THE INTERPERSONAL APPROACHES AND EMPLOYEE WELL-BEING IN THE WORKPLACE IN NIGERIA
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This research paper examines the nexus between the interpersonal approaches and employee well-being in the workplace in Nigeria. The interpersonal approaches examined were: psychological approach, sociological approach, human relations approach and co-operative social system approach. The employee well-being examined was the health well-being, subjective (happiness) well-being and relational (social) well-being. The study reveals that there is relationship between the interpersonal approaches and employee well-being. It was concluded that adopting the interpersonal approaches will help to achieve employee well-being in the workplace. Based on the above, it was recommended that management and entrepreneurs should take the issues affecting the well-being of employees seriously since it affects the health, happiness, and quality of interactions amongst employees. And also poor well-being affects employee performance and productivity levels; therefore it should be avoided in the workplace
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