Team-Based Family Culture and Employee Involvement in the Nigerian Manufacturing Firms

Abstract

This paper examined the relationship between team-based family culture and employee involvement in the Nigerian manufacturing firms. The research design method employed is the survey method. The simple random sampling technique was utilized. A sample size of 292 was determined using Taro Yemen’s formula. Pearson’s Product Moment Correlation Co- efficient was used to test the postulated hypotheses. The paper revealed that a positive and significant correlation exists between team-based family culture and participation, empowerment, as well as with teamwork. The study concludes that team-based family culture correlate significantly with employee involvement in manufacturing firms. The paper identified members support, interdependency, solidarity and co-cooperativeness as indicators of team-based family culture. The paper concludes that team-based family culture create in the employees cohesiveness and commitment to teamwork needed to bring about innovativeness and creativities that is highly needed to build competitive advantage by organizations, and also the willingness to assist team members and others when need arise. It recommends that, organizations should put in place structures that encourage team solidarity and cooperativeness that make her employees develop sense of family in their organizations. In addition, organizations should encourage interdependence and member’s support so as to make their employees develop the willingness to step in to assist others when the need arises even in the most selfless manner. Moreover, organizations should encourage collaboration among team members in order to create harmonious working relations among organizations members, which drive successful effective employee involvement, among others.