Management Leadership Style and Library Staff Performance in Academic Libraries in Cross River State, Nigeria

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OSIM, TINA. ALAM , IYISHU, V. A. ,

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Volume 12 - September 2023 (09)

Abstract

This study was carried out to examine the “influence of management leadership style on library staff productivity in tertiary institutions in Cross River State, Nigeria’’. To achieve the purpose of the study, two research questions and two hypotheses were formulated to guide the study. The literature review was carried out based on the variables under study. The study adopted a survey research design with a total sample of three hundred and eighty-two (382) library staff. The reliability of the instrument was determined using Cronbach Alpha reliability method which yielded a coefficient ranging from 74–86. A 57-item questionnaire instrument titled Administrative Strategies and Library Staff Productivity Questionnaire (ASLSPQ) was used for data collection. Simple regression and multiple regression analysis were the statistical techniques used to test the hypotheses under study. The hypotheses were tested at .05 level of significance with a relative degree of freedom. The results of the analysis revealed that the productivity of library staff is significantly low and that management leadership style has a significant influence on library staff productivity in the study area. The result further revealed that there was a significant influence of involvement in decision making on library staff productivity. Based on the result it was recommended among others that an appropriate leadership style should be practiced by leaders in the tertiary institution libraries to enhance productivity.

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Management, leadership style, decision making, organisation, staff productivity, library staff, library managers. 

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OSIM, TINA. ALAM, Management Leadership Style and Library Staff Performance in Academic Libraries in Cross River State, Nigeria, International Journal of Management Sciences and Business Research 09(2023):34-46 DOI: