ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURE AND BUSINESS GROWTH IN THE MANUFACTURING INDUSTRY IN NIGERIA
Abstract
The research investigated the relationship between organizational structure and business growth in Nigeria is the manufacturing industry in Rivers State. In course of the research, two research questions were asked and two hypotheses were formulated and tested to ascertain the relationship between the two variables. The population of the study consisted of two hundred and fifty employees through which a sample size of 187 was drawn with the use of Taro Yamene formula. Data was collected through questionnaire distribution and review of the literature. Data analysis was done with the application of descriptive, mean and standard deviation statistical tools. Findings revealed that there is a significant relationship between organisational structure and business growth in the manufacturing industry in Rivers State. The study, therefore, concluded that manufacturing industries should as a matter of necessity consider the inclusion of six key elements required in designing an organisation’s structure to enable the achievement of business growth.
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