EFFECT OF THE NATIONAL PRODUCTIVITY ORDER OF MERIT AWARD ON PUBLIC SECTOR PERFORMANCE
Adebiempe Aor Juliet , Mohammed, Abdullahi M. PhD and Ibrahim, Yusuf Ohida, PhD
Volume 9 Issue 3
Abstract
The need to consolidate achievements made by the various sectors of the economy has made the quest for higher productivity more urgent than ever before. Needless to say, increased productivity helps to alleviate a country’s economic problems, such as inflation, adverse balance of trade, poor growth rate and unemployment. At both the individual and corporate levels, the National Productivity Order of Merit (NPOM) Award is a thoughtfully designed motivational scheme targeted at achieving higher productivity through innovativeness, creativity and hard work in various field of endeavors in the public and private sectors of the Nigerian economy. This study examined the effect of the NPOM award on the public sector productivity in Nigeria and assessed specifically, if the NPOM Award had spurred individuals in the public sector to higher performance. The population of the study is 200 NPOMA winners for the period 2005-2015 and a sample size of 153 drawn from primary source with the use of a 5-point Likert scale questionnaires instrument. The study adopted the ordinary least square regression to analyse the data collected and findings from the study revealed that NPOMA have significant effect on public sector performance. It was therefore recommended that government, through the National Productivity Centre, should embark on massive orientation and awareness campaigns on the significance of the award to individuals, organizations and national development. Key words: NPOMA, Productivity and Public Sector.
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