Mediating Effect of Organisational Capabilities on Relational Contract and Performance of Academic Staff at Selected Public Universities in Kenya
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Date
2022
Authors
Odengo, Ruth Anyango
Bula, Hannah
Kiiru, David
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UJM
Abstract
Academic staff performance in higher
education institutions globally, is seen as a fundamental
driver of economic growth achieved through the dispersion
of knowledge towards manpower development. The
complexity of academic staff performance in Kenyan
universities has drawn criticism. Relational contract is
thought to have an impact on employee attitudes and
performance. The objective of the study envisaged
examining how organizational capabilities mediated the
relationship between academic staff performance and
relational contract at selected Kenyan public universities.
This study was conducted using descriptive and
explanatory research design. This study targeted six public
universities whose student populations were above 15,000
and a minimum of 4 similar schools across the
universities. The target population was 6 selected public
universities with a population size of 6,271 academic staff.
The sample size was 362 academic staff of the selected
schools in the selected public universities. Primary data
was collected using a questionnaire, bearing both
structured and semi-structured questions. The findings
established that organisational capabilities partially
mediated association between academic staff performance
and relational contract in selected Kenyan public
universities. The study concluded that institutional
capabilities such as organizational leadership,
organizational communication and organizational culture
are necessary ingredients that universities need to
implement sustainable relational contract which can result
in not only high performance of staff but also sustainable
performance. The study recommends that management of
public universities in their pursuit of increased staff
performance should invest in modern, working and reliable
organisational capabilities which will create a conducive
environment for effective management of relational
contract between the universities’ management and staff.
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Keywords
Organizational, Capabilities, Relational Contract, Staff, Performance, Universities
Citation
Ruth Anyango Odengo, Hannah Bula, David Kiiru , "Mediating Effect of Organisational Capabilities on Relational Contract and Performance of Academic Staff at Selected Public Universities in Kenya," Universal Journal of Management, Vol. 10, No. 4, pp. 69 - 79, 2022. DOI: 10.13189/ujm.2022.100402.