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remotely amid the COVID-19 pandemic. COVID-19 has profound impact on how different institutions operate,&#xd;
especially on ensuring effective performance management of employees working remotely. Despite all&#xd;
odds, some workers continue working remotely during these extraordinary circumstances. There is a need to&#xd;
acknowledge that the world has changed and that these changes could last for some time, and perhaps even&#xd;
more permanently. A sample of 80 and 10 participants for quantitative and qualitative, respectively, was chosen&#xd;
to fully represent the staff. The data collection methods included interviews and questionnaires with selected&#xd;
staff. The Convenience Sampling Method was used to select respondents amongst staff members assigned&#xd;
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work remotely. The questionnaires were physically administered by the Researcher, whereas interviews were&#xd;
conducted with individual staff. Quantitative data was analysed through SPSS software, and qualitative data&#xd;
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working from home with minimal supervision. The study also revealed that when staff are not closely monitored,&#xd;
they tend not to focus and spend some time performing non-work-related activities which negatively&#xd;
affects the performance and productivity of the institution. The study further revealed that remote working&#xd;
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