TRANSFORMATION CAPABILITY AND EMPLOYEE PERFORMANCE OF SELECTED MANUFACTURING FIRMS IN DELTA STATE, NIGERIA
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EMPLOYEE PERFORMANCE
Abstract
Inability of organizations to modify or reconfigure their operational capabilities in line with changing business environment constitute major problem of survival for the affected organizations. In the light of this observation, the research sought as its broad objective to explore the relationship between transformation capability and employee performance of selected manufacturing firms in Delta State. The theory adopted for this study is Dynamic Capability Theory by David Teece (1997.) Survey Research design was employed in the study. Population of the study was 322 employees of the focused companies, while Pearson’s Product Moment Correlation Coefficient was used in testing the hypotheses. The study found that there was a significant relationship between learning capabilities and employee performance in the focused manufacturing organizations in Delta State. The study concluded that transformation capability contributes immensely to employee performance and recommended that manufacturing firms should train their employees to be capable of making informed decisions for the growth of the firms.
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[5]. Albu, M. (2012). Public Enterprise Reforms in Nigeria, Evidence from the Telecommunication Industry, Journal of Management Science, 2(3), 33-34.
[6]. Alexander, P. & John, A. (2013). A Study on the Concept of Employee Performance and Engagement on the Performance of Sales Executives of Commercial Banks in Ghana. International Journal of Business Research and Management, 4(2), 51-62.
[7]. Amit, H, & Schoemaker P. (2003). Strategic Assets and Organizational Rent, Strategic Management Journal. 14, 33-35.
[8]. Aselege, J. & Eisenberger, R. (2003). Perceived Organizational Support and Psychological Contracts: A Theoretical Integration, Journal of Organizational Behaviour, 24(5), 491-509.
[9]. Barney, J. B. (2012). Firm Resources and Sustained Competitive advantage, Journal of Management Science, 17(1), 99-120.
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[24]. Erik, W., Henk, V. & Joseph. S. (2013). Drivers of Organizational Performance Experiences of a Military Crisis Response Organization, Journal of Organization Design 2(2), 1-14.
[25]. Ezennaya, N. (2011). Employee Participation in Decision Making and Its Impact on Productivity of Government Printing Press in Enugu. Unpublished Thesis, 33-39.
[26]. Galunic, D. C. & Rodan, N. (2014). Learning to be Capable, International Journal on Employee Capabilities, 4(2), 17-23.
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2019-05-04
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Michael A., I., John O., N., & Nonso S., O. (2019). TRANSFORMATION CAPABILITY AND EMPLOYEE PERFORMANCE OF SELECTED MANUFACTURING FIRMS IN DELTA STATE, NIGERIA. Journal of Research in Business, Economics and Management, 13(1), 2366-2379. Retrieved from https://scitecresearch.com/journals/index.php/jrbem/article/view/1717
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