Effect of Organizational Structure on Employee's Performance (a Case Study of Benin Electricity Distribution Company, Ado Ekiti)

Abstract The study examines the effect of mismanagement in organisation structure: Management view while the specific objectives are to determine effects of structure formalization on performance; determine the extent structure complexity effect on performance and assess the extent structure centralization effect on performance of selected manufacturing firms in Ekiti State. The target population of this study comprises 173 staff of Benin Electricity Distribution Company plc. The aggregate number of staff which formed the population of Benin Electricity Distribution company plc, Ado Ekiti consists of 173 staff. The population to be observed will cover entire staff of Benin Electricity Distribution Company Plc, Ado Ekiti. The sample for the study was 121 respondents derived from Taro model. Sampling Technique is referred to the process used in selecting participants for a research project. All collected data relating to the questionnaire administered will be arranged in a tabular form. The primary data collected through the field surveys were analyzed with the help of computer software-SPSS. Suitable mathematical and statistical techniques like average, simple regression analysis have been employed for data analysis. The result showed that structure formalization has effect on employee performance. The second result revealed that structure complexity has effect on employee performance while the third result showed that structure centralization has effect on employee performance. The study concluded that the clarity of departmental responsibilities has changed since the reorganization and the documentation level on work-related regulations and manuals changed since the reorganization. Organization is so much large that it is difficult to establish coordination between different departments, the rules and norm of this organization are very tuff and employees have to obey these, continuously observed that employees obey rules related with the job. The organization, executives are categorised on the basis of hierarchical system and every executive is responsible for his senior, the information regarding every policy of this organization reaches very quickly to employees due to effective communication pattern within organization and employees do their work independently in good manner because authorities do not interfere.