The Impact Of Job Autonomy On Employee Creativity And Employee Performance In Selected Universities In The Ashanti Region Of Ghana

Abstract

The study sought to investigate the impact of job autonomy on employee creativity and performance in selected universities in the Ashanti region of Ghana. The study employed a quantitative research approach specifically the cross sectional survey. A semi structured questionnaire was designed for the study. The study adopted a stratified random sampling and simple random sampling techniques to select the employees from each university. The target population was all the university staff from the selected university. The sample size was the 240-university staff from the selected universities. The data collected were analyzed using the Statistical Product and Service Solutions (SPSS) version 20. The study concluded that job autonomy has a significant effect on employee performance and employee Creativity partially mediates the relationship between Job Autonomy and Employee Performance. The study therefore recommends that there is the need to offer training programs that help employees develop the skills and confidence needed to effectively manage their work autonomously. There is also the need to actively promote a culture of autonomy by empowering employees to make decisions related to their work processes and tasks.