The primary purpose of this study was to determine how level of education, training, and the work... more The primary purpose of this study was to determine how level of education, training, and the working conditions of matatu (public service vehicle) drivers determined their job performance in terms of reduced road traffic accidents. Proportionate and simple random sampling techniques were employed to select 143 drivers who completed and returned the questionnaires. Multiple regression analysis was used to test the hypotheses stated. The findings indicate that the variables of driver experience and hours worked had a significant relationship with the dependent variable rates of traffic accidents per driver as hypothesized. The variables of education level, training, salary earned, and average speed traveled did not have a significant relationship with the dependent variable. The U.S. Department of Labor' s Office of the American Workplace published Road to High Performance, A Guide to Better Jobs and Better Business Results (1994) in an effort to lead organizations to high performance. The guide provides elements of high-performance workplaces using empirical evidence from successful companies to develop workplace practices that lead to high performance (Lowthert, 1996). The Office of the American Workplace (OAW) grouped these practices into three major categories: skills and information; participation, organization, and partnership; and compensation, security, and work environment. These categories cover organizational characteristics that apply to the transport industry in Kenya, a developing country. In this study, performance refers to the way in which the transport industry in Kenya 265
Among the many problems confronting the motor carrier industry, one in particular is of major sig... more Among the many problems confronting the motor carrier industry, one in particular is of major significance: truck driver turnover. Estimates place the average annual rate between 30% to over 150%, costing trucking companies millions of dollars annually, and, in one documented situation driver turnover costs that company alone $30-million per year. This study intended to establish a training model designed to implement and test for a vehicle to reduce the attrition rate. As the proposed model was predicated upon a doctoral study running concurrent to this study, the results of the doctoral dissertation eliminated causal factors intended to be used in the model because, of 3,055 driver records evaluated, little if any significance surfaced to support the model. Instead, this study, verified the findings of the doctoral dissertation with regards to personal and human characteristics. The study examined 331 drivers from two terminals similar in scope of hiring and operations. The drivers evaluated were measured according to length of employment who were hired on or after January 1, 1994, and were still employed or terminated as of March 31, 1994. Drivers from both terminals were analyzed on the following demographic characteristics: (1) gender, (2) marital status, (3) ethnicity, and (4) age. Work related attributes covered in the dissertation were not used in this study. It was determined that the two groups showed no significance when only the variables tested stood alone. When evaluated with job related factors, only age and ethnicity measured minimal significance statistically.
The adult educator should take some specific steps before the first students arrive to meet the n... more The adult educator should take some specific steps before the first students arrive to meet the needs of students with different orientations. A 15-20 minute intrrview helps the teacher to get to know prospective students. The physical facilities should be conducive to learning, including adequate lighting, a comfortable room temperature, an informal seating arrangement, and study carrels. Methods and materials should be varied to suit adults varying in experiences, achievement levels, and preferred learning styles. Classroom procedures and other pertinent information should be explained in clear and simple language. A course syllabus shows students specific steps to take to reach their goal. To set the stage for future learning, the teacher should take the following steps during the students' first visit to an adult education class: establish a learning environment of mutual respect, trust, helpfulness, and acceptance; review institutional expectations, use of materials, and learning procedures; explain the diagnostic uses of testing to reduce the fear of tests and remove the threat of grades; make sure students learn something that is both rewarding and relevant; and ask students to complete an assignment before their next visit. (YLB)
A number of factors may contribute to road traffic accidents, namely: reckless driving, having un... more A number of factors may contribute to road traffic accidents, namely: reckless driving, having un-road worthy vehicles on the road, and poor conditions of the roads. However, this study examined the performance of tractor-trailer truck drivers in a leading transportation company in the United States of America. Limited research has addressed the issue of working conditions of the drivers, especially incentive, compensation, and workplace variables and how these variables affect job performance in terms of reduced accidents. Therefore, the primary purpose of this study was to determine how tractor-trailer truck drivers’ job performance could be improved while at the same time ensuring increased revenue for the transportation companies employing them. The target population for the study comprised of tractor-trailer truck drivers employed by a major transportation company in the U.S. The researchers obtained data on the drivers from the database maintained by the company. Data were obt...
