Influence of Stress Management and Employee Commitment of Administrative Staff in University of Ibadan
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2023-12
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Lead City University, Ibadan
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Employee commitment is crucial for organisational success as it may leads to increased job satisfaction, better job performance, and lower turnover rates. Some administrative staff lack a sense of commitment to their organisation, which leads to high turnover rates and low job performance. The reasons for this lack of commitment may include job dissatisfaction, limited opportunities for career advancement, poor work environment, and ineffective communication from management.The study, therefore, examinedthe influence of stress management on employee commitment among administrative staff in University of Ibadan. The descriptive survey design was adopted for the study. The population of the study comprised 375administrative staff in University of Ibadan. The sample size was 365 which was determined using Krejcie and Morgan sample table. A questionnaire was used for data collection; and the reliability test of the instrument was organizational commitment, 0.86 and stress management, 0.86. Data were analysed using descriptive and inferential statistics. Findings showed that the level of commitment of administrative staff was moderately high3.17). The level of stress management of administrative staff was moderately high 3.11). There was significant influence of stress management on employee commitment of administrative staff (F (1, 364) = 30.706, p<0.05). The study concluded that stress management had significant influence on employee commitment of administrative staff in University of Ibadan, Nigeria. It was recommended that to improve the level of organizational commitment, the management of University of Ibadan should carefully plan the job redesign process in the institution since this will ensure that suitable secretaries are placed in appropriate department thus making for a workforce poised towards goal attainment.
Keywords: Stress management, Employee commitment, Administrative staff, University of Ibadan
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Stress management, Employee commitment, Administrative staff, University of Ibadan
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Kate Turabia