Workplace Conflict and Employee Performance in Higher Education Institutions in Rivers State, Nigeria.
Vol.5 Issue 1
This study examined the relationship between workplace conflict and employee performance in higher education institutions in Rivers State. The research was to examine the extent to which workplace conflict influence the measures of employee performance (efficiency and effectiveness). The survey was conducted with a population of 3,448 teaching staff drawn from eight higher education institutions in Rivers State with a sample size of 358 through the use of Taro Yamane formula with 95% confidence level. Primary data was generated using a structured self-administered questionnaire and the data was analyzed with Pearson Product Moment Correlation Coefficient aided with statistical package for social science (SPSS). The test for hypotheses revealed that there is no significant relationship between workplace conflict and employee performance. Consequently, all the null hypotheses were accepted as the evidence indicates no significant relationship in all instances. The finding indicates that workplace conflict has no significant relationship with employee performance.
