PERFORMANCE APPRAISAL AND PRODUCTIVITY OF EMPLOYEES OF 7UP BOTTLING COMPANY IN ABA, NIGERIA

AGBO, Melletus Uchechukwu
Department of Business Administration
College Of Management Sciences
Michael Okpara University of Agriculture, Umudike
OKEBARAM, Moses Sunday
Department of Business Administration
College Of Management Sciences
Michael Okpara University of Agriculture, Umudike
ABSTRACT
The study examined the effect of performance appraisal on productivity of employees of 7up bottling
company Aba, Abia state. A survey approach was adopted in the study. The population of the study
comprised 182 staff of 7up bottling company in Aba, Nigeria. The study determined a sample size 125 staff
using the Taro Yemani formula for sample size determination. Sample elements were derived through
simple random sampling. Secondary and primary data were utilized in the study. Secondary data was
sourced from literature while primary data was collected using structured questionnaire. Simple regression
served as the test statistic, with the help of SPSS. The study found that performance appraisal has there is
a positive and significant effect on employee productivity in terms of effectiveness and efficiency of
employees. The study concluded that performance appraisal is a common management practice. The study
recommends that managers should appraise their employees often, in order to increase the productivity of
their employees.
Keywords: 7Up bottling company, employee productivity, employee effectiveness, employee efficiency