STAFF ORIENTATION AND ORGANIZATIONAL PERFORMANCE (A STUDY OF FEDERAL POLYTECHNIC, UKANA)

This study examined staff orientation and organizational performance, using Federal Polytechnic, Ukana as a case study. To accomplish this research objectives, the study adopted the survey research design while Taro Yamane formular was used to determine forty-four (44) respondents as a sample size for the study. Instrument of the study was a self-developed questionnaire, and the forms were personally administered by the researcher Hypotheses and research questions were formulated to guide the study and data were analyzed using simple percentages and chi-square (χ2) statistical tools. Findings from the study revealed that, there is significant effect of knowledge of office material/equipment on organizational performance; there is significant effect of maintaining office code of conduct on organizational performance; there is significant effect of familiarity with other staff on organizational performance and there is significant effect of information sharing on organizational performance. It was recommended among others, institutions and other organizations should organized orientation programmes for their staff in order to make them acquainted office material/equipment; staff introduction should be made to enable new hires familiarize with other staff, thus promoting their work relationship and organizational laid down rules such as code of conduct should be made known to the new staff during orientation process so as to avoid breaking them.