scholarly journals JOB AUTONOMY AND EMPLOYEE PERFORMANCE IN THE COUNTY GOVERNMENT OF ISIOLO, KENYA

2021 ◽  
Vol 6 (6) ◽  
Author(s):  
Lucy Nyoroka Mworia ◽  
Wanjugu Wachira ◽  
Peter Mwaura
Keyword(s):  
Employee Performance ◽  
Target Population ◽  
County Government ◽  
Human Resource Managers ◽  
Job Autonomy ◽  
Chi Square ◽  
The Public ◽  
Descriptive Research ◽  
Resource Managers ◽  
Chi Square Analysis

Employees are a company's strategic asset, and their efforts help the organization to sustain itself in an increasingly competitive world. Previous research has shown that high job autonomy will allow workers to take part in some activities, thereby increasing their willingness and motivation to learn and prepare further. This study therefore sought to examine the influence of job autonomy on employee performance in county government of Isiolo. This study adopted a descriptive research design involving a mixed method approach. Employees in county government of Isiolo formed the target population for this study. At sample of 140 employees was arrived at by stratified sampling. A structured self-administered questionnaire and interviews were used for the study. Descriptive statistics and chi-square analysis were employed with the help of SPSS. The study found that there was a high job autonomy among employees in county government of Isiolo. Findings also showed as a high employee performance in the sample. There was a significant relationship (χ2 = 27.602, df = 16, p = 0.035) between job autonomy and employee performance. The study concluded that job autonomy influences employee performance in county government of Isiolo. Human resource managers in the public sector ought to enhance job autonomy by increasing the control among employees have over what they are supposed to accomplish. <p> </p><p><strong> Article visualizations:</strong></p><p><img src="/-counters-/edu_01/0885/a.php" alt="Hit counter" /></p>

The Effect of Sanctions on Cooperative Behavior: A Study on Medium Trust Individuals in the Context of Corruption

2018 ◽  
Vol 34 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Dewi Rosiana ◽  
Achmad Djunaidi ◽  
Indun Lestari Setyono ◽  
Wilis Srisayekti
Keyword(s):  
Logistic Regression ◽  
Public Interest ◽  
Logistic Regression Model ◽  
Cooperative Behavior ◽  
Research Subjects ◽  
Chi Square ◽  
Public Interests ◽  
The Public ◽  
Chi Square Analysis ◽  
Personal Interests

This study aims to describe the effect of sanctions (individual sanctions, collective sanctions, and absence of sanctions) on cooperative behavior of individuals with medium trust in the context of corruption. Both collective sanctions and individual sanctions, are systemic, which means sanctioning behavior is exercised not by each individual but by the system. Cooperative behavior in this context means choosing to obey rules, to reject acts of corruption and to prioritize public interests rather than the personal interests. Conversely, corruption is an uncooperative behavior to the rules, and ignores the public interest and prioritizes personal interests. Research subjects were 62 students. The Chi-Square Analysis was used to see the association between the variables and the logistic regression model was applied to describe the structure of this association. Individual sanction is recommended as punishment to medium trust individuals to promote cooperative behavior in the context of corruption. The results showed that individuals with medium trust had more cooperative behavior.

scholarly journals Factors Affecting the Implementation of Health and Safety in Supermarkets in Kenya

2015 ◽  
Vol 5 (2) ◽  
pp. 223
Author(s):  
Kaaria Ann Gaceri
Keyword(s):  
Health And Safety ◽  
Target Population ◽  
Corporate Identity ◽  
Human Resource Managers ◽  
Validity And Reliability ◽  
Safety Measures ◽  
Factors Affecting ◽  
Resource Managers ◽  
Commercial World ◽  
The Government

