Job changes and employee commitment among employees of postal corporation of Kenya - Homabay county

Abstract

Job changes are the alteration and modification of activities, schedules, assignments, structure, remuneration and other human resource management process. Job changes take place in various forms including job mobility, transfer of services, job enlargement, job enrichment, job rotation and retirement (Morrow, 1993). Whenever job change they affect employees perception of the job and the employee commitment to the organization. Commitment is handled by many researchers as the group of feelings, beliefs and intentions that increase the willingness to maintain membership in the organization (Hunt et al., 1985). In 2003, the corporation initiated a major restructuring exercise to transform the organization through scanning the business environment and implementing strategies that would make it respond appropriately to market dynamics. The key initiatives are captured in the 2003-2007 Corporate Strategic Plan. The objective of this study was to establish the relationship between job changes and employee commitment among employees at Postal Corporation of Kenya, Homa Bay County. Descriptive survey design was used. The study sampled 112 employees of Postal Corporation of Kenya in Homabay County. Data analysis was carried out by use of descriptive statistics such as mean and standard deviation. The findings were that a weak correlation exists between job changes and employee commitment to the organization. Employees require adequate guidance before job changes are implemented. Postal Corporation of Kenya should train first line supervisors to improve on employee participation in implementing job changes. It can concluded that a number of job changes have been implemented in the Postal Corporation of Kenya and this has not significantly improved organizational commitment among employees. It is recommended that appropriate consultative mechanisms are used to facilitate acceptance of job changes by employees. Further research should be conducted in other organizations as well as other branches of the corporation to facilitate comparative assessment of the results