Papers by Njide Onyekwelu
This work examined the effect of cultural diversity on organizational performance in manufacturin... more This work examined the effect of cultural diversity on organizational performance in manufacturing firms in Anambra State, Nigeria. The study reviewed relevant conceptual, theoretical and empirical literatures. This study is anchored on Resource Based View (RBV). The study adopted survey research design. Cultural diversity religion diversity, language diversity, cultural value system and gender diversity were employed as the explanatory variables while organizational performance was employed as dependent variable. The study adopted survey research design. The population of the study comprised the staff of the selected manufacturing firms in Anambra State. This was found to be 2150. Sample size of four hundred twenty one (421) respondents was selected for the study, using Borg and Gall (1973) formula. Questionnaire was employed as the main instrument of data collection. The data generated were analyzed using frequency, percentage analysis, descriptive statistics, correlation analysis and multiple regression analysis. The study found that religion diversity had a significant negative influence on organizational performance in manufacturing firms. Language diversity had a significant positive influence on organizational performance in manufacturing firms. Gender diversity had a significant positive influence on organizational performance in manufacturing firms. Cultural Value system diversity had a significant positive influence on organizational performance in manufacturing firms. The study concluded that culture diversity has a significant effect on organizational performance. The study therefore recommends that there is a dire need to ensure that all employees are given an opportunity to practice their religion. In order to avoid conflict, the companies need to have its values in line with the employee cultural values. The company needs to conduct training on how to minimize communication barriers. Gender discrimination should be abolished in the workplace. Being a female does not make a woman less mentally fit compared to her male counterparts.
This study explored the effect of team work on employee performance in an organization, using sel... more This study explored the effect of team work on employee performance in an organization, using selected medium scale enterprises in Anambra State as the study area. As a descriptive survey, an item structured instrument which was developed by the researcher to reflect the Five (5) points modified Likert scale of strongly agree, agree, disagree, strongly disagree and undecided was used to elicit information from the respondents who were mainly senior employee of the organizations selected for the study. Major tools of analysis were summary statistics, pearson correlation and multiple regression analysis. Whereas summary statistics of percentages were used to answer the research questions, correlation coefficient and multiple regression analysis were used to verify the claims of the hypotheses. All tests were carried out of 0.05 level of significance. The findings showed that 80.7 percent relationship exist between the dependent and independent variables. It showed further that the coefficient of determination, R 2 = 721 thus indicating that 72.1 percent of the variation in the dependent variable can be explained by the independent variables. Also, the F-value showed that overall; regression model is statistically significant, valid and fit for any predictive purposes. Equally, the coefficients of the individual predictors of employee performance-team members" abilities, team esprit de corps, team trust, recognition and reward and their t-values showed varying degrees of positive relationship with the dependent variable. Consequently, it was recommended among others that managers should endeavour to ensure that each team in the organization compose of the necessary skills that will enable the teams to perform effectively without having too much of any of the skills in the team to the disadvantage of other necessary skills.
The study examined the effect of training on employee performance in the organization, using sele... more The study examined the effect of training on employee performance in the organization, using selected banks in Anambra State, Nigeria as the study area. The relevant literature relating to the study was partitioned into four main sections of conceptual review, theoretical framework, theoretical exposition and empirical review. The study made use of descriptive survey design. The statistical tools of analysis were summary statistics of percentages, Pearson correlation and Ordinary Least Square (OLS), multiple regression analysis. All tests were conducted at 0.05 level of significance. Preliminary results from the analysis indicate that the model is statistically significant given the F-Statistic of 22.048 and probability level of 0.05. The regression coefficient of 0.510 shows that 51 percent relationship exists between the dependent and independent variables. Similarly, the coefficient of determination, R 2 with a value of 0.503 shows that 50.3 percent variation in the dependent variable can be explained by the regressors. Major findings of the study are that training have positive and significant effect on employee engagement/involvement, motivation and job satisfaction which are the necessary conditions for employees enhanced performance in the organization. The study concludes that training is necessary to increase the proficiency of the employees towards effective performance in the organization. It was recommended among others that appropriate training programmes should be designed for the employees to learn new skills for effective performance in their organizations.
