Labour mobility is an important and critical factor in the growth of an organization. When experienced workers leave, they do so with a lot of know-how which cannot be simply acquired through reading a manual. Mobility of labour helps increase efficiency and productivity of workers, incomes, reduces unemployment and enhances economic development. The 2019/2020 Kenya National Survey of counties reported indicated that performance of counties in western Kenya performance was below 50% in terms of efficiency and effectiveness. However, past studies investigated effects of individual constructs of Human Resources Succession Planning on performance, leaving composite effect unattended. The effect of labour mobility on effectiveness and efficiency of counties has not been fully considered. Therefore, this study investigated effects of labour mobility on effectiveness of county governments in Western Kenya. The study was guided by Dual Labour Market theory. It adopted a descriptive and causal research design. A sample size of 192 senior employees from the counties provided the primary data collected using questionnaires. Data was analyzed using descriptive and inferential statistics. Using correlation and regression model, findings revealed that labour mobility positively and significantly affected performance with a coefficient of determination R2 of 0.319; geographical mobility (?=.440, p<.05) and occupational mobility (?=.181, p<.05) and accounted for 31.90% variance in performance. Finally, it was concluded that, labour mobility has a significant effect on performance of counties in Western Kenya. The study recommends an improvement in labour mobility in order to enhance performance. It is recommended that counties embrace both geographical and occupational mobility as the main ways of improving efficiency and effectiveness in service delivery among Counties. The study also recommends comparative studies in the private sector, government parastatals and also other sectors since the findings of this study cannot be generalized for the other sectors.
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To Cite this Article: Omuhaka, L., Momanyi, G., & Abongo, B. (2022). Effect of Labour Mobility on Performance of County Governments in Western Kenya. International Journal of Academic Research in Business and Social Sciences, 12(9), 297– 309.
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