Influence of Employee Engagement on Employee Performance in Technical Institutions in Kenya

ABSTRACTPurpose – The purpose of this paper was to examine the influence of employee engagement on employee performance in technical institutions in Kenya.Methodology– The paper adopts regression model to test the effect... [ view full abstract ]

ABSTRACT

Purpose – The purpose of this paper was to examine the influence of employee engagement on employee performance in technical institutions in Kenya.

Methodology– The paper adopts regression model to test the effect of employee engagement on employee performance

Findings –The study findings revealed that there is a positive and significant relationship between employee engagement and employee performance (β=.338; t=6.366; p<.05).

Limitations/implications– Given that the study looked at, employee engagement and employee performance at one point in time, longitudinal time span research is recommended to provide more insights on these variables. 

Theoretical implications - The study contributes to theory by analyzing empirically the extent of the relationship between the study variables. 

Originality/value – This is the first study that focuses on testing the influence of employee engagement on employee performance in technical institutions in Kenya.

Key words- employee engagement, employee performance, technical institutions