Governments around the world have displayed lack of urgency to compel universities leaders and managers to improve the way they prepare the human resources bases of their national economies. The purpose of this research is to specifically evaluate the existing leadership styles and management practices in universities in Nigeria using Quality Management models to identify some excellence-related factors associated with success in the models. This investigation adopted a survey research design. The population of the study consists of university lecturers. A questionnaire was used to gather data through purposeful sampling procedure. The data were analyzed using quantitative research procedures. The findings are that higher education institutions in Nigeria need to adopt a holistic approach to the management of transformation that addresses variety of concerns relating to effective leadership and management, staff development structure and systems reform, effective financial management and research and development.

The paper examined the influence of physical facilities and academic performance among undergraduate students of Environmental Education, University of Calabar, Calabar-Nigeria. Three research questions and hypotheses was formed by the researchers to achieve the aim of this research. The study made use of ex-post facto research design alongside stratified and simple random sampling techniques. The study population consisted of all the undergraduate students of the Environmental Education Department, University of Calabar; from where a sample of 300 respondents was selected as the sample for the study. A structured questionnaire titled, 'Physical facilities and students’ academic performance (PFSAP) is the instrument utilized in collecting data for the study. The collected data was analyzed with simple regression and multiple regression. The result from the three hypotheses analyzed indicated a significant influence of availability and adequacy of physical facilities on academic performance among undergraduate students in Environmental Education. Sequel to the study findings, a conclusion was reached that availability and adequacy of physical facilities have positive correlation on students’ academic performance. The study recommended that basic facilities should be put in place before commencement of any academic activities; Maintenance culture should be imbibed by the authority so that available physical facilities can stand the test of time; The University should project whatever physical facilities are available during accreditation for government intervention; The alumni of the university should put their resources together to support the university in terms of facilities; and the university should corroborate with other universities with good facilities, within and outside the country for exchange programmes.   Received: 29 April 2022 / Accepted: 29 June 2022 / Published: 5 July 2022

Governments around the world have displayed lack of urgency to compel universities leaders and managers to improve the way they prepare the human resources bases of their national economies. The purpose of this research is to specifically evaluate the existing leadership styles and management practices in universities in Nigeria using Quality Management models to identify some excellence-related factors associated with success in the models. This investigation adopted a survey research design. The population of the study consists of university lecturers. A questionnaire was used to gather data through purposeful sampling procedure. The data were analyzed using quantitative research procedures. The findings are that higher education institutions in Nigeria need to adopt a holistic approach to the management of transformation that addresses variety of concerns relating to effective leadership and management, staff development structure and systems reform, effective financial management and research and development.

This chapter assessed the impact of effective communication on Organizational Justice (OJ) in the university system. Internet search revealed that there no empirical studies on the impact of effective communication on OJ in general and in university system in particular. This ground-breaking research is intended to expand our understanding and proves to be a useful addition to the theme of this study. Communication is a characteristic common to all organizations. It is permanent, in that it is always happening, and yet it can happen so slowly that it is rarely ever noticed. On the other hand, certain communication processes, type and style have been forceful enough to draw immediate changes in organizations. To this end, quantitative assessment design was employed and questionnaire was used to measure effective communication processes and the three parts of OJ as it applies to the university system. Lecturers from four public universities responded to a questionnaire that employed a seven-point Likert-type scales. The study found that effective communication processes has positive impact on OJ. Lecturers perceived that their production and service output are not proportionate because of the unfair treatment as a result of the ineffective communication processes.

This chapter assessed the impact of effective communication on Organizational Justice (OJ) in the university system. Internet search revealed that there no empirical studies on the impact of effective communication on OJ in general and in university system in particular. This ground-breaking research is intended to expand our understanding and proves to be a useful addition to the theme of this study. Communication is a characteristic common to all organizations. It is permanent, in that it is always happening, and yet it can happen so slowly that it is rarely ever noticed. On the other hand, certain communication processes, type and style have been forceful enough to draw immediate changes in organizations. To this end, quantitative assessment design was employed and questionnaire was used to measure effective communication processes and the three parts of OJ as it applies to the university system. Lecturers from four public universities responded to a questionnaire that employed a seven-point Likert-type scales. The study found that effective communication processes has positive impact on OJ. Lecturers perceived that their production and service output are not proportionate because of the unfair treatment as a result of the ineffective communication processes.