Influence of Teamwork on Humanitarian Aid Response in Arid and Semi-Arid Areas in Kenya
Keywords:
arid and semi-arid areas, humanitarian aid response, Teamwork, KenyaAbstract
The study aimed to examine teamwork's influence on humanitarian aid responses in arid and semi-arid areas in Kenya. The study used a positivist approach and explanatory research design. The explanatory research design was deemed suitable for the study since the research aims to explain the causal relationship of the variables. The population was 5,996 and a sample size of 375 was obtained using the Yamane formula. The study used a stratified random technique to select the respondents. Structured questionnaires and interview guides were used to collect the data. Qualitative data was analyzed using content analysis and presented in prose form. Moreover, Statistical Package for the Social Sciences (SPSS) Version 25 was used to organize the quantitative data. Quantitative data was analyzed using descriptive and inferential statistics and presented in tables and figures. The correlation analysis indicates a positive and significant association between teamwork explaining and humanitarian aid responses (r = 0.452, p = 0.001). The regression analysis indicates teamwork can explain 20.4% of the variations in humanitarian aid responses. The F-value of 85.626 with a p-value of p = 0.000 emphasizes the model's statistical significance, while the regression coefficients show a positive and significant influence (β = 0.282, p = 0.000), indicating that a unit increase in teamwork increases humanitarian aid responses by 0.282 units. These statistics underline the importance of teamwork in enhancing humanitarian efforts in the studied areas. The study concludes that humanitarian aid responses in Arid and Semi-Arid areas in Kenya are significantly influenced by teamwork. The study recommends that the NGOs' management in the humanitarian aid responses should focus on teamwork. Organizations should establish effective communication to enhance the sufficient flow of information from one department to another. The study also recommended that management focus on developing soft skills to increase the employees' ability to express and communicate. Management should organize more activities, such as inter-departmental meetings, to create quality bonding among superiors and subordinates. Proper training and development plans should be established to realize effective organizational communication.
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