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Item Employee engagement and performance of research and training state corporations in Kenya(Kenyatta University, 2018-04) Cheche, Stephen Gikonyo; Muathe, Stephen M. A.; Maina, Samuel M.Research and training are very important drivers of economic development and account for differences in development levels between and among countries. For this reason, the African continent is seen to lag behind in development due to under investment in research and training. In Kenya, the country’s economic blue print; Vision 2030 has recognised the critical role of science, technology, innovation and training in moving the country to a middle income status. The government of Kenya implements its research and training agenda through a number of state corporations charged with the responsibility of research as well as training. However, performance of the public service in general and that of state corporations in particular has over the years been criticised due to unpredictable and unsatisfactory performance. Research and training state corporations have specifically been criticised due to poor linkage with stakeholders to facilitate demand driven research and training, slow pace of commercialisation of their services and failure to put up a mechanism to link research programmes with national priorities. Further, previous empirical studies on performance of state corporations in Kenya have paid little attention to the role of employee engagement even though there is empirical support that it has significant influence on organisational performance. Therefore, this study sought to investigate the influence of employee engagement on performance of research and training state corporations in Kenya. Specifically, the study sought to: determine the effect of traits, psychological state and behavioural engagements on performance of research and training state corporations in Kenya; to determine the moderating effect of demographic characteristics and the mediating effect of organisational commitment on the relationship between employee engagement and performance of research and training state corporations in Kenya. The study was anchored on resource based view and stakeholder theories and supplemented by social exchange, expectancy and work adjustment theories. A positivistic philosophy was adopted in order to investigate relationships among the variables. Descriptive and explanatory research designs were used to describe the variables and establish the nature of the relationships among them. The target population of the study was nine research and training state corporations in Kenya which had a total of 5728 employees. A census of the corporations was carried out supported by a multi stage sampling strategy to select participants which resulted in a sample of 378 respondents. A response rate of 70% was achieved. Descriptive statistics was used to describe the characteristics of the variables using aggregate mean score and standard deviation. The hypotheses were tested using multiple and hierarchical regressions. Adjusted R2 was used to measure the amount of variation in the dependent variable that was attributed to changes in the independent variables. The result indicates that traits, psychological state and behavioural engagements significantly influence performance of research and training state corporations in Kenya accounting for 43% of changes in performance. The influence of employee engagement on performance was found to be moderated by demographic characteristics of age, tenure and level of education while the relationship was found to be partially mediated by organisational commitment. The study concluded that employers should take in to account personality traits while hiring and assigning responsibilities to employees. Further, employers should create conducive conditions in the work place as this leads to acceptance of organisational goals as well as motivates employees to put in extra effort to ensure their achievement. Lastly, organisations should not only strive to have a diversified work force while also creating conditions that lowers staff turnover, but should be keen to hire people with high levels of education if they are to improve organisational performance.Item Employee Engagement, Demographic Characteristics and Performance of State Research and Training Corporations in Kenya(IUP, 2019) Cheche, Stephen G.; Muathe, Stephen M. A.; Maina, Samuel M.Research and training are very important drivers of economic development and account for differences in development levels between and among countries. In Africa and most Third World countries, research and training are mostly carried out by state entities specifically formed for the purpose. However, the performance of the public service has been criticized due to unpredictable and unsatisfactory performance. As the population increases and the demand on meager resources is also on the rise, the role of research and training becomes more critical. However, there is only scanty empirical research on the performance of state corporations in research and training. Therefore, this study attempts to investigate the influence of employee engagement on the performance of research and training state corporations in Kenya. Specifically, the study seeks to investigate the influence of demographic characteristics on the relationship between employee engagement and the performance of research and training state corporations in Kenya. The study found that employee engagement has a significant influence on organizational performance and that the relationship between them is moderated by age, education and tenure. The study concluded that employers should pay attention to the demographic composition of their workforce while providing safe and secure work environment that lowers staff turnover.Item Employee Engagement, Organisational Commitment and Performance of Selected State Corporations in Kenya(European Scientific Institute, 2017) Cheche, Stephen G.; Muathe, Stephen M. A.; Maina, Samuel M.The influence of employee engagement on organisational performance has been widely acknowledged and confirmed. However, there are scanty empirical investigations on the mediating role of organisational commitment on the relationship between employee engagement and organisational performance. Therefore, this study sought to investigate the mediating influence of organisational commitment on the relationship between employee engagement and performance of selected state corporations in Kenya. The study adopted a positivistic approach to investigate the relationships among and between the variables. Descriptive and explanatory research designs were used to describe the variables and establish the nature of the relationships among them. The study is based on employees of state corporations in research and training in the republic of Kenya. A sample of 378 respondents was selected using a multi stage sampling strategy. Data was analysed using descriptive and inferential statistics. The result indicates that employee engagement influences organisational performance and that the relationship is partially moderated by organisational commitment.Item Traits Engagement, Psychological State Engagement and Performance of Selected State Corporations in Kenya(Globeedu Group, 2017) Cheche, Stephen G.; Muathe, Stephen M. A.; Maina, Samuel M.There is ample empirical support that employee engagement influences organisational performance. However, very scanty empirical studies on the role of employee engagement have been conducted in Africa in general and in the public sector in particular. Therefore, this study sought to investigate the influence of employee engagement on performance of selected state corporations in Kenya. The study is anchored on resource based theory while descriptive and explanatory research designs are used to describe the variables and establish the nature of the relationships. To test the hypotheses, multiple regression analysis was conducted. The result indicates that traits and psychological state engagement have a significant influence on performance of selected state corporations in Kenya.