• Effect Of Performance Management On Employee Performance

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    • The process of measuring and subsequently actively managing organizational and employee performance in order to improve organizational effectiveness is currently seen as critical to the onward survival and development of organizations (Inyang, 2008). It may be positively dangerous simply to copy schemes used in other organizations, and worse still to copy methods simply because it is the managerial fashion (Agarwal, Angst and Magni, 2009). It is on this background that this research seeks to examine the effect of performance management on employee performance with a special reference to Nigeria Flour Mills PLC.
      1.3      Objectives of the Study
      The primary aim of the study is to examine the effect of performance management on employee performance. Other specific objectives shall include:
      (i)    To examine the relationship between performance management and employees’ attitude to work.
      (ii)  To explore the nexus between performance management and organizational performance.
      (iii)To examine whether performance appraisal reveals employees’ actual strengths and weaknesses in the organization
      (iv)                        To examine the methods adopted in the organization to measure        employee performance.
      (v)    To suggest ways by which performance management could be used to        enhance employee performance.
      1.4        Research Questions
      The research project beam a searchlight on the following research questions:
      a.What is the relationship between performance management and employees’ attitude to work?
      b.How does performance management affect organizational performance?
      c.Does performance appraisal reveal employees’ actual strengths and weaknesses in the organization?
      d.What are the methods adopted in the organization to measure employee performance?
      1.5     Research Hypotheses
      The researcher intends to test the following hypotheses;
      Hypothesis 1:
      Ho:     There is no significant relationship between performance management and employees’ attitude to work.
      H1:      There is a significant relationship between performance management and employees’ attitude to work.
      Hypothesis 2:
      Ho:     Performance management is not a significant predictor of organizational performance.
      H1:      Performance management is a significant predictor of organizational performance.
      Hypothesis 3:
      Ho:     Performance appraisal does not reveal employees’ actual strengths and weaknesses in the organization.
      H1:      Performance appraisal reveals employees’ actual strengths and weaknesses in the organization.
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    • ABSRACT - [ Total Page(s): 1 ]This study explored the effect of performance management on employee performance. A total number of three hundred and twenty (320) copies of questionnaire were administered to the respondents during the study: While three hundred and three (303) copies were properly filled and returned for the analysis. Data collected were analyzed using the statistical tools of frequency counts, simple percentage for the demographic data while the inferential statistics of Chi Square (X2) test was used to test ... Continue reading---