Effect of Motivation and Staff Skills on Employees Productivity in County Governments in Kenya: A Case Study of the County Government of ‘‘L’’
- August 8, 2019
- Posted by: RSIS
- Category: Social Science
International Journal of Research and Innovation in Social Science (IJRISS) | Volume III, Issue VII, July 2019 | ISSN 2454–6186
Daniel Komu1, Dr John Cheluget (PhD)2, Faith Wacheke Gikonyo3
1Dean of Students, The Management University of Africa, Kenya
2DVC, The Management University of Africa, Kenya
3BML, The Management University of Africa, Kenya
Abstract:- Productivity is a requirement for organizations employees. There are various factors attributed to the level of productivity in an organization. The recently formed county governments in Kenya have been faced with the problem of poor service delivery which can be attributed to employee low productivity. As such, this study set out to understand some of the factors that have resulted in the low productivity among county governments with the ‘‘L’’ county government being a case study.
The study has the specific objective of understanding the effects of motivation andstaff skills, on the productivity of employees at the county government of ‘‘L’’. Literature review has shown that indeed various factors are at play in determining the level of productivity. However, the specific effects these factors have on productivity of the employee still needs to be determined. For this reason, the researcher has set out to collect and analyze data on the same. The study employed a descriptive research design where the effects of any given factor are described. The data collection tool used was questionnaire which offers a lot of advantages which the researcher has taken. Data was collected from a sample drawn from employees of the ‘‘L’’ County working at the headquarters. The sample was determined on a stratified random case to give every employee an equal chance to be part of the sample.
Data collected was analyzed manually and presented in tables and percentages largely describing the correlation between a variable and the effect it has on productivity. From the analysis, the study found out that indeed, there is a strong correlation between motivation and productivity whereby, the more motivated employees are, the higher the likelihood of more productivity. The study also found out that workers skills and levels of education are important to a very large extent in raising productivity.
The study recommend that county government leadership needs to facilitate training and acquisition of skills for the employees to be more productive. It also needs to motivate the employees for productivity to rise. The results of the findings are important to the other county governments and the national government and indeed to all organizations in that they can be used as guide in enhancing productivity in Kenya.
Key Words: Commission for University Education, Human Resource Management, Information Communication Technology, Service Delivery, Performance, Productivity, Motivation, Employee Skills
