University Management Practices and Academic Staff Job Satisfaction: Perspectives from Kenya

The exponential expansion of University education in Kenya in the 21st century has seen management of such institutions encountering various challenges. This book focuses on presenting evidence, from actual practices, on how key university leaders have managed the activities of their institutions’ academic staff to ensure job satisfaction. Key topical issues brought out in this book include; managerial leadership practices, management styles, staff training and development and, recognition, promotions, rewards, remuneration, compensation and benefits, all in relation to job satisfaction. The book therefore seeks to not only share useful information on existing (enacted) university management practices and the impact thereof on academic staff job satisfaction but also stir conversation on what else needs to be done in fostering meaningful developments in the management of human resource at university level in general. The information in this book is certainly relevant to a set of stakeholders in the university sector including university managers, University academics, and researchers in the human resource management field.