Management Of Higher Institutions Research Articles

Work Related Stress and its Causes among Selected Built Environment Academics in Nigerian Tertiary Institutions

Work related stress has negative effect on productivity and satisfaction among workers in various field. An important barrier to understanding how work-related stress affects individual academics in the built environment is scarcity of empirical studies in the area. As a result, this study aims at examining the main causes of stress and the level of risks associated with the stress among academics in the built environment. Questionnaires were administered to academics in the built environment faculties, schools and institutes offering courses such as Architecture, Building, Estate Management, Quantity surveying, Surveying and Geoinformatics and Urban and Regional Planning in the South West and North Central geopolitical zones of Nigeria. A systematic sampling technique was adopted to administer the questionnaire to respondents. The results show that work related stress among built environment academics is high (>60% on work related stress grading scale) and causes were classified into organizational factors, job demand and job role. The most important risk factors were also identified as problem with office accommodation inadequate temperature control, lack of privacy (physical factors), poor communication, lack of career progression and job insecurity (organizational and job role factors). Due to the high level of work-related stress among academics in the built environment, their performance in discharging duties in terms of research and teaching have been affected. Management of higher institutions should provide incentives and enabling environment to individual lecturer to address those factors identified in other to improve their overall performance.

Students’ Perception of Quality of Education in Tamale Technical University

This study examines students’ perception of quality of education in Tamale Technical University. Three hundred and fifty (350) respondents were sampled for the study with the aid of a simple random sampling technique. The study used descriptive cross sectional approach. The respondents were selected from departments of the four [4] faculties of the university. A written questionnaire was administered on respondents and the data was analyzed using tables, percentages and statistical package for social sciences (SPSS). The study focused on these indicators, perception of quality of education, lecturers’ attitude as well as the learning environment. The study revealed that, students perception about quality of education are largely influenced by beliefs, practices in comparative terms with other higher education institutions, lecturers attitude, routine processes, students expectations as well as procedures and systems in the university. Perception of quality of education are rated significantly on students experiences in the learning processes and there is not much differences in the perceptions level in year of study. Quality of education is largely determined by perceptions and experiences by beneficiaries of education. Recommendations have been made on how to address the gaps in the creation and maintenance of perceptions of quality in the management of higher institutions.

Predicting students' engagement from hope and mindfulness

PurposeThe study examines a mediated mechanism for enhancing students' engagement i.e. peer, intellectual and academic engagement within a higher education setup via the interaction of hope and mindfulness.Design/methodology/approachData were conveniently collected using self-reported questionnaires from a sample of 542 students. PLSc-SEM was used to test the stated hypotheses.FindingsResults from the analysis showed hope and mindfulness positively predict student academic, peer and intellectual engagements. Furthermore, mindfulness positively mediates the effect of hope on academic, peer and intellectual engagements.Practical implicationsThis study demonstrates that management of higher institutions must develop effective and efficient policies targeted at enhancing students' hope and mindful awareness.Originality/valueThis paper is the first to examine a model involving mindfulness, hope and peer, intellectual and academic engagement.

Leadership style and performance in higher education: the role of organizational justice

ABSTRACT The credibility of higher education institutions hinges upon certain dynamic factors among which leadership has widely been considered and validated as the most critical in all respects. Similarly, leadership styles have been measured as the potential and significant predictor for various organizational outcomes. Among all, transformational and transactional leadership styles have been measured as important traits for employees’ performance. Likewise, the employees’ performance is considered as the dynamic factor that is solely responsible either for failure or success of organizations including higher education institutions (HEIs). Also, the organizational justice is vital in determining the employees’ perceptions about fairness in the institutions. The study out to examine the mediation effect of organizational justice between leadership styles (transformational and transactional) and employees’ performance using data from teaching faculty in HEIs by using the quantitative techniques. The results show that organizational justice is a mediator between transformational leadershhip and employees’ performance as the results confirmed the partial mediation and the same is evident between transactional leadership and employees’ performance. The study results are expected to be helpful as eye openers concerning the management of higher institutions and future researchers.

