Building and Construction - Kenya National Housing Cooperation

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INTRODUCTION
The program of employee’s induction is known to vary from one company to another besides
being dependent on the type of industry. Despite the fact most of the companies have been
viewing the programs of induction as a perfect chance of supporting as well as welcoming the
new employees; others have regarded this process as a waste of time which should not be given
attention at all. They basically believe that most of the time the employees will hit the ground
running. Considering that it has become a concern with reference to the improvement of work
processes, satisfaction and morale of the employees, attention is very important. It should
therefore be regarded as a challenge to the organizations to effectively identify its advantages
and disadvantages. This will be the most effective way of comprehending the interrelationships
between the job effectiveness and induction.
PROBLEM STATEMENT
The research work for the Kenya National Housing Cooperation (KNHC) was carried out on two
fronts: Partially in the staff training and as the head of business activities. The observations as
well as experiences have shown that the new employees have been having or experiencing
challenges particularly when they are on the construction sites (Augustine and Liang 2016). The
newly appointed members of the staff who join institution or regular basis are never aware of
what is expected of them. This particular challenge could be attributed to lack of effective
programme of induction on the construction sites or as one joins the institutions. The programme
of induction is expected to focus on the strategic objectives of the institution as well as
employee’s personal growth. The above highlighted constraints have resulted into very poor

productivity among the new employees simply because they have not been properly inducted
into the institution (Wu et al.2020).
SIGNIFICANCE OF THE STUDY
The identified topic of the study is very relevant. This is because the success of any serious
construction industry is dependent on the effective programme of induction. This particular
paper or article is expected to be of help to the Kenya National Housing Cooperation while doing
their construction project at 71 Station St Burwood. The prepared induction plan is likely to be
used to achieve employee’s job satisfaction. It was contemplated that proper and successful
implementation of the programme of induction would definitely results into reduced turnover of
labors.
RESEARCH QUESTIONS
 Can effective program of induction/ induction plan lead to higher productivity from the
workers on the side?
 What is the most effective induction plan for the workers in the construction site of 71
Station St Burwood?
OBJECTIVES
 The primary aim of this particular research work was to generate/formulate an induction
plan for a construction company to be used for helping/training new employees on the
site of 71 Station St Burwood.
 To evaluate the effectiveness of the formulated induction plan and ascertain that it would
result into higher productivity.

SCOPE OF THE STUDY
This particular research work was limited to the formulation of the relevant workplace onsite
induction plan for the employees at the 71 Station St Burwood.
LITERATURE REVIEW
Research work has indicated that starting a new job is usually very stressing experience in life
hence a proper process of induction which is sensitive to the uncertainties as well as fears will be
of utmost importance (Ogundipe 2017). When the processes of induction are very effective, the
new employees will find it easy to integrate well with others without much difficulty (Okorie and
Musonda 2018). Kenya National Housing Cooperation (KNHC) through its management is
committed in ensuring that all the new employees are subjected to compulsory induction
training. Inductions is therefore treated as an important part as far as processes of employment is
concerned despite being overlooked easily in the cases of small organizations in which each and
every individual must work to full capacity (Pellicer et al.2017). The training which is basically
carried out in the work place and cooperates has been regarded as being crucial for the new
employee’s integration into the working environment.
METHODOLOGY
CHECKLIST FOR NEW EMPLOYEE INDUCTION
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