Effect of performance management on productivity of Cadbury Plc

The study evaluated the effect of Performance Management on Productivity of Cadbury plc in Lagos State. The specific objectives were to: Examine the effect of Monitoring on the output and ascertain the effect of training on the cost reduction of Cadbury plc in Lagos State. In the study, the survey research method was adopted. The population for the study was eight hundred and ninety seven (897 drawn from different firms in Enugu state, Nigeria. Two hundred and sixty nine (269) copies of the questionnaire were distributed to the respondents and two hundred and sixty one (237) copies were returned representing eighty eight (88) percent, while thirty two (32) copies of the questionnaire were not returned representing twelve (12) percent. That showed a high rate of response. The findings of the study proved that Monitoring had significant positive effect on the output Z(9.679, P. = .05) and Training had significant positive effect on the cost reduction of Cadbury plc in Lagos State, Nigeria, Z(11.238, P. = .05). The study concluded that Monitoring and Training had significant positive effect on the output and cost reduction of Cadbury plc in Lagos State, Nigeria. The study recommended among others that Cadbury Nigeria Plc should implement a real-time performance monitoring system across its production and operational units to track employee and machine output, detect inefficiencies early, and enable prompt corrective actions