The Occupational Stress and Its Effects on Organizational Performance in Higher Education Institution of Yobe State

Abstract

The study investigated and evaluated occupational stress and its effects on organizational performance on how work-related stress could affects the productivity of staff of Mai Idris Alooma  Polytechnic in the it identified convinced factors which contribute occupational stress among staff of the Polytechnic. The systematic sampling technique was used to select 141 participants the study. The result of this study exposed that workload was the major grounds of occupational stress among staff of this polytechnic. It was supplementary observed that respondents, in order to relieve stress often walk around and visit other colleagues in their offices to discuss matters unrelated to work in so doing affecting productivity at the polytechnic. Health-wise, some members of the staff of the polytechnic had developed chronic back pain as result of long sitting hours at work. Management commitment to employee-related issues such as paying attention to workload conflict, supervisors’ recognition of outstanding output of the staff and the overture of proper stress management training program were perceived as significant steps which if embraced, were identified as major contributory factors that could contribute to improve productivity of staff and heighten output of the staff.