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| Workplace Stress and Staff Performance: A Survey of Tertiary Institutions in Delta State
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Odita, A.O. & Peter-Iweh, Rita,
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Abstract:
This study examined the relationship between workplace stress (WS) and staff performance (SP) in tertiary institution in Delta State, Nigeria. The specific objectives of the study is to ascertain effect of the influence of the measures of WS, namely; Work Overload (WO) and Work Conflict (on the Staff Performance (SP). Survey research design was adopted in this study and a total of two hundred and eighty-nine (289) questionnaire were administered. Specifically; two hundred and thirty-nine (239) were retrieved and properly filled. Survey research design was adopted for this study and the responses gathered from the questionnaire were coded and analyzed with descriptive statistics, correlation matrix and multiple regressions with the aid of SPSS version 23. The findings revealed that: there is significant positive relationship between WO and SP in Delta State, Nigeria (0.008<0.05); there is also a significant positive relationship between WC and SP in Delta State, Nigeria (0.009<0.05). From the findings of the study, it can be concluded that on the overall WS had a positive significant effect on the SP in tertiary institutions in Delta State, Nigeria, namely; Delta State University, Abraka and University of Delta, Agbor. It therefore follows from the above findings that sources of stress and types of stress should be properly identified and managed in an academic environment which will greatly create a work environment for enhanced productivity of the academic community.
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