INFLUENCE OF WORK ENVIRONMENT, STRESS MANAGEMENT AND JOB COMMITMENT ON ORGANISATIONAL PRODUCTIVITY OF SECONDARY SCHOOL TEACHERS IN LAGOS EDUCATION DISTRICT

Abstract

Teachers’ productivity has been questioned over time especially when measured by students’ performance which has been poor consistently. Hence, this study was interested in the probable reason for teachers 'productivity, thus the study investigated the influence of stress management, work environment and job commitment on organizational productivity of teachers in Lagos state. Three hypotheses were tested at 0.5 level of significance in the study. The study adopted descriptive survey research design. The population consisted of all the teachers in senior secondary schools in district 1 of Lagos state. A sample of 286 teachers were randomly selected for the study. Three research instruments: Stress Management Questionnaire (r=0.82), Job Commitment Questionnaire (r=0.76) and Productivity Questionnaire (r=0.68) were used in the study. Data collected was analyzed using multiple regression analysis. Findings of the study indicated that stress management and job commitment when combined significantly influenced organizational productivity of teacher in Lagos state. It also showed that stress management and job commitment individually contributed to teachers’ productivity in Lagos state. The study concluded that stress management and job commitment determined organizational productivity of teachers. The study recommended that government should continue to make prompt payment of teachers’ salaries with other benefits. Also, activities that can impede teachers’ job commitment and aggravate stress should be avoided.