The adult educator should take some specific steps before the first students arrive to meet the n... more The adult educator should take some specific steps before the first students arrive to meet the needs of students with different orientations. A 15-20 minute intrrview helps the teacher to get to know prospective students. The physical facilities should be conducive to learning, including adequate lighting, a comfortable room temperature, an informal seating arrangement, and study carrels. Methods and materials should be varied to suit adults varying in experiences, achievement levels, and preferred learning styles. Classroom procedures and other pertinent information should be explained in clear and simple language. A course syllabus shows students specific steps to take to reach their goal. To set the stage for future learning, the teacher should take the following steps during the students' first visit to an adult education class: establish a learning environment of mutual respect, trust, helpfulness, and acceptance; review institutional expectations, use of materials, and learning procedures; explain the diagnostic uses of testing to reduce the fear of tests and remove the threat of grades; make sure students learn something that is both rewarding and relevant; and ask students to complete an assignment before their next visit. (YLB)
Limited research has addressed the issue of truckdrivers and their performance regarding highway ... more Limited research has addressed the issue of truckdrivers and their performance regarding highway safety in terms of reduced number of crashes per driver. The primary purpose of this study was to determine how tractor trailer truck drivers' job performance could be improved while at the same time ensuring increased revenue for the transportation companies employing them. The target population for this study comprised of tractor-trailer truck drivers employed by a leading transportation company in the United States. The data used in the study included demographic, human capital, compensation and workplace variables. The results of this study should be useful to several individuals, organizations and the entire U. S. economy. The transportation companies should benefit by knowing the factors that predict good job performance for the drivers. This should assist management in designing work conditions or other activities that promote good performance in terms of reduced crashes and improved productivity of the drivers.
One major issue in human resource development (HRD) is to determine factors that predict the perf... more One major issue in human resource development (HRD) is to determine factors that predict the performance of employees. The primary purpose of this study was to determine how level of education, training, and the working conditions of matatu (public service vehicle) drivers determined their job performance in terms of reduced road traffic accidents. Proportionate and simple random sampling techniques were employed to select 143 drivers who completed and returned the questionnaires. Multiple regression analysis was used to test the hypotheses stated. The findings indicate that the variables of driver experience and hours worked had a significant relationship with the dependent variable rates of traffic accidents per driver as hypothesized. The variables of education level, training, salary earned, and average speed traveled did not have a significant relationship with the dependent variable.
Working conditions and employees' demo-graphic characteristics have a relationsh... more Working conditions and employees' demo-graphic characteristics have a relationship with employee work performance (Nafukho & Hinton, 2003). In the case of transport industry, road traffic crashes data would at least provide useful information pertaining to an important dimension of drivers' performance, vehicle safety. Road crashes also affect the economy negatively since insurance companies incur huge expenses which, if passed on to employers in the form of higher insurance rates, reduce profit (Ray, 1998).
ABSTRACT A food-processing corporation hosted on-site General Educational Development (GED) progr... more ABSTRACT A food-processing corporation hosted on-site General Educational Development (GED) programs. Despite a monetary reward for completing the time-and-achievement criteria established by the host corporation, student retention was low. This study suggests that on-site program planners should address the social environment of the workplace as a factor influencing student retention in GED programs conducted in workplace locations. The research examined the workplace socialization factors that affected whether 151 former students became program finishers or dropouts. Sixty-eight former students participated in the study. Thirty-one of the respondents were classified as program finishers, and 37 were classified as dropouts. The respondents completed a sociometric instrument that delineated their previous educational levels, their in-plant networks' educational levels, and their in-class clique status. A chi-square test found a relationship between clique-membership status and retention ([1, N = 68] = 10.83, p < .001). An analysis-of-variance (ANOVA) test found that the educational levels of the finishers' networks differed from those of the other groups, (F[3, 218] = 10.17, p < .01).
Abstract: A number of factors may contribute to road traffic accidents, namely: reckless driving,... more Abstract: A number of factors may contribute to road traffic accidents, namely: reckless driving, having un-road worthy vehicles on the road, and poor conditions of the roads. However, this study examined the performance of tractor-trailer truck drivers in a leading transportation company in the United States of America. Limited research has addressed the issue of working conditions of the drivers, especially incentive, compensation, and workplace variables and how these variables affect job performance in terms of reduced ...
