Reference no: EM133092251

In a hypothetical (imaginary) study titled: ORGANIZATIONAL FACTORS AND EMPLOYEE PERFORMANCE AT ABC UNIVERSITY, KAMPALA -UGANDA. The following problem statement was stated:

Employee performance is essential in any successful organization (Oketch 2021) and human resources are the most vital resources of any organization (Armstrong, 2009) to attain its objectives. ABC University in its efforts to remain the Centre of excellence has endeavored to ensure its employees perform their duties by supplying the necessary opportunities, infrastructure and funds to ensure delivery of quality services to its clients (Nanteza, 2020). In spite of the University management's efforts to reward the employees for better services to University clients, the employees did not exhibit strong signs of well rewarded workers as specifically reflected by high labour turnover, employees taking on part-time jobs as a means of topping up their basic salary as seen from the number of lecturers teaching in two or more universities, late-coming, lack of commitment to the job, dodging lectures which consequently results into poor performance of both employees and students (Gipson, 2021).

In 2018, ABC University students demonstrated for not being taught for two weeks because lecturers had not been paid their allowances (Odokonyero, 2019). Several issues were reported to be affecting performance of staff. A few studies done by different scholars have identified managers 'attitude, organizational culture, personal problems, job content, financial rewards, communication, norms and standards used at work as some of the factors affecting employee performance (Namuli, 2017; Kanyunyuzi, 2021; Agaba & Gazariano, 2021). However, no study has been conducted on the combined effect of organizational culture, organizational communication and organizational commitment in influencing employee performance towards the attainment of private university goals (Juma, 2020), more so ABC University goals and objectives which are essential to management. This is despite the three factors (organizational culture, organizational communication and organizational commitment) being recognized as central drivers of employee performance (Among, 2017; Bior, Kambi & Sitaraya, 2020).

The researcher felt that if nothing was done to avoid this situation, the university would lose its position as a centre of excellence and private universities would lose their position as a leading institution of higher learning in the region. This raised the researcher's curiosity and hence the need to establish the effect of the combined organizational factors on the performance of employees at ABC University, Kampala, Uganda.

QUESTION:

With regards to the above problem statement answer the following:

-Identify the independent variable, the dependent variable and context of the study

-State the purpose of the study

-State the objectives of the study

-Indicate the target population to be considered for the study

-How can the problem statement be improved?

-Differentiate between qualitative and quantitative research designs and when they are most appropriate

-Explain the two main sampling methods and when most applicable

-Discuss the importance of validity and reliability in research