CHINYERE, Joy Onyinyechi
Department of Office and Information Management, Faculty of Management Sciences, Rivers State University, Nkpolu- Oroworukwo, Port Harcourt, Nigeria
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IKOROMASOMA, Emmanuel
Department of Office and Information Management , Faculty of Management Sciences, Rivers State University, Nkpolu- Oroworukwo, Port Harcourt, Nigeria
ikoromasomaemmanuel@yahoo.com
ABSTRACT
This study investigated the relationship between data management systems and organizational efficiency of deposit money banks in Port Harcourt, Rivers State, Nigeria. The study adopted the descriptive survey research design. The instrument of data collection employed to obtain relevant data for analysis was questionnaire. The study population comprised of the twenty one (21) deposit money banks operating in Port Harcourt as released by central bank of Nigeria (2020). Five (5) copies of questionnaire were administered to top management staff from each of the twenty-one (21) deposit money banks, giving a total of one hundred and five (105) respondents. The data was analyzed using the Pearson’s Product Movement Correlation statistic through the aid of statistical packages for social science version 23.0. The result revealed that there is a significant positive relationship between data management systems and organizational efficiency of deposit money banks in Port Harcourt. The study concluded that data management system is needful and necessary in ensuring efficiency in the banks. The study also recommended that banks should maximize the use of data management systems as a powerful tool in their decision making process so as to achieve efficiency in the deposit money bank.
Keywords: Data Management System, Organizational Efficiency, Cost Reduction, Real Time