SELF-DETERMINATION AND ORGANIZATIONAL SURVIVAL OF FOOD AND BEVERAGE MANUFACTURING FIRMS IN PORT HARCOURT, NIGERIA
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This study examined the relationship between self-determination and organizational survival of food and beverage manufacturing firms in Port Harcourt, Nigeria. The study adopted a cross sectional survey research design. Primary data was collated using structured questionnaire. The population of the study was one thousand six hundred and seventy (1670) staff of sixteen food and beverage manufacturing firms under study. A sample size of 323 was determined using the Taro Yamen sample size formula. Cronbach’s Alpha coefficient was used to measure the reliability of the research instrument. The hypotheses were tested using the Pearson Product Moment Correlation with the aid of the Statistical Package for the Social Sciences. The study finding revealed that there is a significant relationship between self-determination the measures of organizational survival (adaptability and innovativeness) of food and beverage manufacturing firms in Port Harcourt. The study recommended that food and beverage manufacturing firms should prioritize self-determination since it is a determinant for adaptability and innovativeness which are core key for organisation survival.
Keywords: Self-Determination, Organizational Survival, Adaptability, Innovativeness
CITATION: Yerinlaemi, I. (2020). Self-determination and organizational survival of food and beverage manufacturing firms in Port Harcourt, Nigeria. The Strategic Journal of Business & Change Management, 7(1), 94 – 103.
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