Abstract
Beyond management of tangible organizational asset as a basis for attaining goals, there is a renewal attention atsome intangible assets that will help to strengthen the competitive ability of firms. The imperative need for thisis further heightened by the failing state of health of firms due to increased competition across sectors. In thisvein this study investigated the relationship between relational virtues and organizational health of the NigerianAviation sector. In order to conduct this investigation, the relationship virtue construct is examined with itscomponents as trust, integrity, reciprocity and esprit de corps. The study primarily relied on the questionnaireinstrument for generating data. The data generated were analyzed and the results showed that relational virtuesstrongly relates with organizational health in the studied sector. We concluded that such intangible relationalvirtues like trust, integrity reciprocity and esprit de corps are strong predictors of organizational health. It hasbeen recommended that evolving the culture of emphasizing relational virtues should be considered strategic toposition the aviation sector in line with desired organizational and national goals.
Highlights
In a changing and increasingly competitive environment, firms must constantly search for germane and strategic values inherent in organizational life and translate them into improved performance results
The imperative need for this is further heightened by the failing state of health of firms due to increased competition across sectors. In this vein this study investigated the relationship between relational virtues and organizational health of the Nigerian Aviation sector
We concluded that such intangible relational virtues like trust, integrity reciprocity and esprit de corps are strong predictors of organizational health
Summary
In a changing and increasingly competitive environment, firms must constantly search for germane and strategic values inherent in organizational life and translate them into improved performance results. The thesis on relational virtues as been central to organizational survival and corporate health has been thrown up strongly Fagbenro (2004) He espoused on the subject that the bane of business failures amongst indigenous firms is their sharp business practices that do not attract customers’ confidence at the external level and diminish manager subordinate confidence which in turn diminish valued commitment asset of employees. Extant literature provides some evidence on the link between vital relational characteristics and performance of organization (Millwright, 2008; Benala, 2009) It has emphasized socio-psychological underpinning that guarantee employee affective commitment to work goals. In this study the need to expand on the empirical referents of the construct is considered we examined it in terms of trust, integrity, reciprocity, and esprit de corps
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