INNOVATIVE MANAGEMENT AND EMPLOYEE PERFORMANCE OF SMALL-SCALE BUSINESSES IN ETSAKO EAST LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA OF EDO STATE, NIGERIA.
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Authors: AKHIGBE, Thompson Ikhide;<br> ONOKEBHAGBE, Ehioze David
Affiliations: Department of Business Administration, Faculty of Management and Social Sciences, Edo State University,
Iyamho, Edo State, Nigeria
Corresponding Author: akhigbe.thompson@edouniversity.edu.ng
Published in: ESUI Business and Management Journal, Volume 3, Issue 3 (2026)
Pages: 14-22
ISSN: 1595-5656
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License: Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International
Abstract
Innovation Management represents organisation’s tendency towards sourcing and managing creativity and
experimentation of ideas. It entails the creation of new idea and technologies in running a business. It is highly pertinent
of every small scale business operator to give attention to the management of its innovation because of the need to render
an improved services to customers that will help to retain them. Innovation helps to produce product qualitatively and
rendering service in an improved way far different from the old and unsatisfactory way it used to be. This should be
continues as knowledge to managing and operating business in an efficient and effective way keeps evolving on daily
basis. The broad objective of the study is to examine the relationship between innovative management and employee
performance of small-scale businesses in Etsako East L.G.A of Edo state, Nigeria. The study was anchored on Dynamic
Capacities Theory. Survey research design used and structured questionnaire was used for the collection of data. Sample
size of two hundred and seventy one (271) was used. Regression analysis was used to test the formulated hypothesis.
The result obtained from the test of the formulated hypothesis revealed that a positively significant relationship exists
between innovation management and employee performance since (F-statistics = 77.3; R-squared = 0.771; p<0.05).
Based on the findings, the study concluded that there exists a strong significant positive relationship between innovation
management and employee performance of small-scale businesses in Etsako East L.G.A of Edo state, Nigeria. Sequel to
conclusion, the study recommended that recommends that the operators of small scale business in Etsako East Local
Government Area should be innovatively inclined as this will impact their creativity, employee productivity, employee
performance, organizational competitive advantage and the overall performance of the organizations.
Keywords
Innovation Management, Employee Performance, Organizational creativity, employee productivity, Etsako East Local Government Area
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AKHIGBE, Thompson Ikhide; ONOKEBHAGBE, Ehioze David. (2026). "INNOVATIVE MANAGEMENT AND EMPLOYEE PERFORMANCE OF SMALL-SCALE BUSINESSES IN ETSAKO EAST LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA OF EDO STATE, NIGERIA.." ESUI Business and Management Journal, 3(3), 14-22.
Publication Timeline
- Received: October 30, 2026
- Accepted: October 30, 2026
- Published: October 30, 2026
- Last Updated: October 30, 2026
DC.Title: INNOVATIVE MANAGEMENT AND EMPLOYEE PERFORMANCE OF SMALL-SCALE BUSINESSES IN ETSAKO EAST LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA OF EDO STATE, NIGERIA. DC.Creator: AKHIGBE, Thompson Ikhide; ONOKEBHAGBE, Ehioze David DC.Date.issued: 2026-10-30 DC.Source: ESUI Business and Management Journal DC.Source.Volume: 3 DC.Source.Issue: 3 DC.Identifier: 108 DC.Language: en DC.Type: Text.Serial.Journal DC.Rights: Copyright (c) 2026 AKHIGBE, Thompson Ikhide; ONOKEBHAGBE, Ehioze David DC.Rights.License: CC BY 4.0 DC.Identifier.PDF: https://esuibusinessjournal.com/uploads/manuscripts/6ae4d4f833dff_INNOVATIVE_MANAGEMENT_AND_EMPLOYEE_PERFORMANCE_OF_SMALL_SCALE_BUSINESSES_IN_ETSAKO_EAST_LOCAL_GOVERNMENT_AREA_OF_EDO_STATE__NIGERIA_.pdf