TEAM SPIRIT CULTURE AND EMPLOYEE PRODUCTIVITY IN GOVERNMENT MINISTRIES OF BAYELSA STATE

Abstract

This study primarily investigated the relationship between team spirit culture and employee productivity of Government Ministries in Bayelsa State. The study employed correlation and cross sectional survey method. Primary data was collected using self-administered questionnaire.  A total of twelve (12) Government Ministries in Bayelsa State were investigated, the population size of the study was one thousand four hundred and eighty two(1482), while the sample size of three hundred and fifteen(315) was generated using the Taro Yamane  formula. To this effect, a total of three hundred and fifteen (315) copies of questionnaire were administered to the employees of the twelve (12) Government Ministries studied. Two hundred and ninety eighty (290) were retrieved and used for analysis. To determine the strength and direction of the relationship between variables, Spearman’s Rank Order correlation Statistic with the aid of SPSS version 23.0 was employed. The study established that there is a significant and strong positive relationship between team spirit culture and task accomplishment in Bayelsa State Government Ministries.  More so, the study reveals a significant and strong positive relationship between team spirit culture and innovativeness in Bayelsa State Government Ministries. From the foregoing, it was concluded that team spirit culture correlates with employee productivity. The study therefore, recommends that administrators of the Government Ministries should emphasis on embracing and adopting team spirit culture in a bid to sustain and enhance employee productivity.