ORGANIZATIONAL TRUST AND WORKPLACE HARMONY: EVIDENCE FROM WHITE DIAMOND SALT LIMITED AND NATIONAL SALT COMPANY OF NIGERIA, PORT HARCOURT
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The issue of workplace harmony has been a central factor with regard to organizational performance, member cooperation and success. This study examined the relationship between organizational trust and workplace harmony in fast moving consumer goods companies in Port Harcourt. The study adopted the cross sectional survey design and data was collected from a sample of 225 participants drawn from White Diamond Salt Ltd and National Salt Company of Nigeria in Port Harcourt, Rivers State, Nigeria. The reliability of the instrument was achieved by the use of the Cronbach Alpha coefficient with all the items scoring above 0.70. The hypotheses were tested using the Spearman Rank Order Correlation with the aid of the Statistical Package for the Social Sciences. The findings supported significant associations between the dimensions of organizational trust namely; concern for employees and openness; and the criterion variable, workplace harmony measures, namely; compatibility and cooperation. In conclusion the study proposed an open management system that is central to employees’ welfare as this would enhance work compatibility and cooperation.
Keywords: Compatibility, concern for employees, cooperation, openness, organizational trust, workplace harmony.
CITATION: Tambari, J. C. (2020). Organizational trust and workplace harmony: Evidence from White Diamond Salt Limited and National Salt Company of Nigeria, Port Harcourt. The Strategic Journal of Business & Change Management, 7(1), 140 – 149.
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