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Capacity Building and Employee Performance in Plastic Manufacturing Firms in Delta State, Nigeria

Eziashi, Christabel Chukwufumnanya and Emeka Arinze PhD

Abstract

This study examined capacity building and employee performance in plastic manufacturing companies in Delta State. The study investigated the relationship between employee orientation, coaching, and mentoring on employee job performance. Relevant theoretical and empirical literature were reviewed. The study was anchored on Human Capital Theory. Survey research design was adopted. The study was carried out in Delta State. The study collected data from both primary and secondary sources. The population of study comprises 1810 employees of plastic manufacturing firms in Delta State. Borg and Gall formular was employed to determine the sample size of 353. The study used questionnaire as the tool for obtaining necessary data for the research. Data analysis was facilitated using the statistical package for the Social Sciences (SPSS). Simple percentage was used in answering the research questions, while Pearson Moment Correlation Coefficient was used in testing hypotheses. From the analysis, it was discovered that employee orientation has a significant positive relationship with employee performance in plastic manufacturing companies; coaching has a significant positive relationship with employee performance in plastic manufacturing companies; and mentoring has a significant positive relationship with employee performance in plastic manufacturing companies in Delta State. The study concluded that capacity building has a significant positive relationship with employee performance in plastic manufacturing companies in Delta State. The study recommended, among others, that employee orientation should be done in a conducive environment with all the necessary facilities and refreshment packages to make the programs interesting and enjoyable as well as to motivate employees to attend orientation programs in their numbers. Organizations should evaluate coaching type of training and development programs in order to assess its effectiveness

Keywords

Employee OrientationCoachingand Mentoring on Employee Job Performance

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