TITLE:
Green Employee Resourcing and Performance of Devolved Healthcare Services in Kenya
AUTHORS:
Nelson Momanyi Bogonko, Alice Simiyu, Mary Musyoka Omondi
KEYWORDS:
Devolved Healthcare Services, Green Employee Resourcing, Green Human Resource Management, Green Human Resource
JOURNAL NAME:
Open Journal of Business and Management,
Vol.12 No.5,
September
30,
2024
ABSTRACT: Hospitals are increasingly expected to implement environmentally sustainable practices, owing to regulatory requirements and the need to balance economic and social considerations in a highly competitive sector. The achievement of hospital performance goals in an eco-friendly environment is usually determined by the effectiveness of its green employee resourcing policy and practices. The objective of this study was to determine effect of green employee resourcing practice on performance of devolved healthcare services. The study applied mixed-methods research design whereby the researchers combined the elements of quantitative and qualitative approaches. The study targeted 5,960 employees working in 12 Level Five Hospitals in Kenya. This study applied a multi-stage random sampling, which refers to dividing the population into units or smaller and smaller groups and selecting the sample. In the first stage, simple random sampling was used to select four of the 12 Level Five Hospitals with an accessible population of 1310. In the second stage, purposive sampling was used to select a sample of 131 respondents representing 10 % of the accessible population. Data collection tools were questionnaire, interview and document analysis. The study applied descriptive and inferential statistics to analyze data. Content analysis was used to analyze qualitative data. The study conducted a one-way ANOVA test to test the research hypothesis. The study findings revealed a strong positive and significant linear relationship between green employee resourcing and performance of devolved healthcare services. The study concluded that green employee resourcing had a significant positive effect on performance of devolved healthcare services. The study recommended that performance of devolved healthcare services should increase performance if they regularly used green recruitment methods guided by public service employee resourcing policy; advertised job openings in hospital website, received job applications online, conducted online interviews, which create paperless offices and reduces cost on printing paper. In addition, selecting individuals who have contributed towards green goals improves performance of devolved healthcare services.