Workplace Stress and Employee Performance in Cable Manufacturing Companies in Anambra State, Nigeria

Abstract

The study explored the relationship that exists between workplace stress and employee performance in Cable Manufacturing Companies in Anambra State, Nigeria. Workplace stress has been noticed in various activities of cable manufacturing firms in Anambra State where employees feel under pressured when the demands of their job are greater than they can comfortably manage. The specific objectives were to ascertain the relationship that exists between long working hours and quality service in Cable Manufacturing Companies in Anambra State, and to determine the relationship that exists between workload and job satisfaction in Cable Manufacturing Companies in Anambra State. The study adopted descriptive survey research design and data were collected from respondents with the aid of a structured questionnaire. Data were analyzed using descriptive statistics of frequency table and percentages. Arithmetic mean was used to analyze respondents’ responses and hypothesis was tested using Pearson Product Moment Correlation Coefficient with the aid of Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS, version 27). Findings revealed that There was a positive significant correlation between long working hours and quality service in cable manufacturing companies in Anambra state with r = 0.860, n = 197 and p value of 0.029 (p<0.05). It also showed that workload had a positive relationship with job satisfaction in cable manufacturing companies in Anambra state with r = 0.821, n = 197 and p value of 0.038 (p<0.5). They study concluded that long working hours relates with quality service in cable manufacturing companies in Anambra state. Also, workload and job satisfaction had a significant relationship in cable manufacturing companies in Anambra state, Nigeria. The study recommended that organizations need to encourage long working hours which can improve quality service. Also, Cable manufacturing companies need to recognize the workload of their employees which has a significant correlation with job satisfaction.