The Influence Of Job Satisfaction On Employee Performance In Kisumu County, Kenya

Abstract

Performance of the public sector in contrast to that of the private sector ind ithe ability to bridge that gap is an emerging trend in the business environment that has been effectuated by the evolution of employee performance, management styles and leadership styles. It has been identified and mentioned by most scholars that employees or as referred by others human capital is as a key success ifactor by many first tier organization and developed government systems. The objective of this study was to determine the influence of job satisfaction on employee performance in Kisumu County Government. The target population of ithis study was 3,282 employees of Kisumu County Government of which a i10% was taken to Come up with an appropriate sample size of 345 employees spread across 10 departments.This study used descriptive Research design; stratified random sampling was used to ensure that all vital information was captured. Descriptive Statistics such as mean, standard deviation and percentages were used to iummarize the Collected data. The study found that iob satisfaction affects the performance of employees at the Kisumu County Government. Besides, the findings were that one unit increase in job satisfaction results in i0.212 increase in employee performance.The study concludes that organizations should always embrace a promotion policy that the employees feel is fair and trustworthy.The study also concludes the county government should address the ssue of rewards and benefits since this could be key with regard to the morale and performance of the employees. The istudy recommends that county government should embrace technology where the employees can easily access ranking for promotional opportunities with clear guidelines on who should be promoted and the criterion used.The county government should formulate strategies that will lead to increased rewards and benefits to employees. The satisfied employeesiwill work better iand also retain the skilled workforce at the county government.