Levels of Exposure to Covid 19 as Amoderating Variable in Determinants of Employee Performance in The Banking Industry - Ethiopia: The Case of Dashen Bank
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2021-03
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A.A.U
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The main purpose of this study has been to examine levels of exposure to Covid 19 as a moderator variable in determinants of employee performance in the banking industry Ethiopia: the case of Dashen bank. Employee performance can be subjective by many factors including Individual characteristics, Organizational factors, and motivation factors. In this study working environment, training, top management support, and motivation were tested for their predictive role on employee performance in the condition of moderating variable level of exposure to Covid 19. The research used a quantitative research method and a survey research approach. A survey was conducted using a questionnaire by distributing it to the selected respondents. A stratified sampling approach was applied to select the targeted respondents of the survey, where 284 questionnaires were distributed, out of which 243 were collected. The data collected were analyzed through descriptive, correlation, & regression analysis using SPSS Version 23 software. The correlation analysis result before adding the moderator the result shown that working environment, training, top management support, and motivation have a positive and significant relationship with employee performance. However, while adding the moderator factor, the independent variable motivation shows a positive and insignificant relationship. Therefore, the result shows as level of exposure varies, employees’ performance also varies depending on working environment, training, top management support. Finally, based on the findings, the researcher has tried to forward recommendations and future research directions.
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Employee Performance, Banking Industry, Exposure to Covid 19