ABSTRACT

Management

has become a veritable tool in the present industrial society. For an

organization to be successful, proper management is required. Management by

objective (MBO) is a management technique that is used to form and implement

goals that are operational. This approach usually involves the cooperative

effort of both the superiors and subordinates within the management in order to

make it efficient and effective.

This

research work points out the effects of Management by Objective on

organizational performance using First bank of Nigeria Plc as its case study.

The data used for this research was collected from First bank annual reports,

journals, related textbooks and websites, interviews, structured questionnaire

was also administered to 57 staffs of the bank of which 50 was duly completed

and retrieved. The data gotten was analyzed in tables using simple percentage