An Analysis of Success Factors of Women Managers on Organizational Performance (A Study Of First Bank And Zenith Bank Plc Akwa Ibom State)

The study anchored on an analysis of success factors of women managers on organizational performance with reference to First bank and Zenith bank in Akwa Ibom State. The specific objectives underscore the following to determine the effect of personal characteristics on career success of women managers in the selected banks, to examine the extent corporate culture paradigm shift enhance women managers performance in the selected banks and to ascertain the effect of corporate environment on the success of women managers in the selected banks. The study adopted survey research design and the main research instrument was structured questionnaire. The population of the study is 200 and the sample size was determined using Yamane’s formula to arrive at sample size of 133. The analysis was conducted using descriptive statistics and simple percentages, Chi-square and Z test was used to test the formulated hypotheses. The study revealss that there are significant effects of personal characteristics on career success of women managers in the selected banks, also corporate culture paradigm shift to a great extent enhance women managers performance in the selected banks and that there are significant effects of corporate environment on the success of women managers in the selected banks. The study recommend that there should be need for organization as a matter of policy framework incorporate women to be part and parcel of their decision by giving them the opportunity to exhibit their ingenuity, creativity and innovative ability in every cadre of organization position. Equally, that they should adopt and integrate the affirmative action whereby women managers or women in public office allowed 1/3 (one third) right to occur leadership position in every spectrum of life to allow them improve their leadership role play and knowledge transfer devoid of cultural inhibition.