DOI: 10.36347/sjebm.2020.v07i10.001

Pages: 347-356

Performance of an organization is important in survival of any organization. Organizations that are experiencing poor performance face difficulties in carrying out its daily activities. The tea organizations in Nandi County currently experience, low productivity, low entrance of their products to the market, limited market share and high staff turnover. The study was based in Nandi County. It focused on the selected state corporations in Nandi County which are the Kenya Tea Development Authority and Nyayo Tea Zones. The study adopted a descriptive survey design, quantitative approach. The employees and the management of the state corporations formed the unit of analysis. The total target population was 232 departmental employees and management team. The sample size was 145 employees from the two organizations. Questionnaires were used to collect primary data. Descriptive statistics and inferential statistics were used to analyze data. Descriptive statistics include means, standard deviation, frequencies and percentages. Inferential statistics include; multiple regression and Pearson’s product moment correlation coefficient. SPSS application version 25 did aid in data analysis. The study findings revealed that employee involvement was found to have a positive and significant influence on performance of tea corporations (β=0.163, p=0.031). The study concluded that the organizational employees always participate in decision making in order to be aware of what is expected from them during implementation. The study recommended that for employees to be genuinely committed to their jobs, organizations should make conscious efforts at strategically managing performance appraisal, career planning and employee involvement with a view to ensuring effective implementation and achieving desired results.