Erambo, Maurice (2010) Assessment of the Effects of Team Cohesion on Task Performance. Masters thesis, Masinde Muliro University of Science and Technology.
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Abstract
Team cohesion is the total field of forces causing members to remain in a group. It is the dynamic process which is reflected in the tendency for a group to stick together and remain united in pursuit of its goals and objectives. The purpose of this study is to find out effects of team cohesion on task performing among the workforce of the Faith Based Health Institutions in Western Province. The objectives of the study were to; determine the effect of team cohesion on task performance; examine the role of contextual factors on team cohesion; find out the role of contextual factors on the link between team cohesion and task performance and investigate the effect of contextual factors on task performance. A conceptual model was adopted for this study which showed the inter-relationship between the variables under study, that is, team cohesion, task performance and contextual factors. The data sources used in this study were obtained from Faith Based Health Institutions in Western Province. The questionnaires and interview schedules were used to collect data from these institutions. The study used a sample size of 6 (30%) of hospitals and 132 (30%) of the workforce within the sampled area. Multiple data analysis methods were used including descriptive statistics like mean, standard deviation, range, variance and median; inferential statistics like the correlation coefficients to establish the strength of the relationships between the main variable under study. The validity and reliability of research instruments was determined through a pilot study of the three hospitals outside the area of study. The independent variable in the study were team cohesion while the dependent variables was task performance while intervening variables (contextual factors) were remuneration/rewards, educational level, working experience, training status, terms of service , communication styles and leadership styles. The study established the relationship between team cohesion and task performance which was found to be marginally positively significant. The findings of this study will be useful to human resource managers of the Faith Based Health Institutions to adopt management styles which are appropriate and also beef up the training programmes which cater for the needs of the human resource The human resource manager must therefore be equipped, educated and encouraged to use affordably and culturally appropriatepractices in addressing problems that lead to low productivity as a result of low levels of team cohesion. These findings will be beneficial not only to Faith Based Health Institutions in Western Kenya but also to other areas in the Ministry of Public Service and Education.
| Item Type: | Thesis (Masters) |
|---|---|
| Subjects: | H Social Sciences > HT Communities. Classes. Races H Social Sciences > HV Social pathology. Social and public welfare H Social Sciences > HX Socialism. Communism. Anarchism R Medicine > RA Public aspects of medicine > RA0421 Public health. Hygiene. Preventive Medicine |
| Divisions: | Africana |
| Depositing User: | Emmanuel Ndorimana |
| Date Deposited: | 30 Nov 2018 10:53 |
| Last Modified: | 30 Nov 2018 10:53 |
| URI: | http://thesisbank.jhia.ac.ke/id/eprint/5630 |
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