JOB ENRICHMENT AND ORGANIZATIONAL EFFICIENCY: A STUDY OF NIGER FLOUR MILLS CALABAR, NIGERIA

EGBE, Stanley Egbe Department of Business Administration, National Open University of Nigeria (NOUN), Abuja, FCT sweetstan4real@gmail.com ATURU-AGHEDO, Caroline Department of Business Administration, National Open University of Nigeria (NOUN), Abuja-Nigeria caturu-aghedo@noun.edu.ng ABSTRACT The objective of the study was to examine the relationship between job enrichment and organizational efficiency of Niger Flour Mills Plc Calabar, Nigeria. A descriptive research design was adopted, while questionnaire served as the research instrument. Job characteristic model served as the theoretical foundation of the study. The Spearman Rank Order Correlation was used as the test statistic. All data were analyzed using SPSS software version 23. The study found a positive significant relationship between proxies of job enrichment (employee autonomy and career growth) and organizational efficiency at p<0.01. The study concludes that enriched jobs, leads to employee motivation and satisfaction which subsequently result in organizational efficiency. The study therefore recommends that managers of Niger Flour Mills should employ job enrichment dimensions as strategies to motivate their employees. Keywords: Employee autonomy, career growth, job enrichment, organizational efficiency.