The Connexus of Management by Objectives and Organisational Performance: Evidence from Tuyil Pharmaceutical Limited, Ilorin

Abstract

In modern conditions, the competitiveness of enterprises largely depends on the ability of management to ensure the necessary economic efficiency of operational activities, achieving strategic and tactical goals, rational use of labor, financial and material resources, which determines the relevance of research on innovative approaches to management “my goals”. The article substantiates that this concept is focused on increasing productivity through clear guidelines for each employee of the organization and increase staff motivation through its participation in setting their own goals. The main purpose of the study is to examine the relationship between the practical use of the method of “goal management” in the company and its organizational effectiveness. The object of the study was selected pharmaceutical company “Tuyil” (Ilorin, Nigeria) and its staff with a representative sample of 242 people. The source of the primary information in this study was the results of a survey of company employees. The analysis of the survey results was performed using the methods of descriptive statistics and analysis of variance (ANOVA). It is empirically confirmed and theoretically proved that the practical application of the principles of “goal management” is closely correlated with the efficiency of the company. The results of the study provide recommendations for improving the system of “goal management” in the company, namely: the creation of favorable internal relations among employees, which would guarantee their commitment and loyalty to the organizational goals and objectives of the company; Establishing feedback, which involves constant monitoring of the achievement of goals and determining their progress in the implementation of specific tasks, as well as bringing to the management of those unplanned problems that arise in the process of achieving goals. Keywords: goal commitment, performance feedback, task complexity, organization, Nigeria.

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