Abstract:
ABSTRACT
This study sought to examine communication and employee performance at
University of Health and Allied Science (UHAS). The specific objectives were
to: assess the nature of communication; examine the relationship between
communication and employee performance of employees and; examine the
influence of communication on employees’ performance at University of
Health and Allied Science. The research approach was quantitative and a
descriptive survey design was used for this study. The population for the study
was ninety. However, the study adopted a census and data was gathered by the
use of questionnaire which were personally administered on one-on-one basis.
The results revealed that clear information on attitude needed are
communicated to them; free and open dialogue; free exchange information and
opinions; feedback from management. This enabled administrators to meet
targets in a timely and efficient manner, demonstrates effective positive client
service, present at work always, demonstrate willingness to learn new skills,
share of information, develops and maintain professional working
relationships with co-workers and supervisors. Further, it was found that there
was a moderate and positive significant relationship between the two variables
and based on the regression results, communication had a significant
prediction on employees at UHAS performance. It was also concluded that
having effective communication programmes help maintain liveliness at the
workplace as communication is the lifeblood of every organization. Given the
connection between efficient communication and employee efficiency, it was
recommended that an increased effort should be made to ensure that
management knowledge is complete and understandable.