MANAGEMENT OF ORGANIZATIONAL INNOVATIONS IN PUBLIC SENIOR SECONDARY SCHOOLS IN PORT – HARCOURT METROPOLIS

Abstract

This study investigates management of organizational innovations in public senior secondary schools in Port – Harcourt Metropolis. The design adopted for the study was descriptive survey design while the population comprised of 2,000 respondents (secondary school administrators and teachers) in public senior secondary in Port Harcourt Metropolis. The sample size was 333 while the instrument used for the study was a 14 self -structured questionnaire titled “Management of Organizational Innovations in Public Senior Secondary Schools in Port -Harcourt Metropolis Questionnaire” (MOIPSSSPHQ).  The questionnaire adopted a 4- point Likert rating scale of strongly Agreed -strongly Disagreed. The instrument was duly validated by experts and a reliability index of 0.84 was established using Cronbach alpha. A criterion Mean of 2.50 was used as a cut-off mark while mean and standard deviation were used to answer the research questions. A t- test inferential statistics was used in testing all null hypotheses at 0.05 level significance. Statistical analysis was done using the statistical package for social science, SPSS version 23. Findings from the study revealed that service innovations, process innovations, incremental innovations, open innovation, sustainable innovations, social innovations and digital innovations were the various types of innovations in schools. The study also found out that lack of training, unreliable power supply. inadequate funding, resistance to change, lack of clear goals, fear of computer usage and so on were the challenges faced in the implementation of organizational innovations in public senior secondary schools in Port Harcourt Metropolis. The study recommended amongst all others that school administrators should adopt structured innovation management strategies to ensure the effective implementation and sustainability of organizational innovations and that educational stakeholders should address the identified challenges to enhance efficiency and effectiveness within the school system