{"id":3540,"date":"2023-08-16T12:13:42","date_gmt":"2023-08-16T12:13:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ejem.deqepub.org\/?post_type=journal_article&amp;p=3540"},"modified":"2023-08-16T12:13:42","modified_gmt":"2023-08-16T12:13:42","slug":"effect-of-staff-welfare-packages-on-performance-of-enugu-electricity-distribution-company-eedc-in-enugu-state-nigeria","status":"publish","type":"journal_article","link":"https:\/\/deqepub.org\/ejem\/journal_article\/effect-of-staff-welfare-packages-on-performance-of-enugu-electricity-distribution-company-eedc-in-enugu-state-nigeria\/","title":{"rendered":"Effect of Staff Welfare Packages on Performance of Enugu Electricity Distribution Company (EEDC), in Enugu State, Nigeria"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table><tbody><tr><td><strong><em>Authors<\/em><\/strong><strong><em><\/em><\/strong><\/td><td><strong>&nbsp;<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong><em>&nbsp;<\/em><\/strong><\/td><td><strong>Nnamani, Jane Udewo<sup>1<\/sup>, Ugwu, Felix Ikechukwu PhD<sup>2<\/sup> and<\/strong>\u00a0<strong>Oluka, Kingsley Ugochukwu<sup>3<\/sup><\/strong><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table><tbody><tr><td>Authors<\/td><td>Affiliation<strong><\/strong><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>1<sup>st<\/sup>, 2<sup>nd<\/sup> &amp; 3<sup>rd<\/sup><\/td><td>Department of Business Administration, Enugu State University of Science and Technology (ESUT), Enugu<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>ACCESS<\/td><td><a href=\"https:\/\/ejem.deqepub.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/EJEM-4227-39.pdf\">FULL PDF<\/a>  |  DOI: <a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.5281\/zenodo.8251671\">10.5281\/zenodo.8251671<\/a><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table><tbody><tr><td><strong><em>Abstract<\/em><\/strong><\/td><td><strong>&nbsp;<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong><em>&nbsp;<\/em><\/strong><\/td><td>The study evaluated effect of staff welfare packages on performance of Enugu <a>Electricity Distribution Company (EEDC)<\/a> in Enugu state. The specific objectives were to: examine the effect of housing allowance on the average cost of operation and evaluate the effect of educational facilities on the output in Enugu Electricity Distribution Company (EEDC). The study used the descriptive survey design approach. The primary source of data was the administration of questionnaire. The population of the study consisted of seven hundred and eighty (780) management and senior staff. The adequate sample size of two hundred and sixty-four (264) using Freund and William&#8217;s statistic formula at 5 percent margin of error. Two hundred and fifty (250) staff returned the questionnaire and accurately filled. That gave 95 percent response rate. Data was presented and analyzed by mean score and standard deviation using Sprint Likert Scale. The hypotheses were analyzed using Z &#8211; test statistic tool.&nbsp; The findings include that Housing allowance had positive effect on the average cost of operation, Z (95,n = 250), =4.965 &lt; 6.799,P &lt;. 05 and Educational facilities had positive effect on the output in Enugu Electricity Distribution Company (EEDC), Z (95,n = 250), = 6.103 &lt; 7.684,P &lt;. 05.&nbsp; The study concluded that Housing allowance and educational facilities had positive effect on the average cost of operation and output in Enugu Electricity Distribution Company (EEDC). The study recommended amongst others that the management should endeavor to provide housing allowance to staff for better productivity of the organization as housing assistance can clearly make a difference in moving families from welfare to work. &nbsp;<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><em>Keywords<\/em><\/strong>: <em>Staff Welfare Packages; Electricity Distribution Company (EEDC); Performance; Educational Facilities<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><br><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"template":"","journal_article_cats":[163],"class_list":["post-3540","journal_article","type-journal_article","status-publish","hentry","journal_article_cat-vol-4-no-2"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v26.2 (Yoast SEO v26.2) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Effect of Staff Welfare Packages on Performance of Enugu Electricity Distribution Company (EEDC), in Enugu State, Nigeria - European Journal of Entrepreneurship and Management<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"The study evaluated effect of staff welfare packages on performance of Enugu Electricity Distribution Company (EEDC) in Enugu state. The specific objectives were to: examine the effect of housing allowance on the average cost of operation and evaluate the effect of educational facilities on the output in Enugu Electricity Distribution Company (EEDC). The study used the descriptive survey design approach. The primary source of data was the administration of questionnaire. The population of the study consisted of seven hundred and eighty (780) management and senior staff. The adequate sample size of two hundred and sixty-four (264) using Freund and William&#039;s statistic formula at 5 percent margin of error. Two hundred and fifty (250) staff returned the questionnaire and accurately filled. That gave 95 percent response rate. Data was presented and analyzed by mean score and standard deviation using Sprint Likert Scale. The hypotheses were analyzed using Z - test statistic tool. 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