EMPLOYEE RELATIONS AND ORGANIZATIONAL EFFICIENCY IN FOOD INDUSTRY IN NIGERIA
EMPLOYEE RELATIONS AND ORGANIZATIONAL EFFICIENCY IN FOOD INDUSTRY IN NIGERIA

Summary/Abstract: The main objective of the study was to examine employee relations and organizational efficiency in De-United Foods Industries Limited. A descriptive research design was adopted, and a 20-item structured questionnaire was used to solicit information from the respondents. Out of the 240 questionnaires administered to the staff of De-United Foods Industries, Ota, Ogun State, 215 questionnaires were retrieved representing 90% response rate. Both descriptive and inferential statistics were adopted to analyse the data. While the descriptive statistics (Tables, Simple percentage, and pie chart) were used to analyse the demographic information, the inferential test statistics (simple linear regression) were used for the analysis. The result of hypothesis one (Beta value = 25.754; R2 = 81.8; t = 30.948; P -value = .000) indicated that employee voice has positive and significant effect on the efficiency of De –United Foods Industries limited. Also, the result of hypothesis two (Beta value = 19.247; R2 = .830; t = 32.257; P -value = .000) revealed that conflict resolution has positive and significant effect on the efficiency of De–United Foods Industries limited. Lastly the result for hypothesis three (Beta value = 28.304; R2 = .913; t = 47.427; P -value = .000) depicted that employment empowerment has positive and significant effect on the efficiency of De–United Foods Industries limited. Arising from the findings, the study concluded that employee relations have a significant impact on organizational efficiency in De-United Foods Industries Limited. It is thereby recommended that the management of the organization in focus and other organizations should keep on listening to their employee voice, maintain conflict resolution and facilitate employee empowerment to further enhance efficiency.

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