One major issue in human resource development (HRD) is to determine factors that predict the perf... more One major issue in human resource development (HRD) is to determine factors that predict the performance of employees. The primary purpose of this study was to determine how level of education, training, and the working conditions of matatu (public service vehicle) drivers determined their job performance in terms of reduced road traffic accidents. Proportionate and simple random sampling techniques were employed to select 143 drivers who completed and returned the questionnaires. Multiple regression analysis was used to test the hypotheses stated. The findings indicate that the variables of driver experience and hours worked had a significant relationship with the dependent variable rates of traffic accidents per driver as hypothesized. The variables of education level, training, salary earned, and average speed traveled did not have a significant relationship with the dependent variable. (1994) in an effort to lead organizations to high performance. The guide provides elements of high-performance workplaces using empirical evidence from successful companies to develop workplace practices that lead to high performance . The Office of the American Workplace (OAW) grouped these practices into three major categories: skills and information; participation, organization, and partnership; and compensation, security, and work environment. These categories cover organizational characteristics that apply to the transport industry in Kenya, a developing country. In this study, performance refers to the way in which the transport industry in Kenya 265
The primary purpose of this study was to determine how level of education, training, and the work... more The primary purpose of this study was to determine how level of education, training, and the working conditions of matatu (public service vehicle) drivers determined their job performance in terms of reduced road traffic accidents. Proportionate and simple random sampling techniques were employed to select 143 drivers who completed and returned the questionnaires. Multiple regression analysis was used to test the hypotheses stated. The findings indicate that the variables of driver experience and hours worked had a significant relationship with the dependent variable rates of traffic accidents per driver as hypothesized. The variables of education level, training, salary earned, and average speed traveled did not have a significant relationship with the dependent variable. The U.S. Department of Labor' s Office of the American Workplace published Road to High Performance, A Guide to Better Jobs and Better Business Results (1994) in an effort to lead organizations to high performance. The guide provides elements of high-performance workplaces using empirical evidence from successful companies to develop workplace practices that lead to high performance (Lowthert, 1996). The Office of the American Workplace (OAW) grouped these practices into three major categories: skills and information; participation, organization, and partnership; and compensation, security, and work environment. These categories cover organizational characteristics that apply to the transport industry in Kenya, a developing country. In this study, performance refers to the way in which the transport industry in Kenya 265
Among the many problems confronting the motor carrier industry, one in particular is of major sig... more Among the many problems confronting the motor carrier industry, one in particular is of major significance: truck driver turnover. Estimates place the average annual rate between 30% to over 150%, costing trucking companies millions of dollars annually, and, in one documented situation driver turnover costs that company alone $30-million per year. This study intended to establish a training model designed to implement and test for a vehicle to reduce the attrition rate. As the proposed model was predicated upon a doctoral study running concurrent to this study, the results of the doctoral dissertation eliminated causal factors intended to be used in the model because, of 3,055 driver records evaluated, little if any significance surfaced to support the model. Instead, this study, verified the findings of the doctoral dissertation with regards to personal and human characteristics. The study examined 331 drivers from two terminals similar in scope of hiring and operations. The drivers evaluated were measured according to length of employment who were hired on or after January 1, 1994, and were still employed or terminated as of March 31, 1994. Drivers from both terminals were analyzed on the following demographic characteristics: (1) gender, (2) marital status, (3) ethnicity, and (4) age. Work related attributes covered in the dissertation were not used in this study. It was determined that the two groups showed no significance when only the variables tested stood alone. When evaluated with job related factors, only age and ethnicity measured minimal significance statistically.
The adult educator should take some specific steps before the first students arrive to meet the n... more The adult educator should take some specific steps before the first students arrive to meet the needs of students with different orientations. A 15-20 minute intrrview helps the teacher to get to know prospective students. The physical facilities should be conducive to learning, including adequate lighting, a comfortable room temperature, an informal seating arrangement, and study carrels. Methods and materials should be varied to suit adults varying in experiences, achievement levels, and preferred learning styles. Classroom procedures and other pertinent information should be explained in clear and simple language. A course syllabus shows students specific steps to take to reach their goal. To set the stage for future learning, the teacher should take the following steps during the students' first visit to an adult education class: establish a learning environment of mutual respect, trust, helpfulness, and acceptance; review institutional expectations, use of materials, and learning procedures; explain the diagnostic uses of testing to reduce the fear of tests and remove the threat of grades; make sure students learn something that is both rewarding and relevant; and ask students to complete an assignment before their next visit. (YLB)
A number of factors may contribute to road traffic accidents, namely: reckless driving, having un... more A number of factors may contribute to road traffic accidents, namely: reckless driving, having un-road worthy vehicles on the road, and poor conditions of the roads. However, this study examined the performance of tractor-trailer truck drivers in a leading transportation company in the United States of America. Limited research has addressed the issue of working conditions of the drivers, especially incentive, compensation, and workplace variables and how these variables affect job performance in terms of reduced accidents. Therefore, the primary purpose of this study was to determine how tractor-trailer truck drivers’ job performance could be improved while at the same time ensuring increased revenue for the transportation companies employing them. The target population for the study comprised of tractor-trailer truck drivers employed by a major transportation company in the U.S. The researchers obtained data on the drivers from the database maintained by the company. Data were obt...
