scholarly journals Industrial Actors` Perceptions of Industrial Disputes in Public Universities

2021 ◽  
Vol 65 (3) ◽  
pp. 344-359
Author(s):  
Johnson Fejoh ◽  
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Michael Boyede ◽  
Abiola Sanusi ◽  
◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Public Universities ◽  
Survey Design ◽  
Academic Staff ◽  
Teaching Staff ◽  
University Management ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
Southwest Nigeria ◽  
Industrial Disputes ◽  
Management Staff ◽  
The Way

There has always been serious concern about how industrial actors in public universities in Nigeria perceive industrial disputes as a means of enforcing collective agreements jointly reached and signed. A group may likely see industrial disputes as unnecessary and destructive while others may see it as a veritable tool for enforcing their labour rights. This study therefore examined the industrial actors’ (university management, academic staff and non-teaching staff) perception of industrial disputes in public universities in Southwest, Nigeria. Descriptive research survey design was adopted for the study. The population consisted of the management staff and all the staff of public universities in Southwest, Nigeria. The sample size of the study was 280 respondents (80 management staff, 100 academic staff and 100 non-teaching staff) randomly selected from four public universities across Southwest geo-political zone. Data was collected through a selfdesigned questionnaire. T-test analysis was used to analyze the three hypotheses raised at 0.05 level of significance. Findings revealed that there was significant difference in the way university management, academic and non-teaching staff perceive industrial dispute while there is no significant difference in the way academic and non-teaching staff perceive industrial disputes. It is therefore recommended that all the industrial actors in public universities in Southwest, Nigeria should not see industrial disputes as destructive engagement since disputes are naturally part of organizational existence. Effective management of industrial disputes through sincerity of purpose should be adopted by the industrial actors.

scholarly journals Motivation Application: The Key to Stimulating Work Productivity in Jordanian Private Universities

2018 ◽  
Vol 12 (10) ◽  
pp. 43
Author(s):  
Adnan M. Rawashdeh
Keyword(s):  
Academic Staff ◽  
Descriptive Analysis ◽  
Private Universities ◽  
Work Productivity ◽  
Work Conditions ◽  
Employee Benefits ◽  
Labor Turnover ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
The Difference ◽  
The Way

Motivation program was found to be the most commonly applied mechanism among firms, providing employees with multiple financial or non-financial rewards. It aims at raising the employees’ interest, attracting and retaining talented employees, rewarding employees based on the value they create and encourages them to work hard to achieve the goals set by organizations. The study has assessed the way motivational practices are applied as a mechanism for improving work productivity, and to establish the difference caused by gender in the application of motivation practices in Jordanian private universities. Such motivation tools have been exaimened, training, work conditions, rewards, promotion, and employee benefits. Quantitative approach has been applied in this study and data was obtained through a questionnaire survey. A total of 320 respondents were selected as a study sample including; professors, associate professors, assistant professors, senior lecturers, lecturer, and assistant lecturer. Additionally, 253 completed questionnaires were analyzed as a final sample using descriptive analysis and independent t-sample test performed by SPSS. Two hypotheses were developed based on literature review. The results indicate that respondents were not motivated by motivational practices applied by private universities. There was a positive relationship between motivation tools (training, financial rewards, promotion, working conditions, and employee benefits) and work productivity, and there was no significant difference caused by gender in the way motivation practices were applied.This study contributs to support the literature that’s not much available on the level of application of motivation practices to the academic staff in arab private universities particuallarly in Jordanian private universities. It recommends universities management to set academic staff salary based on the cost of living, labor market conditions and performance to retain talented staff and to avoid high labor turnover. Also, management should take into account the promotion practice as a motivator that may attract and retain talented academic staff. Future studies may investigate more motivation practices in the same industry or comparing Jordanian private universities with other private universities in the Middle East area based on these variables.

scholarly journals Health Implications of Work-Related Stress among Academic Staff of Tertiary Institutions in Katsina State

2018 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
pp. 52
Author(s):  
Mustapha H. Kurfi ◽  
Abubakar I. Hassan ◽  
Justin N. Ezenkiri
Keyword(s):  
Academic Staff ◽  
The State ◽  
Teaching Staff ◽  
Work Related Stress ◽  
Tertiary Institutions ◽  
Health Implications ◽  
Work Related ◽  
Health Implication ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
Related Stress

