Oyetola Ibukun ADEYERI, Mercy OGBARI, Oderonke Feyikemi ODELOYE, Adewale Omotayo OSIBANJO, IMUZEZE Comfort Uwayeme and Anthonia ADENIJI
Covenant University, Ota, Ogun State, Nigeria
The survival and relevance of an organisation hang on its achievement of set purpose and aspirations. Conflict can be destructive but in some other times constructive. However, if managed properly, it can have a constructive impact on employee contentment and performance. The main purpose of this research is to critically analyse the effects of conflict management taxonomy on employee performance in manufacturing industries. The manufacturing industry selected for this study is the Nestle Nigeria Plc, located at Agbara Industrial Estate, Ota, Nigeria. Descriptive survey design involving quantitative method was used for this research study to obtain data through sample selection and analysis. The data was collected over a period of 7 days. The survey started on the 5th of March and the last day was 12th of March, 2020. The data collected through the administered questionnaire was subjected to sorting and analysis. Data analysis was conducted using Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS).
Three hundred and thirty-eight (338) copies of questionnaires were administered via the random sampling technique to Nestle Nigeria Plc workers., a total of two hundred and eighty-six (286) questionnaire copies were correctly collected and adequately completed, reflecting an 84.6 percent input ratio. For the analysis of results, descriptive statistics were used; linear regression analysis was also used to test all hypotheses. The findings from this study revealed that compromise, accommodation, competition and collaboration conflict management styles are significant predictors of employee engagement, commitment, task performance and productivity respectively as measures of employee performance.