ABSTRACT
The study sought to find out the relationship between team work and employee performance
in selected organisations in Kampala District. Specific objectives of the study were: to find out the
nature of team work in selected organisations, effect of team work and employee performance in
selected organisations and suggest ways in which organisations can ensure that team work enhances
employee performance. An explanatory survey design was used with qualitative and quantitative
approaches. The study population was made up of top managers, line managers and employees of 5
randomly selected organisations where a total of 60 respondents (IO key informants and 50
employees) were interviewed. Questionnaires and interview gnides were used to collect data.
The findings indicate that team work was mainly done tlu·ough: goal setting as a team
(64%), clearly allocating roles for team members to play, communication, interdependence, mutual
understanding and leadership. The study found out that teamwork positively affects employee
performance tlu·ough: improvement in attendance, improvement in communication with fellow
employees, accomplishment of tasks and assignmentsand meeting set goals/objectives on time.
Team work was also noted to increase discipline at work and trust amongst employees; workers are
dependable at work, they show high profile and ethical behaviour at work and their personal
conduct and appearance increased. Results show that organisations can ensure that team work
enhances employee performance through: increasing employee involvement, delegating duties to all
employees, horizontal communication, increase in pay and incentives, awards at the end of the year
and training of employees in team building skills
The conclusions are: the nature of team work in selected organisations in Kampala District
is through goal setting as a team, clearly allocating roles for team members to play, communication,
interdependence, mutual understanding, guidance and leadership. The effect of team work μnd
employee performance was improvement in attendance, improvement in communication with
fellow employees, accomplishing tasks and assigmnentsand meeting set objectives on time. Ways
in which organisations can ensure that team work enhances employee performance were suggested
for example: increasing employee involvement, delegating duties, horizontal communication,
increase in pay, awards at the end of the year and training of employees in team building skills.
The recommendations of the study were: Organisation managers should ensure that there is
commitment to team success, interdependence is important in teams, Open Communication and
positive feedback is also needed and team work should be based on commitment to team processes,
leadership and accountability.
ADRINE, B (2021). Team \Vork And Employee Performance: A Case Study Of Kampala District. Afribary. Retrieved from https://afribary.com/works/team-vork-and-employee-performance-a-case-study-of-kampala-district
ADRINE, BAKIJUZA "Team \Vork And Employee Performance: A Case Study Of Kampala District" Afribary. Afribary, 03 Jun. 2021, https://afribary.com/works/team-vork-and-employee-performance-a-case-study-of-kampala-district. Accessed 12 Oct. 2024.
ADRINE, BAKIJUZA . "Team \Vork And Employee Performance: A Case Study Of Kampala District". Afribary, Afribary, 03 Jun. 2021. Web. 12 Oct. 2024. < https://afribary.com/works/team-vork-and-employee-performance-a-case-study-of-kampala-district >.
ADRINE, BAKIJUZA . "Team \Vork And Employee Performance: A Case Study Of Kampala District" Afribary (2021). Accessed October 12, 2024. https://afribary.com/works/team-vork-and-employee-performance-a-case-study-of-kampala-district