Micromanagement and Employee morale of printing firms in Rivers State, Nigeria
Vol. 3, Issue 1, 2019, pp. 67-79. ISSN – 2672-4693 (print) 2672-4685 (online)
Excessive monitoring, lack of delegation and the lack of job autonomy in Rivers State Printing Firms is an area of great interest and concern. The high level of employee suspicion affects employee morale and performance. The objectives of this study were to assess the influence of monitoring on employee morale, to ascertain how lack of delegation influences employee morale, to find out how lack of job autonomy affects employee morale, and to find out the influence of work environment on micromanagement and employee morale. The study employed the cross sectional survey design where information was solicited mainly through the use of self-administered questionnaires. Respondents for the self-administered questionnaires were picked from a population of 135 employees of 5 selected Printing firms in Rivers State. The study sample was 101 obtained using the Taro Yamane sample size determination formula. Data was analyzed and results presented using tables, mean and standard deviation. The hypotheses were tested using the Spearman’s Rank Order Correlation Coefficient. The study found out that there is a strong negative relationship between micromanagement and employee morale of printing Firms in Rivers State. The study revealed that there is a significant negative relationship between monitoring and employee morale of printing Firms in Rivers State, There is a significant negative relationship between lack of delegation and employee morale of printing firms in Rivers State. It was revealed, through the study, that there is a significant negative relationship between lack of job autonomy and employee morale of printing Firms in Rivers State. Work environment significantly moderates the relationship between micromanagement and employee morale of printing firms in Rivers State. The study has recommended among other things, that management of printing firms should encourage managers to delegate duties to their subordinates as a means of encouraging autonomy and creativity.
Key words: Micro-management, Monitoring, Delegation, Employees, Morale, employee Turnover.
