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The Relationship between Organizational Support and Employee Performance, In Case of Kemba Wereda Finance Office

Fikremariam Girma*

Arba Minch University, Southern Nations, Ethiopia.

Periodicity:May - August'2025

Abstract

In the organization, human resources are the most valuable assets. The objective of the study was to assess the relationship between organizational support and employee performance. The study is limited to employees of the Kemba Woreda finance office with a working experience of one or more than one years. The finding of this research was expected to help any concerned stakeholders at different levels by creating and developing awareness of the relationship between organizational support and employee performance. The study followed a quantitative and qualitative method approach to collect data, which included close-ended questions. In this study, 53 people from the public were chosen for analysis using the probability sampling method. The relationship between organizational support and employee performance was positive and significant (a = 0.132, p = 0.039). The result of organizational support on employee job satisfaction was positive and significant (b = 0.453, p = 0.001).The effect of employee job satisfaction on employee performance was positive and significant (c = 0.905, p = 0.000). The findings show that job satisfaction significantly mediates the link between organizational support and employee performance, with a positive effect (c = 0.339, p = 0.000). The relationship between organizational support and employees' performance was positive and significant. When organizations pay attention to their employee comfort and support, they need to recognize the organization's support for their comfort build to increase employee performance. The Kemba woreda finance office manager promised to care about their employee comfort, increase the satisfaction of employees, and recognize organizational support for their comfort. The office improves from time to time through assessing their work atmosphere, upgrading and payment system, and reducing the lack of clarity of the aim and the heaviness of the job.

Keywords

Employee Performance, Organizational Support, Job Satisfaction, Organizational Support, Work Motivation.

How to Cite this Article?

Girma, F. (2025). The Relationship between Organizational Support and Employee Performance, In Case of Kemba Wereda Finance Office. i-manager’s Journal on Economics & Commerce, 5(2), 1-16.

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