Sportsman Perception Towards Training Methods in Higher Institutions

Training for sportsmen is to enhance physical and mental productivity and overall performance of the organizations. This is due to the recognition of the important role of training in the attainment of good health. Consequently, this study investigated the perception of sportsman towards training methods in higher institutions, using Joseph Ayo Babalola University, Nigeria as a case study. Collection of data for the study was effected through the use of questionnaire with a sample size of 263 drawn by stratified random sampling. The data was analyzed using descriptive and inferential statistics. The findings show that the perception of 73.88% of the respondents towards training method is pointed towards enhancement of their efficiency in their chosen sport. The study recommends that management of higher institutions must ensure that appropriate training methods for students in sport form the heart of their cardinal mission.

Service Consumption in Higher Institution Management: Scale Development

This research provides a reconceptualization of service consumption in higher institution. It made use of a multi-stage development scale process, where survey questionnaires were issued out to 50 respondents which include students of Covenant University (B.Sc., M.Sc./MBA). The result of the exploratory and factor analysis shows the multi-stage process. The study showed an evidence of validity and reliability of the scales used. Findings showed that the institution had a positive response to the pre-purchase and service encounter stages while most respondents frowned at the post encounter stage, the institution should put more effort in post encounter stage so as to get a positive response in the nearest future.

Service Consumption in Higher Institution Management: Scale Development

Abstract This research provides a reconceptualization of service consumption in higher institution. It made use of a multi-stage development scale process, where survey questionnaires were issued out to 50 respondents which include students of Covenant University (B.Sc., M.Sc./MBA). The result of the exploratory and factor analysis shows the multi-stage process. The study showed an evidence of validity and reliability of the scales used. Findings showed that the institution had a positive response to the pre-purchase and service encounter stages while most respondents frowned at the post encounter stage, the institution should put more effort in post encounter stage so as to get a positive response in the nearest future.

Multivariate Analysis of Students’ Perception of the Impact of Lecturers’ Ranks on their Performance at the Faculty of Mathematical Sciences, University for Development Studies-Navrongo, Ghana

This paper examines students’ perception of the impact of lecturers’ ranks on their performance across departments in the Faculty of Mathematical Sciences (FMS) of the University for Development Studies (UDS), Navrongo Campus. The study used a self-designed structured questionnaire administered to 160 respondents (students) of the Faculty. All the 160 questionnaires were retrieved, which represents 100% response rate. The data were analyzed using Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS) version 25.0 for windows. Multivariate Analysis of Variance (MANOVA) results showed that (at P<0.05) Senior Lecturers received higher ratings followed by Lecturers and then Assistant Lecturers, indicating that the ranks of Teaching Staff significantly influenced their performance across the various departments of the Faculty. Recommendations and implications for management of Higher Institutions of Learning (HIL) have been discussed. The paper contributes to the literature in the area of supervision and evaluation of the performance of teaching staff in the HIL context.

Application of Scientific Management Principles for Effective Management of Higher Institutions in Nigeria

Application of Scientific Management Principles for Effective Management of Higher Institutions in Nigeria

INFLUENCE OF EXTRACURRICULAR INVOLVEMENT ON GRADUATE EMPLOYABILITY

This study examined the influence of extracurricular involvement on graduate employability in Ibadan Metropolis, Nigeria. Three research questions were raised to guide this study. The descriptive survey research design of the ex-post facto type was used and the multi-stage sampling technique was adopted. The sample size comprised 385 Master’s degree students of the University of Ibadan who were previously or currently employed and 50 employers in Ibadan Metropolis, Nigeria. Two sets of questionnaires were used for this study. Frequency counts, simple percentage, mean, standard deviation and ttest were used to analyze the data in this study. The findings revealed that graduates involve themselves in volunteering activities, sports, student unionism, religious activities, drama, music, catering, tailoring, cream production, comedy show and barbering. It was found that graduates frequently participated in religious activities while on campus more than any other extracurricular activities. The findings of the study also showed that employers perceived extracurricular involvement as a factor influencing graduate employability to a moderate extent. There was no significant difference between the perception of public and private organization employers on the extent to which extracurricular involvement influences graduate employability. Based on these findings, the study recommended that higher institutions should maintain extracurricular activities in their budget. Management of higher institutions need to communicate and promote the value of extracurricular activities.&nbsp