INNOVATIVE WORK BEHAVIOUR AS A MEDIATOR IN THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN COMMITMENT AND BUSINESS STUDIES TEACHERS’ TASK PERFORMANCE IN EDO STATE
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Commitment, Innovative work behaviour and Task performanceAbstract
The focus of this study was to establish the mediating role of innovative work behaviour (IWB) in the relationship between commitment and business studies teachers’ task performance in Edo State. Four research questions were raised with four corresponding hypotheses that were tested at the 0.05 level of significance. The study used a correlational survey research approach. The study's population included 306 business studies teachers in Edo State Public Secondary schools. A structured questionnaire titled Commitment, Innovative Work Behaviour and Task Performance Questionnaire (CITPQ) was used to elicit information from the respondents. Two experts validated the instrument. After administering the instrument to 10 business studies teachers who were not part of the sample, the Cronbach's alpha was used to determine the instrument's reliability, yielding a reliability coefficient of .88. The data collated were analysed using the Pearson Product Moment Correlation Coefficient, Simple linear regression and SPSS Process Macro analysis. The findings revealed that commitment has a significant relationship with IWB. It revealed that commitment and IWB have a significant relationship with task performance. It also revealed that IWB significantly mediates the relationship between commitment and business studies teachers’ task performance in Edo State. Based on the findings, it was recommended that business studies teachers should be creative at school to ensure enhanced task performance.References
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