THE EFFECTS OF SLEEP DEPRIVATION ON THE JOB PERFORMANCE OF WORKING MOTHERS

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Volume 12 Issue 1 2016

Author(s):

Kalpina Kumari
Lecturer at Iqra University, Karachi, Pakistan.
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Sania Usmani
Lecturer at Iqra University, Karachi, Pakistan.

Siraj Jamal Siddiqui
HOD, Management Sciences at Iqra University, Karachi, Pakistan.

Javed Husain
Dean, Management Sciences at Iqra University, Karachi, Pakistan.

Abstract Declining work performance is a matter of grave concern for organizations and they make concerted efforts to assess the reasons underlying these loopholes. This research integrates and puts together proofs from the field of psychology and organizational behavior backed by strong neurocognitive evidence while studying the profound effects of sleep deprivation on the performance of working mothers in the educational sector of Pakistan. This research suggests that stress at the workplace partially mediates the negative correlation between sleep deprivation and employee performance. The personal survey technique has been applied here as a method of data collection and a questionnaire has been used as an instrument to collect the data. The sample has been taken from working mothers who are teaching and giving their services in different organizations of the educational sector of Pakistan. Based on the findings and hypothesis results it can be concluded that the given negative relationship between sleep deprivation and employee performance is partially mediated by stress at the workplace. The results and contribution of the present research can be of great importance to the management of all educational sectors operating in Pakistan including schools, colleges, and universities. The findings and suggestions of this research could provide them with necessary data to address and resolve the issue related to the performance of working mothers who are sleep deprived, due to which they are experiencing stress at the workplace, and are deviating from the desired norms of an organization.
Keywords Sleep deprivation, stress at workplace and employee performance.
Year 2016
Volume 12
Issue 1
Type Full Length Paper
Recognized by Higher Education Commission of Pakistan, HEC
Category "Y"
Journal Name IBT Journal of Business Studies
Publisher Name ILMA University
Jel Classification -
DOI http://dx.doi.org/10.46745/ilma.jbs.2016.12.01.08
ISSN no (E, Electronic) 2409-6520
ISSN no (P, Print) 2416-8393
Country Pakistan
City Karachi
Institution Type University
Journal Type Open Access
Manuscript Processing Blind Peer Reviewed
Format PDF
Paper Link http://ibtjbs.ilmauniversity.edu.pk/journal/jbs/12.1/8.pdf
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