RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN RECOGNITION AND EMPLOYEE PERFORMANCE IN THE BANKING INDUSTRY IN SOUTH SUDAN, A CASE OF COOPERATIVE BANK . A CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY
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https://doi.org/10.70659/gjhib.v3i1.78Mots-clés :
Employee recognition, Employee Performance, Cooperative Bank JubaRésumé
Background
Many factors, such as capital, human resources, and environmental factors, influence the performance of organizations. The study aims to assess the relationship between Employee recognition and employee Performance.
Methodology
The study employed a cross-sectional descriptive research design, which was beneficial in addressing the research questions through an empirical assessment, numerical data, and statistical analysis. Sample size was calculated using Yamane’s (1967) formula with 95% confidence level and P=.05, yielding a sample size of 135 employees of Cooperative Bank Juba.
Results
Majority 54% of the employees, were male, while the majority, 24%, were aged 36-40 years. The relationship between the two variables, recognition and employee performance, was significant (r = 0.685, p< 0.05). The coefficient of correlation from Pearson’s product-moment indicated that there was a high relationship between the dependent and independent variables, as the coefficient of determination, where r, was (r = 0.469). The R-square shows that recognition and reward used in the study accounted for 46.9% of the variance in employee performance. Analysis of variance (ANOVA) analysis for the regression model shows that the F-statistic was significant since the p-value falls below the 0.05 level of significance (F = 61.869, p= 0.000). The coefficient analysis reveals that recognition and reward had a positive and significant effect on employee performance (β = 0.885, p = 0.000).
Conclusion
In conclusion, on the reward and recognition of employees, the findings indicated that there is a positive relationship between reward and recognition of employees, rewards inspired workers to enhance their execution levels and aptitudes towards the Cooperative Bank.
Recommendation
Management should ensure that employees are rewarded for their performance, where it is equitable and performance-linked. Management should make use of the available rewards to achieve higher and greater levels of motivation and employee performance.
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