Presenteeism and Employees' Performance: Empirical Evidence from Lagos State Ministry of Health, Nigeria

Abasilim, U. D. and Adebajo, Oluwatumininu (2023) Presenteeism and Employees' Performance: Empirical Evidence from Lagos State Ministry of Health, Nigeria. JOURNAL OF HUMANITIES, MANAGEMENT AND SOCIAL SCIENCES (MTU-JHUMASS), 3 (1). pp. 45-70. ISSN 2659-1677

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Abstract

To achieve organisational goals and objectives, presenteeism and employee performance are among the most crucial human resource phenomena to consider. However, since sickness presentee ism is the most common type ofpresenteeism and receives less attention than voluntary and involuntary p resenteeism, there is a knowledge gap regarding the specific kind ofp resenteeism with the most significant influence. To this end, this study fo cused on how presenteeism influences employees'performance at the Lagos State Ministry of Health in Nigeria. Data from 362 employees at the Lagos State Ministry of Health in Nigeria was gathered using a cross-sectional survey research design. A structured Standard Presenteeism Scale (SPS), and an Individual Work Performance Questionnaire (IWPQ) were the instruments used for data collection. The Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS) 25.0 version was used to analyse the data using regression analysis. According to the results, voluntary p resenteeism has an insignificant negative influence on employees' performance (fJ = - 0.027, S.E =0.087, t-ea/c.= -0.419, p-value = 0.676, p>0.05). In comparison, involuntary presenteeism significantly negatively influences employees' performance (fJ = -0.148, S.E = 0.090, tea/ c.= -2.331, p-value = 0.020, p<0.05). The results show that between the two presenteeism variables, involuntary presenteeism has a more negative influence on employee performance than voluntary presenteeism. These findings imply that presenteeism, regardless of the form , negatively influences employees ' performance. Also, the organisation must avoid the conditions that encourage presenteeism because it serves no useful purpose.

Item Type:	Article
Uncontrolled Keywords:	Employees' Performance, Nigeria, Personnel Management, Presenteeism, Public Sector
Subjects:	H Social Sciences > H Social Sciences (General) J Political Science > JA Political science (General)
Divisions:	Faculty of Law, Arts and Social Sciences > School of Social Sciences
Depositing User:	nwokealisi
Date Deposited:	26 Feb 2024 07:28
Last Modified:	26 Feb 2024 07:28
URI:	http://eprints.covenantuniversity.edu.ng/id/eprint/17818

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