THE INFLUENCE OF GREEN TRAINING AND DEVELOPMENT PRACTICE ON ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY IN SELECTED SERVICE BASED STATE CORPORATIONS IN KENYA

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  • Rael Jeruto
  • Dr. Josphat Kwasira
  • Dr. Joel Chelule
  • Dr. Willitter Rop

Abstract

Purpose: The general objective of this study was to evaluate the influence of green training and development practice on environmental sustainability in selected service based state corporations in Kenya.

Methodology: The study adopted a descriptive design but specifically a survey which involved collecting data from five state corporations in order to test hypotheses of the study. The target population was 13,940 management employees of the 170 state corporations. Primary data was collected using a self - administered semi structured questionnaire.Descriptive statistics was used mainly to summarize the data. SPSS was used for analysing complex data. Regression analysis was used to establish the relationship between the independent and dependent variables. Data presentation was through the use of pie charts, bar charts, graphs and frequency tables.

Results: The study found that there was incorporation of green training and development in the organization policies. The State Corporation incorporated green training and development practices through the establishment of e-learning portals, use of job rotations to train environmental staff and conducting staff awareness on green matters, and scheduling green trainings annually.

Unique Contribution to Theory Practice and policy: This study aims at making policy recommendations based on the findings which can be used by state corporations in Kenya to continuously adopt green training and development practices since they lead to improved environmental sustainability.

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Author Biographies

Rael Jeruto

Post Graduate Student: Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology

Dr. Josphat Kwasira

Lecturer: Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology

Dr. Joel Chelule

Lecturer: Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology

Dr. Willitter Rop

Lecturer: University of Kabianga, Kenya

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Published

2017-12-18

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Jeruto, R., Kwasira, D. J., Chelule, D. J., & Rop, D. W. (2017). THE INFLUENCE OF GREEN TRAINING AND DEVELOPMENT PRACTICE ON ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY IN SELECTED SERVICE BASED STATE CORPORATIONS IN KENYA. Journal of Human Resource and Leadership, 2(6), 89–100. Retrieved from https://iprjb.org/journals/index.php/JHRL/article/view/564

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