Abstract:
The study sought to determine the effects of self sponsored programs (SSP) on academic staff performance and to
establish factors contributing to the quality of work life (QWL) of the academic staff. It also sought to determine
the relationship between QWL and performance. The study location was Masinde Muliro University of Science
and Technology (MMUST) in Kenya and the study population was composed of 194 MMUST academic staff.
Stratification was used to ensure all faculties were represented. Proportionate random sampling was utilized by
grouping employees according to their job positions or rank and a sample of 36 respondents was chosen.
Pearson correlation was employed to test the hypothesis between, academic staff QWL and performance. The
findings indicate that SSP negatively affects the performance of the academic staff in public universities and
recommend that strict loading for academic staff in line with universities full time staff equivalent should be
implemented
