Job satisfaction and employee performance of selected construction firms in Uganda

This study aims to examine the impact of work satisfaction on employee performance in specific construction enterprises in Kampala, Uganda. The study was led by three main aims. Herzberg's two-factor theory and expectation theory were employed to elucidate the impact of work satisfaction on employee performance. Three construction firms were chosen using a basic random sampling method. The research employed a cross-sectional survey as its design. A sample size of one hundred and nine (109) was calculated using the Taro Yamane formula. Data was gathered using a validated questionnaire. Frequency distribution and linear regression were employed to examine the data using SPSS 22.0. This study's findings indicate that work satisfaction significantly influences employee performance in construction firms in Kampala, Uganda. This study shows that job happiness, assessed by working conditions, co-worker support, and promotion, improves employee performance in construction enterprises in Kampala, Uganda. This study recommends that general managers of construction businesses in Kampala must ensure favourable and sufficient working circumstances for staff to do their responsibilities successfully and efficiently.