Perceived organizational prestige, employee engagement, and employee performance among Red Cross Society Kampala West Branch

Abstract

The present study explored the relationship between perceived Organisational prestige, employee engagement and employee performance at Uganda Red Cross. The study was guided by the objectives which included; to examine the relationship between perceived organizational prestige and employee engagement among staff of Red Cross Society Kampala west branch, to examine the relationship between perceived organizational prestige and employee performance among staff of Red Cross Society Kampala west branch and to examine the relationship between employee engagement and employee performance among staff .A case study design and Survey questionnaire technique were used to collect the data from employees of Uganda Red cross society Kampala branch Uganda and the total response rate was 56.25% from the questionnaires distribute in the field. A Pearson rank Correlation in Special Package for Social Scientists (SPSS) analyses were applied to analyze the quantitative data to find the relationships’ strength. The study found out that there is a positive relationship between employee engagement and Perceived Organizational Prestige, there’s a positive relationship between employee engagement and employee performance stay and There is significant relationship between Perceived Organization Prestige and employee performance .The study of Perceived Organizational Prestige is considered to be one of the most influential factors for employees to engage into organizational work , since members feel proud to belong to an organization that is believed to be reputable in public. When members construe the external image as attractive meaning that they believe this image has elements that others are likely to value – then organizational affiliation creates a positive social identity. This study contributes to the literature by examining how perceived external prestige of Uganda National Roads Authority, a construct studied in attraction of employees, relates to experiences of employee engagement and intentions to stay of employees