| dc.description.abstract | The study was conducted to establish whether there exists empirical evidence that suggests
existence of a relationship between Ageing and work performance of academic staff in public
Universities in Uganda. The study employed both Case Study and Descriptive design based
on a total of 100 respondents
The study was conducted at Kyambogo University, data was collected from a simple random
sample of fifteen (15) Participants, twenty-four (24) Participants were purposively selected
and sixty one (6 1) Participants were conveniently selected.
A questionnaire, with four sections, interview guide and documentary analysis were used to
collect data. The study was qualitative in nature and data was analyzed using Pragmatic
Content Analysis. The results of the study revealed that ageing does not significantly affect
work performance of aged academic staff. The findings also revealed that aged academic
staff were fairing very well in the teaching function.
The study concluded that, in high-complexity jobs, which place Jess demands on physical
attributes (eg, strength and endurance), performance in these jobs will likely suffer less from
age-related deficits relative to those found with low-complexity jobs though Older adults in
cognitive demanding jobs also face some increasing cognitive deficits with age, but
presumably, they have ample cognitive resources that buffer against expected age-related
declines in performance.
The study recommended that public Universities in Uganda should continue employing aged
academic staff to ensure continuity. Public Universities should accord staff appraisals due
attention in order to determine the efficiency and effectiveness of staff. Procedural and
distributive justice in administration should be ensured in order to enhance work performance
and performance contracts should be clearly spelt out along with commensurate rewards in
order to attract and retain employees. This will enhance equity hence improved work
performance of academic staff in public universi ties in Uganda | en_US |
