TEAM COHESION AND EMPLOYEE PRODUCTIVITY OF FOOD AND BEVERAGES MANUFACTURING FIRMS IN RIVERS STATE
Abstract
ABSTRACT
This study investigated the relationship between team cohesion and employee productivity of Food and Beverages manufacturing firms in Rivers State. The theoretical framework covered Thompson’s AMS Team Model Theory, Belbin’s SICCTRMPS Role Model Theory that explained clearly how employee productivity will be increased applying participative management and the use of organizational culture. A sample size of 300 was determined from a population of 1,200 respondents using Taro-Yamene’s sampling formula. The data for the study were gathered from the respondents through personal interview and questionnaire. 300 copies of questionnaire were distributed to the respondents out of which 292 copies were retrieved and found useful for data analysis. The data collected were analyzed using Spearman’s Rank Order Correlation Coefficient Statistics and this was facilitated through the application of Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS version 23.0). The findings of the study indicated a significant relationship between team cohesion and employee productivity in Food and Beverages manufacturing firms in Rivers State. At this point, the study recommended that managers of Food and Beverages firms should place more emphasis on increasing employee productivity through participative management, promote employees skills, experience and encourage employees’ involvement in decision making process through team cohesion, collaboration, cooperation and organizational culture guiding the entire activities of the firm with the aim to establish and sustain cordial relationship between the management and employees. Thus, Food and Beverages manufacturing firms should ensure that organizational culture of the firm is more and well managed as the basis to increase timeliness output, task accomplishment and employee innovativeness which are real measures of employee productivity in Food and Beverages manufacturing firms in Rivers State.
Keywords: Team cohesion, employee productivity, food and beverages manufacturing firms
