E-WORK FLOW AND ORGANISATIONAL SURVIVAL OF SMALL AND MEDIUM ENTERPRISES IN PORT HARCOURT, RIVER’S STATE
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This study examined the relationship between e-work and organizational survival of small and medium-sized enterprises in Port Harcourt. The study adopted a cross sectional research design. Primary data was generated through structured questionnaire. The population for the study was 565 employees of 45 forty five small and medium-sized enterprises within the services sector in Port Harcourt. The sample size of 234 was determined using the Taro Yamane’s formula for sample size determination. 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’s Rank Order Correlation Coefficient with the aid of Statistical Package for Social Sciences version 23.0. The tests were carried out at a 95% confidence interval and a 0.05 level of significance. The study finding revealed that there is a significant relationship between e-work and organizational survival of small and medium-sized enterprises in Port Harcourt. Based on the findings it was recommended that SMEs should integrate key internet infrastructures, imbibe robust inter and intra organizational relation and to streamline best fit workflow solutions to enhance its competitiveness.
Keywords: E-Work Flow, Organizational Survival, Entrepreneurial orientation, Innovativeness, Adaptability
CITATION: Inye, A. U., Tamunomiebi, M. D., & Ejo-Orusa, H. (2020). E-work flow and organisational survival of small and medium enterprises in Port Harcourt, River’s State. The Strategic Journal of Business & Change Management, 7(1), 430 – 444.
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