Abstract
The study evaluated the functional skills and the reliability of SMEs in Ebonyi State. The specific objectives are to; examine the relationship between communication skills and probability of success; and evaluate the relationship between information technology skills and availability to perform of the SMEs in Ebonyi State. The area of the study was Ebonyi State. The study used the descriptive survey design approach. The primary source of data was the administration of questionnaire. The study used the descriptive survey design approach. The primary source of data was the administration of questionnaire. The population of the study was nine hundred eighty seven (987) employees. The sample size of two hundred and seventy seven (277) was adopted using Ferund and Williams’s formula. Two hundred and sixty nine (269) employees returned their questionnaire and accurately filled. That gave 97 percent response rate. The validity of the instrument was tested using content analysis and the result was good. Data was presented and analyzed by mean score (3.0 and above agreed while below 3.0 disagreed) and standard deviation using Sprint Likert Scale. The hypotheses were analyzed using Pearson correlation coefficient (r) test statistic tool. The findings include: Communication skills had significant positive relationship with the probability of success, r(95,n = 269), .501 Keywords Functional Skills; Reliability of SMEs; Ebonyi State Citation
Keywords
Functional Skills, Reliability of SMEs, Ebonyi State
Full Text
The study evaluated the functional skills and the reliability of SMEs in Ebonyi State. The specific objectives are to; examine the relationship between communication skills and probability of success; and evaluate the relationship between information technology skills and availability to perform of the SMEs in Ebonyi State. The area of the study was Ebonyi State. The study used the descriptive survey design approach. The primary source of data was the administration of questionnaire. The study used the descriptive survey design approach. The primary source of data was the administration of questionnaire. The population of the study was nine hundred eighty seven (987) employees. The sample size of two hundred and seventy seven (277) was adopted using Ferund and Williams’s formula. Two hundred and sixty nine (269) employees returned their questionnaire and accurately filled. That gave 97 percent response rate. The validity of the instrument was tested using content analysis and the result was good. Data was presented and analyzed by mean score (3.0 and above agreed while below 3.0 disagreed) and standard deviation using Sprint Likert Scale. The hypotheses were analyzed using Pearson correlation coefficient (r) – test statistic tool. The findings include: Communication skills had significant positive relationship with the probability of success, r(95,n = 269), .501 Keywords Functional Skills; Reliability of SMEs; Ebonyi State Citation