Reward Systems and Performance of Employees in Commercial Banks in Nairobi County, Kenya
Loading...
Date
2021
Authors
Abdi, Faiza
Journal Title
Journal ISSN
Volume Title
Publisher
Kenyatta University
Abstract
Organizations seek as priority the aim of retaining a proficient and quality workforce. When employees are satisfied with their job, they worked towards attaining set targets, taking up additional responsibilities, accepting a challenging job, and working towards enhancing personal and professional goals. However, evidence from research studies revealed that employees in Kenya context experienced low sense of satisfaction, and this occasioned poor performance outcomes at all organizational levels, especially in deposit banks across Kenya. In lieu of this background, the study therefore seeks to examine the effect of reward systems on performance of workforce in selected Commercial Banks in Nairobi County. This study also seeks as specific objectives the effect which indicators of reward system such as recognition, financial rewards, career progression, and fringe benefit has on performance of employees in Commercial Banks, Nairobi, Kenya. To address objectives of this study, 357 employees will be targeted as the unit of analysis out which 107 participants will be randomly (stratified and simple) selected as sample size. Primary data will be collected and the instrument of getting the data collected will be via structured questionnaires. The validity and reliability of research instrument will be determined to ascertain how relevance and adequate the items to the study variables of interest. The analysis of the primary data collected will be carried using statistical software named Statistical Package for Social Sciences where statistical parameters such as sample mean, standard deviation, and multiple regression method will be employed. The interpretation and presentation of the outcomes of analysis carried out will be explained using tables and graphs. The study will also ensure that ethics governing research studies are given utmost priorities.
Description
A Research Proposal Submitted to the School of Business in Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Award of the Degree of Master of Business Administration (Human Resource Management Option), of Kenyatta University, March, 2021
Keywords
Reward Systems, Performance, Employees, Commercial Banks, Nairobi County, Kenya