Functional Staff Turnover and Employee Performance

Functional Staff Turnover and Employee Performance

Thuita (2018) studied the effects of turnover on performance of Nyeri county government in Kenya. The

findings revealed that unfavorable working condition may exhaust employees hence resorting to other

employers with better working conditions. The study revealed that the lesser the duration the employees

have stayed in the county the more likely are they to leave the county due to little lose in terms of

accrued benefits. Farid and Sawalhy (2018) did a researched on relationship between positive turnover

and retention of employees in in Egyptian hotels. The research revealed that dismissal as a result of bad

performance and violation of work ethics was the main cause of involuntary turnover at the Egyptian

hotels. Such turnover turns out to have some positive outcome for the hotel performance. However such

limited to what was reviewed in the existing literature. A good number of reviewed literature focuses on

organization performance while the current study mainly target performance of employees. Literature

reveals most of the studies have been carried in business organization where products are the main

subject. This study focuses on knowledge workers where tacit knowledge if vital in performance

measurements.

Dysfunctional Staff Turnover and Employee Performance

Thuita (2018) on the study effects of turnover on performance of Nyeri county government in Kenya.

Findings revealed unwelcoming problem with the attitudes of both the workers and managers. The study

findings reveal that stressed workers due to workload as a result of turnover have negatively impacted

human resource manager. Melaku (2014) in Ethiopia conducted a study to establish influencing factors

Anantha (2013) conducted a study in Malaysia private sector causes and effects of turnover. The

research aimed at finding out reasons surrounding staff turnover and detrimental consequences

industrial outputs with manufacturing units. First finding was

on the dissatisfaction in job that had pulled down performance due to turnover. Researcher argues that

employees forms the integral part any organization; they need to be satisfied at work and be motivated

to help the organization to gain worldwide competence in provision of products and services of good

quality for their clients.

Githinji (2015) did a study on employee’s turnover on financial performance. In his study he highlighted

there is always a replacement of a staff with a new member after resignation. Departure of an old

employee results into loss of expertise with a bad experience amongst the remaining employees. Such

employee turnover. Findings revealed strong link that labor turnover causes an increased job stress due

to workload and working conditions. Study established that job stress is currently most costly and

products are the main subject. Such organization mainly has service employees while the current study

mainly target knowledge workers. In the above researches their exist gaps in literature that this study

sought to fill. Previous studies have

majored on commercial institution with very limited study on nonprofit health care organization that the

study sought to find how staff turnover affected employees in this set ups. Some studies used

correlational methodology while this study employed descriptive study. This study focuses on

knowledge workers where tacit knowledge if vital in performance measurements. The conceptual issues

addressed in this study are not limited to what was reviewed in the existing literature.

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