The continued security challenges in Nigeria had drown aattention to scholars, practitioners, int... more The continued security challenges in Nigeria had drown aattention to scholars, practitioners, international communities.The Federal government of Nigeria had attempted to proffer solutions to forestall the growing incidence of insurgency, yet the spate of killings, bombings, kidnapping ,armed robbery operations are on the increase which undermines the operations of SMEs in Nigeria. The study was an attempt to ascertain the implications of security challenges on the performance of SMEs. A qquantitative research design was employed and annual secondary data were obtained from the Global Terrorism Index (GTI) and Nigeria Bureau of Statistics on Boko Haram attacks, Kidnapping, and Armed robbery operations.A Preliminary diagnostic was conducted in an attempt to establish the validity of the model using The Augmented Dickey-Fuller Unit Root Test and co-integration test showed a long tern relationship between security challenges and SMEs performance in Nigeria. Multiple regression models via Ordinary Least Square (OLS) formed the basis for estimation. The results showed that insecurity challenges have a negative and significant effect on the performance of SMEs in Nigeria and recommended that the Federal Government should take effective measures in addressing issues relating to Boko Haram activities, Kidnapping, armed robbery attacks considering its negative effects on the Socioeconomic development of the country. This could be achieved through the creation of a National Guard Intelligent Personnel and a Special Forces Unit in the Nigerian military trained in counter-terrorism strategies, tactics, asymmetric warfare, and desert warfare that can combat insurgency and other related crimes decisively.
This study examined emotional resilience and performance in commercial banks in SouthEast Nigeria... more This study examined emotional resilience and performance in commercial banks in SouthEast Nigeria as the broad objective and specifically examined the extent employee emotional literacy influence performance in commercial banks in SouthEast Nigeria. Research Methodology: A survey research design was chosen for the study. The population of the study consisted of 250 staff of 5 selected commercial banks in the studied area. The sample size used, as arrived by the use of Krejcie and Morgan sample size formula was 152. The instrument used for data collection was a Likert-structured questionnaire, which was subjected to both validity and reliability test. The data collected were analyzed through the use of a simple regression technique, and the hypothesis was tested at a 5% level of significance. Result: The result revealed that the correlation coefficient as represented by R is .915, signifying a 92% relationship between the variables while R-Square which represented the coefficient of the determination indicates that an 84% change in the performance of employees is accounted for by changes in employee emotional literacy. Limitation: The inferral powers of this study may be questioned as only a region in Nigeria was examined. Contribution: All the studies looked at empirically did not take cognizance of employee emotional literacy as a measure of employee resilience and none of the studies was carried out in southeast, Nigeria, hence, making this work fill an important gap that served as a contribution. Novelty: This study recognized that emotional literacy could be used to measure employee resilience and thus, represents something new within the context of the research area.
This work determined the influence of internal capabilities on employee performance in selected d... more This work determined the influence of internal capabilities on employee performance in selected deposit money banks in Anambra state. Specifically, however, the study assessed the effect of employee training on customer satisfaction and identified the nature of the relationship between operational flexibility and customer retention. This study was anchored on the Knowledge Base Theory. A survey research design was deployed for this work with a population of all the staff of 6 selected deposit money banks in Anambra state Nigeria, which was put at 1,110 staff. However, a sampled size of 285 was used, after the application of Krejcie and Morgan's (1970) sample size determination formula. Data for the study was collected using a structured questionnaire, which was subjected to both validity and reliability tests. The data
External environment is a firm's aggregate of factors, exogenous to the organization that may hav... more External environment is a firm's aggregate of factors, exogenous to the organization that may have potential to affect organizational performance. The main objective of the study was to examine the effect of external environmental factors on organizational productivity in oil service firms in Port Harcourt, River State. Resource dependency theory was employed as the theoretical framework for the study. The study adopted survey research design. The population of the work constituted 1875 employees from 20 randomly selected oil service firms. The sample size for the study was 330 arrived at using Taro Yamane formula. The data generated through questionnaire were analyzed using multiple regression analysis. The findings revealed that technological factors have significant effect on organizational productivity and that political factors have significant effect on organizational productivity. The study further indicated that economic factors have significant effect on organizational productivity and that socio-cultural factors have significant effect on organizational productivity. It was therefore concluded that external environmental factors have significant effect on organizational productivity in oil servicing firms in Port Harcourt. The study recommended among other things that oil service firms should be proactive in dealing with the changes and trends in external environmental environment.
