EMPLOYEE WELFARE CSR STRATEGY AND PERFORMANCE OF PUBLIC UNIVERSITIES IN KENYA
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The International Labour Organization (ILO) notes that Employee welfare should be understood as such service, facilities and amenities which may be established in or in the vicinity of undertakings to enable the persons employed in them to perform their work in healthy and peaceful surroundings and to avail facilities which improve their health and bring high morale. These are not a form of employers’ goodwill or charity to the workers, but are facilitative services to build and maintain the morale of the workers to achieve the objectives of the organisation. This study aimed to assess the role of employee welfare provision as a CSR strategy that influences the performance of Public Universities in Kenya. It adopted the functional theory of welfare and sampled a total of 306 respondents from selected Public Universities in Kenya. A semi structured questionnaire was used. The study concluded that in order to maintain most efficient employees who will positively contribute to the Performance of organizations, they should be mentally and physically satisfied through provision of employee welfare programs. Provision of such programs have positive impact on employee performance which translates to overall organizational performance. The study recommended that companies should learn and implement welfare programs for improved organizational performance.
Key Words: Employee Welfare, Corporate Social Responsibility
CITATION: Kinyanjui J. N., Juma, D., Njeru, A., & Onyango, J. (2021). Employee welfare CSR strategy and performance of public universities in Kenya. The Strategic Journal of Business & Change Management, 8 (2), 76 – 86.
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