RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN REWARD MANAGEMENT AND EMPLOYEE PERFORMANCE IN TECHNICAL TRAINING INSTITUTES IN KENYA
Keywords:
Human Resource Management, Reward Management, Reward System, Employee Performance, Technical Institutes in Kenya.Abstract
Purpose: The purpose of this study was to explore the relationship between reward management system and the employee performance in Technical Institutes in Kenya. Many organizations including technical institutions have realized the value of human capital, which is the most important asset of any organization, besides; the success or failure of an organization is largely dependent on the caliber of the people working therein.
Methodology: The research adopted both descriptive and correlational research designs. It also used a mixture of methods approach consisting of both qualitative and quantitative research methods, applied to a sample of the technical training institutes in Kenya. A sample size of 3 Technical Institutes in Kenya and comprising of 137 respondents was used. A linear regression analysis was used to explain the relationship between independent variables and dependent variable. The data was analyzed through Statistical package for social sciences and presented using the statistical methods amongst them tables, bar graphs and pie charts. The results were used test and determine the relationship of the variables.
Findings: The findings revealed that reward management had a positive effect and thus relationship on performance of the employee.
Contributions: The findings contribute to enhancement of reward systems in any organization for improved performance of both the employee and at large the employer. The results and recommendations will be used for policy formation and decision making
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Bratton, J.E., & Gold, J.T, (2003). Human Resource Management Theory and Practice. (6th Ed.). New York:Mc Graw-Hill.
Chang, P.L. & Chen, W.L. (2002). "The effect of human resource practices on firm performance: empirical evidence from high-tech firms in Taiwan", International Journal of Management, 19(4), 622-631.
Chen, S.H., Wang, H. & Yang, K. J. (2009), "Establishment and application of performance measure indicators for universities", The TQM Journal, 21(3), 220-235.
Chen, Y.G. & Cheng, J.N. (2012). "The relationships amongrecruitment channels, understanding of perspective job, job performance and turnover intention among Taiwanese kindergarden teachers", Social Behavior & Personality: An International Journal, 40(1), 93-103.
Chiboiwa, W., Samuel, M. & Chipunza, J., 2010. An examination of employee retention strategy in a private organisation in Zimbabwe. African journal of business management, 4(10), 3-9.
Danish, R.Q. & Usman, A. (2010). "Impact of reward and recognition on job satisfaction and motivation: an empirical study from Pakistan", International Journal of Business and Management, 5(2), 159-167.
Denis, C. & Michel, T. (2011). "Between universality and contingency: an international study of compensation performance", International Journal of Manpower, 32(8), 856-878.
Giorgio, C. & Arman, G. (2008). "New insights into executive compensation and firm performance: evidence from a panel of "new economy" firms 1996-2002", Managerial Finance, 34(8), 537-554.
Gottschalg, O. & Zollo, M. (2007). "Interest alignment and competitive advantage", Academy of Management Review, 32(2), 418-437.
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Gwavuya, F., 2011. Leadership influences on turnover intentions of academic staff in institutions in Zimbabwe. Academic leadership journal, 9(1), 1-15.
Handel, M.J. & Gittleman, M. (2004). "Is there a wage payoff to innovative work practices?, Industrial Relations, 43(2), 67-97.
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Ine´s, K. & Pedro, C. (2011). "Compensation and control sales policies, and sales performance:
The field sales manager's points of view", Journal of Business & Industrial Marketing, 26(4), 273-285.
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Jackson, S., Hitt, M., & Denisi, A. (2004). Managing Knowledge for Sustained organizational Performance: Designing Strategies for Effective HRM. Jossey Bass, San Franscisco, CA.
Khan, M.A. (2010), "Effects of human resource management practices on organizational performance - an empirical study of oil and gas industry in Pakistan", European Journal of Economics, Finance and Administrative Sciences, 24, 157-175.
Kipkebut, D. J. (2013). The Effects of Demographic Characteristics on Organisational Commitment, job Satisfaction and Turnover Intentions: the Case of Employees in Kenyan Universities, Journal of Organization and Human Behaviour, 4(6), 20-33.
