CORPORATE INTRANET: A DIGITAL CAPITAL FOR ENHANCING EMPLOYEE PERFORMANCE IN INSURANCE COMPANIES IN SOUTH-SOUTH REGION, NIGERIA
Abstract
Abstract
This study investigated the how corporate intranet enhances employee performance of insurance companies in South-South region, Nigeria. The study adopted a correlational design. Sixteen (16) registered insurance companies in south-south region in Nigeria made up the total population. The instrument for data collection was questionnaire structured by the researcher The instrument was validated by experts in measurement and evaluation. Ascertaining the reliability coefficient of 0.85. Spearman ranked correlation was used to test the hypotheses. It was found that corporate intranet has significant relationship with measures of employee performance in the insurance companies. It concluded that corporate intranet is a workplace digital capital that enhances employee performance in insurance companies. Based on the findings of this study it was recommended that insurance companies should invest heavily in corporate intranet to drive an integrated and automated business process in order to create a faster information dissemination platform.
Keywords: Digital Capital, Employee performance, Corporate intranet, Creativity, Information dissemination
