CONSTRAINED GAMES AND PERFORMANCE OF SELECTED MANUFACTURING FIRMS IN PORT HARCOURT

Abstract

This study examined the relationship between constrained games and performance of selected manufacturing firms in Port Harcourt. The study adopted correlational surrey research design as the study seek to determine the relationship between the predictor variable and the criterion variable. The population of the study consisted of 20 selected manufacturing firms in Port Harcourt. The study adopted a census population. 3 mangers were selected from each firm (marketing manager, operations managers and logistic managers) multiplied by 20 selected manufacturing firms gives us a total of 60 respondents under the study. Structured questionnaire was adopted for the study. Cronbach’s alpha reliability coefficient was used to test the reliability of the instrument. The result of the Cronbach's Alpha reliability test indicates .765 which is above .70 which implies that the items are reliable. Pearson product moment correlations was used to test the hypotheses using SPSS (statistical package social science) version 22. The study revealed that there is a significant relationship between Resource Management Games and performance of selected manufacturing firms in Port Harcourt. There is a significant relationship between Action-Selection Games and performance of selected manufacturing firms in Port Harcourt. There is a significant relationship between Role-Playing Games (RPGs) and performance of selected manufacturing firms in Port Harcourt. In conclusion, Constrained games have been shown to have a significant impact on the performance of selected manufacturing firms in Port Harcourt. The study recommended that Manufacturing firms should invest in advanced analytics tools to better understand market dynamics, optimize production processes, and make informed decisions under constraints.