TABLE OF CONTENTS
DECLARATION ................................................................................................ : ............................................ ii
APPROVAL ................................................................................................................................................... iii
DEDICATION .............................................................................................................................................. iv
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT ................................................................................................................................ v
TABLE OF CONTENTS ............................................................................................................................... vi
LIST OF TABLES ......................................................................................................................................... ix
CHAPTER ONE ............................................................................................................................................. 1
1.0 Introduction ..................................................................................................................................... 1
1.1 Background of the study ..................................... : .......................................................................... 1
1.2 Statement of the problem ............................................................................................................. 2
1.3 Purpose of the study ...................................................................................................................... 3
1.4 Objective of the study .................................................................................................................... 3
1.4.1 General Objectives ...................................................................................................................... 3
1.4.2 Specific Objectives ...................................................................................................................... 3
1.5 Research question .......................................................................................................................... 3
1.6 Scope of the study ............................................................................................................................... 3
1.7 Significance of the study ..................................................................................................................... 4
CHAPTER TWO ............................................................................................................................................ s
LITERATURE REVIEW ................................................................................................................................ 5
2.0 Introduction ..................................................................................................................................... s
2.1 Definition of key terms ................................................................................................................... s
2.1.1 Teamwork .......................................................................................................................................... s
2.1.2 Type of teams ................................................................................................................................... 6
2.2.3 Types of in formal teams include ............................................................................................. 7
2.3 Team Formation .............................................................................................................................. 8
2.4 Team building .................................................................................................................................. 9
2.5 Characteristics of effective teamwork ........................................................................................ 10
2.6 Creating effective teamwork ....................................................................................................... 12
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2. 7 Teamwork conflicts ....................................................................................................................... 13
2.8 Resolving team work conflicts .................................................................................................... 14
2.9 Teamwork challenges ................................................................................................................... 15
2.10 Employee performance in organizations ................................................................................... 16
2.11 Measures of employee performance ...................................................................................... 17
2.12 Conclusion .................................................................................................................................. 18
CHAPTER THREE ....................................................................................................................................... 19
METHODOLOGY ........................................................................................................................................ 19
3.1 Study design .................................................................................................................................. 19
3.2 Study Area ..................................................................................................................................... 19
3.3 Study population and Sample ..................................................................................................... 19
3.4 Sources of data ............................................................................................................................. 19
3.5 Research questions .............. , ........................................................................................................ 19
3.5.1 Questionnaires ........................................................................................................................... 20
3.5.2 Interview .................................................................................................................................... 20
3.5.3 Document Analysis ......................................................................................................................... 20
3.6 Measurement of variables ........................................................................................................... 20
3.6.1 Sex Composition ............................................................................................................................. 20
3.6.2 Age .............................................................................................................................................. 21
3.6.3 Religions affiliation .................................................................................................................... 21
3. 7 Data Analysis ................................................................................................................................. 21
3.8 Access and Ethical Approval ........................................................................................................ 21
CHAPTER FOUR ......................................................................................................................................... 22
DATA PRESENTATION AND ANALYSIS .................................................................................................. 22
4.0 Introduction ................................................................................................................................... 22
4.1 Background of the organization .................................................................................................. 22
4.1.1 Finding according to the objectives of the study ....................................................................... 22
4.1.2 Response rate of distributed questionnaires .............................................................................. 23
4.2 Forms of teams ............................................................................................................................. 23
4.3 Attitudes of employees ................................................................................................................ 24
4.3.1 A table showing attitudes of employees towards team work .................................................. 24
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4.4 Effects of team work on employee performance ..................................................................... 24
4.5 Teamwork challenges ................................................................................................................... 25
4.6 Teamwork conflicts ....................................................................................................................... 26
4.7 How teamwork has been made more effective ........................................................................ 26
4.8 Other factors that affect employee performance ..................................................................... 27
4.8.1 A table showing other factors that affect employee performance .................................... 27
4.8 Measures of employee performance ............................................................................................... 28
4.9 Relationship between team work and employee performance ................................................... 29
CHAPTER FIVE .......................................................................................................................................... 30
CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS ........................................................................................... 30
5.0 Introduction ........................... : ............................................................................................................ 30
5.1 Conclusions ......................................................................................................................................... 30
5.2 Recommendations .............................................................................................................................. 30
5.3 Areas for further research ....................................... , ........................................................................ 32
REFERENCES ............................................................................................................................................. 33
APPENDIX I QUESTIONNAIRE ................................................................................................................ 35
APPENDIX II .............................................................................................................................................. 38
BUDGET ...................................................................................................................................................... 38
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