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VOL. 7, ISSUE 3 (2025)
Job enlargement: A strategic option for enhancing employee performance in Nigerian manufacturing industry
Authors
Dr. Maurice E Eyo, Vincent O Igbang, Dr. Aneozeng Awo Egbe Esq, Abaji Emmanuel Abiji
Abstract
In the modern-day business climate defined by
fierce competition, organisations always strive to optimize employee
performance and general productivity. However, in many manufacturing firms,
there exists an observable prevalence of fatigue, monotony, lack of commitment,
and lack of autonomy, ultimately resulting in increased absence, increased
employee turnover, and lackadaisical work attitude. These result from poor job
enlargement strategies that have been established in these organisations. These
undesirable phenomena negatively impact the level of performance by employees,
as individuals tend to restrict their efforts only to those responsibilities allocated
to them; this contributes to an absence of duty consciousness. In the Nigerian
manufacturing industry, several strategies aimed at job enlargement, such as
restructuring work, added responsibility, and job structuring, have been
established with the goal of enhancing employee performance. However,
effectiveness thereof has always been unclear. In this study, an examination of
job enlargement as an organizational strategic tool aimed at enhancing employee
performance across the Nigerian manufacturing industry has been aimed. The
study aims specifically at assessing the correlation between work restructuring
and employee performance across the Nigerian manufacturing industry, exploring
the link between work structuring and employee performance across the same
context, as well as evaluating the correlation between added responsibility and
employee performance across the Nigerian manufacturing industry. Through an
extensive analysis of relevant literature, it has been found that work
restructuring, work structuring, and added responsibility greatly shape
employee performance across the Nigerian manufacturing industry. These findings
validate the argument that job enlargement offers an efficient option aimed at
enhancing employee performance across the Nigerian manufacturing industry.
Through the application of job enlargement strategies, manufacturing
organisations enhance the level of workforces' productivity, reduce cases of
employee turnover, and attain a long-term competitive advantage.
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Pages:32-40
How to cite this article:
Dr. Maurice E Eyo, Vincent O Igbang, Dr. Aneozeng Awo Egbe Esq, Abaji Emmanuel Abiji "Job enlargement: A strategic option for enhancing employee performance in Nigerian manufacturing industry". International Journal of Management and Commerce, Vol 7, Issue 3, 2025, Pages 32-40
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