Employees represents the human capital factor in all organizations and embodies all human abilities regardless of the intrinsic or learnt qualities, whose worth could be improved by suitable development investments. Thus, organizations needs to provide more attractive compensation and qualitative packages to enhance the motivation of the people through incorporation of staff welfare practices. The objective of the study was to determine effect of staff conflict resolution on employee performance at Public Service Commission in Kenya. The specific objectives were to establish the influence of retirement benefits, allowances/benefits, compensation and medical insurance on organization performance the Public Service Commission in Kenya. This research adopted descriptive survey research design approach. The target population in this study comprised of human resource department, staff welfare/public relations, and general management in the Public Service Commission in Kenya. The study ...

ABSTRACT The objective of this study is to examine the effect of welfare package on the performance of workers of the HKM Engineering Services Nigeria Ltd. Relevant data were collected from both primary and secondary sources of data. A survey method was used for this study. To obtain a more intense data, a quantitative research method was adopted. The questionnaire was designed and distributed randomly to a sample size of 100 staff with support of the Burley’s formula. One hundred percent (100%) of the respondents responded to the questionnaire and a simple percentage technique was used to analyse the data obtained. The result showed that both monetary and nonmonetary welfare package were used in HKM Engineering Services Nigeria Ltd. Among the major findings of the study was that welfare packages exists in HKM Engineering Services Nigeria Ltd and the employees attested to its importance. The research therefore recommended that the implemented welfare packages should be review from time to time so as to accommodate new ideas and innovation. Housing and Transport allowance and other entitlements should be paid without unnecessary delays.

Employee’s commitment is a major problem facing many organizations worldwide. Many organizations are therefore employing various human resource management practices as measure to improve the level of employee commitment. In Kenya the level of employee commitment in constitutional offices have been on declining trend. At Judicial Service Commission, discontent has been expressed in the area of remuneration characterized by discrimination in rewards; inadequate pay vis-a-vis the work load. The objective of this study was thus to evaluate the effect of employee welfare on employee commitment at Judicial Service Commission. A descriptive research design was adopted for this study. The population of interest was the 412 employees of Judicial Service Commission across various functions and divisions. Using a stratified random sampling technique, a sample size of 213 respondents was picked. A questionnaire was used to collect data for the study while descriptive statistics and inferential ...

Quercetin is the principal flavonoid compound commonly extracted from cranberries, blueberries, apples and onions. It possesses a wide spectrum of bio-pharmacological properties and may offer promising new options for the development of more effective chemo-preventive and chemo-therapeutic strategies owing to its powerful antioxidant and free-radical scavenging properties. Several studies demonstrated that quercetin has a significant role in inhibition of tumor and cancer cells on breast, colon, prostate, ovary, endometrium, and lung. Quercetin treatment has been associated with selective anti-proliferative effects and induction of cell death, probably through an apoptotic mechanism, in breast or other cancer cell lines but not in normal cells. Quercetin is universally known for its low toxicity as a natural product despite the limited information on dosing regimens. The major problem associated with the use of quercetin, is the very low bioavailability. Beside cancer chemotherapy, ...

The presence of fixed commitments in the activity—travel patterns of individuals is examined. Data obtained from a 6-week travel diary survey undertaken in Germany are used in the empirical analysis. The results provide several important insights into the determinants of fixed commitments.