IMPACT OF STRESS ON EMPLOYEES PRODUCTIVITY AND COMMITMENT (A CASE STUDY OF THE FEDERAL POLYTECHNIC, KAURA NAMODA)

ABSTRACT The study investigated the impact of work stress on employee productivity and commitment. The study sought to find out how work-related stress could affect the productivity and commitment of staff of Federal Polytechnic, Kaura Namoda. The objective of the study is to investigate the impact of job stress has on employees' commitment, and to find out the impact job stress has on the productivity of employee. The population of the study is 955 and the sample size is 191. Questionnaire was the instrument used to elicit information from the respondents. Descriptive statistic of table and percentage was used to analyze the questionnaire generated for the study. To check the impact of work stress, the stress related variables are impact of workload, impact of role ambiguity, impact of role conflict. The findings of this study revealed that work stress has effect on employee’s productivity in work place. Therefore, the researcher recommends that the supervisors and managers need to explore the causes of the dissatisfaction of employees within the working environment. They must assess the level of their subordinate knowledge and skills, whether they will be able to meet their deadline. They must agree on performance contract so that they can give employees with job maturity and control over their job.