Organisational Team Motivation and Performance of Nigerian Export Processing Zones Authority, Calabar, Nigeria
- January 23, 2020
- Posted by: RSIS
- Categories: IJRISS, Social Science
International Journal of Research and Innovation in Social Science (IJRISS) | Volume IV, Issue I, January 2020 | ISSN 2454–6186
Eyibio, Okon, I.1, Agba, Rose. U.2, Okwuosa, ObyP.3 & Ibioro, F. Ebekam4*
1&3Cross River Institute of Technology and Management, Ugep
2Department of Sociology, University of Calabar, Nigeria
4Graduate Student, Department of Social Work, UNN
*Corresponding Author
Abstract: – The study examines organizational team motivation and performance of Nigerian Export Processing Zones Authority, Calabar, Cross River State, Nigeria. The descriptive survey research design was used in selecting one hundred and sixty male and female staffs from the Calabar Free Trade zone and the Tinapa free zone and tourism resort, using the proportional and purposive sampling technique. The questionnaire was the instrument used in elucidating information from the respondents of the study. Data collected from the field was checked to make sure all items in each of the questionnaire is answered. Thereafter, the response of the respondents was edited, coded and analysed using Frequency distribution, simple percentages and Pearson Product Moment Correlation at 0.05 level of significance. Results revealed that there is statistical considerable relationship between organisational team motivation and performance of Nigerian Export Processing Zones Authority, Calabar, Cross River State, Nigeria.the study thereby recommends that Recognition and reward in a team should be encouraged by the organization but caution must be exercised to ensure that cooperative efforts rather than competitive ones are recognized and appreciated to achieve the desired optimal performance from the employees.
Keywords: Organization, Teamwork, Motivation, performance
I. INTRODUCTION
In today’s industrial setting, business organizations have started to modify their structures and becoming team oriented organizations as a result the complexity of task required in a growing competitive environment. Today, many organizations are beginning to depend on business units to achieve their desired goal. Teamwork has the ability to enable the members of organisations to have a higher level of emotional security, self-confidence and the ability to plan and decide with others positively. Also, it helps in creating a healthy work environment with workable agendas, creative activities, positive strategies and values (Iji, Angioha & Okpa, 2019).
