EMPLOYEES’ STRESS AND ORGANIZATIONAL PRODUCTIVITY OF SELECTED TERTIARY INSTITUTIONS IN EDO STATE, NIGERIA

The concept of Stress within the work environment is a continuous problem facing all employees in Nigeria, it has generated increasing public and media concern, and its cost at work is significantly increasing. Ebhote et al (2022) conducted a study on the effect of work stress on employee productivity. They concluded that employees in the service industry face employers’ negligence regarding workplace stress. Therefore, this paper is undertaken to fill the paucity of empirical evidence on employee stress and employee productivity in the tertiary institution in Edo State. The main objective of this study was to examine employees’ stress and organizational productivity of selected tertiary institutions in Edo state, Nigeria. A sample size of two hundred and twenty-two (243) was chosen, using the Yaro Yamane formula with a 5% level of significance. Questionnaire was used in collecting the data and a 5-point Likert scale was used to measure the responses of the respondents. Regression, analysis was carried out in the study with the aid of SPSS version 21. Findings reveal that physical stress has significant positive on the organizational productivity of selected tertiary institutions in Edo State, psychological stressors has a positive effect on organizational productivity of selected tertiary institutions in Edo State. The study concludes that employee stress influences organizational productivity. It further recommends that tertiary institutions in Nigeria should employ innovative processes like physical activity adjustment that suite the employees’ capacity to deliver within the organization mandate that eradicate over-exertion.