Analytical Intervention of Remote Working Correlates on Risk Culture and Entrepreneurial Adaptability in South-South Geopolitical Zone, Nigeria: Covid-19 Perspective

Abstract

This study explored the analytical intervention of remote-working correlates on risk culture and entrepreneurial adaptability in South-South geopolitical zone, Nigeria. The study adopted ex-post facto design and exploratory research design. Data were generated from entrepreneurs’ with specialty on self-development training program for hand craft skills by quantitative and qualitative methods. The study used multi-stage cluster sampling and proportionate stratified random sampling techniques. A total population of 200 and a sample size of 133 were determined using Krejcie and Morgan Table. Also, 133 copies of questionnaire were distributed to the respondents and 127 copies were completed and retrieved. The instrument was validated with reliability above 0.7 co-efficient, using Cronbach Alpha technique. The reliability coefficient analysis was attitude (α =0.912), behaviour (α=0.893), competence (α =0.894), adaptability (α=0.911) and remote working (α=0.901). Four research questions and four hypotheses were raised which were tested with KMO for the sampling adequacy and Barllet’s test for data appropriateness sphericity. The Ordinary Least Square Method (OLSM) and Partial Correlation Co-efficient were used to analyze the hypotheses of the explanatory, response and intervening variables via SPSS 25 version. From the findings, remote working correlates risk culture and entrepreneurial adaptability positively. In conclusion, attitude, behavior and competence have significant influence on entrepreneurial adaptability of self-development training program enterprise. Based on the findings and conclusion, this study contributes to the knowledge that to adapt with the storm of the covid-19 variant and working from home, risk culture measures should be streamline with the enterprise vision and mission pursuit. It could be recommended that to encourage remote working, the risk culture ABC model must be adopted and practice that will enable the enterprise to have competitive advantage. Also, risk culture and remote working should be encouraged because of the covid-19 pandemic to prevent the self-development training enterprise from bleeding. Keywords: Attitude, Behaviour, Competence, Entrepreneurial Adaptability, Remote Working, Covid-19 Pandemic DOI: 10.7176/JEP/12-34-05 Publication date: December 31 st 2021