Title: Performance Appraisal And Orgnaisational Productivity Of Fertilizers Companies In Rivers State.
Authors: WACHUKWU, CHINAZA ANN
Volume: 10
Issue: 1
Pages: 15-23
Publication Date: 2026/01/28
Abstract:
The purpose of this research was to analyze the fertilizer firms in Rivers State, Nigeria, and how performance evaluations relate to organizational production. The purpose of this study was to analyze the relationship between innovation techniques and the quality of employee output in a business setting. Innovation was used as the criterion variable, while work quality and job knowledge were seen as the predictor variables. The Diffusion of Innovation Theory provided the theoretical foundation for the study by outlining the reasons for, and mechanisms of, the spread of novel concepts and technologies from one culture to another. Primarily, 191 participants chosen at random from a standardized questionnaire were surveyed utilizing a quantitative survey research approach. This study used SPSS version 23.0 to conduct an analysis of the acquired data using Spearman's Rank Order Correlation. The results showed that there is a very substantial and positive correlation between innovation and job quality (? = 0.675, p < 0.05), suggesting that as innovation levels rise, employee performance also improves. The research found that encouraging innovation in fertilizer firms led to far higher quality work from workers. It suggests that in order to raise productivity and quality of work, management should put money into innovation-driven training, create a setting that encourages creative thinking, and use new technology.