Workers perception of intranet in enhancing organizational communication in Nigeria Custom Service

Abstract

This study examined staff perception of intranet in enhancing organizational communication in Nigeria
Custom Service (NCS). Data were collected from 134 randomly selected respondents using a questionnaire.
They were management staff (7.5%), senior staff (41.8%) and junior staff (50.7%). Their age was distributed
as 44.8% (18 to 35 years) and 55.2% (36 to 58 years). With regards to computer literacy, 91.8% were
computer literate, 95.5% use the internet regularly. 92.5% were ignorant of NCS use of intranet facility.
Communication challenges were fear (71.6%), speculations (54.5%), wrong information (65.7%) and
inadequate information (55.9%). 75% of respondents considered intranet as effective in management and
91.8% felt it can be used to enhance job performance by providing organizational news. 85.1% considered it
important for disseminating staff postings, 81.3% for sending circulars and verifying information, and 73.9%
for enabling group discussions, publishing monthly orders and serving as a complaint mechanism for
aggrieved staff. Logit regression showed that computer literacy, internet usage and awareness have
significant effect on respondents’ perception of intranet effectiveness at 1% level. Chi square test showed
that intranet has the capacity to enhance efficient organizational management (X2
cal. = 99.34 > X 2
tab =
0.020). It was recommended that Nigeria Customs Service should strengthen the use of intranet for efficient
internal communication and for the Nigerian agricultural extension service organization to adopt intranet for
effective organizational management.