Techno-Structural Interventions and Organizational Performance of Geothermal Development Company, Kenya

Techno-structural intervention sad dresses the structural and technological issues in the organization. They particularly help in the identification of critical business drivers that provides the best results thus plays a critical role in promoting organizational performance. However, Geothermal Development Company's techno-structural interventions have not sufficiently supported their key strategic goals and the company is yet to achieve adequate organizational performance. It is against this background that the researcher examined the effect of techno-structural interventions on organizational performance of Geothermal Development Company. The study was guided by socio-technical systems theory. The target population was the 39 managers and chief of section officers at Geothermal Development Company. Census design was employed. Questionnaires enables the researcher to obtain large amounts of information from the respondents thus were used in the study. The study also applied descriptive and inferential statistical data analysis methods. Descriptive data analysis included parentages, means and standard deviations. Inferential data analysis employed correlation analysis and linear regression analysis to establish the relationship between techno-structural interventions and organizational performance. Descriptive findings established that techno-structural interventions affected organizational performance of Geothermal Development Company. Correlation analysis results indicated that the correlation coefficient value was(r= 0.739** , p=0.000). The results implies that the techno-structural interventions affected organizational performance. In regression analysis, the coefficient of determination was R2= 0.545 implying that techno-structural interventions explained 54.5% of variation in organizational performance. The study concluded that techno-structural interventions enhance technology use with the purpose of improving organizational processes, effectiveness and performance. The researcher recommends that Geothermal Development Company should intensify the use of technology in their organizational processes. This should be done by focusing the technostructural interventions towards work redesigns for the purposes of improving operational efficiency. The study will be of great importance to Geothermal Development Company and energy sector at large in Kenya. It provides useful information that will enable them improve on technology use, efficiency, production capacity, cost reduction and adoption to change in terms of operations and service delivery. It will also be helpful in the formulation and implementation of energy policies that can encourage investment in the energy sector and improve performance