The study was conducted to recognize the relationship of stress with oil palm workers’ productivity, which are consist the factor of wages, workload, management style and social influence pressure. Major aim of this study is to determine the relationship between the factors of stress and productivity of oil palm workers, to evaluate the dominant factor of stress that influences the productivity of oil palm workers and to make appropriate recommendations to manage stress problem based on the finding of the study. The study was focused on oil palm harvester that working in Felda Techno-plant In Johor district and 80 respondents were identified to be asked by using a questionnaire and interview section. Data was analyzed by using Statistical Package for Social Science (SPSS). Nevertheless, result show one of the three factors of stress are not correlate which is workloads, where it does not have any relationship with oil palm workers’ productivity. The result for most dominant factor is wages of oil palm workers and followed by social influence pressure and management style. Total correlated factors that influence oil palm workers’ productivity was 0.195. It can explain that, independent variable affecting 19.5 % of oil palm workers’ productivity.
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To Cite this Article: Mohamad, M. F. B., Isa, N. B., & Aziz, N. N. H. B. (2019). A study of Stress Factor towards Oil Palm Workers’ Productivity at Felda Techno-plant Gugusan Waha, Kota Tinggi. International Journal of Academic Research in Business and Social Sciences, 9(11), 1086–1093.
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