INDIVIDUALISM AS A PREDICTOR OF WORKPLACE COOPERATION

Ejike O.
Department of Psychology
Enugu State University of Science and Technology, Enugu, Nigeria
Email: aejyke@yahoo.com

Abstract:

This study examined individualism as a predictor of workplace cooperation.Participants comprised 214 male and 103 female employees of Nigerian Aviation Handling Company, Ikeja, Lagos between the ages of 26 – 57 years, with mean age of 40.37 and
standard deviation of 5.80. They were drawn from 9 Departments in the organization using Multi-stage sampling technique. 7-item individualism scale drawn from Singelis, Triandis,
Bhawuk and Gelfand (1995) 16-item individualism–collectivism scale and Okonkwo (2003) 9-item workplace cooperation scale were administered. Correlational design was used. Results
from regression analysis revealed that individualism did not predict workplace cooperation at p >.05. It was concluded that individualism was not a predictor of workplace cooperation