Institutional Factors Influencing Staff Mobility Across Public Sector in Tanzania. A Case of Tanzania Electric Supply Company

Staff mobility in public service become a common phenomenon and employees move from one organization to another voluntarily. It was conducted from Tanzania Electricity Supply Company and involved a sample of 104 respondents. The study adopted a mixed approach whereby qualitative and quantitative approaches were used. Moreover, a case study research design was used in which data were collected through interviews and questionnaires. Data were analysed through content analysis and descriptive statistics using Statistical Package for Social Sciences version 15.0. The findings indicate the presence of high employee labour mobility among public workers through transfer. The overall findings confirmed the existence of institutional factors as a major factor that pushes public employees to move out of the host public institution. The institutional factors including poor career growth, unsatisfactory working relations and unsatisfactory compensation are the key push factors for staff mobility. The study concluded that staff mobility in public sectors is inevitable as the government allows the transfer of staff from one organization to another. The study recommended that government institutions should improve the working environment and establish good working relationships to retain their talented employees. The study suggests the government review and development of harmonized and staff welfare operational policies among public institutions.