ASSESSMENT OF SMALL AND MEDIUM ENTERPRISES’ PROJECT SUCCESS USING BELBIN’S TEAM ROLES TECHNIQUE IN ABUJA METROPOLIS
Owoseni, Taofeek Adejare, PhD and Dangana, Abdullahi Aliyu
Volume 7 Issue 1
Abstract
Teams are widely recognized as the basic building blocks of most modern day businesses. Team-based designs enable SMEs to quickly align their human resources with the multitude of changing work demands and competitive pressures. Thus team effectiveness offers a powerful means by which SMEs can gain and maintain competitive advantage. Therefore, this study is aimed at assessing SMEs Project Successes using Belbin’s Team Roles Technique in Abuja Metropolis. The Population of the study was drawn from registered SMEs operators in Abuja Metropolis and the study adopts the purposive/convenient sampling method to sample 10 individual SMEs having 7 team members in a group making a total of 70 project team members (Respondents). The study employed both descriptive and inferential statistics in analyzing the data obtain from field survey with the aid of Statistical Package for Social Science (SPSS) version 25. Findings from the study revealed that SMEs adopts Belbin techniques during team interactions. The study further revealed that Belbin team-role negatively influence Project Success of SMEs within Abuja Metropolis. The study therefore conclude that even though SMEs within Abuja Metropolis do adopt the Belbin technique, it however, negatively influence their project success. The Study however recommends that SMEs should improve more on team-work, interactions and engagement so as to achieve project successes in their businesses.
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