The Effect of Teamwork on Employee Performance: The Case of Ethiotelecom
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2022-06
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Addis Ababa University
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The general objective of the study is to examine the effect of teamwork on employee performance by taking evidence from employees of Ethiotelecom. More specifically, the study tried to see the relationship of teamwork with communication, complementary skill, purpose and specific goals, clear working approaches and mutual accountability. Primary data was obtained through structured questionnaire from employees of Ethiotelecom. Data were collected through the five point’s Likert scales of questionnaires, and the study used quantitative and qualitative research approach. Simple random sampling technique was used to sample between employees of Ethiotelecom. The researcher proportionally distributed 342 questionnaires to employees of Ethiotelecom and 319 of them were collected for further analysis. In order to meet the research objective, collected data were analyzed through descriptive analysis techniques. correlation and regression analysis methods were used to analyze the collected data by using SPSS software version and Descriptive analysis tools such as frequency, mean and standard deviation to present results statistical analysis tools such as correlation coefficient was worked out and used to investigate the relationships between variables. Regression analysis was performed to study the effect of independent variables on employee’s performance. The study examined five independence variables, communication, complementary skills, purpose and specific goal, clear working approaches and sense of mutual accountability. The explanatory variables explain dependent variables accounted for 36.2%. Research findings indicates that there is a significant relation between teamwork components on employee performance, and also to regression testing that all variables were examined at the same time on employee performance; results showed that all components have a significant effect on employee performance. The researcher recommends that Ethiotelecom which adopt teamwork should consider providing the necessary support to teamwork group as basic components of the organization asset.
Key words: Employee performance, communication, complementary skill, purpose and specific goals, clear working approach and sense of mutual accountability