Workplace friendship, employee turnover intentions and performance among teachers of Makerere College School

Abstract

The study investigated the impact of workplace friendship and turnover intentions on employee job performance of teachers of Makerere College School. The study aimed at examining the relationship between workplace friendship, turnover intentions, and performance. The study adopted a qualitative research design and a correlation method with a sample size of 44 respondents. Data was collected from respondents using a self-administered standard questionnaire and through Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS version 23) it was entered and analysed. Descriptive statistics showed that majority were males representing 68.2% followed by females representing with 31.8% of the total population. Results from Pearson Correlation Coefficient (r) further revealed that there is a negative significant relationship between workplace friendship and turnover intentions (r= -.329*, p= .029), a significant relationship between workplace friendship and performance (r=.324*, p= .032) and a strongly negative significant relationship between turnover intentions and performance (r= -.428**, p= .004). Thus, the findings of the study provide several recommendations to employers to often award employees for good work done as this motivates them to work harder and feel satisfied with their work and in return reduces turnover intentions as well as increases performance.