CAREER ASPIRATIONS AND EMPLOYEES’ FRUSTRATIONS IN CORPORATE ORGANIZATION: THE STRATEGIC BALANCE OF HUMAN ENERGY AND TIME MANAGEMENT

Adamu Saliu Lawani

Adamu Saliu Lawani

Keywords: Career aspirations, corporate organization, employees’ frustration, human energy, time management

Abstract

The complexity of contemporary workplace sometimes results into employees’ frustration, and without strategic organizational practices to mitigate such frustration, career success and organizational productivity might be hindered. This study adopted a survey design to examine perceived employees’ frustrations in relations to career aspirations. Organizational practices aimed at managing human energy and time across organizations were also explored. A quantitative instrument containing 32-item questionnaire was used for data collection. The study’s sample size comprised of 118 employees randomly selected from three economic cluster in Nigeria across agriculture, industry and service sectors. The findings showed that employees experienced very little frustration level while a fairly good workplace culture was reported also. However, the findings showed break time, work flexibility and team bonding as most commonly engaged workplace strategies for human energy and time management to enhance healthy work environment against employees’ frustrations. The study recommendeds that organizations should adopt more contemporary strategies to retain vibrant, high level employees especially in a tech-driven workplace.

Author Biography

Adamu Saliu Lawani

The complexity of contemporary workplace sometimes results into employees’ frustration, and without strategic organizational practices to mitigate such frustration, career success and organizational productivity might be hindered. This study adopted a survey design to examine perceived employees’ frustrations in relations to career aspirations. Organizational practices aimed at managing human energy and time across organizations were also explored. A quantitative instrument containing 32-item questionnaire was used for data collection. The study’s sample size comprised of 118 employees randomly selected from three economic cluster in Nigeria across agriculture, industry and service sectors. The findings showed that employees experienced very little frustration level while a fairly good workplace culture was reported also. However, the findings showed break time, work flexibility and team bonding as most commonly engaged workplace strategies for human energy and time management to enhance healthy work environment against employees’ frustrations. The study recommendeds that organizations should adopt more contemporary strategies to retain vibrant, high level employees especially in a tech-driven workplace.