In today’s rapidly changing commercial world ‘retail design’ is taking on the great importance than ever before both in terms of selling a company’s products and promoting an organizations’ corporate identity (Onwong’a,Mamati, Kangu &Osongo, 2010) .The purpose of this study was to evaluate the factors affecting the implementation of health and safety measures in supermarkets in Kenya; A survey of Supermarkets in Kenya.The implementation of health and safety measures at workplaces is minimal and yet it goes without doubt that if properly implemented, workplace accidents, injuries and illness would decrease in number. The research study was thus to facilitate the understanding of the benefit to implementing health and safety measures, thereby enhancing the acceptance in organizations.The study was be guided by the following specific objectives, to establish whether leadership influences the implementationof health and safety measures in supermarkets in Kenya,to find out whether employee training influences the implementation of health and safety measures in supermarkets on Kenya,andto establish whether employee participation influences the implementation of health and safety measures in supermarkets in Kenya.  The study employed a descriptive research design (Sekaran, 2006).Data analysiswas aided by SPSS Version 17(Marija, 2008). The target population was the general retail merchandise in Kenya while the study population wasHuman Resource Department Staff in supermarkets with more than 10 outlets in Kenya. The study was a census of supermarkets with more than 10 outlets and hence the sample size was equal to the study population.Primary data was collected using self administered questionnaires. A pilot test was conducted to test the validity and reliability of the research instruments. The study employed descriptive statistics and data analysis was performed using both qualitative and quantitative techniques.The final findings were presented using pie charts and statistical tables. This study will be of value to the human resource managers of the general retail merchandise industry, the government,research institutions, scholars and other private institutions.

scholarly journals Public Opinion on Caste Discrimination in Higher Education

2019 ◽  
Vol 8 (4) ◽  
pp. 7807-7809
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
South Asia ◽  
Sampling Method ◽  
Statistical Tools ◽  
Chi Square ◽  
The Public ◽  
Descriptive Research ◽  
Caste Discrimination ◽  
Convenience Sampling ◽  
The Difference

The division of a general public into castes is a worldwide wonder not solely honed inside a specific religion or conviction framework. In South Asia, caste discrimination is generally established in the Hindu caste framework, as per which Dalits are considered 'pariahs'. Most Dalit understudies who go to a college are original students. The main objective of the study is to understand the caste discrimination in higher education with special reference to Chennai, and to identify the difference between caste discrimination in one’s educational life. Descriptive research is used and convenience sampling method is used to collect the samples. The statistical tools used here is ANOVA, independent sample t test, and chi-square. The sample size is 1860. The paper concludes that more awareness is needed among the public about the abolition of caste discrimination in higher education.

scholarly journals Analysis of Factors Related to Patient Loyalty During The Covid-19 Pandemic at The Ciasmara Health Center in 2021

2021 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
pp. 1021-1030
Author(s):  
Diah Setyawati
Keyword(s):  
Public Health ◽  
Health Center ◽  
Employee Performance ◽  
Health Care Facilities ◽  
P Value ◽  
Chi Square ◽  
Public Health Center ◽  
The Public ◽  
Patient Loyalty ◽  
Chi Square Test

Since the Covid-19 pandemic occurred in March 2020 in Indonesia, many aspects of life have been affected, including health care facilities. This condition has changed people's lifestyles, community visits to health care facilities have decreased. Public interest in visiting public health service facilities has also decreased. One of the public health facilities that feel the impact is the Public Health Center. The purpose of this study was to determine the factors - factors associated with patient loyalty at the Public Health Center. This type of research is quantitative analytic with a cross-sectional approach, the types of statistical tests used are the Chi-square test and Logistic Regression test. The location of the research was at the Ciasmara Health Center, the time of the study was from January to July 2021. The number of samples was 120 respondents, the sampling technique was total sampling. The results of the univariate analysis showed that most of the respondents were not loyal to Public Health Center services, namely 51.7%. The results of the chi-square test showed that of the 7 independent variables studied, only 3 variables were significant on patient loyalty (p-value < 0.05), namely: attitude (0.021), service quality (0.034), and employee performance (0.024). While the variables of knowledge, economic level, distance from the house, and infrastructure are not significant because the p-value > 0.05. The results of the logistic regression test showed that the most dominant factor related to patient loyalty was employee performance. The quality of service and employee performance at the Public Health Center needs to be improved as long as it is through improving services and providing rewards and punishments for employees who perform well and poorly. Next, the patient's attitude needs to be improved through education and counseling carried out by the Public Health Center.

