SELF-ENHANCING HUMOUR AND EMPLOYEE RESILIENCE IN PUBLIC INTERVENTIONIST AGENCIES IN SOUTH-SOUTH, NIGERIA
Wariboko, R. I.
Department of Management, Faculty of Management Sciences, Rivers State University,
Port Harcourt, Nigeria
Gabriel, J. M. O.
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 self-enhancing humour and employee resilience in public interventionist agencies in South-South, Nigeria. The study adopted descriptive design. Primary data was generated through structured questionnaire. The population of this study was 2925 employees of the ten public interventionist agencies in South-South, Nigeria. The sample size for the study was therefore be 394 obtained using the Taro Yamane sample size determination formulation. Furthermore, 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 Spearman’s Rank Order Correlation Coefficient. The tests were carried out at a 0.05 significance level. Findings revealed that there is a significant relationship between self-enhancing humour and employee resilience in public interventionist agencies in South-South, Nigeria. Therefore, the study concludes that the self-enhancing humour, positively enhances employee resilience in public interventionist agencies in South-South, Nigeria. Thus, the study recommends that managers in public interventionist agencies should strive to create a work environment that fosters positivity and optimism. This can be achieved by promoting a culture that values and encourages self-enhancing humour. Managers can lead by example and use self-enhancing humour to cope with challenges and setbacks, demonstrating that a positive outlook can enhance resourcefulness.
Keywords: Self-enhancing humour, employee responsiveness, agility, responsiveness, resourcefulness.
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