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Job Sharing and Organizational Performance in Micro and Small-Scale Enterprises in Ondo State

Bukola Olaosebikan Ogunribido Dotun O. Faloye Timothy Ihinmoyan

Subject area: Management and Commerce  ·  Area of research: Human Resources

Abstract

Job sharing has gained popularity over the years as one of the ways to ensure that there is work-life balance in organizations. However, there is still a need to understand the effect of job sharing on organizational performance. This study therefore seeksto establish the effect of job sharing on organizational performance on micro andsmall scale. Questionnaires were used to collect data from three hundred and twenty four respondents consisting of both owners and employees of micro and small-scale enterprises that were purposively selected. Descriptive and inferential analysis were conducted on the data generated using Statistical Package for the Social Sciences (SPSS 24). Simple linear regression model was formulated for inferential analysis of the stated objective. The findings showed that Job sharing significantly predicted employee performance, F (1, 339) = 76.815, P<0.0005 which indicates that Job Sharing can play a significant role in shaping organizational performance (b =0.243, p<0.0005). Moreover, the R2 = 0.185 depicts that the model explains 18.5% of the variance in micro and small-scaleenterprises? performance in Ondo State. It is therefore recommended that micro and small businesses in Ondo State should adopt job-sharingpractices to enhance performance

Keywords

Organisation performance, job sharing, micro and small businesses, motivation

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Bukola Olaosebikan Ogunribido, Dotun O. Faloye, Timothy Ihinmoyan "Job Sharing and Organizational Performance in Micro and Small-Scale Enterprises in Ondo State" Iconic Research And Engineering Journals Volume 6 Issue 9 2023 Page 73-79
Bukola Olaosebikan Ogunribido, Dotun O. Faloye, Timothy Ihinmoyan "Job Sharing and Organizational Performance in Micro and Small-Scale Enterprises in Ondo State" Iconic Research And Engineering Journals, vol. 6, no. 9, Mar. 2023
Bukola Olaosebikan Ogunribido, Dotun O. Faloye, Timothy Ihinmoyan (2023). Job Sharing and Organizational Performance in Micro and Small-Scale Enterprises in Ondo State. Iconic Research And Engineering Journals, 6(9).
Bukola Olaosebikan Ogunribido, Dotun O. Faloye, Timothy Ihinmoyan "Job Sharing and Organizational Performance in Micro and Small-Scale Enterprises in Ondo State" Iconic Research And Engineering Journals, vol. 6, no. 9, Mar. 2023.
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