IIARD International Institute of Academic Research and Development

Journal of Business and African Economy (JBAE )

E-ISSN 2545-5281
P-ISSN 2695-2238
VOL. 11 NO. 2 2025
DOI: 10.56201/jbae.v11.no2.2025.pg13.26

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Change Management as Determinants of Employees’ Productivity of Listed Consumer Goods Companies in Nigeria

Ohwovoriole, Oviebemre and Professor HO Osazevbaru

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Abstract

The study investigated the relationship between change management and employees’ productivity of listed consumer goods companies in Delta State, Nigeria using the survey design. Two (2) dimensions of change management were employed such as change in organizational culture and human capital development programmes. Questionnaire was the main instrument of data collection which was administered to three(3) listed consumer goods companies. Data obtained were analyzed using descriptive statistics (frequency counts, percentages, mean, standard deviation and Pearson correlation); post-estimation statistics (variance inflation factor) and inferential statistics(multiple regression). Findings indicated that change in organizational culture (t-value = 4.03; Prob. = 0.0000 < 0.05) and change in human capital development (t-value = 2.09; Prob. = 0.0001 < 0.05) positively and significantly affect employee productivity. The study recommended that management should constant monitor and respond swiftly to change in human capital development programmes so as to enable employees understand how they can cope with new change. In addition, there is the need for management to effectively communicate changes in culture as well as effectively implementing organizational change; this would enable them cope with the change. This study contributes to knowledge by showing that when change managers are able to efficiently implement a change, it would result to increased employees’ productivity.

keywords:

Change management; Employees’ productivity; Human capital development

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