STRATEGIC DETERMINANTS OF EMPLOYEE PERFORMANCE IN KENYA PORTS AUTHORITY
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The study investigated the strategic determinants of employee performance. The study had four objectives: to examine the effects of reward systems on employee performance in KPA, to examine how organization structure impacts on employee performance in KPA, to examine the effect of compensation on employee performance at KPA and to establish the effect of employee relationship on employee performance in KPA. The study was descriptive in nature. To achieve the set objectives the study used stratified random sampling in obtaining a suitable sample selection by grouping the employees according to management levels. A sample size of 372 respondents was selected which comprised of KPA employees. Data was gathered by use of questionnaire, processed by editing and computed. Data was analyzed using SPSS (V24). The findings indicated that all variable had positive effect of the performance of employee at KPA.
Key terms: Employee Relationship, Employee Performance, Reward Systems, Organization Structure
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