CAREER DEVELOPMENT AND EMPLOYEE PERFORMANCE IN THE MINISTRY OF INTERIOR AND CO-ORDINATION OF NATIONAL GOVERNMENT IN NAIROBI CITY COUNTY, KENYA
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The link between human resource management techniques and employee performance has been studied in a variety of ways. Still most studies have been done in the manufacturing or health sector, with none having been carried out in the Ministry of Interior and Co-ordination of National Government, in Nairobi City County. Therefore, this study sought to examine the influence of career development on employee performance in the Ministry of the Interior and National government coordination in Nairobi County, City. This study anchored on Resource-Based view, Human Capital and Ability, Motivation, Opportunity Theory (AMO Theory) to support it. Stratified random sampling technique was used to select the subjects for the study. The target population for study was 1022 and the sample was 102 being 10% of the target population comprising of all the three levels of management of ministry of interior and co-ordination of national Government. The study employed a descriptive Research Design. Data was collected via a questionnaire. The test-retest technique was used to assess the validity and reliability of research instrument. They were validated through content, construct, and discussion. Quantitative data was provided by the tables and qualitative data was used for content analysis. The results indicated that career development in the ministry of interior was moderately effective in the period under study. It clearly showed career aspirations, coaching and mentoring of employees in various departments were not effective. The results of the research were statistically significant beneficial especially in areas of staff training, career counseling, employee coaching and skills. Employees were motivated to work harder after training and mostly off the job training was preferred. Internal workshops were found to be the most used training in the ministry. The way an organization trains its employees have an impact on its productivity.
Key Words: Career Development, Employee Performance
CITATION: Ondere, A. B., & Makhamara, F. (2022). Career development and employee performance in the ministry of interior and co-ordination of national government in Nairobi City County, Kenya. The Strategic Journal of Business & Change Management, 9 (2), 666 – 677.
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