The Effect of Entrepreneurship between the Internal Environment and Organizational Performance of Public Tertiary Institution in Nigeria: A Conceptual Paper
- April 28, 2019
- Posted by: RSIS
- Category: Public Administration
International Journal of Research and Innovation in Social Science (IJRISS) | Volume III, Issue IV, April 2019 | ISSN 2454–6186
Alhaji Adamu Saidu, Sadiq Abubakar Ilelah, Saidu Ali
Department of Public Administration, Abubakar Tatari Ali Polytechnic Bauchi State, Nigeria
Abstract:-The internal environment of the public sector was observed among the factors that affect the performance of the public sector organization, studies have shown conflicting results regarding the effect of internal environment on organizational performance. This study has observed entrepreneurship between the internal environment and organizational performance. The objective is to provide additional explanations on the relationship between the internal environment and entrepreneurship on organizational performance and to examine the effect of entrepreneurship between the internal environment and organizational performance. The study was in line with a review of extant research and have conceptualized that entrepreneurship has a mediating effect between internal environment and organizational performance and the internal environment has an impact on organizational performance. In addition, it was found that entrepreneurship plays a significant role in organizational performance.
Keywords: Internal environment, entrepreneurship, organizational performance and public tertiary institutions.
I. INTRODUCTION
The major role of public tertiary institutions in Nigeria is training highly cultured human resources and abilities in the development of the human capital resource. The development of human capital is important for the social, economic and political development of a nation (Alshura & Al Assuli, 2017). The essence of the public tertiary institution is to provide knowledge, research, and community development.
The public institution in Nigeria has greatly involved in societal development through the provision of a conducive environment capable of teaching and learning the modern system of education and societal norms and values. In a quest to meet these requirements public tertiary institutions would require to have a befitting environment. In regards to this point of view, Al Karabsheh (2009) belief that tertiary institutions are the embodiment of creating knowledge to citizens in every nation.
