EMPLOYEE WELLNESS PROGRAMS AND WORKFORCE PRODUCTIVITY OF COMMUNITY HEALTH NON-GOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS IN KENYA

Wilbroda Nekesa Wasike, Dr. Samuel Wabala

Abstract


The relationship between employee wellness programs and the workforce productivity is integral to achieving project goals, managing risks, fostering collaboration, and ensuring long-term success. Both developed and developing world have had its fair share of challenges associated with poor employee wellness programs and consequently leading poor productivity. The primary objective of this study was to determine the influence of employee wellness programs on the workforce productivity of community health non-government organizations in Kenya. The research was based on specific objectives, such as employee flexible working, employee physical fitness on the workforce productivity of community health non-government organizations in Kenya. Theories, such as the contingency theory and goal setting theory. This study employed a cross-sectional survey approach and mainly concentrate on 10 community health non-government organizations in Kenya. To meet the research objectives, the departmental heads across various departments were used as analysis units across the firms. The pilot study targeted 8 respondents, 10% of the final study sample size, of which respondents were randomly chosen in each firm. The primary data was collected through a self-administered questionnaire that included open and closed-ended questions designed to obtain definite responses. Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS version 28) was used to analyze the data, present the variables through coding, and summarize all the respondents' responses. Data analysis was presented in the form of tables. The Cronbach’s Alpha value was greater than 0.7 which indicated that the questionnaire met the minimum acceptable threshold. The results indicated that employee physical fitness was the most important variable in the model (β = 0.377). This was followed by employee flexible working (β = 0.292), respectively. These beta values indicated that the dependent variable, that is, the workforce productivity of community health NGOs in Kenya, would change by a corresponding number of standard deviations as a result of changes in the standard deviations of the respective variables.

Key Words: Employee Wellness Programs, Workforce Productivity, Community Health Non-Government Organizations, Employee Flexible Working, Employee Physical Fitness


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