Self-Efficacy and Goal Achievement of Manufacturing Firms in South-South, Nigeria

Abstract

The study examined the relationship between self-efficacy and goals achievement in manufacturing companies that are located in South-South, Nigeria. Three aspects of self-efficacy including task specific confidence, resilience capacity and problem solving confidence were given as much emphasis as solutions to the success of goal achievement. A cross-sectional survey design was used, and the population of the study was 650 with a sample size which collected data from 225 respondents in 45 manufacturing firms through a designed questionnaire. The reliability of the instruments was confirmed and the most general alpha coefficients ranged between 0.812 and 0.973. The analytical processes involved descriptive statistics and Pearson Product -Moment Correlation, which were carried out in SPSS Version 22 at a significance level of 0.05. Findings showed that task-specific confidence showed a positive correlation with the goal achievement (r = .606, p < 0.01), the capacity to show resilience also showed a strong positive correlation (r = 712, p < 0.01), and the problem solving confidence reflected the most positive correlation (r 972, p 0.01). It is concluded that self-efficacy is an important factor in goal achievement within manufacturing companies since employees with greater confidence, toughness, and problem-solving skills have more chances to actualise organisational goals. The study, therefore, recommended that companies should invest in ongoing training, effective work policies and programme development of problem solving to maintain self-efficacy and enhancement of goal attainment.