Effect of Incentives on Employee Performance At Kenya Forest Service Uasin Gishu County
Journal Title: IOSR journal of Business and Management - Year 2018, Vol 20, Issue 3
Abstract
The purpose of the study was to investigate effect of incentives on employee performance at kenya forest service Uasin Gishu County. The study was guided by the Force-Field Theory of Change and Evolutionary Theory of Chang. It adopted descriptive survey research design. It targeted all the employees at Kenya Forest Service in Uasin Gishu County which currently has 8 forest stations with a total population of 115 employees. Census method was used to get a sample size of 115 respondents. Questionnaires were used in collecting data. To test validity of the instruments, the instrument was given to supervisors and research experts. A pilot study was done in Nandi County to test for reliability. Split half method was used to test the reliability. A cronbach alpha of 0.72 was obtained which confirmed the reliability of the research instruments. Descriptive statistics (percentages, mean and standard deviation) was used to analyze data. The study findings indicated that incentives are essential in organizational performance. It recommended that Kenya forest service and other government institutions should embrace reengineering process in their systems of operations in order to improve on customer service, new values of teamwork and cooperation, reduced employee turnover which in turn results in improved organizational image.
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Judith Chepkemoi
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