STRESS MANAGEMENT AND ORGANIZATIONAL PRODUCTIVITY IN HIGHER EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS IN NIGERIA
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This study investigated the relationship between stress management and organizational productivity of Non-academic staff in the University of Calabar. The study adopted the cross-sectional survey in its investigation of the variables. Primary data was sourced through structured questionnaire. The population for the study was four thousand six hundred and forty (4640) non-academic staff of the University of Calabar, Nigeria. The sample size of 352 was determined using the Krejcie and Morgan determination table. The research instrument was validated through by experts as provided by supervisors vetting and approval while the reliability of the instrument was achieved by the use of the Cronbach Alpha coefficient with all the items scoring coefficients above 0.70. The hypotheses were tested using the Spearman’s Rank Order Correlation Statistics. The tests were carried out at a 95% confidence interval and a 0.05 level of significance. The findings emanating from the tested hypotheses revealed that there is a significant positive relationship between stress management and organizational productivity of non-academic staff in the University of Calabar. The study recommended that management of the university of Calabar should create awareness to the employees to enable them be aware of utilization of stress management strategies available in the organization that can result in improved performance. The management should undertake sensitization campaigns to enlighten employees since some were not aware that counselling services were offered within the institution neither did they know that flexitime and leisure facilities existed as stress management strategy. Employees should be made aware of meditation as the easiest way of handling stress and also relaxation by encouraging team building which refreshes the body and mind hence improving performance.
Keywords: Growth, Organizational Productivity, Quality of Service and Stress Management
CITATION: Osha, M. I., Zakari, S. D., & Eke, R. E. (2021). Stress management and organizational productivity in higher educational institutions in Nigeria. The Strategic Journal of Business & Change Management, 8 (1), 197 – 209.
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