FACTORS INFLUENCING EMPLOYEE PERFORMANCE OF

SELECTED UNIVERSITIES IN MOGADISHU –SOMALIA

CHAPTER ONE

INTRODUCTION

1.0 Introduction

This chapter is first chapter of the study of the impact of macroeconomics factors on

unemployment in Somalia and focus the following sections : The background of the study ,

problem statement ,research purpose ,Research objectives ,The research hypothesis ,research

question ,the scope of study , significant , Conceptual frame work , definitions of operational

variables and Organization of study

1.1 Background of Study

Performance of employees is major concern for all business organizations. High performance

work system is a distinguishing factor of leading organizations. In many organizations,

inadequate policies at managerial level badly affect performance and don’t permit employees to

produce at their full potential. It is the most dynamic factor of production. Many variables like

intellectual & physical abilities of the employees, their qualification, training, experience, culture

of the organization, reward systems, career progression opportunities, co-workers behavior,

authority and responsibility, workload, and structure of organizations, influence the performance

of employees. Organizations try to select and retain talented employees to compete in global

market. Efforts are also made to create conditions in the organizations to achieve optimal

production by the employees. But in fact the major problem in this concern is that the interests of

the organizations and employees are not in the same direction. Employees wish to have less work
with them while managers try to take optimal production from existing workers by overloading

them. Similarly, employees desire to earn more by fewer efforts while managers try to pay less to

the workers to keep the costs low. In either case, performance of the employees affects. Many

researchers have given due importance to the topic and have explored many variables affecting

the performance of employees. Studies conclude empirically the correlation between pay and

performance, organizational culture and performance, stress and performance, and workload and

performance. Today, in practical life each employee seems to be exposing the workload problem.

Each individual is under a range of stress variables both at work and in their personal lives,

which ultimately affect their health and performance. Hence, workload and stress issues are

rising day-by-day, which requires thorough studies to resolve the issues. .(Shah ,Jaffari ,Aziz

,Ejaz ,Ul-Haq &Raza ,2011) .This study is an attempt to combine and evaluate How

workload ,working hours and employee reward relate performance of employees’ and conclude

the key points for the guidance of managers and employees .