COMPENSATION AND EMPLOYEE WORK PASSION OF ELECTRICITY DISTRIBUTION COMPANIES IN SOUTH-SOUTH, NIGERIA
Keywords:
Compensation, Employee Work Passion, Harmonious PassionAbstract
This study establishes the relationship between compensation and employee work passion of electricity distribution companies in South-South, Nigeria. Two hypotheses were established. A population size of 2794 employees from electricity companies in South-South, Nigeria. The Taro Yamane (1968) formula was used in determining the sample size of 350 for the study with which were selected based on convenience sampling method. Therefore, 350 questionnaires were distributed to the managers and owners of these firms but only 277 questionnaires were retrieved and tested with the Pearson Correlation Coefficient. The result of the analysis showed a positive and significant relationship between compensation and employee work passion (harmonious and obsessive passion) of electricity distribution companies in South-South, Nigeria. Based on the result, the study therefore concluded that there is a significant relationship between compensation and employee work passion of electricity distribution companies in South-South, Nigeria.
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