Utilization of Paperless Technology as Predictor of Staff Performance in Technical Colleges in Osun State, Nigeria

Abstract

The performance of staff in disseminating and retrieving information in Government Technical Colleges in Osun State, Nigeria appears to be ineffective in this period despite the global trend in utilization of paperless technologies. The ineffectiveness could be traced to level of utilization of paperless technologies. This study therefore investigated whether utilization of paperless technologies actually predicted the performance of the staff. Two research questions and one hypothesis guided the study. The study was a quantitative type that utilized descriptive research design. A total of 256 staff comprising teaching and administrative staff of the nine Government Technical Colleges in Osun State, Nigeria formed the population of the study out of which 179 staff were randomly selected. Data collected with questionnaire were analyzed using simple mean, while hypothesis generated was tested at 0.05 level of significance using regression analysis. The study found that: paperless technologies were used at a small extent; staff performance was slightly efficient and the extent of utilization of paperless technology significantly predicts staff performance. Based on the findings, it was recommended, among others that technical college staff should realize the new trend in usage of paperless technology and keep themselves abreast of the prevailing digital situation.