Author: Fred Domiano Musinya
Mount Kenya University,
P.O.BOX, 342-01000, Thika, Kenya
Author Email: fmdomiano@gmail.com
ABSTRACT
The purpose of this study was to investigate the relationship between work environment practices and employee retention in selected International Non-Governmental Organizations in Nairobi County. Cross-sectional survey research design was employed by the study. The study target population included staff from 1,252 INGO’s with offices in Nairobi County. The sample size was drawn from the 93 International Non-Governmental Organizations that were selected using a simple random sampling method from the 1,252 INGO’s with offices in Nairobi County. Purposive sampling was used to select 120 staff from the 93 INGOs who participated in the study. A semi-structured questionnaire addressing the objective of the study was used to collect data from respondents. In order to investigate the research objectives stated above, both secondary and primary data were collected and analyzed. Data analysis involved preparation of the collected data-coding, editing and cleaning of data in readiness for processing using Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS) package version 24. Quantitative data was analyzed using detailed statistics that include mean and standard deviation. the coded data was presented in tables. Qualitative data on the other hand was transcribed and reported in themes and narratives. Multiple regression was used to evaluate whether there was any relationship between work environment practices and employee retention. Findings indicated that training, career development and work-life balance are critical work environment practices that, when employed effectively, positively influences the rate of retention of employees in the INGOs in Nairobi County. The study therefore recommended that strengthening of the three workplace practices improve employee retention and therefore should be considered. The study further recommended NGO Coordination Board to develop policies that support such workplace practices through tax and other similar incentives that will motivate the INGOs to invest more effort in developing effective work place practices that improve employee retention.
Keywords: Work Environment Practices, Employee Retention, International Non-Governmental Organizations, Work practices.
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Suggested Citation
Musinya, F.D. ( 2021). Relationship between Work Environment Practices and Employee Retention in International Non-Governmental Organizations in Nairobi County. Journal of Management and Business Administration, 3(2), 51– 60. Available online at http://writersbureau.net/journals/jmba/relationship-between-work-environment-practices-and-employee-retention-in-international-non-governmental-organizations-in-nairobi-county.pdf
