Building sustainable professional capacity in African public sectors: retention constraints in Kenya

Cohen, John M.; Wheeler, John R. C.

doi:10.1002/(sici)1099-162x(199708)17:3<307::aid-pad953>3.0.co;2-c

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“…Quartile based-graphs were was used to establish the differences in capacity variation expressed as: i) expected variation region or the common cause, and ii) the unexpected variation region or the special cause, which should be investigated and acted on, to influence adoption of forest innovations (Bengston et al, 1988;Spilsbury et al, 2003). Most research studies (Bengston et al, 1988;Cohen & Wheeler, 1997;Spilsbury et al, 2003) rely on the number of staff to reflect the available capacity. In this study, human resource (HR) needs was reflected as the number of professional personnel and how it was planned to influence adoption of forest innovations.…”

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“…The capacity challenge is not only personal, professional and institutional but also interdependent (MENR, 1994;Anderson & Farrington, 1996;Cohen & Wheeler, 1997;GoK, 2005;World Bank, 2005;GoK 2010a Involving the local communities, private sector and NGOs is an important operational policy and legislative shift in forest conservation (GoK, 2005;Nair, 2006;FAO, 2009). The changes have implications on how conservation through extension is managed, contents applied, approaches and methods are articulated and linked to stakeholders, as well as on opportunities for financing conservation service in Kenya (MENR, 1994).…”

Section: Operational and Adaptive Capacitiesmentioning

confidence: 99%

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Influence of Human Resource Needs on Adoption of Forest Innovations in Kenya

Mukolwe¹,

Obwoyere²,

Ngesa³

2016

OJF

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A combination of factors, including inadequate interactive influence of professional human resource needs, contributes to low adoption of forest innovations. This study was conducted to assess the influence of quantity of professional human resource needs on adoption of forest innovations across relevant institutions in Kenya. The study considered 51 main institutions involved in, or support conservation activities, of which 33 were public, 14 non-governmental, and 4 private. Purposive sampling was used due to the heterogeneity of the institutions involved in conservation. Primary data were collected using a structured questionnaire. A quartile graph-based quantitative model was used to establish the differences in capacity variation expressed as expected variation region or the common cause and the unexpected variation region or the special cause. The latter should be investigated and acted upon. Statistical analysis involved Levene's Test of Equality of Variances. Embracing both approaches confirmed the model as an appropriate quantitative analytical framework for assessing and articulating elements of institutional capacity, and that quantity of professional human capital (P < 0.05) is key to influencing adoption of forest innovations in Kenya. The study reiterates that to overcome professional capacity gaps and respond to conservation paradigm shift, quantity was relevant and was an imperative policy issue.

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Section: Operational and Adaptive Capacitiesmentioning

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Influence of Human Resource Needs on Adoption of Forest Innovations in Kenya

Mukolwe¹,

Obwoyere²,

Ngesa³

2016

OJF

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“…This is a particular problem for many African countries (14,234). Although the migration of highly skilled workers to the North (the "brain drain") and its consequences for the South have been acknowledged as a policy issue of significant import, there has been little attention paid to furthering a better understanding of the problem or of ways to mitigate it.…”

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CAPACITYDEVELOPMENT FOR THEENVIRONMENT: A View for the South, A View for the North

Sagar

2000

Annu. Rev. Energy. Environ.

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▪ Abstract The notion of capacity development (CD) has been receiving increasing attention as a way to assist the South in its environmental management. Consequently, there has been an exploration of various facets of the capacity issue in the literature and an incorporation of CD in environmental programs of donor agencies. Yet, many of these discussions have remained rather broad, and efforts to develop environmental capacity have shown only limited success. Based on an examination of the capacity needs for environmental management in agriculture and industry, and for dealing with climate change, this review suggests that strengthening domestic capabilities for policy research and innovation as well as for managing technological change may be particularly critical to allow for adaptation of policies and technologies for local conditions and needs. Examination of innovative local experiments on environmental management in developing countries can also provide useful lessons on how to develop and utilize capacity that works under the constrained conditions often found in developing countries. Furthermore, it is important to stress that improving the environment in developing countries also requires capacity in the North to examine and reorient Northern policies that impact the environment, as well as capacity for the environment, in the poorer parts of the world. Ultimately, though, the development of sustainable and appropriate capacity for the environment will require not merely donor-driven programs but a systematic effort driven by Southern governments and organizations.

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“…Much has been written about the domestic country circumstances that shape the political economy of these dynamics (Bates, 2008;Wescott, 1999). But some observers fault the aid system itself for making matters worse (Berg, 2000;Bräutigam & Knack, 2004;Cohen & Wheeler, 1997;Morss, 1984). Civil service institutions suffer particular harm when development assistance is "projectized" and fragmented across a large number of donor activities (Easterly, 2003;Knack, 2001).…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%