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.