Technological Innovation on Job Satisfaction in Oyo East Local Government Area Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) Furniture Industry (Published)
This study was designed to examine the technological innovation on job satisfaction in Oyo East Area Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) furniture industry. The study employed descriptive survey research design. A sample of 89 owners of the wood furniture (SMEs) drawn by purposive random sampling technique from a population of 356 owners of the wood furniture (SMEs) in Oyo-East Local Government Areas of Oyo State was used for the study. Three objectives and research questions guided the study. ‘Technological Innovation on Job Satisfaction Questionnaire’ (TIJSQ) is the instrument used for data collection. TIJSQ was face and content validated by three experts. The reliability coefficient of the instrument was computed using Person Product Moment Correlation Coefficient (PPCM) and found to be 0.85. Mean and Standard Deviation were used to answer the research questions while the decision rule was that mean score of average mean or above were accepted while items with mean score below average mean were rejected. The study revealed that the greater the diversity of customers links an enterprise maintains, the greater the likelihood that the enterprise may be exposed to novel design ideas and approaches. It was thereafter recommended that government should provide SMEs furniture industry with facilities of various tools and equipment to enhance quality of products.
Keywords: Furniture Industry, Job Satisfaction, Small and Medium-Enterprises (SMEs), Technological Innovation
Business Educators’ Perceived Career Advancement Job Satisfaction for Achieving Viable Business Education Programme in Tertiary Institutions in Nigeria (Published)
The study examined business educators’ career advancement job satisfaction for achieving viable business education programme in tertiary institutions in Nigeria. Descriptive survey research design was adopted and was carried out in South Eastern Nigeria. The population of the study was four hundred and twenty-five business educators in South Eastern Nigeria. Due to the small size of the population, the entire population was studied; therefore, there was no sampling. The instrument for data collection was structured questionnaire. The instrument was validated by three experts. Based on their comments, some corrections were made on the questionnaire to enhance the validity of the research instrument. Cronbach Alpha reliability method was used and overall reliability coefficient of 0.97 was established. Data for the study were collected with the help of four research assistants. Data collected were analyzed using mean and standard deviation to answer research question while ANOVA was used to test the hypothesis. The study found that availability of regular training programme, ease of access to training institutions, freedom to attend workshop, seminars and conferences, freedom to organize students for academic interaction, provision for academic staff coaching, linkages with modern business organizations for training collaboration and academic staff mentoring among others are the business educators’ career advancement job satisfaction for achieving viable business education in tertiary institution Nigeria. The result of the hypothesis showed that there was no significant difference in the mean ratings of business educators in the polytechnics, colleges of education and universities on the business educators’ career advancement job satisfaction for achieving viable business education programme in tertiary institutions in Nigeria. Based on the findings, it was recommended, among others, that management of tertiary institution in Nigeria should develop policy regarding career development opportunities in tertiary institutions that can enhance job performance of business educators in tertiary institutions
Keywords: Business Education, Job Satisfaction, business educators, career advancement