INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF SOCIAL SCIENCES AND MANAGEMENT RESEARCH (IJSSMR )

E-ISSN 2545-5303
P-ISSN 2695-2203
VOL. 4 NO. 3 2018


The Moderating Role of Organizational Technology on the Relationship between Strategy Process and Employee Productivity in Manufacturing Companies in Port Harcourt

Worlu, Dike Stanley and Adim, Chidiebere Victor


Abstract


This study examined the moderating role of organizational technology on the relationship between strategy process and employee productivity in manufacturing companies in Port Harcourt. The study adopted a cross sectional survey method. The study population was four hundred and fifty one (451) employees of five selected manufacturing companies in Port Harcourt. The sample size of the study was determined by Taro Yamane sample size determination formula, the sample size was two hundred and twelve (212) employees that were randomly selected. Primary data was obtained using questionnaire as the research instrument. The inferential and descriptive statistical tools were used in the analysis of data for the study. The internal reliability of the research instrument was tested using Cronbach Alpha Coefficient and only items that have an alpha reading of 0.70 and above were considered. The partial correlation technique was used to test the moderating effect of organizational technology. The study finding confirmed that organizational technology significantly moderates the relationship between strategy process and employee productivity in manufacturing companies in Port Harcourt. The study recommended the adoption of technologies should be well suited to match the requirements and changes of the context of the organization. This is as the success or progress of Strategy process is most often linked to the organizations technological platforms and the extent to which it enables efficiency and the effective integration of the systems





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