Open Journal of Business and Management, 2016, 4, 799-819 http://www.scirp.org/journal/ojbm ISSN Online: 2329-3292 ISSN Print: 2329-3284 DOI: 10.4236/ojbm.2016.44077 October 31, 2016 Technostress and Performance of Auditing Firms in Nigeria Omoneye O. Olasanmi Department of Management and Accounting, Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, Nigeria Abstract This study examined the level of technostress experienced among Nigerian auditors. It also identified the strategies adopted by workers of audit firms to cope with tech- nostress. This was with a view to determine the effects of technostress on the per- formance of auditors. The study relied on primary data derived from the administra- tion of questionnaire on auditors of four auditing firms in Nigeria. Simple random sampling technique was used in selecting a sample fraction of 50% from each of the selected firms. Thus, 825 out of 1650 population were identified for this study. Data collected were analyzed using appropriate descriptive and inferential statistical tools. The results showed that the level of technostress experienced by auditors on the whole was on the moderate side (47.8%), in spite of their dependence on technologi- cal facilities. However, it was observed that some individual auditors experienced high technostress level in terms of slow computer speed (86.7%), slow internet connection (84.5%), total network failure (79.0%), and meeting up with deadlines (57.1%). In order to cope effectively with technostress on individual’s levels, respon- dents suggested the provision of adequate training for employees before the intro- duction of any new technological facility, which was acclaimed by 94.9% of the res- pondents. The result of this study further showed that the less the level of techno- stress, the higher the performance among individual auditors, although, there was no significant relationship between technostress and performance (χ 2 = 1.690; p = 0.430) at the organizational level. The study concluded that given the pace of change and innovations in technology, the auditor’s job might be a very stressful one with de- mands and changes to grapple with. It is thus crucial that auditors and their man- agement system appreciate the different responses to technology use, as well as fa- shion out adaptable ways of adjusting to it. Keywords Technostress, Auditing, Performance How to cite this paper: Olasanmi, O.O. (2016) Technostress and Performance of Auditing Firms in Nigeria. Open Journal of Business and Management, 4, 799-819. http://dx.doi.org/10.4236/ojbm.2016.44077 Received: June 14, 2016 Accepted: October 28, 2016 Published: October 31, 2016 Copyright © 2016 by author and Scientific Research Publishing Inc. This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution International License (CC BY 4.0). http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Open Access