Journalistic Investigation On The Impact Of Interpersonal Relationships On Team Work In New Vision Printing And Publishing Company

ABSTRACT

This study was aimed at establishing the journalistic investigation on the impact of interpersonal

relationships on team work in an organization basing on knowledge obtained from New Vision

Publishing and Printing Limited. A descriptive research design was adoptd for this research.

Descriptive research design was used because it involved a set of methods and procedures that

described the study variables, under the first objective, the study concluded the most noticeable

interpersonal relationships at work were among other; manager/boss, employee relationship,

coworker/peer relationship, customer relationship, friends, family, romantic relationship,

mentoring relationships and networking interpersonal relationships. In the second objective,

research concluded that the correlation between interpersonal relationships and team work was; it

adds value to the team’s efforts and thus enhances their perfonnance, interpersonal relationships

allow team members to aim for an objective in a joint feeling and effort, conflict arose at the

workplace, helps the team effectively communicate amongst themselves to achieve goals and

establishes commitment amongst the team members. Under the third objective, research

concluded that 54.5% respondents were of the opinion that emotional barriers at work were a

major hindrance for conducive interpersonal relationships at work. 45.5% of the respondents

were of the view that perception and attitudinal barriers were responsible for unfavorable

working relationships among teams at New Vision, 0.5% respondents suggested physical

barriers as the cause of poor interpersonal relationship at a work place, several respondents cited

the lack of trust between the parties in the team as yet another barrier to effective interpersonal

relationships amongst team members whereas minority of the respondents whereas the rest of the

population studied argued that poor working interpersonal relationships were due to cultural and

language barriers among the team members, it was therefore recommended that management

should focus on the issue, not the person. Employees should not take everything personally, and

similarly, express their own needs and opinions in terms of the job at hand. Solve problems

rather than attempt to control others. Employees in a team should be genuine rather than

manipulative. Team members should be themselves, honestly and openly. Team members and management should empathize rather than remain detached.