Abstract: Past research done on employee welfare indicates that, employee welfare practices give employees a higher satisfaction with their jobs, high commitment towards the organization, high motivation to serve the public and strong intentions to work for the organization willingly and devotedly. This study focuses on the relationship between employee welfare practices and performance in non-governmental organizations in Kenya. The specific objective of the study was: to assess the relationship between recreational facilities at the work place on performance in NGOs in Kenya. The study is likely to aid the NGOs management boards, policy makers in government, human resource professionals and scholars and researchers in policy formulation for policy on recreational facilities at work place in order to improve performance in NGOs in Kenya. The study employed both correlational and descriptive survey designs. The fundamental model shaping this study was the linear regression model. The target population of the study was 14,283 employees in NGOs in Kenya. The sample size of the study was 372 respondents comprising junior management at 242, middle management at 97 and top management staffs at 33 chosen by simple random stratified sampling technique. Primary data was collected using both questionnaires and interviews. The data was analysed using the Statistical packages for social sciences (version 23). The main findings of the study indicated that recreational facilities at the work place influenced performance in NGOs in Kenya. The study also found that 81% of performance in NGOs in Kenya was explained by the independent variables of the study namely: employee economic support, employee counselling services and social support. Finally, the study also contributed to theory and knowledge for humanity. However, the study found that the most significant factor influencing performance in NGOs in Kenya was employee social support with P- Value at 0.439, followed by employee economic support with P- Value at 0.372, recreation facilities with P- Value at 0.358 and lastly employee counselling with P- Value at 0.208. 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 recreational facilities at the work place had a significant positive relationship with performance in NGOs in Kenya and recommended a policy on recreational facilities at work place such as increased play areas, be gender sensitive in designing the facilities and also encourage optimum utilization of the facilities. The provision of facilities would assist in making employees work with drive; enhance positive work attitude and employee development. It further brought employees together and made them healthy and happy. This would ultimately lead to employee productivity, keeps them physically and mentally fit which in turn helped them in their personal development and hence improved performance.
Keywords: Recreational facilities at the work place and performance.
Title: RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN RECREATIONAL FACILITIES AT WORKPLACE AND PERFOMANCE IN NGOs IN KENYA
Author: Protus Atsali Lumiti, Dr. Susan Wekesa, Dr. Mary Omondi, Prof. George Otieno Orwa, Dr. Michael Mboya Muma, Prof.Robert Mabele, Dr.Alex Ochumbo, Muo Charles
International Journal of Social Science and Humanities Research
ISSN 2348-3156 (Print), ISSN 2348-3164 (online)
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