DEMOTION AND WORKERS’ PRODUCTIVITY IN PRIVATE SECONDARY SCHOOLS IN OBIO-AKPOR LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA, RIVERS STATE

Lynus, S. T.

Department of Business Administration, Faculty of Administration and Management, Rivers State University, Nkpolu-Oroworukwo, Port Harcourt, Nigeria

ABSTRACT

This study examined the relationship between demotion and workers’ productivity in private secondary schools in Obio-Akpor Local Government Area, Rivers State. The objectives of the study was to determine the relationship between the demotion and measures of workers’ productivity (efficiency, resource utilization, quality output) in private secondary schools in Obio-Akpor Local Government Area, Rivers State. The study was anchored on Bureaucratic Theory and Theory X and Y. The researcher utilized the correlational research design. The target population of this study consisted of 510 staff of ten (10) private secondary schools in Obio-Akpor LGA, Rivers State. The research data for this study was collected mainly from the primary source. Hypotheses 1-3 were tested with Spearman’s Rank Correlation Coefficient (R^o) technique. The result showed that demotion has a moderate positive relationship with measures of workers’ productivity (efficiency, resource utilization, quality output) in private secondary schools in Obio-Akpor Local Government Area, Rivers State. It was concluded that demotion significantly influence workers’ productivity in private secondary schools in Obio-Akpor Local Government Area, Rivers State. Based on the findings and conclusion, it was recommended that management of private secondary schools in Obio-Akpor Local Government Area, Rivers State should instill proper workplace disciplinary measures such as demotion, suspension and dismissal so as to enhance workers’ productivity in the organization.

Keywords: Demotion, workers’ productivity, efficiency, resource utilization, quality output