Information Ecosystem Needs Assessment and Organizational Productivity of Chemical Manufacturing Firms in Port Harcourt, Rivers State, Nigeria

Author(s): WOKOMA, Tekena Daphne and PROF. E. A. BESTMAN.

Abstract:
This study surveyed Information Ecosystem Needs Assessment and Organizational Productivity of Chemical Manufacturing Firms in Port Harcourt, Rivers State, Nigeria. The study adopted the Cross sectional survey design. The literature reviewed the concept of information Ecosystem Needs Assessment (predictor variable) and Organizational productivity, product quality and profitability as the criterion variables. To ensure accuracy and completeness, the Mixed Method or Triangulation (quantitative and qualitative) was adopted. The population of the study was eight (8) registered Chemical Manufacturing firms in Port Harcourt, Rivers State, Nigeria. The study element comprised of ninety-six (96) respondents drawn from the population members. Based on the nature of the study, structured questionnaire (closed ended) was designed on a 5-Point Likert for the purpose of data collection. Both descriptive and inferential statistics was used for data presentation and analysis (univariate and bivariate variables). The descriptive statistics explained the mean and standard deviation, while the inferential statistics, Spearman’s Ranked Order Correlation (available in Statistical Package for Social Science, SPSS version 20) was used to test the hypotheses. The major findings revealed that there was a significant positive correlation between Information Ecosystem Needs Assessment and Organizational Productivity of Chemical manufacturing firms in Port Harcourt, Rivers State, Nigeria. Therefore, organizations wishing to enhance their productivity in terms of quality product and profitability should implement information ecosystem assessment for effective knowledge of the customers’ needs, sources of raw material, and other product requirement for effective and efficient production.

Keywords: Information, Ecosystem needs, Assessment, and Organizational Productivity

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