Okpara, N. A.
Department of Management, Faculty of Management Sciences, Rivers State University,
Port Harcourt, Nigeria
Biriowu, C. S.
Department of Management, Faculty of Management Sciences, Rivers State University,
Port Harcourt, Nigeria
and
Asawo, S. P.
Department of Management, Faculty of Management Sciences, Rivers State University,
Port Harcourt, Nigeria
ABSTRACT
This study examined the relationship between relaxation and employee performance in multinational oil and gas companies in south-south, Nigeria. The study adopted the correlational research design. Primary data was generated through structured questionnaire. The population of the study covered a total of 13,717(thirteen thousand seven hundred and seventeen) employees from five (5) multinational oil and gas companies located within south-south, Nigeria from which a sample size of 375 was determined using the Krejcie and Morgan’s (1970) table. Primary data was generated through structured questionnaire. The reliability of the instrument was achieved by the use of the Cronbach Alpha coefficient with all the items scoring above 0.70. The hypotheses were tested using the Pearson’s Product Moment Correlation Coefficient. The tests were carried out at a 0.05 significance level. Findings revealed that there is a significant positive relationship between relaxation and the outcomes of employee performance in multinational oil and gas companies in south-south, Nigeria. Hence, this study concludes that relaxation is imperative for the mental wellbeing of the employees as it contributes to their capacity for renewed enthusiasm toward roles and functions. This study therefore concludes that management of multinational oil and gas companies in South-South, Nigeria should focus on stress free environment that assures of employee relaxation; ensuring that employees are able to shift their attention from work or other related responsibilities and that way, be more relaxed and free from strain.
Keywords: Relaxation, employee performance, contextual, task, adaptive, organisation.
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