Title:
PERFORMANCE MANAGEMENT AND PROJECT SUCCESS OF PROPERTY COMPANIES IN PORT HARCOURT, NIGERIA

Authors:
Omoankhanlen Joseph Akhigbe, Ph.D and Samuel Obinna Ozor ,Nigeria

Abstract:
The study examined the relationship between performance management and project success in property companies in Port Harcourt, Nigeria. Nigeria. The cross-sectional survey a type of quasi-experimental research design was employed. Two hundred and thirty-nine managers and supervisors from twenty property companies were covered and a sample size of one hundred and forty-eight employees were drawn from the population. copies of questionnaires were administered to respondents and the simple random sampling technique was utilized. However, only 110 copies of retrieved questionnaires were properly filled and used. Data was analyzed using Spearman’s Rank Order correlation coefficient. The result showed positive and significant relationship between the dimensions of performance management (planning performance and rewarding performance) and the measures of project success (project timeliness and project quality). Hence, it was concluded property companies’ capacity to properly plan and reward performance, will help boost their project success. It was recommended that management of property companies should ensure a proper project development planning and that performance are satisfactorily rewarded to motivate the employees, thus enhancing the organization’s project quality