Abstract: Past research done on employee, welfare indicates that, employee welfare practices such as provision of recreational facilities 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 of 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 on recreational facilities at work place in order to improve performance of NGOs in Kenya. The study employed both correlational and descriptive survey designs. The fundamental model shaping this study was linear regression model. The target population of the study was over 14,283 employees of 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. Data was analyzed using the Statistical Packages for Social Sciences. The main findings of the study suggested that recreational facilities at the work place had relationship with performance of NGOs in Kenya. According to the study, 35.8% of performance of NGOs in Kenya was explained by this variable. In addition, the study found that there was a significant linear relationship between recreational facilities at work place and performance of NGOs in Kenya. Finally, the study also contributed to theory and knowledge for humanity. 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 of NGOs in Kenya and recommended that a policy on recreational facilities at work place be considered and adopted. The study concluded that the policy document should consider other recreational facilities at workplace areas 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 would further bring employees together and make them healthy and happy. This would ultimately lead to employee productivity, keep them physically and mentally fit which in turn help them in their personal mental and physical development and hence improve performance of NGOs.
Keywords: Recreational facilities at the work place and Performance.
Title: RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN RECREATIONAL FACILITIES AT WORKPLACE AND PERFOMANCE 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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