Daniel C. O. (2019) / Int. J. Bus. Manag. Soc. Res. 06(02): 375-382 https://doi.org/10.18801/ijbmsr.060219.40 375 Published with open access at journalbinet.com EISSN:2412-8279, © 2019 The Authors, Review paper. Effects of job stress on employee’s performance Cross Ogohi Daniel Department of Public Administration/Banking and finance, Nile University of Nigeria, Abuja. ✉ Article correspondance: drdancrossogohi1980@gmail.com Article Received: 11.03.2019; Revised: 20.05.2019 and Published online: 14 June 2019. ABSTRACT The purpose of this research is to investigate the effects of job stress on employee performance, including nature of stress, types of stress, and work stress that eventually influence employee performance and effectiveness. Despite huge investments in employee performance, organisations in Nigeria have not realized the causes of job stress. Few studies have been conducted to address the problem. The main objective of this research is to find out the effect job stress has on the performance of employees. Job stress can affect employee performance by when stress is not handled well, absenteeism, turnover and medical compensation increase and productivity decreases. To achieve a peak of performance, stress should be managed effectively, with the negative effects of stress minimized. The fact that the majority of the employees thought of leaving their job and felt that the organization did not care about them was a reflection of huge dissatisfaction that undoubtedly lowered performance. The organization must conduct a needs assessment for an Employee Assistance Programme. An Employee Assistance Programme has to be introduced for early identification and intervention on problems so that performance levels will increase. Key Words: Job stress, Employee and Performance I. Introduction In today’s world, stress has become a worldwide phenomenon, which occurs in various forms in every workplace. In today’s work life, employees are generally working for longer hours, as the rising levels of responsibilities require them to exert themselves even more strenuously to meet rising expectations about work performance. Stress is a Common element in any kind of job and persons have to face it in almost every aspect of life. Stress has been defined in different ways over the years. According to Robbins and Sanghi (2006) “A dynamic condition in which an individual is confronted with an opportunity, constraints, or demand related to what he or she desires and for which the outcome is perceived to be both uncertain and important.” Stress is an increasing problem in organizations and often cause adverse effects on performance. According to Swanepoel et al. (1998) work related stress has been a topic that has received increasing attention, in the area of occupational health, over the last Published with Open Access at Journal BiNET Vol. 06, Issue 02: 375-382 International Journal of Business, Management and Social Research Journal Home:www.journalbinet.com/ijbmsr-journal.html Cite Article: Cross Ogohi Daniel (2019). Effects of job stress on employee’s performance. International Journal of Business, Management and Social Research, 06(02), 375-382. Crossref: https://doi.org/10.18801/ijbmsr.060219.40 Article distributed under terms of a Creative Common Attribution 4.0 International License.