Effect of Work Ethics on the Performance of Non-Teaching Staff at Joseph Sarwuan Tarka University, Makurdi, Nigeria

Abstract

The study examined the effect of work ethics on the performance of non-teaching staff at Joseph Sarwuan Tarka University, Makurdi. Two objectives and two research questions guided the study. Two hypotheses were formulated and tested by the study. The study used a descriptive survey research design. The population of the study consists of 2242 non-teaching staff of the organisation. The sample size of the study was 340; this was determined using the Taro Yamane formula. The sample size was allocated to the population using the Multistage sampling technique. The study used a questionnaire as the instrument of data collection. The questionnaire was subjected to face and content validity. Cronbach alpha method was used to establish the internal consistency of the questionnaire items which yielded a reliability coefficient of 0.90. Data collected for the study were analyzed using descriptive statistics of mean and standard deviation to answer the research questions while Chi-square statistics was used to test the hypotheses at a 0.05 level of significance. The study after data analysis and testing the hypotheses found that work ethics affect employee performance to a very high extent, and work ethics has a positive significant effect on the performance of non-teaching staff at Joseph Sarwuan Tarka University, Makurdi. The study concluded that a solid and reliable work ethic increases the performance of non-teaching staff at Joseph Sarwuan Tarka University Makurdi. The study recommended among others that the management of Joseph Sarwuan Tarka University Makurdi should put a reliable and strong mechanism of work ethics for timeliness of work produced by an employee that would guarantee maximum performance.