How Organization Structure Moderates the Influence of Individualized Consideration of Judicial Officers on the Performance of Judicial Staff in Kenya

Purpose: Performance in any setting is always a function of a number of contributing factors. Important to note, is that the responsibility of achieving the expected outcome in an organization lies with the leadership. While leadership has the prerogative to ensure organization goals are achieved, there are a number of intervening variables that may sway its performance. One such variable that this study was based on is organization structure. Transformational style of leadership exhibits several attributes such as individualized consideration, and it is associated with the overall success of organizations. This study set out to investigate how organization structure moderates the influence of individualized consideration of judicial officers on the performance of judicial staff in Kenya.Methodology: Descriptive correlational research design was used in the study to find out the degree, direction and the significance of influence of individualized consideration on the performance of judicial staff. The target population of the study consisted of 770 judicial staff in the Kenyan Judiciary. The study used stratified random sampling technique to select 385 judicial staff from High Courts and Magistrate Courts in Nairobi County. Bivariate correlations were used to establish the relationship between the study variables, while ANOVA was used to examine variability. Besides, the strength of association between the variables was determined using Chi-square tests, while the predictability of variables was analyzed through regression analysis.Findings: The study found that individualized consideration of judicial officers significantly influenced the performance of judicial staff, both with and without the moderation of organization structure, β = .821, p < .05; β = .828, p < .05.Policy recommendation: The study recommends that to improve the performance of judicial staff, judicial officers need to develop their competence at their place of work, appreciate each judicial staff as individuals rather than as a group, and to ensure fair workload distribution. The study established that indeed, organization structure positively and significantly, moderates the influence of individualized consideration of judicial officers on the performance of judicial staff in Kenya.