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Work Related Stress and Employees’ Commitment: A Case Study of a Private University

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  • Sandra Ajayi Osama

    (Benson Idahosa University, Nigeria)

  • Evelyn Umemezia

    (University of Benin, Nigeria)

Abstract

The paper investigates the impact of work related stress on employees’ commitment. Its’ objective is to determine if there is a relationship between work stress and employees' commitment to the investigated organization. The research, which is crosssectional, made use of questionnaires to elicit data from 162 staff of Benson Idahosa University. These data were analyzed using the regression statistical technique. The analyses revealed that work stress was negatively correlated to affective, continuance, and normative commitment. The findings underscore the importance of reducing and managing work overload, lack of autonomy and role conflict which are antecedents of work related stress as a way of improving employees’ commitment to the organization.

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  • Sandra Ajayi Osama & Evelyn Umemezia, 2018. "Work Related Stress and Employees’ Commitment: A Case Study of a Private University," Annals of the University of Petrosani, Economics, University of Petrosani, Romania, vol. 18(1), pages 143-158.
    • Handle: RePEc:pet:annals:v:18:y:2018:i:1:p:143-158
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    1. Misbah Hayat Bhatti & Muhammad Hasnat Bhatti & Muhammad Umair Akram & Muhammad Hashim & Zubair Akram, 2016. "Relationship between job stress and organizational commitment: An empirical study of banking sector," E3 Journal of Business Management and Economics., E3 Journals, vol. 7(1), pages 029-037.
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    Keywords

    work stress; employees’ commitment; continuance commitment; affective commitment; normative commitment;
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    JEL classification:

    • M1 - Business Administration and Business Economics; Marketing; Accounting; Personnel Economics - - Business Administration
    • M5 - Business Administration and Business Economics; Marketing; Accounting; Personnel Economics - - Personnel Economics
    • I31 - Health, Education, and Welfare - - Welfare, Well-Being, and Poverty - - - General Welfare, Well-Being

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