Relationship between Employee Pre-Retirement Adjustment Styles and Knowledge Sharing Intentions in State Corporation in Kenya.

Abstract

Knowledge management of the aging workforce is a major challenge, particularly to state
corporations in Kenya. Psychological effects of disengagement from a work life and the
transition to retirement may influence knowledge sharing intensions. The objective of the study
was to examine the relationship between employee pre-retirement Adjustment styles and
knowledge sharing intentions in state corporations in Kenya listed in the Kenya Gazette. The
study used exploratory design. The population of the study comprised of all 202 State
Corporations in Kenya. The study used purposive sampling to obtain data from the population
through a questionnaire. The study targeted employees who were within retirement age.
Quantitative data was collected to enable the researcher conduct an in-depth study. The study
carried out a pilot test to test the validity and reliability of the questionnaires in gathering the
data required for purposes of the study. Simple linear regression and multiple regression analyses
was used to establish the nature and magnitude of the relationship between variables and to test
hypothesized relationships. The study established that employee pre-retirement adjustment styles
had greater effect on knowledge sharing intentions. The study also established that preretirement
anxiety enhanced knowledge sharing intentions in State Corporations in Kenya. It
further found that the relationship was stronger where State Corporations were based in the same
sector and weaker when they were across Sectors. These research findings contribute by