Abstract:
The research studied on the effect of strike on employee performance of
employees of public universities. The three objectives were established in
order to achieve the purpose of the study. The study was centered on social
conflict theory and collective bargaining theory. The study employed the
quantitative research approach. The study had a population of 22,861
individuals. The simple random sampling technique was used in selecting 365
respondents. Descriptive and Multiple Regression were also used to analyse
the data. The results showed that, demand for wage increment, poor handling
of employee grievances, unnecessary inferences in the affairs of the public
university, poor implementation of the new pay policy and lack of negotiation
skills were the main factors that cause employees to embark on strike. The
study also found out that, there was a negative relationship between strike and
employee performance among employees of selected public universities in
Ghana. Also, the study found that, good negotiation skills of all the
stakeholders, proper handling of the Ghanaian economy by the government,
fulfilment of promises, proper handling of employee grievances in public
universities, and proper implementation of new pay policy were the main
remedies to reduce the rate at which employees embark on strike. The study
recommends that workers should be well paid so that they can meet up with
their daily needs and it should not be delayed for any reason at all.
