EVALUATION OF THE EFFECTS OF MEASUREMENT ON EMPLOYEE ENGAGEMENT IN NIGERIAN NATIONAL PETROLEUM CORPORATION

This paper evaluates the effects of measurement on employee engagement in the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC). The survey research design was employed with a population of 6621 staff of NNPC as of April 2020. Both primary and secondary data were used; Questionnaire copies were shared among samples of 377 respondents from NNPC and other subsidiaries and divisions. Data analysis was conducted using mean, standard deviation and inferential statistics (ANOVA). Pearson’s Product Moment Correlation Co-efficient was used to test the hypothesis with the help of SPSS version 20, which addresses the extent of the relationship between the variables under consideration. This study pointed out the performance management system notable; the measurement of performance. The findings showed that performance management has a statistically significant impact on employee engagement. Therefore, the study concludes that objective setting, measurement of performance have a significant and positive impact on employee engagement in Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC). The researcher recommended that the organization should set clear and realistic objectives as well as provide the tools and resources needed to realize such objectives, and the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) should measure staff performance both quarterly and annually to improve employee engagement