| dc.description.abstract | The study assessed the factors influencing employee turnover in private tertiary
colleges with reference to Embu College in Embu County, Kenya. The objectives of
the study were to establish how organizational change, training, economic factors and
staff motivation influence employee turnover in private tertiary colleges. The
theoretical framework of this study was derived from the human capital theory,
Maslow theory and Herzberg and Mausner two-factor theory. The study used a
descriptive survey design. The target population of the study was 90 employees and a
sample of 73 employees was picked. This sample was picked using stratified
sampling and proportionate sampling. Questionnaires were used to collect data. Ten
(10) employees were used for Pilot testing before the commencement of the study.
Data analysis was done using Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS).
Descriptive statistics was computed and data was presented using tables. The study
findings indicated that organizational change influence employee turnover, by
51.3%.The organizational structure of Tertiary colleges should ensure that the
institution has proper staff workload, set targets and the organization structure should
have strong communication systems capable of creating awareness on information
required by staff. The staff training influence employee turnover by 74.4%.The staff
in tertiary institutions should be well educated, motivated, stable and responsive; and
be offered chances to attend refresher courses because opportunities for training and
development are among the most important reasons why employees stay especially
young and enthusiastic ones. Economic factors such as salary, allowances and any
other sources of income, influence employee turnover by 56.9%. Employee
motivation influence employee turnover by 79.2% . The staff in tertiary colleges
should be provided with good working conditions which will make the staff motivated
and increase staff retention. The staff promotion should be fair, done at the stipulated
time and everybody be given equal opportunity. The generated information will help
tertiary college managers to be able to understand the determinants of staff turnover in
these institutions. The study will help government departments in the Ministry of
Education to come up with policies which will improve the performance and retention
of staff in tertiary institutions. The study will also help policy makers in planning for
education systems for tertiary institutions. | en_US |
