Staff Performance Appraisal And Occupational Effectiveness Among Staff Of Calabar Municipality Council, Cross River State, Nigeria

The main purpose of the study was to investigate the relationship between staff performance appraisal and occupational effectiveness among staff of Calabar Municipality Council of Cross River State, Nigeria. To achieve the purpose, one null hypothesis was formulated to direct the study. Ex-post facto research design was adopted for the study. A sample of two hundred and forty (240) staff were randomly selected for the study using stratified random sampling technique. Performance Appraisal and Occupational Effectiveness Questionnaire (PAOEQ) was the main instrument used for data collection. Pearson product moment correlation coefficient was the statistical tool adopted in testing the hypothesis under study. The hypothesis was subjected to testing at 0.05 level of significance with relative degrees of freedom. The instrument was subjected for validation and reliability using trial test and Cronbach Alpha method which ranges from .78 to .88. The result of the analysis revealed that, staff performance appraisal significantly relates with occupational effectiveness among staff of Calabar Municipality Council. Based on the finding of the study, it was recommended among others that staff performance appraisal should be done periodically to ascertain their performance as relate to their occupational effectiveness.