CONTINGENCY FACTORS AND PERFORMANCE MEASUREMENT SYSTEM OF LISTED MANUFACTURING FIRMS IN NIGERIA

1Muhammed Basiru MUSTAPHA (FCNA), 2Muhammed Kamaldeen USMAN (ACA, MCPDM), 3Adebowale OGUNSOLA (ACA)

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Keywords: Performance Measurement System, Contingency Factors, PLS-SEM.

Abstract

This study examined the influence of contingency factors on performance measurement system of listed manufacturing firms in Nigeria, these contingency factors are; organisational strategy, organisational culture, leadership style, external environment, and employees training. These factors are said to be conditioned variables that help organization to survive and become sustainable by aiding performance measurement system, in order to facilitate the overall organizational performance. Different studies have examined general factors in the past on performance measurement system of organizations; however this study focused more directly on manufacturing firms in Nigeria. Data were collected through a self- administered survey of 168 respondents from listed manufacturing firms in Nigeria, and   analysis was done using PLS-SEM. The target respondents were accountants, auditors and managers of the sampled organizations. The main finding of this study was that leadership style of an organization has the highest influence on performance measurement system. More so, organizational culture, employee training and external environment all equally influenced performance measurement system of listed manufacturing firms in Nigeria. Although, organizational strategy was found not significant, the implication of this result showed that organizations must have quality leadership to direct the affairs of an organization and lastly, organizations must imbibe on good culture to positively influence the performance of the organizations.

Published
2021-11-01
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