SKILL VARIETY AND ORGANIZATIONAL INNOVATION OF MANUFACTURING FIRMS IN RIVERS STATE
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This study examined the relationship between skill variety and organizational innovation of manufacturing companies in Port Harcourt. The study adopted the cross-sectional survey in its investigation of the variables. Primary data was generated through structured questionnaire. The population of this study covered 230 managers and supervisors of 23 of manufacturing companies in Port Harcourt. The sample size was 146 calculated using the Taro Yamane Sample size determination formula. 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 Statistics with the aid of Statistical Package for Social Science. The tests were carried out at a 95% confidence interval and a 0.05 level of significance. The findings revealed that there is a significant relationship between skill variety and organizational innovation of manufacturing companies in Port Harcourt. The study recommended that manufacturing companies should use job rotation to increase the variety of skills that every employee possesses which is a form of motivation. Job rotation would create some level of inclusivity where employees’ jobs are linked to the overall goal of the organization. Some level of freedom in making decisions may be adopted for performance to increase.
Keywords: Skill Variety, Organizational Innovation, Product Innovation, Process Innovation, Administrative Innovation
CITATION: Green, N. E. (2020). Skill variety and organizational innovation of manufacturing firms in Rivers State. The Strategic Journal of Business & Change Management, 7(1), 550 – 562.
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