PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT AND PRODUCTIVITY OF TECHNICAL STAFF IN UNIVERSITIES IN SOUTH-SOUTH – NIGERIA

Abstract

The research work investigated on the personnel management and productivity of technical staff from South-South Universities – Nigeria. To achieve the aim of the study, four research questions were raised and four hypotheses were formulated to guide the study.  Correlational research design was adopted for the study. The sample of the study consisted of 500 technical staff drawn from South-South Universities. The reliability of the instrument was established at coefficients between 0.75 and 0.83 using Cronbach Alpha reliability method.  Stratified random sampling technique was used in the sample selection. A breakdown of the sample shows that there were 450 male and 50 female technical staff representing 10 percent of the population. The personnel management and productivity of technical staff questionnaire (PMPTSQ) was used to elicit information from the respondents. The instrument constructed on a 4 – point response scale.  All the hypotheses were tested at 0.05 level of significance. The finding of the study revealed that there is significant contribution of personnel management and technical staff involvement in decision – making, provision of incentives, job security, increase of salary and head of department relationship with technical staff has constitute poor maintenance of laboratory equipment in the South-South Universities.  Base on the results, it was concluded that personnel management practices to a large extent can bring about proper maintenance of laboratory equipment and sustainability for the effectives studies by the students.  It will significantly assist the technical staff to sterilize the equipment. The study recommended among others that universities administrators should ensure adequate involvement of technical staff in decision making, provision of incentives, training of staff, motivating regular payment of staff salary, job security, increase of staff salary and head of department relationship with laboratory staff.  This will encourage technical staff to be more committed and maintenance of laboratory equipment.