EFFECT OF EMPLOYEES ATTITUDE TO WORK ON PRODUCTIVITY

EFFECT OF EMPLOYEES ATTITUDE TO WORK ON PRODUCTIVITY (A CASE STUDY OF ENUGU ELECTRICITY DISTRIBUTION COMPANY, OWERRI, IMO STATE)

ABSTRACT

An organization whose workers attitude to work is negative or contrary to the company goals and objectives is bound to hero less competitive advantages over competitors. Employees are the bedrock of every organization so even when an organization injects new technology into its system in a bid to enhance workers welfare, positive result will not be achieved. Recently, the Nigeria attitude to work has deteriorated and thus the level of productivity in all spheres of the economy has suffered greatly. The study will try to uncover the reasons for this negative attitude to work of Nigeria workers. It aims to see whether this negative attitude is as a result of remunerations, motivation staff, recruitment and placement leadership style of the organization or whether. It is as a result of the workers inherent laziness and assurance for work. Finally, effort will be made to proffer solution on this negative attitude to work thereby helping to ameliorate this problem. The researcher has chosen Enugu Electricity Distribution Company of Nigeria as a case study. This is so because the laziness of the public sector of the Nigeria economy.