ORGANIZATIONAL EQUITY AND EMPLOYEE PRODUCTIVITY IN FURNITURE COMPANIES IN PORTHARCOURT, RIVERS STATE

Abstract

This study examined organizational equity and employee productivity in furniture companies in Port Harcourt, Rivers State. The study concentrated on two measures of organizational equity like pay equity, promotion equity, including two proxies of employee productivity namely quality of service and timeliness. The researcher espoused descriptive survey design. Population of the study contained 139 selected employees from 11 chosen furniture companies in Port Harcourt, Rivers State. Convenient sampling method was useful for the purpose of minimizing research errors. The primary data was collected from structured questionnaire while the secondary data was information received from company reports of various selected furniture companies. Taro Yamane’s formula was utilized to get a sample size of 103 employees for the study. Copies of questionnaire were distributed to collect data necessary in answering research questions. Spearman correlation coefficient was used to test the hypotheses. The findings of the study specified that there was a positive significant relationship between pay equity and quality of service, including the relationship between promotion equity and timeliness was statistically significant. It was concluded that organizational equity influenced employee productivity. The researcher recommended that furniture companies should have an effective policy on promotion without bias so as to enhance quick delivery of products and services.