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The Impact Of Occupational Stress On Worker’s Performance
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1.4RESEARCH HYPOTHESES
A. There is no significant relationship between deadlines and stress.
B. There is no significant relationship between working conditions and productivity of employees.
C. There is no significant relationship between job insecurity and stress.
1.5SIGNIFICANCE OF STUDY
The importance of this research work is in the following areas:
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It will enable the management of Neimeth International Pharmaceuticals
Plc and other companies to know the implication of occupational stress
on workers performance and dhow to recognize and control it.
· It will reveal the gains to be derived from having Medical Insurance Scheme.
· It will help to show that proper working conditions can help to control stress.
· It will reveal the need for proper staff canteen in organizations.
· The study will reveal if truly occupational stress can be managed effectively.
1.6METHOD OF THE STUDY
The
method of data collection to be adopted in this research study will be
the use of both primary and secondary data collection source. The
primary data will be through the use of a well structured questionnaire
that would be personally administered. The secondary source is through
the use of textbooks, journals, articles and library. The hypotheses
will be analyzed using the chi-square to determine or not a relationship
exists between the variables.
1.7SCOPE OF THE STUDY
The study
shall concentrate on the impact of occupational stress on workers
performance. The research will however limit its study to Neimeth
Pharmaceuticals Plc in Ikeja, Lagos state. The questionnaire shall be
strictly limited to the staff of the company.
1.8DEFINITION OF TERMS
Distress: This is dysfunctional for individuals and organizations.
Eurostress: This is a positive type of stresses that energized or makes superior effort possible.
Performance: It can be described as how well or badly an individual does his work.
Personality:
It is the distinctive patterns of behaviour including thoughts and
emotions that characterize each individual’s adaptation to the situation
of his or her own life.
Pressure: The difficulties and feelings of anxiety that are caused by the need to achieve or behave in a particular way.
Productivity: The measure of the efficiency of a given resource input such as labour or capital in producing a given output.
Stress: It is a state of tension experienced by individuals facing extra-ordinary demands, constraints and opportunities.
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ABSRACT - [ Total Page(s): 1 ]This research examined the Impact of Occupational Stress on Worker’s Performance with special reference to Neimenth International Pharmaceuticals Plc. The research adopted survey research design. Data were gathered through primary source with the aid of a well-structured questionnaire. Simple random sampling technique was adopted in the selection of sample, this was used to eliminate biasness in the selection process of the respondents.Data garnered were presented on table using percentag ... Continue reading---
