EFFECTS OF MENTORING ON EMPLOYEES’ PERFORMANCE IN SELECTED FAMILY BUSINESS IN ABUJA, NIGERIA

Abstract

Mentoring has presently become a strategy for human resource management, yet little is known on how it improves the employees' performance in family business. This research investigated the effects of mentoring on employees' performance in family business. The construction Industry in Abuja was critically investigated. The study employed a survey research design using both quantitative and qualitative approaches. The population was the construction industry in Abuja. Responses from three hundred and sixty-seven construction employees were analysed. The data collected were analysed using Pearson correlation coefficient statistics technique. The findings of the study revealed that mentoring had positive effects on employees' performance; career support had more positive effect on employees' performance than psychosocial support. This research concluded that performances among employees are based on the degree of mentorship program put in place in the organisation. Employees respond better to career support in term of performance. The study concluded that mentorships had significant relationship with employee performance. The study recommends that for family business to sustain better employees' performance, the organisation should be encouraged to have a mentorship program for the employees of the organisation, which will result in better employees' performance for the
business to achieve its objectives.