EMPLOYEE RELATIONSHIP AND MENTAL ATTITUDE ON ORGANIZATION PERFORMANCE IN RUFUS GIWA POLYTECHNIC OWO (RUGIPO) NIGERIA

Abstract

The welfare of staff in most government owned institution has recently been given lesser attention. Despite the inconsistent monthly salary, there has always been pressure on employee to perform to their optimal best which in turn affects them mentally through their attitude to their job and brings poor performance at the long run. It is in view of this the study examined employee relationship and mental attitude on organization performance in RUGIPO through a well cross-sectional designed questionnaire that was distributed from a staff population of 1870 to a sample size of three hundred and thirty (330)staff through random sampling technique using Taro Yamane equation. The retrieved data from the administered questionnaire were analyzed using frequency, percentage and regression technique with the aid of Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS), version 17. The findings in the paper revealed that employee relationship has a statistically positive significant effect on organization performance while mental attitude although statistically positive but has no significant relationship with organization performance, both tested at 5% significant level. The study concludes that good relationship for a better performance of the organization can only be enhanced and efficient if the mental attitude of the staff can rightly be positioned through consistent payment of salary and allowance without any forms of hindrances. It is therefore recommended that the wellbeing of staff should not be taken for granted in as much the government is looking to them for a better performance of output.