Workplace Discipline: A Catalyst for Staff Performance of Money Deposit Banks in Anambra State, Nigeria

The study examined the effect of workplace discipline on staff performance of money deposit bank in, Anambra State. A survey research design was adopted and simple random sampling technique was used while the sample size of 258 out of a total population of 729 was determined using Taro Yamane formula. Data were collected with the aid of structured questionnaire. Hypotheses were tested using simple regression with the aid of Statistical Packages for Social Science (SPSS version 27). Findings revealed that employee sanctioning has a positive effect on job engagement; secondly, that staff demotion negatively affects employee effectiveness. The study concluded that workplace discipline affects employee performance in different dimension depending on the disciplinary tool adopted by management. The study recommended that there is need to sanction erring staff as a disciplinary tool so as to instill the right behaviour in staff.