<em>This study investigated the health implications of work-related stress among academic staff of tertiary institutions in Katsina State, Nigeria. This research adopts a descriptive survey design. The population of this study is 2,036 academic staff from thirteen institutions. A sample of 328 academic staff was drawn, using proportionate stratified sampling technique. A self-developed questionnaire (HIWRS-Q) with reliability of 0.75 was used. Chi-square and t-test were used to test the hypotheses at 0.05 level of significance. Findings of this study revealed that 105 (32%) of the respondents do not experienced health implications of work-related stress while, 223 (68%) of the respondents experienced health implications of work-related stress. Also, there is significant health implication of work-related stress among academic staff (P=0.001&lt;0.05). There is significant difference in the health implication of work-related stress among academic staff based on institutional ownership (P=0.023&lt;0.05). There is no significant difference in the work-related stress between male and female teaching staff (P=0.650&gt;0.05). It is recommended among others that the State government should improve on the working environment and conditions of academic staff to be health-friendly, health enhancing conditions for achieving academic excellence, and sustainable productivity in the State.</em>

scholarly journals Occupational stress in female academic staff working in private and public universities

2015 ◽  
Vol 3 (04) ◽  
pp. 25-27
Author(s):  
Maha Abdul Moniem Mohammed El Amin ◽  
Purna Singh A
Keyword(s):  
Occupational Stress ◽  
Public Universities ◽  
Academic Staff ◽  
Private Universities ◽  
Public University ◽  
Full Time ◽  
Sampling Frame ◽  
Public And Private ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
Private And Public

The present study was aimed to compare occupational stress between female academic staff working in private and public universities. The sampling frame for the study comprised 1523 full-time female academic staff working at both public and private universities at Khartoum State. Gumaa Said Yousif (2004) was used to measure occupational stress. There is no significant difference in occupational stress between female academic staff who works in private or public university. There is a significant difference between female academic staff working in public and private universities. It has been concluded that female academic staff working in private universities are vulnerable to burnout in the emotional exhaustion dimension.

scholarly journals The Impact of Workplace Environments on Retention Outcomes of Public Universities in Southern Nigeria

SAGE Open ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 10 (2) ◽  
pp. 215824402093076 ◽  
Author(s):  
Odunayo Salau ◽  
Rowland Worlu ◽  
Adewale Osibanjo ◽  
Anthonia Adeniji ◽  
Hezekiah Falola ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Structural Equation ◽  
Public Universities ◽  
Turnover Intentions ◽  
Tertiary Education ◽  
Academic Staff ◽  
Teaching Staff ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Workplace Environments ◽  
Southern Nigeria ◽  
The Impact

Universities, across the globe, are identified as complex and critical engines for sustainable development. Nigerian universities have recorded success stories and breakthroughs, but they have their teething problems of retention and challenges which tend to impede their position on the world education league table. Retention of employees in the work environment has attracted a lot of attention from scholars in different fields of study to curb the trend of turnover intentions, human capital flight and redundancy of academia in Nigeria. Hence, this paper investigates the impact of workplace environments on the retention of the academic staff of public universities, Southern-Nigeria. The study adopted a cross-sectional and descriptive approach to elicit information from 384 academic staff that were randomly and purposively selected. The use of a modified questionnaire (quantitative) was adopted. The quantitative data were analysed using Structural Equation Modelling (SEM_PLS) to obtain results. The findings indicated that the issue of inadequate and decay of infrastructural facilities had been a concern to the sampled universities. Many lecturers, including professors, shared offices that are dilapidated, poorly ventilated and furnished. The results indicated an increasing pauperization, varying promotion criteria, erratic power supply, over-congested classrooms and a growing disparity in the ratio between teaching staff and students. Due to its consequences, strategies for curbing this menace in state universities, such as the creation of enabling environment, adequate funding of tertiary education, effective administration and motivation of staff of the sampled institutions, among others were proffered.

scholarly journals An Assessment of the Staff Strength of the University for Development Studies in the Light of the Standards Recommended by the National Council of Tertiary Education for Teaching Staff in Ghana's Public Universities

2021 ◽  
Vol 8 (11) ◽  
Author(s):  
Bawah A. Kassima ◽  
Yussif Abdallah
Keyword(s):  
Public Universities ◽  
Tertiary Education ◽  
Associate Professor ◽  
Teaching Staff ◽  
Development Studies ◽  
National Council ◽  
University Management ◽  
Senior Lecturer ◽  
The University ◽  
Academic Year

The paper examines the staff strength of the University for Development Studies (UDS) in the light of the standard recommended by the National Council of Tertiary Education (NCTE) for staffing in Ghana's public universities, with an emphasis on Teaching Staff (TS). The study uses the University's 2020/2021 Academic Year payroll data, which was analyzed with Microsoft Excel 2016 for Windows. The study found that, apart from the Lecturer rank that had a staff surplus of 65, the rest of the ranks consisting of Professor, Associate Professor and Senior Lecturer ranks did not meet the recommended standard by NCTE.  The study also revealed that the number of female TS was much lower than that of their male counterparts for all ranks. The paper recommends that University Management should encourage all TS to publish more articles in reputable journals along with community service and teaching; in order to facilitate their promotion to higher ranks. The University should target candidates with final degrees for further recruitment in order to reduce the long waiting period required for staff with a master's degree to rise to higher ranks. 

