Influence of Organizational Characteristics on the Relationship Between Human Motivations and Intrapreneurial Behaviour Among Employess of the Domestic Taxes Department of the Kenya Revenue Authority

Abstract

Innovation is the core of any organization that is keen to re-invent itself and live ahead of competition or continue with the efficient delivery of goods or services for which it exists. It is however not possible to innovate without the involvement of people (employees). The Intrapreneurial behaviour (entrepreneurial activities within the organization) of an employee results from an interplay of various personal characteristics (Human motivations) of that employee and other factors external to the individual. This research was done to establish the relationship between the Human motivations, organizational characteristics and Intrapreneurial Behaviour of the employees of the Domestic Taxes Department (DTD) of the Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA), a typical non-trading state corporation (The influence of the external environment of the organization was not a subject of the study). The ultimate goal was to expand empirical data to inform organizational management, leadership and policy making in addition to informing further research by scholars and other interested parties. Data was collected through a structured questionnaire delivered to a sample of 165 employees and collected by hand. The data was tabulated, tested for reliability and analysed by way of descriptive and inferential statistics through multiple regressions – mean scores, standard deviations, correlation coefficients, F-values, R-square, regression coefficients and other indices. The research came to a conclusion that organizational characteristics have a significant moderating effect on the relationship between Human motivations and Intrapreneurial Behaviour of employees of the Domestic Taxes Department (DTD).