{"id":3848,"date":"2026-02-13T09:39:07","date_gmt":"2026-02-13T09:39:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/birpub.org\/ijmfs\/?post_type=journal_article&#038;p=3848"},"modified":"2026-02-13T09:56:37","modified_gmt":"2026-02-13T09:56:37","slug":"effect-of-performance-management-on-productivity-of-cadbury-plc","status":"publish","type":"journal_article","link":"https:\/\/birpub.org\/ijmfs\/journal_article\/effect-of-performance-management-on-productivity-of-cadbury-plc\/","title":{"rendered":"Effect of performance management on productivity of Cadbury Plc"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>Iheagwam, Peggy Nwamaka<sup> 1<\/sup>, Professor Fred O. Eze<sup>2<\/sup>\u00a0 &amp;\u00a0 Mbah, Paulinus Chigozie, Ph.D.<sup>3<\/sup><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Abstract<\/strong>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table class=\"has-fixed-layout\"><tbody><tr><td><em>The study evaluated the effect of Performance Management on Productivity of Cadbury plc in Lagos State.&nbsp; The specific objectives were to: Examine the effect of Monitoring on the output and ascertain the effect of training on the cost reduction of Cadbury plc in Lagos State.&nbsp; In the study, the survey research method was adopted. The population for the study was eight hundred and ninety seven (897 drawn from different firms in Enugu state, Nigeria. Two hundred and sixty nine (269) copies of the questionnaire were distributed to the respondents and two hundred and sixty one (237) copies were returned representing eighty eight (88) percent, while thirty two (32) copies of the questionnaire were not returned representing twelve (12) percent. That showed a high rate of response. The findings of the study proved that Monitoring had significant positive effect on the output Z(9.679, P. = .05) and Training had significant positive effect on the cost reduction of Cadbury plc in Lagos State, Nigeria, Z(11.238, P. = .05). The study concluded thatMonitoring and Training had significant positive effect on the output and cost reduction of Cadbury plc in Lagos State, Nigeria.&nbsp; The study recommended among others that Cadbury Nigeria Plc should implement areal-time performance monitoring system across its production and operational units to track employee and machine output, detect inefficiencies early, and enable prompt corrective actions<\/em><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><\/strong><strong><em>Keywords: <\/em><\/strong><em>Performance Management, Employee Productivity, Performance Monitoring, Employee Training, Cost Reduction, Organizational Performance.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div data-wp-interactive=\"core\/file\" class=\"wp-block-file\"><object data-wp-bind--hidden=\"!state.hasPdfPreview\" hidden class=\"wp-block-file__embed\" data=\"https:\/\/birpub.org\/ijmfs\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2026\/02\/IJMFS_4292-114.pdf\" type=\"application\/pdf\" style=\"width:100%;height:600px\" aria-label=\"Embed of IJMFS_42,92-114.\"><\/object><a id=\"wp-block-file--media-5ed8fb86-c5eb-4919-a204-b08a5a9a29f7\" href=\"https:\/\/birpub.org\/ijmfs\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2026\/02\/IJMFS_4292-114.pdf\">IJMFS_42,92-114<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/birpub.org\/ijmfs\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2026\/02\/IJMFS_4292-114.pdf\" class=\"wp-block-file__button wp-element-button\" download aria-describedby=\"wp-block-file--media-5ed8fb86-c5eb-4919-a204-b08a5a9a29f7\">Download<\/a><\/div>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"template":"","journal_article_cats":[222],"class_list":["post-3848","journal_article","type-journal_article","status-publish","hentry","journal_article_cat-vol-4-no-2"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v26.1 (Yoast SEO v26.1) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Effect of performance management on productivity of Cadbury Plc - International Journal of Management Foresight and Strategy (IJMFS)<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"The study evaluated the effect of Performance Management on Productivity of Cadbury plc in Lagos State. The specific objectives were to: Examine the effect of Monitoring on the output and ascertain the effect of training on the cost reduction of Cadbury plc in Lagos State. In the study, the survey research method was adopted. The population for the study was eight hundred and ninety seven (897 drawn from different firms in Enugu state, Nigeria. Two hundred and sixty nine (269) copies of the questionnaire were distributed to the respondents and two hundred and sixty one (237) copies were returned representing eighty eight (88) percent, while thirty two (32) copies of the questionnaire were not returned representing twelve (12) percent. That showed a high rate of response. The findings of the study proved that Monitoring had significant positive effect on the output Z(9.679, P. = .05) and Training had significant positive effect on the cost reduction of Cadbury plc in Lagos State, Nigeria, Z(11.238, P. = .05). The study concluded that Monitoring and Training had significant positive effect on the output and cost reduction of Cadbury plc in Lagos State, Nigeria. 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The study concluded that Monitoring and Training had significant positive effect on the output and cost reduction of Cadbury plc in Lagos State, Nigeria. 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