scholarly journals STUDI TENTANG MOTIVASI DAN KARAKTERISTIK PRIBADI KARYAWAN SARI SEHAT HERBAL MEDICINE INDUSTRY di MAGELANG

2016 ◽  
Vol 4 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Yan Kurnia Putri
Keyword(s):  
Herbal Medicine ◽  
Marital Status ◽  
Employee Performance ◽  
Personal Characteristics ◽  
Employee Motivation ◽  
Chi Square ◽  
Testing Techniques ◽  
And Gender ◽  
Chi Square Analysis ◽  
The Relationship

This study aims to examine and analyze the influence of personal characteristics on employee motivation Sari Sehat Herbal Medicine Industry and to determine whether the employee motivation Sari Sehat Herbal Medicine Industry in Magelang . Data collected through questionnaires and conducted on 89 employees Sari Sehat Herbal Medicine Industry Magelang . Analysis of the data in this study using SPSS version 17 . In this study used a sample of the entire population and data testing techniques used in this study include test validity , reliability tests with Cronbach alpha . Spearman correlation analysis to examine the relationship between personal characteristics such as age , education , length of employment , marital status of the motivation , by comparing the value Sig.ρhitung with α value ( 0.05 ) . As for analyzing gender relations to motivation chi square analysis was used to compare the value of Sig . χ ^ 2hitung the value of α ( 0.05 ) . The analysis showed that the level of personal characteristics ( 0.003 ) , length of employment ( 0 ) and marital status ( 0.006 ) effect on employee performance . Age (0.524 ) and gender (0.217 ) had no effect on motivation . And the biggest motivation for employees Sari Sehat Herbal Medicine Industry is salary ( 79 % ) . This research

Public Perception of the Role of Facebook Usage in Political Campaign in Nigeria

10.31355/15 ◽  
2017 ◽  
Vol 1 ◽  
pp. 085-102
Author(s):  
Oberiri Destiny Apuke ◽  
Ivo Nkasire Apollos
Keyword(s):  
Public Perception ◽  
Survey Design ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Late Time ◽  
Ratio Scale ◽  
Chi Square ◽  
The Public ◽  
Measurement Models ◽  
Facebook Usage ◽  
Chi Square Analysis

NOTE: THIS ARTICLE WAS PUBLISHED WITH THE INFORMING SCIENCE INSTITUTE. Aim/Purpose................................................................................................................................................................................................ This study investigates the public perception towards Facebook usage in the 2015 political campaigns in Nigeria. Background................................................................................................................................................................................................ The utilization of online networking in political issues has kept on developing in late time, even though it was not at first recognized as a political apparatus, political aspirants and politicians at large have now understood its capability. Hence, it has turned into one of the fundamental platforms for political aspirants to propagate diverse campaign messages to their constituents who have an interest in their political career and aspirations. Methodology................................................................................................................................................................................................ The study made use of descriptive survey design with a questionnaire as the instrument for data collection. Data were analyzed using the 2016 Microsoft Excel statistical package with frequency counts and simple percentages presented in tables and graphs. The hypotheses generated in this study were tested via inferential statistical chi-square analysis at 0.05 level of significant. Contribution................................................................................................................................................................................................ Studies that investigate the public perception of the usage of Facebook in electioneering campaign in Northern Nigeria, notably Taraba State is in its embryonic stage. Therefore, this paper is an extension to such body of knowledge. Findings...................................................................................................................................................................................................... The study demonstrated that Facebook was used in the 2015 senatorial electioneering campaigns in southern Taraba, and this influenced electorate to vote a particular candidate. However, it is the perception of the respondents that there were dysfunctions such as deliberate distortions in the information about opponents, abusive speech, distortion of the facts about personal performance, and misinformation as a strategy for influencing on the Facebook pages of the electorates and candidates. Recommendations for Practitioners........................................................................................................................................................... Reliability (e.g. message must be clear, focused, well conveyed, believable, credible, free from abusive speech and attacking of opponents) should be an essential concept in the posted political messages or promises of politicians so as to draw more fans to themselves. Recommendation for Researchers.............................................................................................................................................................. It should be noted that this study centers on southern Taraba alone, therefore, in order to get a more generalized results, it is pertinent for further research to include other parts of Nigeria. Additionally, a combination of content analysis and interview will be helpful in examining the nature of the abusive words/speeches used on Facebook in the 2015 southern Taraba senatorial electioneering campaign. Impact on Society.......................................................................................................................................................................................... Some of the limitations have to do with the nature of the questionnaires them-selves and the kind of variables and measurement models required. The measurements are perceptions rather than quantitative interval or ratio scale measures taken on the variable. Therefore, future research should adopt quantitative interval or ratio scale measures on the variable in order to obtain scientific results. Future Research............................................................................................................................................................................................. It should be noted that this study centres on southern Taraba alone, therefore, in order to get a more generalizable results, it is pertinent for further research to include other parts of Nigeria.

