EFFECTS OF CAREER MANAGEMENT ON EMPLOYEE PERFORMANCE AT BUKURA AGRICULTURAL COLLEGE, KAKAMEGA COUNTY

Organizations' employee performance is plagued by a number of issues, including lower productivity, difficulties setting priorities, making mistakes on projects, and missing deadlines. The main purpose of the study was to assess the effects of career management on Employee Performance at Bukura Agricultural College, Kakamega County. The study was guided by Self-Concept Theory. This study used descriptive survey research design. The target population of the study was 130 respondents and the sample size was 98, this comprised 3 Management Staff, 72 Academic Staff and 23 Support Staff. Data collection instrument for the study was questionnaires. The data collected was analyzed using descriptive and inferential statistics. Analyzed data was presented using tables. The study results showed that over three quarters of the respondents with an average Mean=3.81 and SD=0.361 agreed that career preparation provides an interface between current performance and future development, training of employees supports growth that enhances employee performance, training of employees is rarely done which contributes to the dismal employee performance and career preparation has been affected by the institutional culture which fail to recognize succession planning. The standard deviation suggests that variability was modest. Half of the respondents with a Mean=2.78 and SD=0.921 agreed that training of employees is done annually at Bukura Agricultural college. The standard deviation suggests that responses from the mean varied slightly. In conclusion career management plays a great role in the human resource sector and dictates employee performance of the organization. The study recommends to college principals and university chancellors to implement and evaluate a career management policy which is affected by the institutional culture that fails to recognize succession planning. Key Words : Career Management, Employee Performance, Succession Planning CITATION : Munai, A. C., & Muli, J. (2023). Effects of career management on employee performance at Bukura Agricultural College, Kakamega County. The Strategic Journal of Business & Change Management, 10 (4), 68 – 76. http://dx.doi.org/10.61426/sjbcm.v10i4.2735