INFLUENCE OF OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY PRACTICES ON ORGANISATIONAL PERFORMANCE OF PARASTATALS IN KENYA. A CASE STUDY OF NAIROBI CITY WATER AND SEWERAGE COMPANY
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Every business has an obligation to ensure the safety of its work force and other stake holders such as customers and suppliers. No organization goes wrong by implementing sound occupational safety practices as they provide a source of competitive advantage. On the contrary, absence of adequate work related safety practices lead to injury of workers, lost time, damages to property, and increase in compensation among others which intern leads to reduced performance of the organization as employees are not motivated to do their best on the job. Therefore, the purpose of this study was to establish the relationship between occupational safety practices and organizational performance. In details the study established the influence of safety training, employee involvement, safety communication and management commitment on organizational performance of parastatals in Kenya. The study was grounded upon four theories namely; stakeholders theory, Systems theory, Human capital theory and organizational support theory. The study adopted a descriptive case study research design. The study population included all staff at Nairobi City Water and Sewerage Company. Stratified random sampling was used to arrive at a study sample of size of 355. Collection of primary data was conducted using questioners presented in Likert scale. Analysis of data collected was done using Statistical Package for Social Sciences version 21. Both descriptive and inferential statistics were used in analysis of data collected. Inferential statistics was used to determine the strength of relationship between the independent and dependent variables. The study results revealed that there is a positive and significant relationship between Safety Communication and organizational performance at (β=0.684, sig=0.004, employee involvement and organizational performance at (β=0.234, sig=0.004,) safety training and organization performance at (β=0.84, sig=0.000,) and management commitment and organization performance at (β=0.255, sig=0.001,). The study therefore concluded that an increase in each of the study’s independent variables would lead to an increase in organization performance.
Key Words: Safety Training, Employee Involvement, Safety Communication, Management Commitment and Organizational Performance
CITATION: Adisa, A., & Juma, D. (2022). Influence of occupational safety practices on organisational performance of Parastatals in Kenya. A case study of Nairobi City Water and Sewerage Company. The Strategic Journal of Business & Change Management, 9 (2), 539 – 551.
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