EFFECTIVE COMMUNICATION AND ORGANIZATIONAL WELL BEING: A STUDY OF CAPTAIN ELECHI AMADI POLYTECHNIC, RUMUOLA
Asita Masikirikwe P., Fynn Inedubo, & Nweke, Emmanuel Onyekachi
Department of Educational Management
Ignatius Ajuru University of Education, Rumuolumeni, Port Harcourt, Nigeria
Email: masikirikwe@gmail.com; emy1242000@yahoo.com
ABSTRACT
The study examined effective communication and organizational well-being: a study of Captain Elechi Amadi Polytechnic, Rumuola Port Harcourt. The instrument used in carrying out the study was questionnaire. A total of 610 populations consisting of teaching and non-teaching staff of Capt. Elechi Amadi Polytechnic, Rumuola, Port Harcourt. A sample of 200 was arrived at, using Taro Yamen Sampling Technique. Out of 200 copies of the questionnaire distributed to 180 were duly completed and returned. Three research questions and three hypotheses were raised upon which 15 correlational questionnaire items were generated in the research questionnaire to obtain responses from the respondents. The statistical of mean and standard deviation was used to answer the research questions, while chi-square was used to test the hypotheses. The instrument was validated by a senior lecturer in the department of Educational Management, Ignatius Ajuru University of Education. The reliability of the instrument was tested using SPSS version 23 at .75 which indicates that the instrument measured what it was expected to measure. The findings showed that there is a significant relationship between effective communication and organizational wellbeing. The study recommended that the institution should embark on effective communication across the hierarchy of its staff to achieve organizational well-being.
Key Words: Effective Communication, Organizational well-being, Tertiary Institution, Staff, Captain Elechi Amadi Polytechnic
