FINANCIAL AVAILABILITY AS A MODERATOR BETWEEN WORKPLACE FREE NETWORK INCENTIVE AND STAFF COMMITMENT IN PAINT MANUFACTURING FIRMS IN RIVERS STATE

Abstract

The study examined the relationship financial availability between workplace free network incentives and staff commitment of paint manufacturing firms in Rivers State. The study adopted cross sectional explanatory survey research design. consisted of seven hundred (700) full time staff of nineteen (19) registered paint manufacturing firms operating in Rivers State.  The sample size of the study consisted of Two Hundred staff of the Paint Manufacturing Firms. The above sample size is obtainable using the Krejcie and Morgan Sample Size Determination Table of 1970. Considering the disparity in the staff strength of the organizations, Bowley’s (1960) Population Appropriation Formula was applied to determine the sample unit for each of the organizations. Structured questionnaire was used as the main instrument for the collection of primary data. Face and content validity were done by supervisor and two other experts, whereas, Cronbach alpha was used to test the consistency (reliability). The presentation and analysis of data/results was done using Statistical Package for Social Science (SPSS) Version 21.0. It was found that financial availability moderate between workplace free network access and staff commitment such as affective commitment, continuance commitment and normative commitment in Paint Manufacturing Firms in Rivers State. It was concluded that through digital incentive, employees of the Paint Manufacturing Firms will be exposed to most internet connectivity components where they can source information that will aid job performance on the assumption of this free network, the employee will technically commit themselves to the organizational goals.