Abstract: The purpose of the study was to investigate whether Succession planning practices have influence on employee performance in Kakamega County Government. Specifically the study assessed the influence of organization culture practice on employee performance. The study was carried out in Kakamega County which is one of the 47 Counties in the republic of Kenya. The study specifically focused on influence of succession planning practices on employee performance in all the 10 devolved departments/ ministries in Kakamega County. This study was guided by Theory of organizational excellence. The research design employed in the study was descriptive survey design carried out in the 10 devolved departments and considered a target population of 267 employees at the County Government of Kakamega. The sampling frame for this study was a list of all employees in County Government of Kakamega. Head office provided by the Human Resource Department. The sample size of this study was 160 employees. The study purposively sampled out all cadres which play key roles in the County. Random sampling technique also used to select respondents. Questionnaires were used as research instruments. Structured and semi structured questionnaires were used as data collection instrument. The data collected was analyzed using quantitative methods. The Pearson correlation results revealed that organizational cultural practices had significant and positive relationship with employee performance (R=0.592, P=0.000). Simple linear regression revealed that 535.0% variation in employee performance is significantly accounted for by organizational culture practices (R2=0.350). Therefore, the study concluded that organization culture is useful predicator of employee performance. The study therefore recommends that County Government should consider cultural diversity when making succession plan decisions.
Keywords: Employee Performance, Succession Planning Practices, Organizational Culture, Kakamega County.
Title: Influence of Succession Planning Practices on Employee Performance of Kakamega County Government
Author: Sakwa Pharis Ndombi, Dr. Josphat Kwasira
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