Influence of organisation resources on employee performance in government parastatals: a case of uganda national bureau of standards (UNBS).

Abstract

The study assessed the influence of organisation resources on the employee performance in government parastatals. It was based on a case study of Uganda National Bureau of Standards (UNBS). For purposes of this study, organization resources were: employees' knowledge, skills, and Information Communication Technology. Much as a few studies have been carried out to try and address issues affecting employee performance at UNBS, (Ochwo 2010, Muggaga 2010, Kaleebi 2011), none has tackled organisational resources (Knowledge,Skills and ICT) as possible factors that could have principle influence on employee perfomance at UNBS. It is on the basis of this observation, that the researcher carried out this study. From a population of 120, a sample size of 99 respondents was selected. The study used a cross-section survey design. The specific objectives which supported the study stated that: 1 To establish the influence of skills on employee performance in UNBS. 2 To evaluate how knowledge influences employee performance in UNBS. 3 To establish the relationship between Information communication technology and employee performance in UNBS. The findings of the study revealed that UNBS employee skills, knowledge and use of Information Communication Technology (ICT) influence employee performance (RSquare= 0.318). Skills were found to be the most significant influencer of employee performance (r = 0.522; p ≤ 0.01). It is however evident that UNBS management does not offer regular training (mean = 2.5641), the ICT in place was not user friendly (67% of the respondents), UNBS does not reward efficient employee performance 76.9% and staff morale was not boosted 43.6%. Based on the findings of the study, it was recommended that UNBS carries out regular training, put in place adequate and user friendly ICT infrastructure, ensure that efficient employee performance is rewarded, and put in place motivation moves and incentives to boost staff morale.