DEMOTIVATIONAL FACTORS AND EMPLOYEE JOB PERFORMANCE IN STATE OWNED UNIVERSITIES IN NIGER DELTA REGION
Keywords:
Demotivational Factor, Stunted Growth, Poor Communication Employee Job PerformanceAbstract
The study examined the relationship between of demotivational factors and employee job performance in State owned universities in Niger Delta Region. Correlational as well as survey research design was adopted for the study. The population of the study consisted of eleven (11) State owned universities in the Niger Delta Region. The researcher adopted a stratified random sampling technique in drawing a total sample of 456 staff. Goggle and structured questionnaire were used as instrument for data collection after face validation. Mean distribution was adopted to assess the strength and extent of the variables as attributes of the universities, while standard deviation was adopted as the statistical tool for the assessment of the data dispersion. The findings revealed that demotivational factors have significant influence on the job performance of employee in State owned universities in Niger Delta Region. Based on the findings of the study, the researcher concluded that work hazard, lack of promotion and irregular training affects the accuracy of the employee job performance negatively. The study recommended improved security measures in the universities within and outside Niger Delta Region.