SUCCESSION PLANNING AND EMPLOYEE PERFORMANCE ON DAIRY INDUSTRIES IN KIAMBU COUNTY, KENYA

Naomi Wairimu Mwangi, Dr. Karanja Kibiru

Abstract


The expansion of Kenya's dairy sector is widely regarded as a success story; however, further advancements in production and marketing remain hindered by a variety of challenges. Much like other dairy-oriented communities, the industry has experienced both prosperous and difficult periods, with setbacks largely due to political influences and ineffective governance. In several cases, companies have nearly collapsed because of poor management practices, leadership deficiencies, and political interference. Therefore, the study main objective was to establish the relationship between successions planning on dairy industries in Kiambu County. The study specific objectives were to determine the effect of readiness and development and employee performance at dairy industries in Kiambu County and to examine the relationship between leadership competency and employee performance at of dairy industries in Kiambu County. The study applied a descriptive research design to collect quantitative. The target population was 115 employees from new KCC dairy company, and 135 employees from Brookside Company, making a total of 250 employees. The study employed stratified sampling sample size of 154. This study employed questionnaires as an instrument for collecting data.  The study applied the Cronbach’s alpha consistency method to test the instrument's reliability and content validity to test validity. The study used descriptive statistics to analyze the data using percentiles, the mean and standard deviation for qualitative and inferential statistics which include correlation and regression analysis. Therefore, the study concluded that readiness and development, and leadership competency are key in improving employee performance of dairy industries at Kiambu County, the study recommend that the organization should invest in structured training and development, and prioritize leadership program to continually  improve employee performance.

Key Words: Successions Planning, Readiness and Development, Employee Performance, Dairy Industries, Leadership Competency 


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