Psychological Capital on Employee Performance at Uasin Gishu County Hospital, Kenya
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Keywords
Psychological capital, employee performance, self –hope, self-resilience
Abstract
Organizations acknowledge employee performance as a crucial source of total organizational performance in today's more competitive environment. In the domains of management, employee performance remains one of the most fascinating and hard subjects. The main aim of this research was to see how psychological capital affects employee performance at Uasin Gishu County Hospital. Cognitive and Agency theory drove the research. The study took a census approach. The target population was 141 Uasin Gishu County Hospital health care personnel. Raw data was utilized with the help of closed ended questionnaires. Pilot study was carried out to determine instrument reliability. Data was examined using multiple regression analysis. Self-hope was found to have strongly positive and statistically significant effect on employee performance (β1=0.373, p=.001). Employee performance was strongly positively influenced by self-resilience (β3=0.157, p=.003). The study concludes that employees with self-hope tend to achieve their objectives and perform well, while self-resilience significantly enhances work performance by assisting employees in accomplishing both new and challenging tasks. The study recommends that employees should have self-hope in their areas of work. This study may assist the sector in understanding effects of employee performance and aid in becoming more proactive by establishing systematic ways to guarantee that personnel are committed, fit, and feel a part of the industry. The research may assist the government and policymakers in enacting laws and regulations based on the research's findings.
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Caroline Jepkoech Korir , School of Business and Economics, Department of Management Science, Moi University, P.O BOX 3900-30100, Eldoret
School of Business and Economics, Department of Management Science, Moi University, Eldoret, Kenya
Ambrose Kemboi , School of Business and Economics, Department of Management Science, Moi University, P.O BOX 3900-30100, Eldoret
School of Business and Economics, Department of Management Science, Moi University, Eldoret, Kenya
Andrew Kimwolo, School of Business and Economics, Department of Management Science, Moi University, P.O BOX 3900-30100, Eldoret
School of Business and Economics, Department of Management Science, Moi University, Eldoret, Kenya