Workplace Conditions, Job Satisfaction/Performance and the well-being of Academic Staff at Olabisi Onabanjo University (OOU), Ogun State, Nigeria
Abstract
In the quickly changing academic landscape of today, there is no denying that higher educational institutions play a crucial role in shaping the brains of future leaders. At Olabisi Onabanjo University (OOU), in Ogun State, Nigeria, the study looks into how academic staff members' job happiness and performance are affected by their working environment. The physical, social, and psychological surroundings of the workplace include workload, institutional support, and resource availability. Employee performance is closely correlated with job happiness, which is greatly influenced by these factors. 669 academic staff members participated in the study, which used a quantitative cross-sectional design to collect primary data using questionnaires. Key findings showed that staff performance and manager support are strongly positively correlated. Performance improves when managerial support increases based on the regression coefficient of 0.133. While the coefficient of determination (R2 = 0.461) indicated that management support accounted for 46.1% of the variation in performance, with other factors accounting for the remaining portion, the correlation coefficient (R = 0.679) indicated a high link between support and performance. Although academic employees are naturally driven, the study found that improved management support—such as providing resources and attending to staff concerns—significantly enhanced performance. The study highlighted how important supportive management is to fostering a successful academic environment.
Authors
- Aramide Arinola Kuforiji
Department of Employment Relations and Human Resources Management, Olabisi Onabanjo University, Ago-Iwoye, Ogun State, Nigeria - Peter Oluwadare Kalejaiye
School of Leadership, College of Business and Economic Development,
The University of Southern Mississippi, Gulf Port, MS, USA. - Segilola Yewande Oladejo
Department of Sociology - Adeola Elizebeth Adetayo
Department of Business Administration, - Adebiyi Julius Abosede
Department of Business Administration, - Joseph Olutoyin Jiboku
Department of Employment Relations and Human Resources Management
Olabisi Onabanjo University
Ago-Iwoye, Ogun State, Nigeria