THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN JOB STRESS AND EMPLOYEE'S PERFORMANCE IN DANGOTE CEMENT PLC GBOKO

This study examined stress management strategies and employee performance inmanufacturing with specific emphasis on Dangote Cement Plc Gboko Benue State. Fourresearch questions and four hypotheses guided this research. This study employed thecorrelational research design and their employees totaled into 420, which served as thestudy's population, out of which 205 employees were sampled using Taro Yamane'sformula. The instrument for data collection was a self-structured questionnaire. Out of the205 copies administered, only 176 were found usable for further data analysis andbothdescriptive and Pearson's and Spearman's rank correlation statistics were employed toanalyze the study's data and hypotheses. It was found out that long working hours,increased work load, low Salaries and inadequate modalities for job advancement inDangote Cement Plc Gboko. The study also revealed that employees need certain kind ofmotivation and job stress mitigating strategies to overcome the stress. It was alsogathered that, work overload, lack job security, employees concern about work tools andworking environment affect employee job satisfaction. This however indicate that, lackof control over work and lack of participation in decision making, poor social support,unclear management and work role, management style affect the quality of productdelivery as well as pressures and demands put on employees affects the quality of productdelivery.Based on the findings, the researcher recommended that management can takenecessary steps to control the job stress levels of employees to increase their jobperformance. They may provide counselling, meditation programme, incentives etc.which improve the performance of the employees in the long run.