This comparative analysis seeks to ascertain the extent to which Flexible Working Arrangements FW... more This comparative analysis seeks to ascertain the extent to which Flexible Working Arrangements FWAs have been adopted in the Nigerian work environment and equally uncover if the acclaimed efficacy of these Flexible Working Arrangements in ensuring sustained optimal performance is as realistic in the Nigerian work environment as it is in advanced countries using two production companies, Nigeria Bottling Company NBC-a multinational company and Camela Vegetable Oil Company-an indigenous company as focal points. The survey research design with questionnaire and interviews as instruments of primary data collection and library research for secondary data was used for the study. The research hinges on Self Determination Theory with simple percentages used for data analysis and chi-square for testing hypothesis. Research findings showed that Flexible Working Arrangements (FWAs) are not yet being practiced in these organizations of study thus they are yet to start harnessing the immense benefits of flexibility in work. It is recommended that organizations should restrategize by upturning some of their archaic and obsolete operational policies and imbibing new ones like the flexible work arrangements which are in accord with current contemporary global practices.
This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative... more This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY
This work explained what succession planning is and the role it plays in granting competitive adv... more This work explained what succession planning is and the role it plays in granting competitive advantage to Family Owned Business (FOB) that implement it. FOBs are business entities that have ties with family, as many big corporations today started as FOBs. It is ubiquitous and a very old businesses form, but is survival rate is not encouraging as statistics reveals. Hence, this work looked at how the principles of succession planning can be used to perpetuate the existing of FOBs by giving them a sustainable competitive edge. Succession planning deals with making plans for when the founders/owners of such businesses are no longer around. This study examined the challenges facing succession planning in FOBS and reasons for succession management in businesses. Five works were empirically examined to see how they did their studies and their findings. The work concluded that to look at the sustainability of FOBs and their competitive advantage thereof, the issue of success planning is key. Following the conclusion, the study recommended among others that succession planning should not be left in the hands of businesses alone, seeing that these businesses are major economic players, the government needs to take a lead role in educating and ensuring they have succession plans in place.
This work examined the effect of talent management on employee productivity in selected banks in ... more This work examined the effect of talent management on employee productivity in selected banks in Anambra State. The study reviewed relevant conceptual, theoretical and empirical literatures. It was anchored on management process approach and human capital theory. Talent Retention, performance management systems, training and development and talent attraction were employed as the explanatory variables while employee productivity was the dependent variable. The study adopted survey research design. The population of the study comprised 353 staff of the selected banks in Anambra State. The sample size was 353(using the entire population). Questionnaire was employed as the main instrument of data collection. The data generated were analyzed using frequency, percentage analysis, descriptive statistics, correlation analysis and multiple regression analysis. The study found that talent retention had a significant influence on employee productivity. Performance management systems had a significant effect on employee productivity. Training and development had a significant influence on employee productivity and talent attraction had a significant effect on employee productivity. The study concluded that talent management had a significant effect on employee productivity. The study therefore recommended that management should establish talent retention strategies and make them known to all employees. Management and employees should be involved in the entire process of performance appraisal. To enhance employee productivity, it is imperative that the organization focuses on training and development programs that are not only essential but enhance employees" competitiveness. Programs should be designed by both managers and employees. Talent attraction such as competitive salary packages and rewards should be established as a policy in every organization.
This work examined workplace bullying and its effect on occupational stress in microfinance banks... more This work examined workplace bullying and its effect on occupational stress in microfinance banks in Anambra State as the broad objective. The study, however, specifically examined the relationship between work overload and employee absenteeism in the studied banks. The work made use of a survey research design and the population of the study was 100 employees from 10 selected microfinance banks in the area. A structured questionnaire which was subjected to both validity and reliability test was used for data collection. The analysis of data was carried out using correlation analysis, and the hypothesis was tested at a 5% level of significance. The finding showed that work overload has a statistically significant positive relationship with employee absenteeism in the studied microfinance banks in Anambra State (r= .807; p-value < 0.05). It was concluded that workplace bullying has a significant relationship with employee performance. It was, therefore, recommended among others that tasks and responsibilities should be distributed based on employee capacity to handle them based on the current situation on ground.
This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative... more This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY
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