Abstract: Many corporate organizations offer employee welfare services such as employee economic support in different forms as a way of either motivating their employees or improving their productivity. However, little information is known about such services by all the stakeholders in NGOs. The general purpose of this study was to analyze the relationship between employee economic support and performance of non-governmental organizations in Kenya. The specific objective of the study were: explore the relationship between employee economic support and performance of NGOs in Kenya. The study is likely to aid the NGO’s management boards, policy makers in government, human resource management professionals and scholars and researchers in policy formulation for employee welfare practices to improve performance of NGOs in Kenya. The study employed both correlational and descriptive survey designs. The fundamental model shaping this study was multiple linear regression model. The target population of the study was over 14,283 employees working in 7,004 registered NGOs in Kenya. The sample size of the study was 372 respondents comprising employees in junior management totaling 242, middle management at 97 and top management staffs at 33, who were chosen by simple random stratified sampling technique. Primary data was collected using both questionnaires and interviews. Data was analyzed using the Statistical Packages for Social Sciences. The main findings of the study indicated that employee economic support influenced the performance of NGOs in Kenya. Further, according to the study, 37.2% of performance of NGOs in Kenya was explained by this variable. In addition, the study also found that there was a positive linear relationship between the employee economic support and performance of NGOs in Kenya. Finally, the study contributed to theory and knowledge to all the stakeholders and to society. The study had limitations, that is, the respondents were not consistent and the sample size of the study was limited in scope. The study concluded that employee economic support had a significant positive relationship with performance of NGOs in Kenya and recommended that a policy on other employee economic support services such as subsidized loans from banks, mortgages and other financial facilities for employee personal development be considered and adopted by NGO management boards. This is likely to motivate employees to work better and with determination to enhance performance of NGOs in Kenya.
Keywords: Employee Economic support, Performance.
Title: RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN EMPLOYEE ECONOMIC SUPPORT AND PERFORMANCE OF NGOs IN KENYA
Author: Protus Atsali Lumiti, Dr. Susan Wekesa, Dr. Mary Omondi, Prof. George Otieno Orwa
International Journal of Social Science and Humanities Research
ISSN 2348-3156 (Print), ISSN 2348-3164 (online)
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