Reward management and employee performance in the local government of Uganda: a case study of Mbarara District Council.

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2012-10
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Kampala International University.College of Humanities and social science
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The purpose of this study was to investigate the effect of reward management on employee performance in the local governments of Uganda with particular reference to Mbarara District Council (MDC). Particularly, the study int~nded to find out the relationship between reward types and employee performance; establish how reward policies influence employee performance and find out the relationship between reward processes and employee performance in MDC. The study adopted a case study design to collect data with both quantitative and qualitative approaches using both the questionnaire and interview guides. Data was collected from a sample of 205 employees that was obtained from the population of 422. Data collected using the questionnaire was analyzed using a computer soft ware known as Statistical Package for Social Scientists (SPSS). Pearson correlation and Regression analyses were used to measure the degree of strength of the relationship between reward management and employee performance. The study findings established that there was a significant relationship between reward types and employee performance, reward policies and employee performance and reward processes and employee performance in the local government of Uganda. The study recommended that the government of Uganda through the responsible ministries should carry out a comprehensive review in the management of rewards for employees in the local governments in the country; the Ministry of local government, should plan and embark on a program leading to the revision of reward policies to suit the expected standards that may improve on employee performance in the ยท local government of Uganda; and the government of Uganda should ensure there is an assessment in the existing reward processes in the local governments such that process that were pleasant to the employees including the lower cadres, were employed to be able to uplift the levels of their performance.
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Research dissertation submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the award of the degree of master of Public Administration and Management of Kampala International University.
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Reward, Management, Employee, Performance
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