THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN RATIONAL GOALS AND ORGANIZATIONAL PERFORMANCE IN THE REFERRAL HOSPITALS IN KENYA
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This research examines the relationship between rational goals and organizational performance in National Referral Hospitals in Kenya. In particular, the study investigates the inconsistency in the relationship between Rational Goals and Organizational Performance. Several studies have been conducted in this field and they delivered inconsistent results with some arguing that there is a positive direct relationship between the two variables while others say that there is no relationship between the two variables while others recommend further research in this field since they argue that the relationship is not clear. The findings of the study indicate that Rational Goals have a significant relationship with organisational performance in referal hospitals in Kenya and that Rational Goals explained 48% of the variations in performance. The results further indicate that a unit change in rational goals, will result to 0.080 increase in performance. Rational goals positively and significantly influenced the performance of referral hospitals in Kenya. (B1=0.313, P=0.000).
Keywords: Rational goals, Work Climate, Organizational Performance, National Referral Hospitals
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