Authors :
Kerangani James Mariba; Dr. Michael Washika Okonda
Volume/Issue :
Volume 8 - 2023, Issue 9 - September
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DOI :
https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.8402723
Abstract :
According to a survey conducted by the Human
Resource Office of the Presbyterian University of East
Africa (PUEA) in 2014, up to 50% of Kenyan private
Universities’ work force show up at work to do what is
expected of them. The research found that 47% of
employees visited and ended up spending the majority of
their time on social websites during work time. Therefore
employee turnover was recorded at 43%. The main cause of
these scenarios is not known. Literature has given various
suggestions that some workplace changes in private
universities relate with technology. However, it is not
known whether these changes have a significant
relationship with low employee morale in private
universities in Kenya. This study therefore sought to
determine how technological changes relate to employee
morale in private universities in Western Kenya region.
This study was anchored on Lewin’s theory of Change
Management. The target population was 1440 faculty and
staff members of four selected Universities. Techniques of
stratified random sampling were used in the study. The
sample consisted of 313 workers from various departments.
Respondents were given questionnaires to complete in
order to collect data. The items on the questionnaire were
developed using items from literature reviews. Excel and
SPSS tools were used in the data analysis. Frequency tables
and charts were used to present the data. Conclusions and
suggestions were drawn from the results. A pilot study with
ten respondents was carried out in order to determine the
validity of the items in the research instruments.The ten
respondents were not examined in the actual exercise.It was
concluded that technological changes have a significant
effect on their morale.The study recommended that private
universities prepare their employees in advance before any
technological changes.
Keywords :
Workplace Technological Change, Employee Morale.
According to a survey conducted by the Human
Resource Office of the Presbyterian University of East
Africa (PUEA) in 2014, up to 50% of Kenyan private
Universities’ work force show up at work to do what is
expected of them. The research found that 47% of
employees visited and ended up spending the majority of
their time on social websites during work time. Therefore
employee turnover was recorded at 43%. The main cause of
these scenarios is not known. Literature has given various
suggestions that some workplace changes in private
universities relate with technology. However, it is not
known whether these changes have a significant
relationship with low employee morale in private
universities in Kenya. This study therefore sought to
determine how technological changes relate to employee
morale in private universities in Western Kenya region.
This study was anchored on Lewin’s theory of Change
Management. The target population was 1440 faculty and
staff members of four selected Universities. Techniques of
stratified random sampling were used in the study. The
sample consisted of 313 workers from various departments.
Respondents were given questionnaires to complete in
order to collect data. The items on the questionnaire were
developed using items from literature reviews. Excel and
SPSS tools were used in the data analysis. Frequency tables
and charts were used to present the data. Conclusions and
suggestions were drawn from the results. A pilot study with
ten respondents was carried out in order to determine the
validity of the items in the research instruments.The ten
respondents were not examined in the actual exercise.It was
concluded that technological changes have a significant
effect on their morale.The study recommended that private
universities prepare their employees in advance before any
technological changes.
Keywords :
Workplace Technological Change, Employee Morale.
