Effect of Investment in Organizational Social Capital on Productivity in Bauchi State College of Agriculture

Abstract

This paper examined the relational pattern of members of staff within the context of organisational Social Capital and its effects on Productivity in Bauchi State College of Agriculture. It is an efforts geared towards analysing the Social Network and group relations among employees and how that influences the staff efforts towards Productivity, that is to say, whether the investments in the organisational social assets has positive result or not. The research methodology used in this study was survey, the study also used secondary data from the year 2018-2020 to complement the survey data. The targeted study populations includes both academic and non-academic staff of the College; the sample size of 96 members of staff was generated and distributed proportionately according to the population weight of each school, department and sub groups. The data collected was presented in frequency table with corresponding percentages while data was analyzed using multiple linear regression analysis. The analyses shows that investments in social capital at organisational level rested on the six (6) key areas identified, which predicts the magnitudes and the outcomes of all efforts towards productivity. The paper offered recommendations with particular emphases on the Policy makers and leaders in the College to keep tab on the trend of social relation and network within the organisation, the need to maintain a consistent research on employees’ behavioural pattern in relation to the work environment and also ensure that Senior colleagues (“free agents”) and professionals receive due regards and respect in the organisation for the sake of stability and cohesion which brings about improvement in productivity.