Relationship between Seminars and Employee Performance in Level Four Hospitals in South-Rift Region, Kenya

Sharon Cherotich, Dr. Williter C. Rop and Dr Alfred Bett
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Sharon Cherotich: University of Kabianga, P. O. Box 2030-20200, Kericho, Kenya
Dr. Williter C. Rop: University of Kabianga, P. O. Box 2030-20200, Kericho, Kenya
Dr Alfred Bett: University of Kabianga, P. O. Box 2030-20200, Kericho, Kenya

International Journal of Research and Innovation in Social Science, 2024, vol. 8, issue 10, 1023-1032

Abstract: Health sector is an area of priority for efficient delivery of services. Health policies have been developed and adopted to enhance accessible and quality health care. Poor service delivery has been attributed to employee performance. Unmatched skills set to job requirements are assumed to have a significant impact on the performance of employees. The effectiveness of employee training and development programs such as seminars can bridge the gap between job requirements an employee’s ability to perform. However, it is not yet clear to what extent seminar activities influence employee performance. Therefore, the study sought to assess the relationship between seminars and employee performance in Level Four Hospitals operating within the South-Rift Region in Kenya. Specifically, it established the relationship between structured seminars, work environment-based seminars and performance feedback-based seminars and employee performance in Level Four Hospitals in South-Rift Region in Kenya. Human capital theory, knowledge-based theory of the firm and social learning theory was used. Correlational and survey research designs were employed with a target population of 663 and a sample of 249.Stratified simple random sampling was used to pick the respondents. Data was collected using structured questionnaire and reliability Cronbach alpha coefficient of 0.7625 obtained. Descriptive statistics mean and standard deviation were used in data analysis while the study hypothesis was tested using correlation coefficient. The findings were presented in tables. The findings indicated that seminars had a positive and significant relationship with employee performance at Level Four Hospital in the South-Rift region where (R = 0.570, β1= 0.483, R2=0.325, p

Date: 2024
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