause and effect research design. The
researcher carried out a pilot study at Kibos sugar company in Kisumu County to ensure
the data collection tool was reliable and valid. Face and content validity for the current
research was determined by experts and researcher’s supervisors. Cronbach’s alpha
coefficient was used to test the reliability of data. Quantitative data analysis was done
using inferential and descriptive statistics. Descriptive statistics included percentages,
frequency distribution, mean, and standard deviation. Multiple regression analysis and
univariate regression analysis was employed for analysis of inferential data. SPSS
software was used in the analysis. Data presentation was done using figures, tables and
charts. The study's findings informed policy makers, management and regulators about
the role of HRIS in enhancing organizational outcomes in the sugar manufacturing
industry. Understanding the potential benefits of HRIS adoption can prompt policy makers
to develop supportive regulations and incentives to encourage its implementation across
sugar firms. | en_US |
