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Item Demographic characteristics, leadership styles, job attitudes and personality as predictors of job performance among civil servants in Southwest Nigeria(African Society for the Psychological Study of Social Issues, 2014) Adeyemi, A. O.; Jimoh, A. M.This purpose of this study was to investigate the predictive influence of demographic characteristics, leadership styles, job attitudes and personality on jot performance among civil servants in Southwest Nigeria. The sample consists of 400 civil servants (males = 275 females = 125) randomly selected from Southwestern Nigeria. Measures of demographic form leadership styles, job attitudes, personality and job performance were administered to the civil servants Data collected mere analysed using multiple regression analysis. Results of the study showed that job performance had a significant predictive relationship with leadership styles, demographic characteristics job attitudes and personality - a strong relationship of job performance and neuroticism, openness to experience and agreeableness among the civil servants. Based on the findings, it was recommended that government and private organisations should ensure that employees have the opportunity for training and development so as to enhance job performance in organisations.Item Library, archival and information studies (LARIS) curricula as determinant of professional job performance in librarianship in Nigeria(Oyo State Chapter of the Nigerian Library Association, 2004) Okwilagwe, O. A.; Olaojo, P. O.A comparison of the performance of LARIS graduates with the departmental curricula was made with a view to identifying the strengths and weaknesses of LARIS graduâtes at their various places of work. The participants for the study consist of three hundred and ten (310) graduâtes of LARIS Department randomly selected. The four point Likert Scale fixed response questionnaire was used to obtain information on the perception of LARIS graduâtes on professional job performance. The t-test statistics was utilised to analyse the data collected for the study. The results indicated that significant relationship existed between the curricula and learning outcomes of LARIS graduâtes; the charactepstics of LARIS cirncula is not a determinant of professional job performance in the field of librarianship; and there is no noticeable professionalism in the field of librarianship in Nigeria at présent. The study then recommended improvement in the areas of teaching -learning activités; provision of library equipment and tools; and prompt appraisal of present LARIS curricula if the Department must meet its strategie rôles in elevating the standard of practicing librarians to a professional one in Nigeria.Item Influence of management styles and job stress on job performance of records management personnel in selected ministries in Rivers state civil service, Nigeria(2018-06) Abioye, A.; Ifejirika, C.Records management personnel contribute immensely to the attainment of civil services goals. Job performance is of high relevance in civil service and for individuals alike. Moreover, high performing personnel get promoted and rewarded. Job performance of records management personnel does not occur arbitrarily or in a vacuum; their level of job performance is dependent on management styles, job stress and other motivational factors that are germane to increasing their performance. However, the chaotic state of records registries and records centres associated with difficulties in accessing information resources in selected ministries informed the decision to undertake this study to investigate management styles and job stress as factors influencing job performance of records management personnel in selected ministries in Rivers State Civil Service, Nigeria. The descriptive survey design of correlational type was used for the study. The population of the study was 315 records management personnel in the two ministries selected for the study. The total enumeration method was adopted to study the entire 315 records management personnel due to the small size of the population. The questionnaire tagged 'Management Styles, Job Stress and Job performance Questionnaire' was the instrument for data collection. The instrument was pre-tested by administering 30 copies to records management personnel in Rivers State Ministry of Environment which was not one of the ministries studied. The result showed that significant positive relationship existed between autocratic management style and job performance of records management personnel, while management styles and job stress did not significantly and relatively influence job performance of records management personnel in selected ministries in Rivers State Civil Service, Nigeria. Finally, a case was made for the adoption of the management style that is goal-oriented and capable of enhancing the job performance of records management personnel in the civil service.Item Influence of Psycho-Social Factors on Job Performance of Women in the Print Media in Southwestern Nigeria(2014) Ogidan, O. T.Women are now occupying leadership positions regardless of the existing glass ceiling and other barriers. This has however been demonstrated to be having positive impacts on the job performance of the generality of women and especially the print media houses. Previous studies rather than focusing on the psycho-social factors that enhance women‘s performance in the sector, had concentrated more on issues of work-life balancing, leadership and financing. This study, therefore, investigated influence of psycho-social factors on job performance of women in the print media in Southwestern Nigeria. The descriptive survey research design of the ex post facto type was adopted. The stratified and total enumeration sampling techniques were adopted to select 549 women respondents from 12 purposively selected print media. Self-concept Scale (r= 0.83), Self- efficacy Scale (r=0.78), Mentoring Scale (r=0.86), Emotional Intelligence Scale (r=0.69), Social Factors Scale (r=0.93), Job Performance Scale (r=0.85) and Women in the print media Career Progression Checklist were used to determine the influence of psycho-social factors on job performance. These were complemented with 12 sessions of in-depth interviews (IDIs) with selected male line-heads and one female respondent from each of the media houses. Five research questions were answered and four hypotheses tested at 0.05 level of significance to determine the strength of contribution and relationship between the independent and dependent variables. Data were analysed using descriptive statistics, Pearson product moment correlation, multiple regression and content analysis. Psycho-social factors significantly correlated with job performance of women in the print media with (F (9,538) = 82.534) and jointly accounted for about 58.0% of the variance in job performance. Their relative contributions were: psychological factors (β =.427) and social factors (β=.237). Psychological factors correlated to job performance as ranked: Self -concept (r=.535); Self-efficacy (r=.468); mentoring (r=.380) and emotional intelligence (r=.356). Also the social factors correlated with job performance as follows: job entry age (r=.669), socio-economic status (r=.508): educational attainment (r=.481); number of children (r=.240); marital status (r=.185). Further, there was a significant difference in job performance across the print media houses (F(11,537)= 5.678) with mean scores as ranked: Tell Magazine (=71.05); City People (= 70.85); The News (=70.37); Vanguard (=66.16); The Champion (=65.73); The Nation (=65.87); Guardian (=64.00); Daily Sun (=63.70); Punch (=63.06); Tribune (=62.30); The Compass (=61.57) and Business Day (=57.43). Women‘s strength and commitment as well as their desire for self achievement and development were perceived to make them excel on their job. Also, peer mentoring was perceived to have assisted them in discharge of their duties with full sense of accomplishments. Psycho-social factors positively contributed to job performance of women in the print media in Southwestern Nigeria. Priority should be given to these factors while further professional training and good mentoring system be encouraged.Item Organisational commitment and employees' personality as predictors of job performance among secondary school teachers in Ido Local Government, Oyo State, Nigeria(2015) Ogundokun, M. O.; Alamu, L. O.This research examined how organisational commitment and employees' personality could predict job performance of secondary school teachers. The study adopted a survey research design. The participants for the study were 205 (male= 97, female = 108) secondary school teachers from Ido Local Government, Oyo State, Nigeria. Their ages ranged between 22 years and 55 years with the mean age of 38.56 years. Three valid and reliable instruments were used to assess organisational commitment, employees' personality and job performance of teachers. Pearson's product moment correlation and multiple regression analysis were used to analyse the data. The result revealed that organisational commitment and employees' personality were the potent predictors mildly associated with job performance. The study has implications for the employers of labour to take employees' welfare more seriously in order for them to be more productive. Necessary incentives such as conducive working environment, opportunity for career advancement and other monetary incentives should be put in place to motivate the employees to put in their best in their work place.