The effect of a company's innovation orientation culture on employee turnover among selected non-governmental organizations in Samburu, Kenya

This paper examines the effect of a company's innovation orientation culture on employee turnover among selected non-governmental organizations in Samburu, Kenya. A stratified random sampling technique was used to select 78 NGOs operating in Samburu County for the analysis, the study population...

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Autores principales:	Julius Lentawa, Paul Gesimba, David Gichuhi
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Publicado:	Ümit Hacıoğlu 2021
Materias:	employee turnover, non-governmental organizations, innovation orientation, organization culture Social Sciences H
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:ded9152daef0449e947c63dffb66de8d2021-11-07T08:04:32ZThe effect of a company's innovation orientation culture on employee turnover among selected non-governmental organizations in Samburu, Kenya2147-447810.20525/ijrbs.v10i7.1388https://doaj.org/article/ded9152daef0449e947c63dffb66de8d2021-11-01T00:00:00Zhttps://www.ssbfnet.com/ojs/index.php/ijrbs/article/view/1388https://doaj.org/toc/2147-4478This paper examines the effect of a company's innovation orientation culture on employee turnover among selected non-governmental organizations in Samburu, Kenya. A stratified random sampling technique was used to select 78 NGOs operating in Samburu County for the analysis, the study population comprised 11 senior management teams, 14 technical teams and 78 junior staff in 24 selected and active NGOs in Samburu. The analysis gathered both qualitative and quantitative data. A structured questionnaire was used to collect quantitative data and an interview guide was used to collect qualitative data. Thematic data analysis was used to interpret qualitative data, which included common terms, phrases, themes, and patterns. Quantitative data were analyzed using descriptive statistics which includes frequencies, means, and standard deviation. Findings Results showed that innovation orientation is positively correlated with employee turnover (r=0.375, P=0.01). This supports Chow et al’s (2001) study which revealed that innovation orientation as part of an organization's culture has a significant effect on employee turnover. This study also discovered that an innovation orientation culture embedded in an NGO's ideology will help to reduce turnover because workers feel valued when their work is recognized for creativity and innovation.Julius LentawaPaul GesimbaDavid GichuhiÜmit Hacıoğluarticleemployee turnover, non-governmental organizations, innovation orientation, organization cultureSocial SciencesHENInternational Journal of Research In Business and Social Science, Vol 10, Iss 7, Pp 150-155 (2021)
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spellingShingle	employee turnover, non-governmental organizations, innovation orientation, organization culture Social Sciences H Julius Lentawa Paul Gesimba David Gichuhi The effect of a company's innovation orientation culture on employee turnover among selected non-governmental organizations in Samburu, Kenya
description	This paper examines the effect of a company's innovation orientation culture on employee turnover among selected non-governmental organizations in Samburu, Kenya. A stratified random sampling technique was used to select 78 NGOs operating in Samburu County for the analysis, the study population comprised 11 senior management teams, 14 technical teams and 78 junior staff in 24 selected and active NGOs in Samburu. The analysis gathered both qualitative and quantitative data. A structured questionnaire was used to collect quantitative data and an interview guide was used to collect qualitative data. Thematic data analysis was used to interpret qualitative data, which included common terms, phrases, themes, and patterns. Quantitative data were analyzed using descriptive statistics which includes frequencies, means, and standard deviation. Findings Results showed that innovation orientation is positively correlated with employee turnover (r=0.375, P=0.01). This supports Chow et al’s (2001) study which revealed that innovation orientation as part of an organization's culture has a significant effect on employee turnover. This study also discovered that an innovation orientation culture embedded in an NGO's ideology will help to reduce turnover because workers feel valued when their work is recognized for creativity and innovation.
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title	The effect of a company's innovation orientation culture on employee turnover among selected non-governmental organizations in Samburu, Kenya
title_short	The effect of a company's innovation orientation culture on employee turnover among selected non-governmental organizations in Samburu, Kenya
title_full	The effect of a company's innovation orientation culture on employee turnover among selected non-governmental organizations in Samburu, Kenya
title_fullStr	The effect of a company's innovation orientation culture on employee turnover among selected non-governmental organizations in Samburu, Kenya
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The effect of a company's innovation orientation culture on employee turnover among selected non-governmental organizations in Samburu, Kenya

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