EFFECT OF BUREAUCRACY ON EMPLOYEES PRODUCTIVITY IN NIGERIAN PUBLIC SECTORS IN ENUGU STATE (A CASE STUDY OF ENUGU WATER BOARD CORPORATION)

This research is aimed at finding the effect of Bureaucracy on employees productivity in public sectors in Nigeria using Enugu State Water Board Cooperation as a case study. The study has its objectives as to determine the extent at which the management of Enugu Water board cooperation allowed their employees to participate in the decision making, To also find out whether the hierarchical structure and the set rules in Enugu Water board Cooperation have enhanced employees productivity. The study adopted the human relation theory to justify the work. Both Primary and secondary method of data collection were used to generate data. The study has a population of Two thousand Five Hundred and Sixty Eight (2568) with a sample size of (120). The study reveals that Enugu State Water Corporation follow procedure, strict rules and regulations in its managerial processes, it also indicate that the strict application of bureaucratic principles in Enugu State Water Corporation reduced favouritism, truncy and poor attitude to work on the part of employees. Therefore the study recommended that when employees are recognized, they tend to bring out their best in pursuing the corporate objectives. it also recommend that the management of the corporation should try their best to value the contribution of their subordinate staff in decision making process.