IIARD International Institute of Academic Research and Development

IIARD International Journal of Economics and Business Management (IJEBM )

E-ISSN 2489-0065
P-ISSN 2695-186X
VOL. 4 NO. 4 2018

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Group Cohesiveness and Organizational Effectiveness of Telecommunications Companies in Port Harcourt, Nigeria

Ikemenjima, Osaki Sandra

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Abstract

The study examined the relationship that exists between group cohesiveness and organizational effectiveness in telecommunication networks of Port Harcourt, Nigeria. The work analyzed the impact of cohesiveness and how it brings about effectiveness in telecommunication networks. In the course of testing the formulated hypotheses, data were drawn from sixty-three (63) samples using structured questionnaires and analyzed with the aid of the statistical package for social sciences for (SPSS) software adopting Pearson product moment correlation coefficient (PPMCC) technique. The result indicated that cohesiveness influences goals and productivity with a greater correlation coefficient to goals by a value of .537 to bring about effectiveness. The result also shows a positive and significant relationship between the variables. The study thereby concludes that properly planned and well implemented grouping of employees who work cohesively will bring about the accomplishment of goals and productivity for organizational effectiveness.

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