IMPACTS OF VERTICAL ENGINEERING MANAGEMENT STRUCTURE IN THE PERFORMANCE OF ENGINEERS IN ENGINEERING FIRMS IN ENUGU

Abstract

This study is an assessment of the impacts of vertical Engineering Management Structure on the performance of engineers in selected engineering firms in Enugu. The research is targeted at specifically determining the following: the level to which vertical Engineering management Structure enhances the productivity of engineers; the level to which vertical Engineering management Structure enhances the engineers’ skills, experience, and self-development; the level to which vertical Engineering management Structure enhances the effectiveness of engineers in case study engineering firms in Enugu. A descriptive survey design was adopted in this study. A sample size of 28 representing the population using the census method was used as the sample size determination technique. The instrument for data collection was a questionnaire. Probability-related statistics implemented using Microsoft Office Excel were employed to analyze the data obtained from the responses of the engineers. t-test was used to test the formulated hypotheses. The result showed that the mean score of the response of the engineers in the studied engineering firms on the impact of Vertical Engineering Management Structure on the engineers’ productivity, effectiveness, and capacity for skill/ experience acquisition and self-development is 3.57, 3.54, and 3.46 respectively. With t-values of 9.13, 7.64, and 6.59 computed for the null hypothesis formulated for research questions one, two, and three respectively; the engineers believe that Vertical Engineering Management Structure improves a great level of productivity, effectiveness, and capacity for skill/ experience acquisition and self-development in studied engineering firms in Enugu. The results and analysis showed that the mean score responses of the engineers of the studied manufacturing organizations on the three research questions are significantly above the minimum accepted benchmark of 2.5. It was concluded that Vertical Engineering Management structure improves to a great level the performance of engineers in studied engineering firms in Enugu