Antecedents of Teamwork and Employee Loyalty: Evidence of Slabmark Nigeria Limited, Ibadan, Oyo State

Abstract

This study investigated the link between antecedents of teamwork and employee’s loyalty in
Slabmark Nigeria Limited, Ibadan Oyo State. The objectives of the study are to examine the
impact of esprit de corps, team trust, rewards, and recognition on employee’s loyalty. The study
adopted a descriptive research design. Primary data were used, and the data were collected
through a structured questionnaire having three scales which include Teamwork Scale (TS),
Employee’s Loyalty Scale (ELP) and Demographic Variables. Random sampling technique was
used to select the simple size. Two hundred and nine (209) respondents were selected in
Slabmark Nigeria, Ibadan Oyo State. Hypotheses were tested with Correlation and Multiple
Regression. Hypothesis one revealed that there was a positive correlation between teamwork and
employee’s loyalty at 0.01 level of significance while hypothesis two revealed that team trust,
esprit de corps, recognition and reward of the predicting variables was significantly related to
employee’s loyalty at 0.05 level of significance. It was concluded that that esprit de corps, team
trust, recognition and reward are the essential elements of an effective team. The study
recommended that the management of Slabmark Limited frequently organize effective training
and manpower development programs to fill the knowledge gaps recognized in the workforces’
job-skill services.