SKILL IMPROVEMENT STRATEGIES FOR INCREASING PRODUCTIVITY IN SMALL SCALE BUSINESS ENTERPRISES IN CALABAR SOUTH LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA OF CROSS RIVER STATE, NIGERIA
Abstract
The study examined Skill improvement strategies for increasing productivity in small scale
business enterprises in Calabar South Local Government area of Cross River State, Nigeria.
To achieve the purpose of this study, three research questions and three null hypotheses
were formulated for the study. Literature review was done based on the variables under the
study. The design adopted for this study was descriptive survey design. The population of
the study consists of all 500 women from three markets in Calabar South with a sample of
100 respondents using simple random sampling technique. The research instrument used
for data collection was questionnaire titi=d Skill Improvement Strategies and Productivity
of Small Scale Business Enterprise Questionnaire” (SISPSSBEQ). Designed by the
researcher and validated by experts. The reliability of the instrument was established using
Cronbach Alpha method. The data collected was analyzed using independent: t-test
Analysis as the measure used for testing the hypothesis at 0.05 level of significance. The
instrument was subjected to test-retest approach of about 20 respondents. The reliability
coefficient showed 0.50-0.70 respectively. The findings of the study revealed that there is
a significance difference in the mean responses of male and female on the most effective
improvement strategies for increasing productivity among enterprises in Calabar South,
there is a significant different in the mean responses of male and female on important of
skill improvement strategies in the productivity level of enterprises in Calabar South, there
is no significant difference in the mean rcsponses of male and female on the challenges
that determines the success of skill improvement strategies and the productivity level of
enterprises in Calabar South. Based on the findings, the study recommended among others
that there should be regular training of owners of SME’s for effective improvement
strategies for increasing productivity among enterprises in Nigeria.
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