INFLUENCE OF PHASED RETIREMENT ON EMPLOYEE PERFORMANCE OF MEDICAL PERSONNEL IN KERICHO COUNTY REFERRAL HOSPITAL, KENYA

Abstract: There is a need to tackle inadequate human resources for health with the focus mainly on flexible work arrangements and workforce performance. To help us understand how flexible work arrangements affect service delivery quality of medical personnel in Kenyan Hospitals. The study investigated the influence of influence of phased retirement on employee performance of medical personnel in Kericho County Referral Hospital, Kenya This research study utilized descriptive research survey design to fact find, formulate principles of knowledge and solve problems. This study’s sampling design was simple random sampling method whereby the researcher encouraged respondents to the questionnaire to participate by selecting a representative sample from the target population with each respondent’s chance of being selected for the study being equal and independent. This was done to ensure ease in data collection due to simple random methods simplicity and lack of bias. Responses and answers were confidential to protect the respondents and to encourage honest answers. The questionnaires developed were adopted from published literature with regards to the topic of this research i.e. Flexible Work Arrangements. This assisted during determining reliability and validity of research instruments and to reduce on work and effort needed in developing and testing of other instruments. University lecturers in particular my supervisors were used to ascertain face validity. Construct validity involved review of theoretical and empirical literature on Flexible working and employee performance while considering the respective indicators. Experts in HRM will be used to assess content validity. The aggregate Cronbach’s Alpha coefficient was 0.79825. The research was therefore established to be reliable. The research instruments used in the study were distributed with the objective of obtaining primary data in the form of open and closed ended answers from participants. Data was analyzed using Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS) Version 21. Phased Retirement was found not to be significant in improving employee performance. The study suggested that further research be carried on how phased retirement can be implemented to improve employee performance.

Keywords: Phased retirement, Employee Performance.

Title: INFLUENCE OF PHASED RETIREMENT ON EMPLOYEE PERFORMANCE OF MEDICAL PERSONNEL IN KERICHO COUNTY REFERRAL HOSPITAL, KENYA

Author: Korir Collins, Dr. Caroline Nderi

International Journal of Management and Commerce Innovations 

ISSN 2348-7585 (Online)

Vol. 11, Issue 2, October 2023 - March 2024

Page No: 1-7

Research Publish Journals

Website: www.researchpublish.com

Published Date: 04-October-2023

DOI: https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.8406525

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