Influence of Result Oriented Employee Appraisal on Performance of Public Servants in Vihiga County, Kenya
Abstract
The purpose of this study was to determine the influence of result oriented employee appraisal on performance of public servants in Vihiga County, Kenya. The study adopted descriptive and explanatory survey design. This study targeted 359 heads of sections, 25 ward administrators and 8 members of the public service board. To ensure equal representation of individuals in the study stratified Random Sampling that involves dividing the population into two subgroups and then taking a simple random sample in each subgroup was used. To this regard, the study used a sample size of 183 heads of sections and 13 ward administrators. Further, purposive sampling was used to select the eight members of the public service board as key informants for the study, since they were expected to provide in-depth information relevant to the study. After data collection, the filled-in and returned questionnaires were edited for completeness, coded and entries made into SPSS. The descriptive analysis involving frequencies, percentage, mean and standard deviations were used as measures of central tendencies and dispersion respectively. A simple regression was also used to test the combined effect of all independent variables. The findings were presented in forms of Tables and charts. The study found out that there was a positive and significant relationship between results oriented employee appraisal and performance of public servants (B=0.406, p=0.000). The study concluded that appraisal forms in the county are completed by the line supervisor, which is then forwarded to the department's chief officer for approval, further transmission to the director of HR who consequently uses the content for effecting promotion, training and employee selection among others. The study recommended that employees should be involved in the entire appraisal process by allowing them to set their targets in line with organizational strategies as well as stating the resources needed to attain the set goals.
Keywords: Result Oriented Employee Appraisal, Performance of Public Servants and Vihiga County, Kenya.
