Intellectual Capital and Employee Performance in Selected Plastic Manufacturing Firms in Anambra State, Nigeria

The study will examine the relationship between intellectual capital and employee performance in selected plastic manufacturing firms in Anambra State Nigeria. Specific objectives of the study will be to examine the extent of relationship between human capital and employee performance in selected Plastic Products Manufacturing Firms in Anambra State, Nigeria; to determine the extent of relationship between structural capital and employee performance in selected Plastic Products Manufacturing Firms in Anambra State, Nigeria; and to investigate the extent of relationship between relational capital and employee performance in selected Plastic Products Manufacturing Firms in Anambra State, Nigeria. Descriptive survey research design will be adopted. Data will be collected from 181 respondents of 12 selected plastic manufacturing firms through using Krejcie and Morgan table (1970). A test of significance will be conducted to determine the acceptance or rejection of stated hypotheses first using the Pearson Product Moment Correlation Coefficient (r), to ascertain the strength of relationship between the independent variables (x = intellectual capital: human capital, structural capital and relational capital) and the dependent variable (Y = employee performance). The findings will show if there is a correlation between intellectual capital and employee performance in selected plastic manufacturing firms in Anambra State Nigeria. The study will conclude if intellectual capital shall ensure evaluation of employee performance as it will significantly improve organizational competitiveness and survival. The result will show a recommendation that organizations should increase their investment in the development of human capital to improve employee performance and enhance sustainable growth and organizational performance.