Effect of Occupational Stress on Employee Performance of the Judicial Service Commission Employees in Kenya
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.53819/81018102t6028Abstract
Employee performance is the key to success of an organization. Every individual employee must work toward the company’s vision and mission. The performance of employees is influenced by how businesses manage, up skill, and motivates their employees. This study sought to investigate the effects of occupational stress on employee performance of Judicial Service Commission employees in Kenya. Specifically, the study sought to; establish the effects of workload stress on employee performance of Judicial Service Commission in Kenya, to determine effects of role ambiguity stress on employee performance of Judicial Service Commission in Kenya, to establish the effects of working conditions stress on employee performance of Judicial Service Commission in Kenya and to determine effects of work relationships stress on employee performance of Judicial Service Commission in Kenya. In this study, a descriptive research design method was used. The target population comprised of 5,157 employees in the Kenyan Judiciary comprising of 635 magistrates and kadhis and 4,522 staff. The study sample size comprised of 362 employees. The study relied on both primary and secondary data. Questionnaires were used to collect primary data. The data was also entered using Statistical Package for Social Science (SPSS). Data that was obtained from the research instruments was summarized using Descriptive Statistics. To test hypothesis HA1 to HA4, Pearson’s Correlation Analysis was used. The study results were presented through use of tables and figures. The study concludes that workload stress has a significant effect on employee performance of Judicial Service Commission in Kenya. In addition, the study concludes that role ambiguity stress has a significant effect on employee performance of Judicial Service Commission in Kenya. Further, the study concludes that working condition stress has a significant effect on employee performance of Judicial Service Commission in Kenya. The study also concludes that work relationship stress has a significant effect on employee performance of Judicial Service Commission in Kenya. From the results, the study recommends that the management of judicial service commission should ensure effective strategies to manage workload stress are formulated and implemented to enhance employee performance.
Keywords: Occupational Stress, Employee Performance
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