Effects of Employees Turnover in Tanzanian Organizations: A case of Tanzania Fisheries Research Institute, Dar es Salaam

Abstract

The purpose of this study was to examine the effects of staff turnover in Tanzanian Organisations. The study was conducted at Tanzania Fisheries Research Institute (TAFIRI-Dar es Salaam which is the research institute constituting Public Sector Organisations (PSOs) under the Ministry of Livestock and Fisheries. The study employed a case study design for depth understanding of the phenomena. Questionnaire and interviews were used to collect data from 35 respondents out of which 30 were randomly selected from existing TAFIRI's employees while 5 were purposively selected from TAFIRI's heads of departments. Data from questionnaire were analysed descriptively through Statistical Package for Social Science (SPSS) and presented through tables, frequencies and percentage. Data from interview were analysed through content analysis where by the emerged themes were taken from data provided. Human and social capital theories were used in this study due to their direct link to the organization productivity. The study revealed that staff turnover at TAFIRI-Dar es Salaam led to increased workload for remaining staff, poor service delivery, loss of talented and experienced workers, replacement or recruitment costs, and training and development costs for newly recruited staff. In the light of these findings, it was recommended that TAFIRI should devise and implement different strategies like improving their incentive schemes that will promote staff retention.