INTERNAL PROMOTIONS AND EMPLOYEE PERFORMANCE AT NAROK COUNTY GOVERNMENT; KENYA

In Narok County there is delayed salary payment affecting employee performance in all devolved units. Understanding employee views and measuring incentive programs are essential success factors for any firm. Many studies have been undertaken on the obstacles that employees face in firms and the motivational factors that should be implemented to improve employee performance. The main purpose of this study was to find out the effect of internal promotions on employee performance in Kenya, a case study at Narok County Government; Kenya. The study was based on the equity theory, reinforcement and expectancy theory and agency theory which were related to the subject under review. The study adopted cross-sectional research design. The accessible target population were employees of Narok County Government. The study used a sample size of 38 respondents. The researcher used questionnaires as the instrument of primary data collection. The piloting exercise was justified by the pretesting approach on respondents that could not be used in the main study. The study was subjected to both descriptive and inferential analysis aided by statistical package of social sciences version 24. The results indicated internal promotions had a significant positive relation with employee’s performance in county governments. The study recommends that for better employee performance results, county government HR professionals should integrate internal promotions techniques within strategic goals, hence, would have an impact on not just the employee performance, but also on the overall future prospects of Kenya's county governments. The study recommended that human resource officers in Kenya's County Governments should develop clear internal promotions and transfer rules, which should be reviewed on a regular basis. The study recommended that HR officers in Kenyan county governments should weigh the cost-return trade-off when using external recruitment platforms compared to internal promotions perspective. Key words: Internal promotions, Internal Recruitment, Employee Performance CITATION : Adisa, C. O., & Juma, D. (2023). Internal promotions and employee performance at Narok County Government; Kenya. The Strategic Journal of Business & Change Management, 10 (4), 546 – 555. http://dx.doi.org/10.61426/sjbcm.v10i4.2771.