TITLE:
Effect of Institutional Performance Contract on Performance Achievement in the Ministry of Public Service, Labour and Employment in Burundi
AUTHORS:
Jerome Ndakanwa, Willy Marcell Ndayitwayeko, Desire Manirakiza, Anaclet Nzohabonayo
KEYWORDS:
Performance Contracting in Burundi Context, Institutional Performance Contracting Management in Burundi Context, Employees’ Performance in Burundi, Organizational Performance in Burundi
JOURNAL NAME:
Open Journal of Social Sciences,
Vol.12 No.7,
July
30,
2024
ABSTRACT: Purpose: The study aimed at investigating the effect of institutional performance contract on performance achievement in the Ministry of Public Service, Labour and Employment in Burundi. Methods: The researchers carried out this study by applying quantitative research approaches. The targeted population was senior managers who signed the institutional performance contract in the Ministry of Public Service, Labour and Employment. Descriptive research design was adopted by this study. The study utilized primary data mainly collected using structured questionnaires. The data collected were then analyzed using descriptive and inferential statistics with the help of Statistical Package for the Social Sciences. Tables were used to present the results of the study. Results: The study found out that there was a positive and significant relationship between Institutional performance contract and Organization performance achievement, this, therefore, implied that institutional performance contract influenced the organizational performance achievement. Results of ANOVA established that there was a significant mean because the coefficients were all less than 0.05. Lastly, independent variable had statistically significant association with the dependent variable at 95% level of confidence. The study, therefore, concludes that institutional performance contracting greatly influenced performance in the Ministry of Public Service, Labour and Employment. Unique Contribution to Theory, Practice and Policy: This study recommended that there should be adequate consultation and involvement of all employees in Institutional performance contract management, this would lead to employees’ commitment to the organizational performance. Also, the study recommended that Employees be allowed to express their dissatisfaction with the institutional performance evaluation results and given chance to improve in case of poor performance. The staff Management needs to invest in training of employees, both professional and skill-based training. This would help employees understand what needs to be done to improve the organization performance. They should be given all the skills and resources necessary to be able to accomplish their own objectives as well as the overall organization objectives towards improving both personal and organization performance. This study recommended also that the Government should ensure that there are adequate financial resources and equipment if institutional performance contracting is to improve the performance of the Ministry of Public Service, Labour and Employment. Further the government should have to put in place measures to limit the spread of the pandemic and set a mechanism of awareness of the mode of COVID-19 spread and also should adopt the use of several online platforms to facilitate teleworking.