scholarly journals THE ANALYSIS OF SCHOOL OPERATIONAL SUPPORT FUNDS’ EFFECTIVENESS

2018 ◽  
Vol 16 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Esti Rahayu ◽  
Mimin Nur Aisyah
Keyword(s):  
Data Collection ◽  
Internal Control ◽  
Swot Analysis ◽  
Qualitative Approach ◽  
Human Resource Managers ◽  
Fund Management ◽  
National Education ◽  
Descriptive Research ◽  
Resource Managers ◽  
Collection Methods

This research aims to determine the effectiveness of the use of BOS funds in SMK Negeri 2 Magelang in 2016 and its SWOT analysis. It was a descriptive research with quantitative and qualitative approach. Data collection methods used were interview and documentation. The research found that the use of BOS funds in SMK Negeri 2 Magelang in 2016 amounted to Rp1,279,348,659.00 from the planned Rp1,614,911,317.00 with the effectiveness of 79%. According to the criteria of the Ministry of National Education (2009), the use of BOS funds is categorized as very effective because the percentage exceeds 70%. The SWOT analysis provides several strategies, including : (1) using BOS funds to improve the competence of students and teachers and thus enhancing school’s existence and achievement (S-O strategy), (2) administering training and capacity building of human resource managers (W-O strategy), (3) improving the internal control and communication with government related to BOS fund management (S-T strategy), and (4) increasing the supervision on the management of BOS funds (W-T strategy). Keywords: Effectiveness, BOS funds, SWOT analysis, BOS strategy

scholarly journals Influence of Training Strategies on Employee Performance in Public University Campuses in Kericho County, Kenya

2020 ◽  
Vol 16 (3) ◽  
pp. 88
Author(s):  
Benjamin Bett Cheruiyot
Keyword(s):  
Survey Design ◽  
Employee Performance ◽  
Target Population ◽  
Public University ◽  
Study Data ◽  
Cross Sectional Survey ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
University Campuses ◽  
The Public ◽  
Training Strategies

The focus of this study was to investigate the influence of training strategies on employee performance in public university campuses in Kericho County, Kenya. The study was motivated by concerns on employee performance in public university campuses despite the various training strategies adopted by the public institutions to enhance employee performance. The study adopted a cross-sectional survey design.  A sample of 106 employees, representing 26% of the target population, was selected from four public university campuses namely; University of Kabianga (UK), Moi University (MU), Kenyatta University (KU), and Kisii University (KSU). Stratified random sampling was utilized in selecting the respondents for the study. Data was collected through a questionnaire and analyzed using both descriptive and inferential statistics. A pilot study was conducted on the data collection instrument to pre-test its validity before the main survey, while data reliability was measured using Cronbach’s alpha coefficient. Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS) version 23.0 was used to aid in coding, entry and analysis of quantitative data. Finally, there is a conclusion and recommendation based on the findings. The study found out that the relationship between training strategies and employee performance was significantly positive. The conclusion from the findings of this study is that motivated employees are the main drivers of the public institutes’ performance. Given the findings, the study recommends that public universities improve training strategies to improve the level of employee performance.

