WORKPLACE VALUES AND EMPLOYEES’ PERFORMANCE IN FEDERAL POLYTECHNIC, BIDA, NIGER STATE, NIGERIA

Abstract

The study main objective is to examine the effect of workplace values on employees’ performance
in Federal Polytechnic, Bida, Niger State, Nigeria. The specific objectives were to examine the
effect of; physical environment on employees’ commitment; internal communication on
employees’ job satisfaction and time factor on employees’ effective and efficiency. Being a
correlational research, the study adopted Cochran (1997) formula to determine the randomly
selected sample size of 232 employees of the target institution. A structured self-administered
questionnaire was adapted, validated and used for data collection. The Cronbach’s Alpha
coefficients for the two questionnaires were .68 and .79 respectively. The response rate to the
278 copies of the questionnaire administered was 70.7%. Data were analyzed using descriptive
and multiple regression analysis with SPSS statistical software version 20. The findings of the
study revealed that physical environment has significant positive effect on employees’
commitment (β =.201; p < .05); internal communication has significant positive effect on
employees’ job satisfaction (β = .213; p < .05) and timing has significant positive effect on
employees’ effective and efficiency (β = .305; p < .05). It recommended in this regard that
organisation’s administrator should pay attention to physical environment, internal
communication and time factor in order to improve the overall performance of their employees’
and achievement of the organizational goals.