A Study of Causes of Poor Attitude to Work among workers of both Public and Private Sectors Organizations in Bauchi State-Nigeria

The purpose of this paper is to study the causes of poor attitude to work. The past decades have been characterized by unpredictable fluctuations in workers poor attitude. Organizations are faced with poor level of attitudes such as Erratic provision of services has become an increasing persistent problem facing the corporation and seriously affecting the general public, Careless and casual handling of the existing tools and machines and General nonchalant attitude of staff in the discharge of their duties. What are the causes? This crucial and yet unresolved questions has been and is still a source of concern to the owners, customers and members of the community as a whole and is critical for continuous research. Correspondingly, the review of the literature signifies a momentous shortage in this area of research. This study will empirically analyze the causes of poor attitude to work and is enriched by administering questionnaires to respondents from various sectors in Nigeria. An aggregate of 308 questionnaires were analyzed. Poor attitude to work has a negative impact on productivity level of the organizations in Nigeria. Some of the prominent findings revealed that Nigerian workers widely held view that Inadequate Training and Development and Job Insecurity are the possible causes of poor attitude to work. The findings may not claim to be exhaustive and conclusive, in view of other contextual and external factors that might not have been addressed. This paper provides some insights and to management of corporations, as a matter of priority to formulate intervention and policies to that effect.