Employee Empowerment and Organizational Performance a Study of Federal Polytechnic Nekede, Owerri

Employees, no doubt, are the prime element in every organization, whether profit or non-profit making organizations. They come into the organization with potentials and capabilities that must be tapped and harnessed by the management under the human resources management unit. To effectively and efficiently utilize these raw talents and for better and improved performance management support is required, in form of empowerment. Hence, this paper is aimed at examining the effects of employee training, delegation of authority and work environment on their performance, commitment and satisfaction on their jobs. As a descriptive research a sample size of 190 teaching and non-teaching staff members were selected randomly. A structured questionnaire with Likert’s 5-point measurement scale was administered. The data were analyzed using correlation coefficient and regression model. The results of the analysis showed that employee empowerment through training, authority delegation and work environment have positive effects on the employees’ performance, which must be sustained by the organization