THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN PERFORMANCE STANDARDS AND EMPLOYEES’ PERFORMANCE IN ALEBTONG DISTRICT, UGANDA. A CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY.
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https://doi.org/10.70572/agp.v2i1.44Keywords:
Performance Standards, Employee Performance, Alebtong District, Uganda, Work StandardsAbstract
Background.
Performance appraisal is the strength of performance management, which in turn affects employee performance and further helps to identify and overcome the problems faced by the employees in his/her work. This study aimed to assess the relationship between performance standards and employees’ performance in Alebtong District.
Methodology.
A cross-sectional research design that exploited a quantitative approach was adopted. The sample size was 141 participants, the study population included principal officers, senior officers, officers, and senior assistants, assistant officers, and subordinate staff respectively.
Results.
The majority of the participants were male (56.74%), (41.13%) were aged between (31-40) years. Performance Standard has a positive but weaker correlation with Employee Performance (0.352), The linear regression analysis indicates that Performance Standards have no significant effect on employee performance (coefficient=0.097, p > 0.05). On average, the respondents tended to agree with the statements related to performance standards, with a mean score of 3.70 and a standard deviation of 1.15.
Conclusion.
There is a weak relationship between Performance Standards and employee performance in this analysis.
Recommendation.
There is a need to review and potentially update the standards to better align with organizational goals and explore alternative assessment approaches for more insightful performance evaluation.
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