Occupational Stress and Academic Staff Job Performance in Two Nigerian Universities

Autor/inn/en	Akah, Levi U.; Owan, Valentine J.; Aduma, Peter O.; Onyenweaku, Eridiong O.; Olofu, Martin A.; Alawa, David A.; Ikutal, Ajigo; Usoro, Abosede A.
Titel	Occupational Stress and Academic Staff Job Performance in Two Nigerian Universities
Quelle	In: Journal of Curriculum and Teaching, 11 (2022) 5, S.64-78 (15 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1927-2677
Schlagwörter	Foreign Countries; Stress Variables; Work Environment; Job Performance; College Faculty; Public Colleges; Teacher Salaries; Predictor Variables; Compensation (Remuneration); Faculty Workload; Nigeria + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Ausland; Arbeitsmilieu; Work performance; Arbeitsleistung; Fakultät; Lehrerbesoldung; Lehrervergütung; Prädiktor; Abfindung; Kompensation; Lohnausgleich
Abstract	Available reports provide an account of academic staff's poor job performance in higher education institutions and universities in particular. Consequently, a growing body of research has been attracted to this area, including those seeking ways to understand the problem and others aimed at proffering solutions. This study contributes to the literature by investigating the influence of occupational stress on the job performance of academic staff in universities. Three null hypotheses directed the study in line with the quantitative ex-post facto research design. A sample of 150 respondents was obtained using the systematic random sampling technique from a population of 400 lecturers in the Faculty of Education from two public universities in Nigeria. A 31-item questionnaire was used for data collection. The null hypotheses were tested at the .05 alpha level using simple linear regression analysis. It was revealed that remuneration is a significant positive predictor of academic staff job performance. The prediction of workload was negatively non-significant on the job performance of academics. The provision of institutional amenities has a positive but non-significant prediction on academic staff job performance in the two public universities. It was concluded that occupational stress significantly influences the job performance of lecturers in universities. The study recommended that the government constantly pay lecturers' salaries as and when due. Institutional managers should reward lecturers with outstanding performance to boost their morale for effective service delivery. (As Provided).
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Update	2024/1/01