MODELLING THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN IDEA EXPLORATION AND EMPLOYEE TASK PERFORMANCE OF ACCOUNTING PROFESSIONAL SERVICE FIRMS IN LAGOS

 

Adeoye, Funmilade Loveth¹, Osibanjo, Adewale Omotayo², Kehinde, Joseph Oladele³, Salau, Odunayo Paul⁴

¹Department of Business Management

Covenant University

²Dr, Department of Business Management

Covenant University

³Dr, Department of Business Management

Covenant University

⁴Dr, Department of Business Management

Covenant University

Abstract

The art of managing organisations globally has quested for competitive positioning and professional outlook. Accounting Professional service firms involve providing specialist business support to businesses of all sizes and in all sectors. Such services include tax advice, supporting a company with accounting services, auditing and providing management advice. Gap between professional knowledge and requirement of certain task in client’s organisation is a looming issue within the accounting professional service industry. The objective of this study is to develop a model to explain the relationship between idea exploration and employee task performance of Accounting Professional Service Organisations in Nigeria. There are two underpinning theories for this study namely; (a) resource based theory and (b) dynamic capabilities theory. This study will administer 464 copies of questionnaire to staff of the Accounting Professional Service firms and structural equation modelling will be used to analyse the data collected. The study suggests that employee’s ability to explore ideas have effect on their work roles which ultimately can improve innovation and sustainable performance. Findings from the review also suggest that Human Resource professionals and managers must formulate, manage, monitor, identify and map policies around idea exploration to tackle task performance related issues so as to achieve competitive positioning. This research will also be useful to government and policy makers to formulate, revamp, restructure and re-engineer policies that will encourage quality work in relevant agencies to enhance a robust economy.

Keywords: Idea exploration, task performance and competitive positioning.