Effect of Organizational Change on Employee Productivity of Deposit Money Banks in Makurdi Metropolis, Benue State, Nigeria

This study examined the effect of organizational change on employee productivity of deposit money banks in Makurdi metropolis, Benue State, Nigeria with focus on four selected banks in Makurdi metropolis (First Bank of Nigeria Plc, United Bank for Africa, First City Monument Bank and Guaranty Trust Bank). The study specifically examined the effect of change in structure, leadership style, technology and processes on employee productivity of Deposit Money Banks in Makurdi metropolis, Benue State. The study adopted survey design and questionnaire was used as the major instrument for data collection. The population of the study consisted of 247 staff of the selected deposit money banks in Makurdi Metropolis while census sampling technique was used in the selection of the sample size and 247 questionnaires were issued, however, only 247 validly answered questionnaires were retrieved for analysis. Data collected were analysed using descriptive statistics and presented in form of tables, frequencies, simple percentage, means and standard deviations while multiple regression analysis was used for test of hypotheses. Findings of the study revealed that change in structure, leadership style, technology and processes all have significant effect on employee productivity in Deposit Money Banks in Makurdi metropolis, Benue State. The study concludes that organizational change significantly affects employee productivity in the Nigerian banking industry. The study recommended among others that management of deposit money banks should put in place structures that are less bureaucratic and mechanistic with flexible rules and procedures.