EFFECT OF MENTORING ON EMPLOYEE PERFORMANCE IN ABIA STATE (A STUDY OF SELECTED EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS)

Abstract

Mentoring involves the facilitation of personal and professional growth of a person by a more experienced person through sharing of knowledge and insight garnered over the years. This study examines the effect of mentoring on employee performance using selected educational institutions as a case study. The study aimed at assessing mentoring perception of staff as a developmental tool on employee performance. A survey research design was employed in the study and the population comprises academic and non-academic staff of Abia state University Uturu and Michael Okpara University of Agriculture Umudike. Data were collected through primary and secondary sources and analyzed using descriptive statistics, regression analytical tools and ANOVA. The results of the analysis show that mentoring perception, mentoring style, and mentoring communication are prime drivers of employee performance especially in the institutions of higher learning. The study recommends that tertiary institutions need to establish formal mentoring programs as a platform for interaction between the experienced academic staff and inexperienced ones so as to improve academic staff performance.