Impact of Integrated Personnel and Payroll Information System (IPPIS) on Job Performance of Non-Teaching Staff in Joseph Sarwuan Tarka University, Makurdi Benue State, Nigeria

Abstract

The study investigated the impact of Integrated Personnel and Payroll Information system (IPPIS) on the job performance of non-teaching staff in Joseph Sarwuan Tarka University, Makurdi, Benue State, Nigeria. Three specific objectives with corresponding research questions guided the study and three hypotheses were formulated and tested at 0.05 level of significance. The study adopted a survey research design and was carried out in Joseph Sarwuan Tarka University, Makurdi (JOSTUM), Nigeria. The target population of the study is 2,109 non-teaching staff of Joseph Sarwuan Tarka University, Makurdi. The population comprised 1,294 Senior staff and 815 Junior staff. The sample size is 336 gotten by the use of Taro-Yamane formula. Multi-stage sampling procedure was used for the study because each stage involves different sampling techniques. The sampling techniques used at different stages include; Proportionate Stratified random sampling technique and simple random sampling techniques respectively. The instrument for data collection was a structured questionnaire title Impact of Integrated Personnel and Payroll Information System on Job Performance of Non-Teaching Staff Questionnaire (IIPPISJPNTSQ). The reliability of the instrument was estimated using Cronbach Alpha method and an overall reliability coefficient of 0.77 was obtained. The data collected were analyzed using Means and Standard Deviation to answer the research questions and Chi-Square Goodness of fit-test to test the null hypotheses at 0.05 level of significance. Based on the analysis of data, the findings of the study revealed that; timely payment of salaries, prompt payment of promotion arrears and fraud detection significantly impact the job performance of non-teaching academic staff in Joseph Sarwuan Tarka University, Makurdi, Benue State positively. Based on the findings of the study, the following recommendations among others were made; government should as a matter of necessity compel the consultants to redesign the software in such a way that will not permit manipulation but must also be able to recognize MDAs peculiarities. Also, since the current salary administration in public universities in Nigeria is still characterized by inconsistency, the researcher further recommend that federal government should urgently review the payment platform in order to eliminate or reduce the mirage of irregularities and payment inconsistencies that have undermined its progress. Finally, Sharp practices by implementers or MDAs collaborators should be dealt with, culprit should be arrested, tried and sanctioned to serve as deterrence.