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| Records Management Practices And Job Performance Of Registry Staff Of Universities In Ogun State, Nigeria |
Allison, Goodluck Okwudiri
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Abstract:
The existence and sustainability of any university or organization depends on the records they create and maintain hence they rely much on it for efficient management and quality decision making. The registry department as one of the life wires of the university creates and maintains records of the students. The study adopted a survey design. The population of the study consisted of 1311 university registry staff in Ogun State, Nigeria while the sample size of the study was 300 registry staff with the assistance of Krejcie and Morgan (1970). Purposive sampling technique was used to select the members. A self-developed questionnaire was the instrument for the study. The instrument was validated and the reliability was through Cronbach Alpha and the overall Cronbach's alpha reliability coefficient obtained was 0.82. The data collected from the study were analyzed with descriptive statistics as well as regression analysis with significant level fixed at alpha of 0.05%. The findings of the study showed that there was a significant relationship between records management practices and job performance (R2 = .085, P < .05). The study concluded that records management practices contributed immensely to the job performance of university registry staff of Ogun State Universities, Nigeria. The study recommended therefore that to enhance constant job performance among university registry staffs in Ogun State, Nigeria, regular and effective training of records managers should be organized so as to boost their knowledge of records management with the aim of strengthening the system.
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