Strategic Resource Allocation and Performance of Public Level Four Hospitals in TransNzoia County, Kenya

Abstract: The purpose of the study was to establish the influence of strategic resource allocation on performance of level 4 hospitals in TransNzoia County, Kenya. The study was guided by the following specific objective; to determine the influence of strategic human resource allocation on performance of level 4 hospitals in TransNzoia County, Kenya. The study was guided by the following theories; Resource allocation theories. The study adopted a descriptive research design to establish the influence of resource allocation and performance of health facilities in TransNzoia County. The target population of the study was 65 senior managers which included public health directors, administrators, and program officers in the County Government of TransNzoia. This study was conducted TransNzoia County. The study adopted a Census since the target population is small. Data collection instrument was structured questionnaire. Piloting was done for reliability and validity of the instrument. Data reduction and organization was done manually but analysis was done using statistical package for social science (SPSS). The analysis was to determine percentages, averages, dispersion measures in the data collected and prepared. Multiple regression analysis and ANOVA was used to test the significance level of one variable over the other. Based on the findings, the study concluded that strategic human resource allocation has a significant effect on performance of level 4 hospitals in TransNzoia County β1=0.767 p value= 0.004). The relationship was considered significant since the p value 0.004 was less than the significant level of 0.05. The study came up with the following recommendations; the management of level 4 hospital should be involved in engaging the human resources since to compete successfully in this environment organizations continually need to improve their performance by reducing costs, innovating products and processes and improving quality, productivity and speed to market. The organisation should ensure that the right people are in the right roles at the right time, thereby optimizing productivity, fostering innovation, and supporting organizational growth. Firms which attract highly educated and/or highly skilled workers, provide skill-development and cross-training develop difficult to trade and imitate, scarce and appropriable specialized human capital assets. Keywords: Strategic Human Resource Allocation, Organizational Performance. Title: Strategic Resource Allocation and Performance of Public Level Four Hospitals in TransNzoia County, Kenya Author: Irene Chepngetich, Dr. Elizabeth Nambuswa Makokha International Journal of Recent Research in Social Sciences and Humanities (IJRRSSH) ISSN 2349-7831 Vol. 11, Issue 4, October 2024 - December 2024 Page No: 90-101 Paper Publications Website: www.paperpublications.org Published Date: 19-October-2024 DOI: https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.13954645 Paper Download Link (Source) https://www.paperpublications.org/upload/book/Strategic%20Resource%20Allocation-19102024-1.pdf