Lew, T.Y. (2009). "Perceived organizational support: linking human resource management practices with affective organizational commitment, professional commitment and turnover intention", The Journal of International Management Studies, 4(2), 104-115.
Likert, R. (1967). The human organization: Its management and value. New York: McGraw-Hill.
Maina, P.M. (2015). Human Management Practices of the Presbyterian Church of East Africa and Organization's Performance (The case of PCEA St. Andrews, Nairobi Kenya), Journal of Marketing and Consumer Research, 10, 1-30.
Malik, M.E., Nawab, S., Naeem, B. & Danish, R.Q. (2010), "Job satisfaction and organization commitment of university teachers in public sectors of Pakistan", International Journal of Business and Management, 5(6), 17-26.
Maslow, A. H. (1943). A Theory of Human Motivation. Psychological Review, 50, 370-96.
Maslow, A. (1971). Motivation and Personality. New York: Harper and Row.
Mayson, S. & Barret, R. (2006). "The "˜science' and "˜practices' of human resources management in small firms", Human Resources Management Review, 16(4), 447-455.
Milne, P. (2007). "Motivation, incentives and organisational culture", Journal of Knowledge Management, 11(6), 28-38.
Mutua, S.M., Karanja, K. & Namusonge, G.S. (2012). Role of Human Resource Management Practices on Performance of Financial Cooperatives Based in Nairobi County, Kenya. International Journal of Humanities and Social Science, 2 (22).
Neumark, D., Schweitzer, M. & Wascher, W. (2004), Minimum wage effects throughout the wage distribution, Journal of Human Resources, 39(5), 425-450.
Oakland, S., & Oakland, J.S. (2001). Current people management activities in world- class organizations. Total Quality Management. Sept, 773-79.
Okumbe J. A. (2001). Human Resource Management. Nairobi: University Press.
Omolo, J.W., Oginda, M., & Otengah, W. (2013). Influence of Human Resource Management Practices on Performance of SMEs in Kisumu Municipality, Kenya.
Porter, M.V. (2001). The bottom line in employee compensation. Association Management, April, 4-50.
Qureshi et al. (2010). "Do human resource management practices have an impact on financial performance of banks?", African Journal of Business Management, 4(7), 1281-1288.
Samuel, M. & Chipunza, C., (2009). Employee retention and turnover: Using motivational variables as a panacea. African journal of business management, 3(8), 410-415.
Schuler, R. S. (2007). The Internationalization of Human Resource Management. Journal of International Management, 6, 239-260.
Shahzad, K., Bashir, S. & Ramay, M.I. (2008). "Impact of human resource practices on perceived performance of university teachers in Pakistan", International Review of Business Research Papers, 4(2), 302-315.
Shin-Rong, S.H. & Chin-Wei, C. (2012). "Outside director experience, compensation, and performance", Managerial Finance, 38(10), 914-938.
Steven, H.A. & Loring, M. (1996). "Compensation in the year 2000: pay for performance?", Health Manpower Management, 22(3), 31-39.
Swain, C. (2010). University Role in Economic Development: A National Priority for Global Competitiveness. Second Annual Technology Entrepreneurship Bootcamp (p.2). Texas: University of Texas.
Tan, C. L., & Nasurdin, A. M., (2010). Hman Resource Management Practices and Organizational innovation: Assessing the Mediating Role of Knowledge Management Effectiveness. The Electronic Journal of Knowledge Management, 9(2), 155-167.
Tessema, M. & Soeter, J. (2006). "Challenges and prospects of HRM in developing countries:
testing the HRM-performance link in Eritrean civil service", International Journal of Human Resources Management, 17(1), 86-105.
Torrington, D., Hall, L. & Taylor, S. (2008). Human Resource Management. (7th Ed.). London: Prentice Hall.
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Matolo, R. S., Iravo, P. M., & Waititu, P. G. A. (2019). RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN REWARD MANAGEMENT AND EMPLOYEE PERFORMANCE IN TECHNICAL TRAINING INSTITUTES IN KENYA. Journal of Human Resource and Leadership, 4(1), 9 – 21. Retrieved from https://iprjb.org/journals/index.php/JHRL/article/view/845
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