EFFECT OF PERFORMANCE MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS ON EMPLOYEE PERFORMANCE IN STATE CORPORATIONS IN KENYA A STUDY OF KENYA MEAT COMMISSION

Abstract

The purpose of this research was to establish the influence of performance management systems on employee performance of Kenya Meat Commission, Kenya. The study was guided by the following objectives, to determine the effect of performance planning system on employee performance at the Kenya Meat Commission and to evaluate the effect of performance appraisal system on employee performance at the Kenya Meat Commission. The researcher used a descriptive research design and the population under consideration included 200 staff at the KMC and a sample size of 144 respondents. Structured questionnaires were used to collect the data. The information gathered from the study was analyzed by percentages, frequency distributions, and the findings were presented by the use of tables and charts. It was concluded that there was a statistically significant positive relationship between performance planning system, performance appraisal system and employee performance of Kenya Meat Commission. Performance planning system explained 28.4% variations in the employee performance of Kenya Meat Commission, performance appraisal system accounted for 24.4% of variance in the employee performance of Kenya Meat Commission. The recommendations of the study were that the management should invest more in the performance management systems (performance planning system, and performance appraisal system) which has been established to have had a positive effect on the employee performance. The Kenya Meat Commission should strengthen their performance appraisal and ensure that they are operational since they have been proved to improve employee performance. This study would help KMC to execute the most fitting, advantageous and viable performance management system.