scholarly journals Transformation leadership style and employee job satisfaction in county government of Kakamega, Kenya

2020 ◽  
Vol 9 (5) ◽  
pp. 100-108
Author(s):  
Brenda Lumbasi Barasa ◽  
Anne Kariuki
Keyword(s):  
Job Satisfaction ◽  
Transformational Leadership ◽  
Leadership Style ◽  
County Government ◽  
Chi Square ◽  
Employee Job Satisfaction ◽  
Descriptive Research ◽  
Improved Performance ◽  
Transformational Leadership Style ◽  
Transformation Leadership

Transformational leadership is critical because of its contribution to organizational positive outcomes such as improved performance, motivation, and employee job satisfaction. Existing empirical and extant literature confirms that there is a positive relationship between transformational leadership and employee job satisfaction. This study complemented the findings by studying the effect of transformational leadership style on employee job satisfaction in the county government of Kakamega. A descriptive research design was adopted, focusing on employees at Kakamega County. Out of the 188 questionnaires issued, 174 (81 percent) filled and returned the questionnaire. Data were analyzed using descriptive and chi-square. The findings indicated that the transformational leadership style influences employee job satisfaction.  

scholarly journals Public Opinion on Problem Solving Skills

2019 ◽  
Vol 9 (1) ◽  
pp. 3348-3350
Keyword(s):  
Public Opinion ◽  
Problem Solving ◽  
Chi Square ◽  
Problem Solving Skills ◽  
The Public ◽  
Descriptive Research ◽  
The People ◽  
Dependent Variables ◽  
Age Dependent ◽  
Problem Solving Process

Problem Solving may incorporate scientific or deliberate tasks and can be a measure of a person's basic reasoning aptitudes. Critical thinking in brain science alludes to the way toward discovering answers for issues experienced in life. Solutions to these issues are typically circumstance or setting particular. Problem solving enables people to take a gander at circumstances from numerous sides, and after that envision a few distinctive approaches to react. This open procedure of reasoning presents thoughts and arrangements that grow the open doors for progress. The main objective of this study is to know about the problem-solving skills among the people. For the purpose of this study descriptive research is used to portray accurately the public opinion on problem solving skills. Convenient sampling method is used to collect the samples. 1859 samples - sample size. Independent variables are gender, educational qualification, age. Dependent variables are Problem solving process, choice of overcoming the problem, mean of level of agreeability towards Problem solving skills. Independent sample t test, chi square and ANOVA are the research tools used in this research. The findings of this study suggests that Problem solving ability is fundamental for everybody to prevail in their day to day life. It is concluded that each and every person should develop problem solving skill in them in order find solution for the problems they face in their life. Solving our problems then and there will help us to lead a peaceful life.Problem Solving may incorporate scientific or deliberate tasks and can be a measure of a person's basic reasoning aptitudes. Critical thinking in brain science alludes to the way toward discovering answers for issues experienced in life. Solutions to these issues are typically circumstance or setting particular. Problem solving enables people to take a gander at circumstances from numerous sides, and after that envision a few distinctive approaches to react. This open procedure of reasoning presents thoughts and arrangements that grow the open doors for progress. The main objective of this study is to know about the problem-solving skills among the people. For the purpose of this study descriptive research is used to portray accurately the public opinion on problem solving skills. Convenient sampling method is used to collect the samples. 1859 samples - sample size. Independent variables are gender, educational qualification, age. Dependent variables are Problem solving process, choice of overcoming the problem, mean of level of agreeability towards Problem solving skills. Independent sample t test, chi square and ANOVA are the research tools used in this research. The findings of this study suggests that Problem solving ability is fundamental for everybody to prevail in their day to day life. It is concluded that each and every person should develop problem solving skill in them in order find solution for the problems they face in their life. Solving our problems then and there will help us to lead a peaceful life.

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