Influence of man management approaches on deviant behaviour of employees in Ebonyi State University, Abakaliki

Abstract

This study explores the link between human resources practices and staff deviant behavuours: Evidence from Ebonyi State University, Abakaliki". The objective are to find out the relationship between deduction of lecturers' salary and boycott of lectures, ascertain the extent to which lack of academic staff promotion leads to disruption of academic activities and to find out the extent to which non-gazetting of Academic Staff affect academic calendar in Ebonyi State University, Abakaliki. Descriptive survey design was used while a sample of 260 respondents out of the 306
population of the study we're drawn using the Taro Yameni formula for sample size determination. Data collected were presented in tables and analysed using the five Likert Scale while the Pearson Moment Correlation Technique was used to test the hypothesis of the study. Findings show that deduction of Lecturers' salary result to boycott of lecturers in Ebonyi State University, Abakaliki. Inability to promote academic staff as at when due leads to disruption of academic activities, and that non-gazetting of academic staff affect academic calendar in Ebonyi State University Abakaliki. The implications of the findings are that proper management of Ebonyi State University
(EBSU) lecturers through promotion, timely payment of salary and gazetting of staff is critical in avoiding deviant behaviours at work. Based on the findings, it is recommended that University management and Ebonyi State Government should stop the practice of deduction of lecturers' salary so as to avoid boycott of lectures in EBSU Abakaliki., There should be regular promotion exercise in order to stop the disruption of academic activities in Ebonyi State University Abakaliki and there should be timely gazetting of academic staff in order to promote smooth academic calendar in Ebonyi State University Abakaliki.