Antecedents of Teamwork and Employee Loyalty: Evidence of Slabmark Nigeria Limited, Ibadan, Oyo State

Abstract

This study investigated the link between antecedents of teamwork and employee’s loyalty in Slabmark Nigeria Limited, Ibadan Oyo State. The objectives of the study are to examine the impact of esprit de corps, team trust, rewards, and recognition on employee’s loyalty. The study adopted a descriptive research design. Primary data were used, and the data were collected through a structured questionnaire having three scales which include Teamwork Scale (TS), Employee’s Loyalty Scale (ELP) and Demographic Variables. Random sampling technique was used to select the simple size. Two hundred and nine (209) respondents were selected in Slabmark Nigeria, Ibadan Oyo State. Hypotheses were tested with Correlation and Multiple Regression. Hypothesis one revealed that there was a positive correlation between teamwork and employee’s loyalty at 0.01 level of significance while hypothesis two revealed that team trust, esprit de corps, recognition and reward of the predicting variables was significantly related to employee’s loyalty at 0.05 level of significance. It was concluded that that esprit de corps, team trust, recognition and reward are the essential elements of an effective team. The study recommended that the management of Slabmark Limited frequently organize effective training and manpower development programs to fill the knowledge gaps recognized in the workforces’ job-skill services. Keywords: teamwork, Espirit De Corps, team trust, employee reward, recognition, employee’s loyalty