The adult educator should take some specific steps before the first students arrive to meet the n... more The adult educator should take some specific steps before the first students arrive to meet the needs of students with different orientations. A 15-20 minute intrrview helps the teacher to get to know prospective students. The physical facilities should be conducive to learning, including adequate lighting, a comfortable room temperature, an informal seating arrangement, and study carrels. Methods and materials should be varied to suit adults varying in experiences, achievement levels, and preferred learning styles. Classroom procedures and other pertinent information should be explained in clear and simple language. A course syllabus shows students specific steps to take to reach their goal. To set the stage for future learning, the teacher should take the following steps during the students' first visit to an adult education class: establish a learning environment of mutual respect, trust, helpfulness, and acceptance; review institutional expectations, use of materials, and learning procedures; explain the diagnostic uses of testing to reduce the fear of tests and remove the threat of grades; make sure students learn something that is both rewarding and relevant; and ask students to complete an assignment before their next visit. (YLB)
Limited research has addressed the issue of truckdrivers and their performance regarding highway ... more Limited research has addressed the issue of truckdrivers and their performance regarding highway safety in terms of reduced number of crashes per driver. The primary purpose of this study was to determine how tractor trailer truck drivers' job performance could be improved while at the same time ensuring increased revenue for the transportation companies employing them. The target population for this study comprised of tractor-trailer truck drivers employed by a leading transportation company in the United States. The data used in the study included demographic, human capital, compensation and workplace variables. The results of this study should be useful to several individuals, organizations and the entire U. S. economy. The transportation companies should benefit by knowing the factors that predict good job performance for the drivers. This should assist management in designing work conditions or other activities that promote good performance in terms of reduced crashes and improved productivity of the drivers.
One major issue in human resource development (HRD) is to determine factors that predict the perf... more One major issue in human resource development (HRD) is to determine factors that predict the performance of employees. The primary purpose of this study was to determine how level of education, training, and the working conditions of matatu (public service vehicle) drivers determined their job performance in terms of reduced road traffic accidents. Proportionate and simple random sampling techniques were employed to select 143 drivers who completed and returned the questionnaires. Multiple regression analysis was used to test the hypotheses stated. The findings indicate that the variables of driver experience and hours worked had a significant relationship with the dependent variable rates of traffic accidents per driver as hypothesized. The variables of education level, training, salary earned, and average speed traveled did not have a significant relationship with the dependent variable.
Working conditions and employees' demo-graphic characteristics have a relationsh... more Working conditions and employees' demo-graphic characteristics have a relationship with employee work performance (Nafukho & Hinton, 2003). In the case of transport industry, road traffic crashes data would at least provide useful information pertaining to an important dimension of drivers' performance, vehicle safety. Road crashes also affect the economy negatively since insurance companies incur huge expenses which, if passed on to employers in the form of higher insurance rates, reduce profit (Ray, 1998).
ABSTRACT A food-processing corporation hosted on-site General Educational Development (GED) progr... more ABSTRACT A food-processing corporation hosted on-site General Educational Development (GED) programs. Despite a monetary reward for completing the time-and-achievement criteria established by the host corporation, student retention was low. This study suggests that on-site program planners should address the social environment of the workplace as a factor influencing student retention in GED programs conducted in workplace locations. The research examined the workplace socialization factors that affected whether 151 former students became program finishers or dropouts. Sixty-eight former students participated in the study. Thirty-one of the respondents were classified as program finishers, and 37 were classified as dropouts. The respondents completed a sociometric instrument that delineated their previous educational levels, their in-plant networks' educational levels, and their in-class clique status. A chi-square test found a relationship between clique-membership status and retention ([1, N = 68] = 10.83, p < .001). An analysis-of-variance (ANOVA) test found that the educational levels of the finishers' networks differed from those of the other groups, (F[3, 218] = 10.17, p < .01).
Abstract: A number of factors may contribute to road traffic accidents, namely: reckless driving,... more Abstract: A number of factors may contribute to road traffic accidents, namely: reckless driving, having un-road worthy vehicles on the road, and poor conditions of the roads. However, this study examined the performance of tractor-trailer truck drivers in a leading transportation company in the United States of America. Limited research has addressed the issue of working conditions of the drivers, especially incentive, compensation, and workplace variables and how these variables affect job performance in terms of reduced ...
One major issue in human resource development (HRD) is to determine factors that predict the perf... more One major issue in human resource development (HRD) is to determine factors that predict the performance of employees. The primary purpose of this study was to determine how level of education, training, and the working conditions of matatu (public service vehicle) drivers determined their job performance in terms of reduced road traffic accidents. Proportionate and simple random sampling techniques were employed to select 143 drivers who completed and returned the questionnaires. Multiple regression analysis was used to test the hypotheses stated. The findings indicate that the variables of driver experience and hours worked had a significant relationship with the dependent variable rates of traffic accidents per driver as hypothesized. The variables of education level, training, salary earned, and average speed traveled did not have a significant relationship with the dependent variable. (1994) in an effort to lead organizations to high performance. The guide provides elements of high-performance workplaces using empirical evidence from successful companies to develop workplace practices that lead to high performance . The Office of the American Workplace (OAW) grouped these practices into three major categories: skills and information; participation, organization, and partnership; and compensation, security, and work environment. These categories cover organizational characteristics that apply to the transport industry in Kenya, a developing country. In this study, performance refers to the way in which the transport industry in Kenya 265
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