Contributions of Perceived Leadership Communication and Achievement Motivation to Counterproductive Work Behaviour

Abstract

The study explored the contributions of perceived leadership communication and achievement motivation to counterproductive work behaviour among local government nurses in Akwa Ibom State, South-South Nigeria. The sample consisted of sixty (60) male and one hundred and ninety-eight (198) female participants drawn from the 31 Local Government Areas of the State. Questionnaire was used to elicit information from the participants. Result of regression analyses showed that there was a significant relationship between leadership communication and counterproductive work behaviour. Result also showed that there was a significant relationship between achievement motivation and counterproductive work behaviour. Implications and limitations of findings of the study were discussed and directions for further research were offered.