Relationship between motivation techniques and labour turnover among private primary schools in rongai sub County, Nakuru County- Kenya

Organizations are a collection of people, and thus organization development practices that promote optimal staffing conditions are critical to their success. The study focused on the relationship betweenmotivational techniques and labour turnover in private primary schools in Rongai Sub County, Nakuru Kenya. The theoretical framework of this study was derived from the Two-Factor Theory. The study used a descriptive survey design. The target population were 680 employees of 34 private primary schools in the study area. A sample of 204 employees was picked using the simple random sampling method. Questionnaires were used to collect quantitative data from teachers while interview guides were used to collect qualitative data from head teachers and their deputies. Descriptive statistics were computed for each study variable while the Pearson correlation method was used to test the effect of the independent variable and labour turnover. Qualitative data collected through the interviews was analysed using the thematic content analysis technique. Results revealed that there is high labour turnover in the private primary schools in Rongai with a rating of 71.2%. Results also showed that there were relatively poor motivation techniques with a rating 44%. Labour turnover in the schools was negatively and significantly associated with motivation techniques (r= -.640, p= .000). The findings led to the conclusion that the high labour turnover in the private primarly schools in Rongai can be partly attribute to poor staff motivation techniques. The study recommends that the private primary schools should offer competitive salaries, benefits that are similar to those offered to public primary school teachers, and an elaborate promotion and recognition plan.