Impact of Organizational Frustration on Innovative Work Behavior among Lecturers of Tertiary Institutions in Nigeria

Abstract

This study investigated the impact of organizational frustration on the innovative Work Behaviour (WB) of lecturers of tertiary institutions in Niger State. The study was guided by three (3) objectives and three (3) research questions. The study adopted descriptive survey design. The population for this study was 1977 made up of all the lecturers of tertiary institutions in Niger State. The sample size for the study was 322. Purposive random sampling technique was used to select three tertiary institutions from the three senatorial zones in Niger State. From each of the three senatorial zones, one tertiary institution was randomly selected for this study using simple random sampling technique. The instrument used was a researcher developed questionnaire titled ‘Impact of Organizational Frustration on Innovative Work Behaviour of Lecturers Questionnaire (IOFIWBLQ). Two experts from Educational Psychology and Special Education departments of Umaru Sanda Ahmadu College of Education, Minna respectively validated the instrument and a reliability coefficient of 0.89 was obtained. The questionnaire items were 15 in number generated based on the research questions which guided the study. The questionnaire items were assigned a four (4) point rating scale of Strongly Agree (SA), Agree (A), Disagree (D) and Strongly Disagree (SD). The acceptance point for item was 2.50 and above, any mean score below 2.50 was considered not too influential and as negative. The data collected was analyzed using Mean and Standard Deviation. The study revealed that organizational frustration negatively affected innovative work behaviour of lecturers due to overwhelming workload, lack of resources and conflict between their role expectations, also, ineffective communication channel, excessive rules, regulations or procedures are some of the factors that contribute to organizational frustration which have far reaching impact on lecturers work behaviour. It therefore, recommended creating a supportive work environment that values professional growth for workers in tertiary institutions especially Niger state -owned tertiary institutions and increase funding for all tertiary institutions in Niger state to improve productivity and increase quality education.