Organizational Stability and Employee Turnover in Selected Secondary Schools in Nandi North District, Kenya

ABSTRACT 

In has been observed that in organizational management, every one aims for the growth and the stability of the organization which can be guaranteed if stability of people is ensured. Employee turnover occurs when employees leave the organization and need to be replaced by new recruits. It can occur through resignation, dismissals and retirement. High employee turn over can be expensive to the organization leading to organizational instability. This study is therefore undertaken to find the level of organizational stability and employee turn over and find if they are correlated. Descriptive design was used with simple random sampling technique to select the target schools. From a sample frame of 35 public secondary schools, 186 respondents were selected from a population of 346. Data was collected by the use of questionnaires and analyzed using both descriptive and inferential statistics. The results has shown that most schools in the district have defined purpose, clear structure, sound leadership, healthy relationship, competitive rewards, helpful mechanism and positive attitude towards change. This has made majority of schools to achieve high level of stability On employee turnover, results have shown that the level of turnover is low. This is because majority of employees are satisfied with achievements, considered for positions of responsibilities and promotions, have manageable workload, accorded opportunity to grow in the profession, provided with favorable working conditions, receive attractive salary, included in policy making, have adequate internal supervision and build a healthy relationship. Finally, in order to reduce employee turnover the managers of organization should address the indicators of organizational stability and factors contributing to employee turnover in organizations.

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Chapter Page

One THE PROBLEM AND ITS SCOPE 1

Background of the Study 1

Statement of the Problem 2

Purposes of the Study 4

Research Objectives 5

Research Questions 5

Hypothesis 6

Scope 6

Significance of the Study 7

Operational Definitions of Key Terms 7

Two REVIEW OF RELATED LITERATURE 8

Introduction 8

Concepts, Ideas, Opinions From Authors/Experts 8

Theoretical Perspectives 20

Related Studies 22

Three METHODOLOGY 26

Research Design 26

Research Population 26

Sample Size 26

Sampling Procedure 27

Research Instrument 30

Data Gathering Procedures 31

Data Analysis 31

Ethical Considerations 32

Limitations of the Study 32

Four PRESENTATION, ANALYSIS AND INTERPRETATION OF DATA 34

Five FINDINGS, CONCLUSIONS, RECOMMENDATIONS 46

Findings 46

Conclusions 49

Recommendations 50

References 51

Appendices 56

Appendix I - Transmittal Letter 56

Appendix II - Research Instrument 57

Researcher~s Curriculum Vitae 62