Conflict Management And Employees’ Productivity Among Business Educators In Colleges Of Education In Cross River State

Abstract

The study determined the relationship that exists between conflict management and employees’ productivity among business educators in Colleges of Education in Cross River State. In other to achieve this purpose, the study was guided by three specific purposes, three research questions and three null hypotheses were formulated. Correlational research design was adopted. The population of study comprised 38 respondents made up of 30 business educators from FCE Obudu and 8 from COE Akamkpa respectively. The entire population was studied hence no sampling for the study. The instrument used for data collection was a researcher made questionnaire titled: Conflict Management and Employees’ Productivity Questionnaire (CMEPQ) and was validated by three experts, from the Department of Vocational Education University of Calabar. Data collected was analyzed using Pearson Product Moment Correlation (PPMC) to test null hypotheses at .05 levels of significance. Findings of the study showed collaboration, competition and compromise style of conflict management significantly relate to employees’ productivity among business educators in Colleges of Education in Cross River State. It is recommended among others that employees’ and authorities should learn to work together for the good of the establishment rather than insisting on personal goals.