INDUSTRIAL DEMOCRACY IN WORKPLACE HARMONY IN DEPOSIT MONEY BANKS IN SOUTH-SOUTH, NIGERIA

Abstract

This work examined the relationship between organizational justice and workplace harmony in Deposit Money Banks in South-South, Nigeria. The problem that necessitated the study amongst others were; workplace disharmony, undemocratic industrial relations practice, perceived dearth of empirical studies on the relationship between the independent and dependent variables. The study adopted explanatory survey research design. It was a census study which necessitated using the entire population of 108 branches of Deposit Money Banks operating in the six states in South-South, Nigeria. 216 copies of structured questionnaires were administered while 180 copies were retrieved. Mean and standard deviation were used for the univariate analysis while Spearman Rank Order Correlation coefficient was employed in the bivariate analysis. Partial correlation was used for the multivariate analysis. Seven null hypotheses were rejected while three null hypotheses were accepted. The results showed that there was a positive relationship between organizational justice and workplace harmony. The study concluded that organizational justice enhances workplace harmony in Deposit Money Banks in South-South, Nigeria. The study recommended amongst others that Deposit Money Banks should establish work council, employee voting, reasonable remunerations, and respect of employee voice in decision making processes; Deposit Money Banks should be fairer and more transparent in their regulations and policies; that Deposit Money Banks should put an end to casualization of workers.