The Influence of Management Participation on Adoption of HRIS IN Teachers Service Commission (TSC) Operations in Kenya

While it is generally accepted that Human resource plays an important role in organizations, organizations now take cognizance of the fact that the more strategic the approach to human resource management (HRM), the greater the contribution of HRM to organizational performance. This is because HRM powerfully impacts on the policies, practices and systems that influence employees’ behavior, attitude and performance The purpose of this study is to investigate the factors affecting the adoption of human resource information (HRIS) systems in the operations of Teachers Service Commission (TSC) in Kenya. The current status in the TSC is that there is limited usage of information systems especially in human resource management hence the rationale of this study. In most cases HRIS is still at transactional level. Moreover, management of HR in Africa has not changed much since countries attained independence. The HR function is still a support function that provides services to its internal customers and which is constantly under challenge to improve its service quality and in turn nurture further organizational development. This is the scenario in most of the government organizations in Kenya. It is also worth noting that most of the literature available on HRIS is from other countries and not the Kenyan context. The study addressed the question as to whether management participation had influence on adoption of Human Resource Information Systems at the TSC in Kenya. The study employed descriptive research design. The study population was the staff of the TSC in all its offices spread across Kenya. Purposive stratified sampling was used to select the sample for the study. Data was collected using a self administered questionnaire. 202 questionnaires were distributed and 140 were received back. It was then analyzed using, SPSS window Version 21. Multiple regression and correlation analysis were conducted with results pointing to the fact that management participation has significance on adoption of HRIS in TSC operations in Kenya.