Job Satification And Performance Of Academic Librarians In Nigerian Universities In Southwest Nigeria

Bamigboye, OB; Buraimo, OK; Ajani, Florence Olabisi

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“…It also showed a minor number (12, 14 per cent) of the respondents strongly disagreed and disagreed that remuneration influences their job satisfaction. This result substantiates the findings of Bamigboye et al (2008) that most senior and principal librarians are more satisfied with their job than the lower cadre academic librarian because of their pay packages.…”

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“…Ikonne and Onuoha (2013) asserted that job satisfaction is a frequently studied subject in work and organizational literature. Researchers across the library and information science field and other disciplines have written numerous publications on librarians’ job satisfaction, such as Bamigboye et al (2008), Lim (2008), Sušanj and Jakopec (2012) among others. None of these studies combined variables, such as work environment, remuneration, fairness, promotion and training, which the present study addresses to ascertain their influence on job satisfaction of librarians in academic libraries in Edo and Delta states.…”

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“…According to Arnold and Feldman (1986), individuals have infinite needs and money provides the means to satisfy some of these needs. In relation to remuneration as a factor of job satisfaction for librarians, the studies of Bamigboye et al (2008) and Horenstein (1993) (as cited in Ikonne and Onuoha, 2013) indicated that most senior and principal librarians are more satisfied with their job than the lower cadre academic librarians. According to them, this is because the higher the education the more the job becomes satisfactory because it would attract a higher pay package.…”

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“…According to them, this is because the higher the education the more the job becomes satisfactory because it would attract a higher pay package. Level of education has a significant effect on the payment structure of an academic librarian (Bamigboye et al , 2008). Again, Horenstein (1993) (as cited in Ikonne and Onuoha, 2013) reported on the job satisfaction of academic librarians in relation to their faculty status, and it revealed that librarians with higher academic rank were more satisfied than non-faculty groups.…”

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“…Previous studies (Bamigboye et al , 2008; Ikonne and Onuoha, 2013) focused on job satisfaction and performance of academic librarians in Nigerian universities in Southwest Nigeria and the factors influencing job satisfaction of librarians in federal and state universities in Southern Nigeria, respectively. It is evident that these studies are limited to the Southwest and federal and state university libraries in Southern Nigeria.…”

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Factors influencing job satisfaction of academic librarians in university libraries in Edo and Delta states, Nigeria

Tinuoye

Omeluzor

Akpojotor

2016

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Purpose This study aimed to investigate the factors that influence job satisfaction of academic librarians in university libraries in Edo and Delta states in Nigeria. Design/methodology/approach The study adopted a descriptive survey design using 88 academic librarians in the university libraries in the two states. Total enumeration sampling technique was used for this study. All 88 librarians in the federal, state and private university libraries in Édo and Delta states of Nigeria were considered appropriate for this study. The instrument used for data collection was self-structured questionnaire, and all 88 respondents in this study responded to the questionnaire. Findings Five factors capable of influencing job satisfaction of employees – work environment, remuneration, fairness, promotion and training – were expatiated upon to ascertain their influence on librarians’ job satisfaction. The result revealed that all the variables significantly influence librarians’ job satisfaction which serves as stimulus for employee’s productivity and delivery of quality services to clientele. Originality/value This research is the first to ascertain the factors that influences job satisfaction of academic librarians in university libraries in Edo and Delta states of Nigeria.

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Factors influencing job satisfaction of academic librarians in university libraries in Edo and Delta states, Nigeria

Tinuoye

Omeluzor

Akpojotor

2016

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Perceived influence of work relationship, work load and physical work environment on job satisfaction of librarians in South-West, Nigeria

Anasi

2020

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Purpose The purpose of this study is to investigate the composite influence of perceived work relationship, work load and physical work environment on the job satisfaction of librarians in South-West, Nigeria. Design/methodology/approach The study adopted a descriptive survey design. A multi-stage sampling technique was used for this study. The instrument used for data collection was a self-structured questionnaire, and a total of 102 academic librarians responded to the questionnaire. Descriptive and inferential statistics were used for data analysis. Findings The results indicate that there is a significant linear relationship among work relationship, workload, work environment and job satisfaction. Among the variables examined, workload is not a statistically significant predictor of the job satisfaction of librarians, but work relationship and work environment have a statistically significant relative effect on the job satisfaction of librarians. Research limitations/implications Further studies should evaluate the causal link between work relationships, work load and work environment on job satisfaction using randomized control. Practical implications The important result in this study is that there is a significant linear relationship among work relationship, workload, work environment and job satisfaction; therefore, if these factors are adequately taken care of, there will be increased employee motivation, reduced staff turnover and increased job satisfaction among librarians in Nigerian universities. The university library management could take advantage of workshops and seminars on how to build and maintain work relationship and work environment (hygiene factors) to improve employees’ job satisfaction. The seminars and workshop will increase the knowledge of university library management on how to develop coherent friendly co-workers policy practices and workload policy practices to enhance the job satisfaction of librarians in public universities in Nigeria. Librarians should be assigned tasks that are moderately demanding because both overload and under load could lead to job dissatisfaction. Regarding research, this study offered a basis for a continuing debate on work relationship, organizational relationships, work environment, work load and job satisfaction. Originality/value Despite the growing global concern for workers well-being in organizations, not much attention has been given to the influence of workplace relationship, work load and work environment on the job satisfaction of librarians in Nigeria. Thus, the results of this research contribute to the body of knowledge regarding job satisfaction among librarians and provide significant evidence on the influence of work relationship, work load and work environment on the job satisfaction of librarians.

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Job Satification And Performance Of Academic Librarians In Nigerian Universities In Southwest Nigeria

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Factors influencing job satisfaction of academic librarians in university libraries in Edo and Delta states, Nigeria

Factors influencing job satisfaction of academic librarians in university libraries in Edo and Delta states, Nigeria

Perceived influence of work relationship, work load and physical work environment on job satisfaction of librarians in South-West, Nigeria

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