JOB ONBOARDING PRACTICES AND EMPLOYEE PERFORMANCE OF CONSTRUCTION COMPANIES IN SOUTH-SOUTH, NIGERIA

Abstract

The study aimed at examining the relationship between job onboarding and employee performance of construction companies in South-South Nigeria. The study has four specific objectives, four research questions and four hypotheses. It also examined the moderating influence of organizational policy. Correlational research design was adopted for the study. The primary population was 30 registered construction companies and the actual population was 150 managers. The study relied on the use of primary data, sourced using structured questionnaire. A total of 150 questionnaire were distributed to respondents, while 127 were successfully retrieved and used in the analysis., hypotheses were tested using Spearman Rank Correlation Coefficient. The result obtained revealed that there is strong positive relationship between job onboarding practices and employee performance in construction companies in South-South Nigeria. The study concluded all dimensions of job onboarding—namely Job orientation, Job training, role clarity, and organizational policy—significantly influence employee performance. The rejection of all null hypotheses confirmed a strong positive relationship between effective onboarding practices and key performance indicators such as Job Efficiency, job quality, Team Performance, and innovation. Findings revealed that well-structured job orientation fosters creativity and quality output. It was recommended that Construction companies in South-South Nigeria should design comprehensive onboarding programs that go beyond administrative orientation to include mentorship, role clarity, and performance expectations; to maximize the benefits of onboarding, orientation, and training, management should maintain a work environment that values performance, learning, and support.