CAREER SHOCKS AND EMPLOYEES’ EMPLOYEES’ WORKPLACE BEHAVIOUR: EVIDENCE FROM THE NATIONAL POSTGRADUATE MEDICAL COLLEGE OF NIGERIA

Career shocks have increasingly emerged as important career-related events capable of influencing employees‘ attitudes and workplace outcomes. However, despite growing scholarly attention to career shocks globally, limited empirical evidence exists regarding their relationship with employees‘ employees‘ workplace behaviour within the Nigerian context. This study examined the relationship between positive and negative career shocks and employees‘ employees‘ workplace behaviour among staff of the National Postgraduate Medical College of Nigeria. Specifically, the study investigated the extent to which positive career shocks and negative career shocks relate to employees‘ employees‘ workplace behaviour. A correlational survey research design was adopted. The population comprised 124 employees of the National Postgraduate Medical College of Nigeria, as a result, the study adopted the enumeration sample using the entire population as the sample size for the study. Data were collected through a structured questionnaire, however, 89 valid responses were retrieved and subsequently used for both descriptive and Pearson‘s Product Moment Correlation analysis. The findings revealed that positive career shocks had a significant positive relationship with employees‘ employees‘ workplace behaviour (p < 0.05). Similarly, negative career shocks also showed a significant relationship with employees‘ employees‘ workplace behaviour (p < 0.05). The study concluded that career shocks, whether positive or negative, significantly shape employees‘ workplace behavioural responses within organisations. It recommended that organisations establish supportive career management systems, counselling mechanisms, and adaptive workplace policies to help employees effectively manage career-related disruptions and maintain positive employees‘ workplace behaviour.