Benchmarking is now a commonplace term in business and many definitions have been proposed. Despite its increasing popularity there is growing evidence that it is often used incorrectly. ‘Benchmarking’ seems to be confused with competitive comparison studies, which are simply a component part of benchmarking. This work reviews previous benchmarking studies in general, identifying the background to its growth, and benefits and barriers relating spec to implementation by Adamawa State University, Mubi. A key to accomplishing this goal is by benchmarking their performance against other institution. Benchmarking can be expensive, time consuming, or problematic because detailed benchmarking requires detailed, specific data that are generally confidential. A screening level benchmark can accomplish much of the goal quickly and cheaply. Therefore, the main objective of this study is to assess if benchmarking has an effect on employees job satisfaction in Adamawa State University, Mubi. A descriptive research design with survey method was applied in this study. The study used both the primary and the secondary data for the purpose of this study and a sample of 262 staff was obtained through Taro Yamani formula. The study found out that there is a significant effect of benchmarking on employees job satisfaction in Adamawa State University, Mubi. In lieu of this, the study recommended that adequate benchmarking technique should be adopted such that standard of the school can be improved as well as enhancing adequate employees job satisfaction.
Benchmarking, Employees, Job Performance
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