Effect of Organizational Values on Employee Productivity in Public Universities in Mt. Kenya Region
Keywords:
Organizational values, employee productivity, public universitiesAbstract
The presence of insensitive employees who are not flexible enough to fit into the organizational culture could be a barrier to employee productivity and thus fail to realize the benefit associated. The purpose of this study was to determine how organizational values contribute to employee productivity in Mt. Kenya Region. The study adopted a descriptive research design and a convenient sampling design was used to come up with a sample of seventy-six respondents from the respective Universities in the Mt. Kenya Region. Primary data was collected using close-ended questionnaires. Analysis of data was done using descriptive and inferential statistics. The study established that the organizational values when regressed severally against employee productivity have a significant effect. The study concludes that employee attitude occupied a huge place in the daily operations of the employees thus the need to ensure employees have the right attitudes towards work at all times. The attitude that one has is a very big influencing factor towards employee productivity as the wrong attitude could affect the employee productivity negatively. The study recommends that for an organization to thrive and enjoy improved performance, it has to formulate very articulate organizational values which are the blueprints for employee conduct while within the university. It is also recommended that universities should have programs that help model the employees’ attitudes to ensure that productivity is not ruined by the wrong and negative attitudes of employees.
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