EFFECT OF WORK SPACE FLEXIBILITY ON PERFORMANCE OF ADMINISTRATIVE STAFF IN PUBLIC UNIVERSITIES IN WESTERN KENYA

Public Universities in Kenya are striving to maximize human capital as one of the factors production order achieve its goal. In relation this, International labor organizations global report on flexible work arrangement 2010 rates among those with highest prevalence long working hours per week. faces challenges implementation arrangements programs. limiting and this has affected performance administrative staffs supporting teaching students. The Western have had their staff participate industrial action citing being over-worked after some exited services either because retirement, resignation, death or laid off, reducing size capital. purpose study was determine influence space flexibility performance. This achieved by study’s objective: To establish effect western Kenya. research hypothesis was: H 01: Work does not a significant guided socio-technical systems theory. A correlational design adopted for study. population 140 respondents from across participated using census sampling. Reliability at Cronbach alpha value above0.7. Content validity instrument through literature review. Both descriptive inferential statistics were used data analysis. findings revealed that less practiced hence negative It concluded recommended universities adopt better can enhance is expected will aid decisions Management Universities, Government future researchers shaping regarding design. Key Words: Space, Flexibility, Performance, Working Hours, Administrative, Staff CITATION: Nyaoro, B. O., & Anyango, C. (2023). Effect public Strategic Journal Business Change Management, 10 (1), 179 – 189.