Restructuring Strategies on Employee Job Satisfaction at the Nairobi City County, Kenya

Abstract

The aim of this study was to determine the impact of restructuring strategies on employee job satisfaction in Nairobi City County. The study employed descriptive research design for it portrays an accurate profile of situations. The study focused on all sectors of Nairobi City County and a census sampling method was conducted. The study used a semi structured questionnaire to collect primary data. Data analysis was done to establish whether or not restructuring strategies affect employee job satisfaction. The responses were coded to facilitate statistical analysis by use of descriptive statistics which consisted of mean scores and standard deviations. Tables were used to present the data. There was a strong positive correlation of 0.86 between job satisfaction and government policy. There was also a positive correlation between job satisfaction and downsizing of 0.38 while the correlation between job satisfaction and operation change was 0.76. The results also showed that downsizing and restructuring are not statistically significant at 5% level. Government policy has a positive and significant effect on job satisfaction. The model explains 85% of the variability in job satisfaction. Hence the model fits very well on the data. The Durbin-Watson statistic indicates that the problem of multi-colinearity is not severe. There is negative relationship between downsizing and job satisfaction (t=- 1.3106, p=0.3203). Conclusion was drawn that downsizing efforts apprehended by Nairobi City County are not profitable and efficient and do not achieve the expected results. It was also concluded that government policy on restructuring are in essence to restructure viable organization and liquidate nonviable ones, restore the health of the financial sector, and create the conditions for long term economic growth. The study recommended that downsizing should employ a technique of selecting surviving employees who can work well under stress and get motivated easily. The study further recommended that government policies should mediate where there was lack of bank capital, excessive negotiating power by either debtors or a lack of incentives for Nairobi City County to work out debt problems and to boost employee’s morale. Nairobi City County was usually very busy place; some respondents showed some signs of declining the researcher’s advances by failing to cooperate fully as expected, citing that they are having a tight schedule