ABSTRACT
Reward and compensation systems in any organization are a vital tool and play an important role
as far as employee motivation and performance was concerned. The way organizations managed
their reward and compensation systems determined or influenced the attitudes of employees
towards work, as well as their performance. This study therefore sought to investigate the effects
of reward and compensation systems on employee performance. Specifically, it were to analyze
major levels of reward and compensation systems, find out how those levels were designed or
established, and established the specific earnings and their effects on employee performance
within the National Museums of Kenya.
The study adopted the survey design. The target population involved all the 220 members of staff
from Nairobi. Random sampling was used to select members of staff from five directorates i.e.
directorates of Administration and Human Resource, Research and Collection Management,
Regional Museums Sites and Monuments, Cultural and Corporate Affairs. The sample size
involved 44 employees which is 20% of the target population that representing the senior, middle
and support staff. The data collection instrument used was the questionnaire.
The data collected from the study was analyzed using both quantitative and qualitative
techniques. With the assistance of the computer program, that is, Special Program for Social
Scientists (SPSS) version 16.0, multiple regressions was used to measure the effects reward and
compensation systems at different levels of management on employee performance. Regression
analysis was also used to examine the relationship between staff performance at different levels
of management vis a vis reward and compensation systems. Tables, graphs and descriptive charts
were used to present the data.
The study found out that the reward and compensation systems had effects both positive and
negative on employee performance that included increased efficiency and effectiveness,
productivity and morale on the positive side; while labor turnover, reduced productivity and
work performance are effects on the negative side. The recommended improvement on reward
and compensation systems and further studies to be conducted to investigate strategies used to' deal with the problem of employee recruitment and retention among others.
MBAYA, J (2021). Effects Of Reward And Compensation Systems On Employee Performance Within The National Museums Of Kenya. Afribary. Retrieved from https://afribary.com/works/effects-of-reward-and-compensation-systems-on-employee-performance-within-the-national-museums-of-kenya
MBAYA, JUMA "Effects Of Reward And Compensation Systems On Employee Performance Within The National Museums Of Kenya" Afribary. Afribary, 28 May. 2021, https://afribary.com/works/effects-of-reward-and-compensation-systems-on-employee-performance-within-the-national-museums-of-kenya. Accessed 13 Oct. 2024.
MBAYA, JUMA . "Effects Of Reward And Compensation Systems On Employee Performance Within The National Museums Of Kenya". Afribary, Afribary, 28 May. 2021. Web. 13 Oct. 2024. < https://afribary.com/works/effects-of-reward-and-compensation-systems-on-employee-performance-within-the-national-museums-of-kenya >.
MBAYA, JUMA . "Effects Of Reward And Compensation Systems On Employee Performance Within The National Museums Of Kenya" Afribary (2021). Accessed October 13, 2024. https://afribary.com/works/effects-of-reward-and-compensation-systems-on-employee-performance-within-the-national-museums-of-kenya