Abstract:
This study investigated the influence of employee relations on
productivity of selected publishing firms in Accra Metropolis. Using the noninterventional quantitative research design, correlational study design, and
multi-stage sampling method (lottery techniques, census method); structured
questionnaires were administered to 135 regular staffs of six selected
publishing firms in the Accra Metropolis. However, 125 questionnaires were
valid and usable for the purposes of data analysis hence a response rate of
92.59%. Preceding the main survey collection, a pre-test on 30 staffs was
conducted in a similar setup. All 30 questionnaires administered to the
respondents were recovered. A self-administered questionnaire process was
used to collect primary data for the main survey. The data collected were
analysed using descriptive statistical tools (median, mean) as well as
inferential statistics (Pearson’s’ correlation coefficient) with the help of SPSS
for windows version 21. The findings revealed that there is good employeeemployer relations in the selected publishing firms in Accra Metropolis. In
ranking, shared goals and values had the highest degree of consent from
employees, then human resource practices, followed by communication and
then leadership styles and lastly, trust. Further analysis showed that, there is
high level of productivity among the selected publishing firms in the Accra
Metropolis over the past two years. More importantly, employee-employer
relations had a positive and significant relationship with the productivity of the
selected publishing firms in the Accra Metropolis (r = .608, n = 125, sig value
< 0.01). The study concluded that employee-employer relationship is vital to
the success of any company or business. It is recommended that future
research extends the population to cover publishing firms across all the 10
regions in Ghana so as to establish the general situation of employee relations
in publishing firms in Ghana. Also, mixed-method approach is recommended
for future research in order to better explain the entire phenomenon in details.
