Determinants of Decentralization of Authority on Employee Performance at Kitale National Polytechnic

Abstract

The study aimed at analyzing the determinants of decentralization of authority on employees’ performance in Kitale National Polytechnic. Employees’ play a significant role in achieving the goals of an institution. The study was guided by the following research objectives: - to determine the determinants of training on employee’s performance at Kitale National Polytechnic, to evaluate the determinants of motivation on employee’s performance at Kitale National Polytechnic, to examine the determinants of working environment on employee’s performance at Kitale National Polytechnic and to establish the effect of organizational culture on employee’s performance at Kitale National Polytechnic. The study was conducted through a descriptive research design. One hundred and ninety one employees’ of Kitale National Polytechnic was the target population. The whole population will form the sample size. A questionnaire will be the main tool for primary data collection. Descriptive and inferential statistics and regression analysis was used in interpreting the collected data. The study utilized both primary and secondary data. Validity was done by pre-testing the questionnaires using a sample of respondents’ from employees in Kitale National Polytechnic. Reliability was through test retest method and by applying Cronbachs alpha coefficient of 0.7 which is acceptable. Data analysis was done through descriptive and inferential statistics which included mean, standard deviation and multiple regression analysis.The study was able to answer the hurdles that employees’ face while performing decentralized tasks. The findings established in this study created a path to improve performance of employees’ not only in Kitale National Polytechnic but all the national polytechnics in Kenya.

Keywords : Decentralization, Employee Training,