Magdalene Mwachofi, Stephen Ng'an'ga, Bernard Nassiuma

Training and Competition

Strategies used and Their Influence on Quality in Colleges

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

Middle level colleges play a strategic role in the development of human resources. The development challeges of the Kenya Vision 2030 and the need to remain competitive in the changed business environment demands emphasis on quality training. Human resource skills are a treasure which provide the expertise to achieve a competitive edge. This study aimed at examining the effect of the use of various competitive strategies on the quality of training in private middle level colleges in Eldoret Town Kenya. The study was based on the generic strategies of Porter (1980) of cost leadership, differentiation and focus. Cost related variables were found to have a significant effect on the quality of training offered by a given college. Differentiation and focused strategies were found not to have a major effect on the quality of training offered. For quality training to be realized therefore, private middle level colleges should adopt the cost leadership strategies.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: LAP Lambert Academic Publishing
• Aufl.
• Seitenzahl: 124
• Erscheinungstermin: 19. Dezember 2011
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 220mm x 150mm x 8mm
• Gewicht: 203g
• ISBN-13: 9783846547618
• ISBN-10: 3846547611
• Artikelnr.: 34676960

Autorenporträt

Magdalene M. Mwachofi is a lecturer at Eldoret Polytechnic, Kenya in the Department of Business Studies. She is an Mphil student at Moi University, Eldoret pursuing a Master of Philosophy in Entrepreneurship. She also holds a Bachelor of Arts degree from Moi University and a PGDE from Kenyatta University.She is also an entrepreneur.