THE INFLUENCE OF ORGANIZATIONAL CULTURE ON EMPLOYEE PERFORMANCE IN KENYA’S CIVIL SERVICE: A CASE OF THE MINISTRY OF WATER AND IRRIGATION
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The overall objective of this study was to examine the effect of organizational culture of the Ministry of Water and Irrigation (State Department of Water) on employee performance. The study examined the relationship between organizational culture and performance in Kenya’s Civil Service. Its specific objectives were to ascertain how organizational values, communication, reward system and mission influenced work performance. The scope of the study was limited to the Ministry of Water and Irrigation (State Department of Water). The target population was the 797 employees of the Ministry of Water and Irrigation (State Department of Water) as contained in the Ministry’s Human Resource Department’s Records. In this target population a sample of 80 employees was drawn by stratified random sampling technique. The researcher used both primary and secondary sources to conduct the research. Data was collected using structured questionnaires and analyzed using descriptive statistics such as percentages, frequencies and measures of central tendencies through the SPSS computer package. The findings revealed that organizational values, organizational communication, reward systems and mission affected performance positively. The study recommended that the civil service should have policies that encompass these variables as they were found to influence performance of the organization positively.
Keywords: Organizational Values, Communication, Reward System, Mission, Performance
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