scholarly journals Employee Job Satisfaction in Nigerian Tertiary Institution: A Comparative Study of Academic Staff in Public and Private Universities

2017 ◽  
Vol 5 (4) ◽  
pp. 33-46
Keyword(s):  
Job Satisfaction ◽  
Public Universities ◽  
Academic Staff ◽  
Private Universities ◽  
Primary Data ◽  
Tertiary Institution ◽  
Public And Private ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
Private And Public ◽  
The Difference

The paper examines the difference that exists in the level of job satisfaction between academic staff in private and public tertiary institutions in Nigeria. Centred on detailed review of literature, the hypothesis formulated for research is whether academic staff in public universities are more satisfied with their jobs compared to academic staff in private universities. The variables with which job satisfaction was measured are recognition, pay and working condition. The sample of the study comprise 120 academic staff – 88 members of staff from a public university and 32 academic staff from a private university within Kwara state, Nigeria. Questionnaires were used as the instrument with which primary data was collected. Independent ‘’t’’ test was performed to obtain the difference in job satisfaction between both sectors of tertiary institution. Also, oral interviews were arbitrarily conducted with 8 academic staff from both universities. The findings of the research indicate that a significant difference in job satisfaction exists between academic staff in private and public universities in Nigeria. The result also showed the following: 1. Academic staff in private universities have better working conditions 2. Academic staff in public universities have better payment package 3. Academic staff in private universities are more recognised for their job. Recommendations were offered by researcher to cater for the short-falls identified from the dichotomy in job satisfaction from both sectors 1. private-public interaction 2.To enhance job satisfaction of academic staff in private universities, Government should formulate policies that will cater for other incentives, such as enjoyed by academic staff in public universities.

scholarly journals The Influence Of Ownership And Type Of University On Work Environment In South West Nigerian Universities

2012 ◽  
Vol 8 (4) ◽  
pp. 329-334
Author(s):  
B. B. Arogundade
Keyword(s):  
Staff Development ◽  
Work Environment ◽  
Public Universities ◽  
Academic Staff ◽  
Private Universities ◽  
Simple Random Sampling ◽  
Relevant Information ◽  
State Universities ◽  
South West ◽  
Significant Difference

This paper examined the influence of ownership and type of university on work environment in South West Nigerian universities. The study population consists of all academic staff of the ten public and nine private universities in South West Nigeria. In all, 500 respondents selected from eight universities constituted the sample of the study. The respondents were selected using multi stage, stratified, purposive and simple random sampling techniques. The instrument tagged Work Environment Questionnaire (WEQ) was used to elicit relevant information from the respondents. The data collected were analyzed using frequency count, percentage and t-test statistics. The study revealed that the work environment of federal universities was favourable than that of state universities in terms of provision of physical facilities, information services, motivation, authority-staff relationship, participation in decision-making and staff development. The result showed that there was significant difference in the work environment of federal and state universities in favour of federal universities. The results also revealed that work environment in public and private universities was favourable but that of private universities was better than that of public universities. It also showed that there was no significant difference in the work environment of private and public universities. Based on the findings, it was recommended that owners of the universities should provide a favourable environment.

scholarly journals A COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS ON THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN ORGANIZATIONAL CULTURE AND SERVICE QUALITY IN PUBLIC AND PRIVATE UNIVERSITIES IN KENYA

2021 ◽  
Vol 6 (1) ◽  
pp. 1-15
Author(s):  
Diana Wanjiku Ngugi ◽  
Hazel Gachunga ◽  
Clive Mukanzi
Keyword(s):  
Organizational Culture ◽  
Service Quality ◽  
Significant Relationship ◽  
Public Universities ◽  
Private Universities ◽  
P Value ◽  
Teaching Staff ◽  
Public And Private ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
The Relationship

