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- ItemConceptualizing, and measuring employee performance by examining the antecedents of leadership style, emotional resilience and personality attributes in Kampala Capital City Authority KCCA-Uganda .(Kampala International University, Directorate of Higher Degrees and Research, 2018-04) Ongia, John FrancisThe purpose of the study was to explore the influence of emotional resilience, leadership styles on employee performance in the KCCA, with a view to bridge the gaps identified in the previous related literature and empirical study. The study was guided by three objectives, that is, to find outout the influence of emotional resilience (emotional awareness, perseverance, optimism, internal locus of reference, sense of humour) on employee performance, to establish the influence of leadership styles (transactional, democratic, autocratic, consultative) on employee performance and to establish the influence of emotional resilience on leadership styles. This study employed convergent parallel mixed methods design which consists of the collection or analysis of both quantitative and qualitative data in a single study in which the data are collected concurrently or sequentially, are given a priority, and involve the integration of data at one or more stages in the process of research (Kothari, 2004:5). Using the designs from both quantitative and qualitative paradigm helped augment survey and interview data. . Using Pearson correlation coefficient and the interview data the key findings are: emotional reliance was strongly associated with employee performance; a combination of transactional and transformational leadership has strong influence on employee performance; and finally, leadership behaviours are significantly influenced by emotional resilience. The study recommends that KCCA adopts a deliberate structured approach to developing employee emotional resilience and focus on skilling leaders on transactional-transformational behaviours. Certainly more research is needed on the topic.Further studies should be done on an exploration of the relationship between psychological capital, (optimism, self-efficacy, resilience, occupational stress, burnout) and employee engagement.
- ItemEmployee participation in decision making and labour stability: the case of organization for rural development (ORUDE) Jinja District(Kampala International University, College of Humanities and Social Sciences, 2010-09) Ongia, John FrancisThe study looked at the employee participation in decision making and labour stability taking into consideration Organization for Rural Development (ORU1~E), Jinja as a case study. The study was guided by the following objectives: Establishing the level of employee participation on decision making at ORUDE — Jinja To determine the rate of labour stability at Organization for Rural Development — Jinja To detennine the relationship between employee participation and labour stability. The required data was collected from ORUDE Top managers, Middle managers and Support staff through questionnaire guides for primary data and secondary data being the library, internet and analyzed using Microsoft Excel and SPSS. Questionnaires, Interviews and Observation methods were used to collect data from the respondent; self-administered questionnaires were ideal. The questionnaires comprised of both closed-ended and open-ended questions. Out of the 95 employees at ORUDE, the researcher only purposively and randomly selected 55 respondents as the sample size from various departments. The key findings of the study suggest that: - employee participation in decision making, good policy measures to strengthen perfonnance, assessment of individual employee performance and existence of reward systems; reduce the turnover rate and increase the level of performance which in turn brings about labour stability at ORUDE in Jinja. The study therefore recommends that managers should always find ways and means involving employees in decision making to aid maintain labour stability and improve stability and improve productivity at all levels of management to enhance organizational productivity.