Employee productivity is the output of an employee against set timelines. Performance management practices are one of the strategies that human resource professionals use to alleviate employee productivity. The main objective of this study was to examine the effect of selected performance management practices on productivity of employees at Kisumu County Government. The specific objective was to establish the effect of goal setting on the productivity of employees in Kisumu County. This study was guided by the goal-setting theory. The target population of the study was the 3709 employees of the county government of Kisumu. Proportionate stratified random sampling was done to determine a sample size of 361 respondents. The research adopted a quantitative research design. Data was collected through the use of five-point Likert Scale questionnaires that were self-administered. Data was organized and analyzed through SPSS. Descriptive statistics were used to generate frequencies and percentage of the general information questionnaire while also to determine variances and standard variation of the different variables. Inferential statistics of correlation and regression coefficients were used to show the extent of relationship between the variables. The Validity of measurement scales was determined through content validity by supervisory expertise. The reliability of the measurement scales was tested through the test-retest method where a preliminary study was carried out on 13 staff who were re-examined again after a week. The subset of 13 was settled to represent each department. The findings of the study were that the independent variable had a significant effect on the improvement of employee productivity when applied objectively. The findings revealed that Goal setting had a positive and significant effect of (?=.399) and accounted for 15.9% variance. It was concluded that goal setting has a significant effect on employee productivity. It was recommended that performance management be improved in order to enhance employee productivity. The findings of the study will be applicable to other human resource managers, other county governments, and other researchers in the same field.
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