WORK ENVIRONMENT AND EMPLOYEE PERFORMANCE IN PUBLIC SECONDARY SCHOOLS IN JUJA SUB COUNTY KIAMBU COUNTY
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The purpose of this study was to investigate work environment factors that affect employee performance in public secondary schools in Juja Sub County, Kiambu County. An employees’ workplace environment is a key determinant of quality of work and level of performance. How well the work environment engages employees, impacts their desire to learn skills and their levels of motivation to perform. Skills and motivation level influences employees’ level of creativity and innovation, collaboration with others, punctuality and performance development. This research sought to explore how working environment affect teachers’ performance in public schools, with reference to public secondary school teachers from Juja Sub County, Kiambu County. The specific objective of this study was to establish how salaries and benefits as a working environment factor affect teacher’s performance in public secondary schools. The study adopted descriptive research design using survey method to collect data from 74 respondents from public secondary schools in Juja Sub County. The data were collected using structured questionnaires and it was presented by use of tables, graphs and charts. Data was analyzed using a descriptive statistic that included frequencies and percentages. The inferential statistics which was used included regression that showed the relationship between the dependent variable and the independent variable. The finding of study showed that the working environment significantly affect teacher’s performance in public secondary schools in Juja sub County. The study recommended that TSC should reconsider its salaries and benefits package because employees perceive their salaries as a direct indication of the value their employer has placed on their services. This can boost their morale hence the performance. When the work environmental supports are sound, employees are better equipped to do what is expected of them. Finally, the school administration to encourage teachers to be creative and innovative and to use available resources in teaching and learning.
Key Words: Workplace Environment, Salaries and Benefits
CITATION: Wawire, L. K., & Namusonge, M. (2019). Work environment and employee performance in public secondary schools in Juja Sub County Kiambu County. The Strategic Journal of Business & Change Management, 6 (4), 1326 – 1334.
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