WORK ENVIRONMENT AND EMPLOYEE PERFORMANCE IN UNIVERSITIES LIBRARIES IN SOUTHERN NIGERIA

Prof. G. O. Alegbeleye, Prof. V. E. Unegbu, Y. T. Babalola (PhD), Philomena Gbemi-Ogunleye

Abstract


This study investigated work environment and performance of employees in University libraries in Southern Nigeria. The survey research design was adopted for the study while questionnaire was used as the major instrument of data collection. Total enumeration was used to survey all the librarians spread across the 38 public universities in Southern Nigeria. High levels of both contextual and tasks performance were established among the employees in the university libraries surveyed. The study also established a positive significant relationship between work environment and the performance of the university employees. Though the study revealed a significant combined influence of work environment indicators on both task and contextual performance of the university library employees, only occupational safety, work load and health safety were found to have relative influence on task performance while physical environment was the only work environment indicator that has significant influence on contextual performance of the employees of university libraries in Southern, Nigeria. The study recommended the provision of conducive work environment for employees in university libraries for optimum job performance. 

Keywords


Employee performance, Contextual performance, Task performance, Work environment, University libraries, Southern Nigeria.

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