TECHNOLOGICAL CAPACITY AND EMPLOYEE RELATIONSHIP IN DEPOSIT MONEY BANKS PORT HARCOURT, NIGERIA
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This study examined the relationship between technological capacity and employee relationship in Deposit Money Banks in Port Harcourt, Nigeria. The study employed cross sectional survey design. Primary data was collected using self-administered questionnaire. The population of the study was made up of two hundred and forty five (245) employees of five (5) deposit money banks, while the sample size of one hundred and fifty three (153) was determined by the use of the Taro Yamane formula. To determine the strength and direction of the relationship between variables we employed the inferential statistical analysis using Spearman’s Rank Order Correlation Coefficient with the aid of Statistical Package for Social Sciences version 23.0. The study finding revealed that there is a significant relationship between technological Capacity and employee relationship in Deposit Money Banks in Port Harcourt, Nigeria. From the foregoing, it was concluded that technological capacity predicts employee relationship in Deposit Money Banks in Port Harcourt, Nigeria. The study therefore, recommended that, the management of the Deposit Money Banks should ensure that technological Capacity is complemented with good employment relation practices to enable employers and employees to benefit from technological advancements and to protect the interest of all the stakeholders.
Keywords: Technological Capacity, Employee Voice, Employee Communication, Team-Building
CITATION: David, G. O. (2019). Technological capacity and employee relationship in deposit money banks Port Harcourt, Nigeria. The Strategic Journal of Business & Change Management, 6 (4), 1658 – 1669.
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