| dc.description.abstract | The study sought to establish how work ethics affect employee performance. Specifically, the study: investigated the effect of Accountability on an organization’s performance, assessed the effect of Professionalism on an organization’s performance, and examined the effect of Time management on an organization’s performance. A cross-sectional survey design was adopted and a Quantitative approach was used in the study's data collection, analysis, and presentation. The survey was conducted on a study population of 1082 employees of Bugweri DLG using Close-ended Questionnaires and the sample was 233 respondents. Data analysis was done using SPSS version 23.0. The respondents' demographic data, including frequency counts, percentages, averages, and standard deviations of respondents' perceptions in Bugweri DLG was analysed. Correlation and regression analysis were performed to establish the statistical relationship between variables and to quantify the association between work ethics and employee performance. Results from the correlation analysis indicated that accountability, professionalism and time management all had a positive and significant relationship with employee performance. Accordingly, regression results revealed that accountability, professionalism and time management explain variations in employee performance at the Bugweri District Local Government. Any single unit improvement in accountability, professionalism and time management in turn leads to an improvement in employee performance at Bugweri DLG. Therefore, these findings imply that accountability, professionalism and time management are key to fostering an employee performance. In conclusion, it was evident from the findings of the study that work ethics have a significant effect on employee performance and therefore, when local governments embrace work ethics, they are likely to register a performance improvement. The study recommends that Bugweri DLG integrate work ethics in all HRM systems and enforce them in all departments. The study also recommends MDA to ensure that work ethics most importantly, accountability, professionalism and time management are made a prerequisite during recruitment and selection in addition to other qualifications.
Key terms: Work Ethics, Accountability, Professionalism, Time Management and employee performance. | en_US |
