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Article Title: Organisational Behaviour and Teachers' Work Performance in Cross River State, Nigeria
by Uchendu, C. C., Anijaobi-Idem, F. N. & Nkama, V. I.

Abstract:
The purpose of this study was to ascertain the relationship that exists between organisational behaviour and teachers' work performance in secondary schools in Cross River State, Nigeria. It would provide literature and as well enlighten the reading public on different ways of managing teachers to influence their work performance. Ex-post facto research design was adopted and three hypotheses were isolated for this investigation. Stratified random sampling technique was used to sample 500 teachers from the population of 5,410 secondary school teachers in the state. Data were generated using Organizational Behaviour and Teachers' Work Performance Questionnaire (OBTWPQ). The instrument was a four point Likert type scale consisting 32 items. Pearson Product Moment Correlation analysis was used to analyze the data. The result revealed that, there is a significant relationship between organizational behaviour in terms of motivation, communication, decision-making and teachers' work performance. On the strength of these findings, it was recommended that school principals should utilize appropriate motivational strategies, effective communication and good decision-making approaches, to enhance teachers' work performance towards achieving the educational goals and objectives. The study would help the educational managers (principals) to acquire strategies in managing teachers so as to enhance their work performance in the organization.

Keywords: organisational behaviour, teachers' work performance, motivation, decision making, communication skills, Nigeria.

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