Purpose: The purpose of this study was to compare the relationship between Organizational Culture and Service Quality between public and private universities in Kenya. Methodology: The methodology of this study comprised of descriptive and causal research designs. The target population was 2,475 teaching staff in the 23 chartered public and 17 chartered private universities in Kenya. Sample size comprised of 225 teaching staff in the business program in two chartered public and two chartered private universities in Kenya. The collected questionnaires were 189 (Public 75, Private 114) which resulted in a response rate of 84%. Findings: The study findings showed that, in universities in Kenya, there was a significant difference in means of Organizational Culture between public (mean=3.60, p-value=0.000<0.05) and private (mean=4.13, p-value=0.000<0.05), with private universities having a higher mean. The study findings showed that, in universities in Kenya, there was a significant difference in means of Service Quality between public (mean=3.68, p-value=0.000<0.05) and private (mean=4.18, p-value=0.000<0.05), with private universities having a higher mean. The findings also showed that Organizational Culture has a positive, significant relationship with Service Quality in both public (r=0.649, p-value=0.000<0.05) and private (r=0.587, p-value=0.000<0.05) universities, where the relationship was stronger in public universities compared to private universities. Organizational Culture has a significant influence on Service Quality in Public universities (r2=0.421) and in Private universities (r2=0.345). The study concluded that there is indeed a significant, positive relationship between Organizational Culture and Service Quality in both public and private universities in Kenya. The Study also concluded that Organizational Culture was a significant predictor of Service Quality in both public and private universities in Kenya. Unique contribution to theory, practice and policy: This study made an outstanding contribution to theory by validating use of systems theory of management. The study also contributed greatly to theory by showing a significant relationship between Organizational Culture (using DOCS) and Service Quality (using SERVQUAL) as measurement instruments in public and private universities in Kenya. This study recommended that leadership in public universities needs to emulate the culture in private universities so that there is higher service Quality for the students. Also, leadership in private universities need to improve on how they use their strong and positive organizational culture to deliver Service quality to its students amidst the unique challenges they face.

Assessment of academic stress and coping strategies among built environment undergraduate students in Nigerian higher education

2019 ◽  
Vol 11 (3) ◽  
pp. 367-378 ◽  
Author(s):  
Joshua Oluwasuji Dada ◽  
Solomon Olusola Babatunde ◽  
Racheal Oluwatoyin Adeleye
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Built Environment ◽  
Coping Strategies ◽  
Undergraduate Students ◽  
Academic Staff ◽  
Academic Stress ◽  
Public Higher Education ◽  
University Management ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Significant Difference

Purpose Stress has become an important topic in the academic environment. However, studies on academic stress among built environment students have received little attention. The purpose of this paper, therefore, is to assess the causes of academic stress, and its coping strategies among built environment undergraduate students in public higher education institution (HEI) in Nigeria. Design/methodology/approach An extensive literature review was conducted to identify the causes of academic stress and its coping strategies among the students in HEIs, using quantity surveying students as a case. Primary data were elicited through questionnaire survey administered on 189 quantity surveying students in Obafemi Awolowo University, Nigeria. A total of 169 copies of the questionnaire were returned and suitable for analysis. The data obtained were analyzed using the mean score and t-test. Findings The study identified 27 causes of students’ academic stress, and the analysis of the total ranking revealed that 8 out of 27 causes of academic stress were considered important. The results of t-test indicated that except for 5 out of 27 identified causes of student academic stress, there is no statistically significant difference in the perceptions of male and female students. The study further identified 30 coping strategies employed by students in dealing with academic stress, out of which six identified coping strategies were considered important. In addition, the results of t-test revealed that except for 11 out of 30 identified coping strategies, there is no statistically significant difference in the perceptions of male and female students surveyed. Practical implications The identification of the important causes of academic stress and its coping strategies among the students in the public higher education will be useful for the university management to formulate policies toward providing a well-balanced academic environment that is conducive to better learning. In addition, policy recommendations are proposed. Originality/value The findings will help the academic staff and university management to design and implement policies toward refining the teaching procedures in higher education. Also, this study would be of great value to academic staff and university administrators to develop a framework for incorporating stress coping strategies in the higher education curriculum. This study is important as not many empirical studies relating to academic stress and its coping strategies have been conducted in the built environment disciplines.

scholarly journals Job Enrichment and Work-Related Attitudes of Non-Academic Staff of Selected Public Universities in Lagos State

2016 ◽  
Vol 6 (1) ◽  
pp. 89
Author(s):  
Rasheed Olawale Azeez ◽  
Motunrayo Mutiat Abimbola
Keyword(s):  
Performance Feedback ◽  
High Performance ◽  
Public Universities ◽  
Survey Design ◽  
Academic Staff ◽  
Strong Predictor ◽  
Work Related ◽  
Lagos State ◽  
Job Enrichment ◽  
And Performance

This study investigated effects of job enrichment on work-related attitudes in selected public universities in Lagos State. It noted that job enrichment is that type of development in the job environment which may give a worker more challenge, more complete task, more obligation, more prospect for progression, and more effort to contribute his or her ideas for the betterment of the organization. It explores the connection between job enrichment, satisfaction, motivation and performance of employees using the descriptive survey design and utilizing the correlational and regression statistical tools. The study drew its sample from the non-academic staffs of Lagos State University and the University of Lagos which are the public university in Lagos State.The findings revealed that job enrichment is a strong predictor of work-related attitudes (employee satisfaction, motivation, and performance). This study concludes that job enrichment provides skill variety, job identity, feeling important in the eyes of others, responsibility, challenge, realizing ones competence, freedom, participation in decision making, performance feedback from the job done, growth and sense of achievement which leads to internal motivation, satisfaction, and high performance of the non-academic staff. 

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