SEXUAL HARASSMENT AND EMPLOYEE ALIENATION IN RIVERS STATE GOVERNMENT MINISTRIES

Abstract

The study examined the relationship between sexual harassment and employee alienation in Rivers State Government Ministries. The study adapted Sexual rudeness while valuelessness, normlessness and self-estrangement are the measures of employee alienation (criterion variable). The study was premised on the assumptions of baseline theories: Karl marx’s theory of alienation). The study has a population size of 2856 with sample size of 351 staff drawn from 26 operational Government Ministries in Rivers State. The study adopted quantitative data type with the questionnaire as the only instrument for data collection. The collated data were analysed under four categories which are: demographic, univariate, bivariate and multi-variate analysis. Mean and Standard Deviation were used for univariate analysis of the study. Spearman Rank Order Correlation and Partial Correlation were used for the bivariate analysis and multivariate analysis of the study, respectively. The result of the study revealed that sexual harassment as a strong predictor of employee alienation. Hence, the study recommend among others Government should develop and enforce comprehensive sexual harassment policies that outline what constitutes harassment, reporting procedures, and consequences for violators; Ministries should create and implement a zero-tolerance approach to rudeness, bullying, or harassment; Ministries should create opportunities for interdepartmental collaboration to build trust and reduce isolation.