EFFECTS OF DISCIPLINE SYSTEMS AND DISCIPLINARY ACTIONS ON EMPLOYEE PERFORMANCE IN AN ORGANIZATION: THE CASE OF COUNTY EDUCATION OFFICE HUMAN RESOURCE DEPARTMENT, TURKANA COUNTY
Apalia Ekakoron Anthony - Master of Business Administration in Strategic Management, Mount Kenya University, Kenya
Okoche Michael - Mount Kenya University, Kenya
ABSTRACT
The purpose of the study was to investigate the discipline systems and disciplinary actions on employee performance in County Education Office of Turkana County. Specifically the study aimed; to determine the effects of discipline systems on performance and to assess the effects of disciplinary actions on performance. The study was conducted using a case study design. The target population for this study was employees from the county education office in Lodwar which composed a total population of¬¬¬¬ 171 employees. The study sample comprised 1 (one) District Education Officer, 4 (four) departmental managers and 166 (one hundred and sixteen) employees in the education office reflecting the ratio in the county office accessible sample staff size. The study employed purposive, stratified and simple random sampling techniques. Primary data was collected with the help of a questionnaire. Quantitative and qualitative data analytical techniques were used. Quantitative data from questionnaires were coded and summarized using descriptive statistics, measures of variability, frequency distributions and percentages. They thereafter analyzed using Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS) version 20. Data was tested for significance using regression. The study also concludes that the effective disciplinary policy County Education Office Human Resource Department in Turkana County are effective in that the organization has helped in controlling employee’s behavior by ensuring there is teamwork and cohesion in the organization. The study also recommends that human resource management could utilize the recommended guidelines for more effective application of discipline actions in organizations.
