Influence of Autonomy on the Performance of Small and Medium Scale Hospitality Businesses in Ogun State, Nigeria

Abstract

The study looked at how autonomy affected the success of a few chosen small and medium-sized hospitality companies in Nigeria's Ogun State. For the study, a descriptive survey design was used. Selected hotels and guest homes in three (3) Ogun State cities; Abeokuta, Sagamu, and Ijebu Ode were the subjects of the study. Twenty five (25) hotels and guest homes in all were purposefully chosen from the well-known hotels and guest houses in the research area. Three (3) structured questionnaires were given to 350 respondents in order to gather primary data. A statistical inferential technique was used to examine the collected data. Ogun State's small and medium-sized hospitality enterprises' performance is not significantly impacted by autonomy, according to the research The results showed that the performance of Ogun State's small and medium-sized hospitality enterprises is not significantly impacted by autonomy The study found that in Ogun State, Nigeria, autonomy had no discernible impact on the performance of small and medium-sized hospitality enterprises. Although autonomy has no discernible impact on hotel enterprises' performance, it was advised that it shouldn't be disregarded.