TITLE:
Influence of Human Resource Needs on Adoption of Forest Innovations in Kenya
AUTHORS:
Michael O. Mukolwe, Gilbert O. Obwoyere, Fredrick U. Ngesa
KEYWORDS:
Professional Human Resource, Institutional Capacity, Adoption, Forest, Innovations
JOURNAL NAME:
Open Journal of Forestry,
Vol.6 No.5,
October
19,
2016
ABSTRACT: A
combination of factors, including inadequate interactive influence of
professional human resource needs, contributes to low adoption of forest
innovations. This study was conducted to assess the influence of quantity of
professional human resource needs on adoption of forest innovations across
relevant institutions in Kenya. The
study considered 51 main institutions involved in, or support
conservation activities, of which 33 were public, 14 non-governmental, and 4
private. Purposive sampling was used due to the heterogeneity of the
institutions involved in conservation. Primary data were collected using a
structured questionnaire. A quartile graph-based quantitative model was used to
establish the differences in capacity variation expressed as expected variation
region or the common cause and the unexpected variation region or the special
cause. The latter should be investigated and acted upon. Statistical analysis
involved Levene’s Test of Equality of Variances. Embracing both approaches
confirmed the model as an appropriate quantitative analytical framework for
assessing and articulating elements of institutional capacity, and that
quantity of professional human capital (P