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标题：Importance of Employee Welfare and Performance: The Case of the UASU at Egerton University, Kenya
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作者：Asaneth C. Lagat ; Benjamin K. Mutai ; Isaac S. Kosgey 等
期刊名称：European Journal of Business and Management
印刷版ISSN：2222-2839
电子版ISSN：2222-2839
出版年度：2014
卷号：6
期号：7
页码：205-211
语种：English
出版社：The International Institute for Science, Technology and Education (IISTE)
摘要：Trade unions play a key role in enhancing employee welfare and performance in organizations. In Kenya, the Universities’ Academic Staff Union (UASU) is a trade union for academic staff in all the public universities, with a Chapter in every university and whose objects include ensuring better welfare for its members. Through a cross-sectional survey, this study examined the contribution of the UASU to employee welfare and the extent of its effects on employee performance. The study was undertaken at UASU Egerton University Chapter, Njoro, Kenya. A representative group of 82 respondents was obtained by simple random sampling from a sample frame of the 435 general members of the UASU. The respondents provided information regarding the contribution of the activities of the UASU to employee welfare and their influence on employee performance. Results indicated that the UASU had different but positive impacts on the variables affecting employee welfare and, consequently, employee performance. In descending order of importance, maternity, pension, housing and medical schemes were some of the benefits from the activities of the UASU. However, availability of recreational facilities received least attention from the UASU. The UASU should, therefore, be maintained and strengthened to further improve on quality delivery of products and services in the University by its members.
关键词：Employee welfare; Employee performance; UASU; Egerton University; Kenya