Browsing by Author "Kitata, Paul William"

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    Employee benefits and job satisfaction in faith based institutions in Uganda
    (European Journal of Human Resource, 2023-12-03) Rukanyangira, Nazarious; Nassolo, Belinda Kitata; Kitata, Paul William
    Purpose: The study was conducted on the influence of employee benefits on job satisfaction in Faith-Based Institutions in Uganda, a case study of the Church of Uganda¸ Provincial Secretariat. The study was guided by specific objectives as; to establish the influence of health insurance, to examine the effect of staff allowances, and to establish the relationship between retirement benefits and job satisfaction at the Church of Uganda¸ Provincial Secretariat. Materials and Methods: The study used a blend of cross sectional¸ descriptive and correlation research designs, with questionnaires and interviews as data collection methods. A sample size of 92 was attained from a study population of 130 employees. Findings: Findings revealed no relationship between health benefits and job satisfaction (r=-0.001 Sig = p = 0.990 ≥ 0.05); a weak positive relationship between staff allowances and job satisfaction (r = 0.253** Sig=0.015> 0.01) and adjusted R-Square value of 0.053; a weak positive relationship between staff allowances and job satisfaction (r = 0.260** Sig=0.012> 0.05) and adjusted R-Square value of 0.057; Basing on the findings there is no relationship between health benefits and job satisfaction while weak relationships exist between staff allowances¸ retirement benefits and job satisfaction. Implications to Theory, Practice and Policy: The COU Provincial Secretariat need to put into place a health benefits system and improve both allowance and retirement benefits so that both may make a bigger contribution to job satisfaction.
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    Team-building activities and employee performance in government organisations of Uganda
    (International Journal of Novel Research and Development, 2023-06) Kateeba, Nabagereka Edith; Kitata, Paul William; Rukanyangira, Nazarious
    The current paper discusses the influence of team-building activities on employee performance in government parastatals in Uganda. Although there are various components of team-building activities such as internet activities, indoor activities and outdoor team-building activities. This paper specifically focuses on internet team-building activities and it asses its influence on employee performance in organizations in Uganda. The study conducted a comprehensive literature review in which the works of principal authors such as Bratton and Gold, Mayo, Cole among others were cited. The researcher employed a cross sectional survey research design. Self-administered questionnaires were used to collect data from a sample of 113 respondents. The data collected was analyzed using the statistical package for social scientists (SPSS). The study revealed a strong positive and significant correlation between internet team-building activities and employee performance (r= 0. 865, p=0.000), thereby concluding that, internet team building activities are significant determinant of employee performance in Uganda. It is from this that the researcher recommends that recommends employers invest much in indoor team-building activities to enhance employee job performance in the organization.