INFLUENCE OF JOB ANALYSIS ON EMPLOYEE PRODUCTIVITY IN PARASTATALS: A CASE OF KENYA ELECTRICITY GENERATION COMPANY
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The global economy is currently developing at a very high rate. This invariably leads to the creation of multinational enterprises. With these developments, the human resource systems are presented with unique challenges, especially as organizations that are transferring and implementing financial and technical systems to new locations. Therefore, organizations are confronted with the urgent need to ensure that their employees are producing value for their time and worth in order to catch up with the competition in the globalized economy. The main objective of this study was to assess the influence of job analysis and employee productivity in parastatals a case of Kenya electricity generation company. The study was addressed by the following objectives, to investigate the influence of job redesigning on employee productivity in parastatals a case of Kenya electricity generation company to establish the effect of job evaluation on employee productivity in parastatals a case of Kenya electricity generation company; to determine the influence of job description on employee productivity in parastatals a case of Kenya electricity generation company; to investigate the influence of job specification on employee productivity in parastatals a case of Kenya electricity generation company. The methodological section of the study employed the use of a questionnaire to collect primary data. The analysis was done using SPSS to generate findings on the relationship between the dependent and independent variables. The study expects to observe that employee productivity is depends mainly on whether proper job analysis and is carried out. In the context of this study, Job description includes basic job-related data that is useful to advertise a specific job and attract a pool of talent. It includes information such as job title, job location, reporting to and of employees, job summary, nature and objectives of a job, tasks, and duties to be performed. According to the study the researcher observed that there was a positive significant relationship between job description and employee productivity. This is an indication that a positive improvement in properly establishing requirements of employee’s roles and tsks will lead to a significant improvement in their productivity.
Key Words: Job Redesigning, Job Evaluation, Job Description, Job Specification
CITATION: Mwambum, E. M., & Omwenga, J. (2022). Influence of job analysis on employee productivity in parastatals: a case of Kenya Electricity Generation Company. The Strategic Journal of Business & Change Management, 9 (4), 720 – 728.
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