INFLUENCE OF PERFORMANCE APPRAISAL ASSESSMENTS ON PERFORMANCE OF COUNTY FUNDED DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS IN LAIKIPIA COUNTY, KENYA
Nokisho M. - University of Nairobi, School of Open & Distance Learning, Kenya
Dr. Ndungu A. - University of Nairobi, School of Open & Distance Learning, Kenya
ABSTRACT
Performance assessment in professional services is a process for ensuring employees focus on their work in ways that contribute to achieving the organization's objectives and in public sector through better service delivery. Public organization must ensure fully implementation of planned projects to the intended purpose through dedicated team who must been appraised on that. The overall goal of this study was to find out the influence of performance appraisal assessment on performance of County funded Development projects in Laikipia County, Kenya. The specific objectives were; to establish how appraisal assessment planning process, methods of appraisal assessment, resource utilization, staffs’ and organization structures affect the performance of County funded Development projects in Laikipia County, Kenya. The study adopted happiness, Cognitive and innovative theories as explain in theoretical framework. The study adopted a descriptive design with target population of 135 with a simple size of 68 respondents in Laikipia County government. Questionnaires were developed into structured questions. Data analysis was done using descriptive statistics such as frequencies and percentages. Inferential statistics were used to analysis the relationship between the study variables. Presentation of the results was done in form of tables and graphs which facilitate clear interpretation of results. The results were used to draw conclusions and recommendations. The study concludes that Laikipia County Government undertakes performance appraisal planning. In addition, the study concludes that performance appraisal planning enhances the project implementation in Laikipia County to a large extent. The study concludes that Laikipia County government conducts staffs’ performance assessment. Also, the study concludes that Laikipia County government conduct staff’s performance assessment on annually basis. The study concludes that the Organization resource utilization enhances the performance of County funded Development projects in Laikipia County, Kenya to a large extent. The study concludes that organizational culture has a negative influence on the performance of performance of County funded Development projects in Laikipia County.
