RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN EMPLOYEE RELATIONS AND ACADEMIC STAFF PERFORMANCE IN ENUGU STATE UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.818477

Authors

  • Okafor, Ozoemena Christian Department of Marketing, Enugu State University of Science and Technology
  • Oluka, Kingsley Ugochukwu Department of Business Administration, Enugu State University of Science and Technology
  • Ozioko, Somtochukwu Uchenna Department of Marketing, Enugu State University of Science and Technology

Keywords:

Employee Relations, Academic Staff Performance, Research Grants

Abstract

The study examined the relationship between employee relations and academic staff performance in Enugu State University of Science and Technology. The specific objectives include to; determine the extent of the relationship between regular payment of salaries and academic staff attendance to lecturers in Enugu State University of Science and Technology, Enugu and determine the degree relationship between research grants and academic staff volume of research publications in Enugu State University of Science and Technology, Enugu. A descriptive survey design was adopted for the study. The population of the study was 1,530 academic staff of Esut. The sample size of the study was 317 using Taro Yamena Formula. Questionnaire instrument was validated. Reliability of the instrument was checked using Cronbach alpha test. The study used convenience sampling techniques for selecting respondents. The findings revealed that regular payment of salaries had a significant positive relationship with academic staff attendance to lecturers in Esut and research grants had a significant positive relationship with academic staff volume of research publications in Esut. We concluded that employee relations had a significant positive relationship with academic staff performance through effective regular payment of salaries and research grants to academic staff of the university. based on findings, the study recommended that recommend that top management of the university should engage in effective regular payment of salaries and research grants as well as encourage employees to carried out effective discharge of duties well like keeping good attendance and improve on volume of research publications

Published

2023-08-03

How to Cite

Okafor, O. C., Oluka, K. U., & Ozioko, S. U. (2023). RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN EMPLOYEE RELATIONS AND ACADEMIC STAFF PERFORMANCE IN ENUGU STATE UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY. International Journal of Interdisciplinary Research in Marketing and Management (IJIRMM), 10(1), 63–75. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.818477

Issue

Vol. 10 No. 1 (2023): January-March

Section

Review Paper
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