ABSTRACT

The study established the effect of supervision styles on civil servants' job performance in Karita Sub County- Amudat District. The objectives included the effect of the Sub county Chiefs use of: clinical, scientific, and developmental supervision styles on staffs' job performance. A descriptive research design was used: employing quantitative approach. Sample size of the study was 87 respondents and data was collected using a closed ended questionnaire; and analyzed descriptively. Results showed that; clinical supervision style significantly affected civil staffs job performance. However, the other two SAS' supervision styles (scientific and developmental) insignificantly affected staffs job performance. It was recommended that sub county chief should employ advanced supervisory styles in order to cope with the changes in the surrounding environment.

 TABLE OF CONTENTS 

DECLARATION ........................................................................................................................... i 

APPROVAL ................................................................................................................................ .ii 

DEDICATION .......................................................................................................... , ................. iii 

ACKNOWLEDGEMENT ........................................................................................................... iv 

Table of Contents .......................................................................................................................... v 

List of Tables, Pie charts, Line graphs, and Bar graphs ........................................................... viii 

LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS AND ACRONYMS ................................................................... .ix 

ABSTRACT ................................................................................................................................. x 

CHAPTER ONE ......................................................................................................................... 1 

INTRODUCTION ...................................................................................................................... 1 

1.0 Introduction ............................................................................................................................. ! 

1.1 Background to the Study ........................................................................................................ ! 

1.1.1 Historical Background ......................................................................................................... ! 

1.1.2 Theoretical Background ....................................................................................................... 2 

1.1.3 Conceptual Background ....................................................................................................... 2 

1.1.4 Contextual Background ....................................................................................................... 3 

1.2 Problem Statement .................................................................................................................. 3 

1.3 Purpose of the Study ............................................................................................................... 3 

1.4 Objectives ofthe Study ........................................................................................................... 4 

1.5 Research Questions ................................................................................................................. 4 

1.6 Scope of the Study .................................................................................................................. 4 

1.6.1 Content scope ....................................................................................................................... 4 

1.6.2 Geographical scope .............................................................................................................. 5 

1.6.3 Time scope ........................................................................................................................... 5 

1.7 Significance of the Study ........................................................................................................ 5 

1.8 Conceptual Framework ........................................................................................................... 6 

CHAPTER TWO ........................................................................................................................ 7 

LITERATURE REVIEW .......................................................................................................... 7 

2.0 Introduction ............................................................................................................................. 7 

2.1 SAS' use of Clinical Supervision Style and civil servants' Job Performance ........................ 7 

2.2 SAS' use of scientific/autocratic Style of Supervision and Civil servants' Job PerformanceS 

2.3 SAS' use of developmental Style of Supervision and Civil servants' Job Performance ...... ! 0 

CHAPTER THREE .................................................................................................................. 11 

RESEARCH METHODOLOGY ............................................................................................ 11 

3.1 Introduction ........................................................................................................................... II 

3.2 Research Design ................................................................................................................... !! 

3.3 Study Population ................................................................................................................... II 

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3.4 Sample Size .......................................................................................................................... !! 

3.5 Sampling Techniques ............................................................................................................ I2 

3.6 Data Collection Methods and Instruments ........................................................................... I2 

3.7 Data Quality Control. ............................................................................................................ l2 

3.7.1 Validity of Instruments ...................................................................................................... 12 

3.8 Data Collection Procedure .................................................................................................... l3 

3.9 Data Processing and Analysis ............................................................................................... l3 

CHAPTER FOUR .................................................................................................................... 14 

PRESENTATION AND ANALYSIS OF DATA ................................................................... 14 

4.0 Introduction ........................................................................................................................... l4 

4.1 Response Rate ....................................................................................................................... l4 

4.3 Objective I: I SAS use of clinical supervision style ............................................................. 17 

4.4 Objective I :2 SAS use scientific styles of supervision ........................................................ 21 

4.5 Objective three Talks about SAS use of developmental supervision. This objective was 

responded to guided by the set statements as below ................................................................... 24 

CHAPTER FIVE ...................................................................................................................... 27 

DISCUSSION, FINDINGS CONCLUSION AND RECOMMENDATIONS ..................... 27 

5.0 Introduction ........................................................................................................................... 27 

5.1. Discussions .......................................................................................................................... 27 

5.1.1: Demographic information of the Respondents ................................................................. 27 

5.2 Conclusions .......................................................................................................................... 30 

5.2.1 Objective one ..................................................................................................................... 30 

5.1.2 Objective two ..................................................................................................................... 30 

5.1.3 Objective three ................................................................................................................... 30 

5.3 Recommendations ................................................................................................................ .31 

5.4 Areas for further Study ......................................................................................................... 32 

REFERENCES ........................................................................................................................... 33 

APPENDICES ............................................................................................................................ 37 

APPENDIX I: QUESTIONNAIRES ......................................................................................... 37