摘要：The study sought to determine the influence of career management on firm performance atthe firms which are listed in the Nairobi Securities Exchange. The study was anchored onresource based view theory and shareholder value maximization theory. The researchdesign used was a cross-sectional survey, target population included the head of humanresources and finance directors in all the listed firms since they were better placed andconversant with the subject of this study and were involved in the development of thepolicies and review of performance. Sample size comprised of 136 respondents and datawas collected through structured questionnaires to meet the objectives of the study.Responses were tabulated, coded and processed by use of a computer Statistical Packagefor Social Science (SPSS) to analyze the data. Both descriptive and inferential statisticstechniques were used to analyze the data. Findings revealed that the relationship betweencareer management and firm performance was positive and statistically significant. Thestudy concluded that career development and planning, career mentors/ counseling, careercentres and firms planning for employee growth and progression are key careermanagement determinants for the performance of firms listed in the Nairobi Stock Exchange(NSE) and recommended that career management practices should be widely adopted byNSE listed firms as doing so would lead to improved performance.
关键词：Career Management; Career Development And Planning; Career Mentors; Career Centres;
Performance Of Firms; Nairobi Stock Exchange; Kenya.
