Intellectual Capital Development and Employee Performance among Manufacturing Firms in Edo State, Nigeria

Osasere F. Imasuen & Margaret E. Ehigie

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Abstract

The impact of intellectual capital development on worker performance in manufacturing companies in Edo State, Nigeria, was investigated in this study. The three dimensions of intellectual capital included the research objectives. The theoretical underpinnings of the study include Gittell’s relational coordination theory and Chester Barnard’s system theory. A survey research design was employed in the study. All three thousand one hundred and sixty-four (3164) workers from nine (9) significant manufacturing enterprises in Edo State made up the study’s population. There were 180 employees in the sample. A questionnaire was used as the data collection tool. The reliability results yielded a coefficient of 0.802(80.2%) for employee performance; 0.715 (71.5%) for human capita; 0.810(81.0%) for structural capital; and 0.70(70%) for relational capita. Data was analysed using Pearson correlation coefficient (PCC) under 5% level of significance. From the result, all three dimensions of intellectual capital development had a positive and significant influence on employee performance. The study recommended that manufacturing companies should invest more in knowledge through training and development programs, particularly in the present information economy in order to improve employee performance.

Authors

• Osasere Festus Imasuen
  Department of Business Administration
  University of Benin, Benin City, Edo State
  Email: festus.imasuen@uniben.edu
  Phone: +2347058798557
• Margaret Eyorodebamo Ehigie
  Department of Business Administration
  University of Benin, Benin City, Edo State
  Email: margaret.ehigie@uniben.edu
  Phone: +2348162035432

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