Workplace Bullying as Correlate of Job Performance, Work Commitment and JobSatisfaction of Technical Workers in Power Distribution Company in Ekiti State,Nigeria

Abstract

The study was carried out to investigate the influence of workplace bullying on workers’ commitment and job satisfaction of technical workers in power distribution companies in Ekiti State, Nigeria. Three research questions were answered, while three null hypotheses formulated were tested at a 0.05 level of significance. The study adopted a correlational research design. The population for the study was made up of 126 technical workers in power distribution offices in all three Senatorial Districts in Ekiti State, Nigeria. The instrument used for collecting data was a questionnaire tagged ‘Technical Workers’ Workplace Bullying, Work Commitment, and Job Satisfaction Questionnaire.’ The instrument for data collection was face-validated by three experts. The Cronbach Alpha Reliability technique was used to determine the internal consistency of the questionnaire items, and a reliability coefficient of 0.84 was obtained for the questionnaire. The statistics used to analyze the data for answering research questions and testing hypotheses were the Pearson product-moment correlation method and regression analyses. The findings of the study revealed that a moderate and negative relationship exists between workplace bullying and technical workers’ job performance in power distribution companies. The hypotheses tested revealed a significant relationship between workplace bullying and technical workers’ job performance in power distribution companies. Also, a significant relationship exists between workplace bullying and technical workers’ work commitment in power distribution companies. Based on the findings of the study, it was recommended, among others, that workshops and intervention programmes should be organized for technical workers by the power distribution companies on how they can cope with workplace bullying. Also, authorities of power distribution companies should increase the job satisfaction of their technical workers by putting in place adequate resources for them.