Building employee performance through strategic management change in state owned university in Nigeria

Abstract

This study  reviewed employee performance through strategic management change using state -owned universities in Delta State.  The determining objectives were employee involvement and organizational culture use. The study used a cross-sectional survey research design.  The target population consists of 2820 staff (Academic and Non-Academic) of selected tertiary institutions in Delta State. A sample size of 338 employees was selected using simple random sampling technique. Primary data was collected using questionnaires. Analysis was done using descriptive statistics and presented using graphs and tables. The STATA Software package (Version 13.0) was used to analyze the data collected for this study.  The results showed that there is a significant relationship between change leadership, change communication and employees’ performance. The study further revealed that employee involvement has a great impact on employees’ performance. A strong organizational culture creates synergy and momentum that encourages teamwork and enhances employee performance. The study concluded that employee involvement and organizational culture, influence the performance of employees positively. Also, the study demonstrated that though organizational culture is invisible, it has a subtle and far-reaching tangible effect on any change effort.