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Alaso, Vincent (Daystar University, School of Business and Economics, April , 2019)[more][less]
Abstract: High commitment management practice is a n important aspect of managerial undertaking in attaining success in any organization as it bears direct relationship with employee performance. Employees desire to be engaged in tasks that create a sense of inclusivity, that make the job environment conducive, leading to job satisfaction, and that in the end, reduce employee turnover. This study sought to investigate different high commitment management practices and their effect on employee performance on selected NGOs in Nairobi City County, Kenya. The arguments in this study were drawn from secondary sources from different journals and articles on high commitment management practices under different cultural contexts. The study adopted the descriptive research design entailing the process of collecting data in order to investigate research questions designed to evaluate the relationship between high commitment management practices and employee performance. Questionnaire was used as data collecting tool and the data collected was analyzed by SPSS version 23. From the study findings, it was evident that employee performance in executing assigned duties with competency and efficiency was significantly influenced by high commitment management practices; with 63% of the respondents confirming that these practices influenced employee performance. Most respondents particularly, acknowledged functional flexibility at work place of to have had the greatest impact of 72% on employee performance and 80% on quality of work by the employees. The study shows how these practices inspired employees into attaining high performance, which led to competitive advantage in innovation, high productivity and pursuit of both short and long-term organizational goals. It was observed from the study findings that performance in the respective organizations was characterized by increased productivity, innovation and quality of work. Thus it concluded that high performance management practices improved productivity, innovation, and quality work. The study recommends that employer-employee relationship be guided by high professional moral standards, and a participatory approach be preferred where managers involve employees more in the setting of specific, measurable, attainable, realistic and time bound organizational goals. Further recommendation is that organizations need to identify and formulate shared meaning and purpose for the contributions made by employees. Description: Master of Business Administration in Human Resources Management URI: http://repository.daystar.ac.ke/xmlui/handle/123456789/3495 Files in this item: 1
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