Using principal component analysis to explore managerial factors influencing lecturers' job performance: a perspective from Nigeria
by Ahmed Aliyu Palladan; Kadzrina AbdulKadir; Muhammad Adamu Ahmad
International Journal of Management in Education (IJMIE), Vol. 17, No. 4, 2023

Abstract: Proper use of relevant managerial factors is fundamental to organisational performance. Employing the methodology of systematic review, we placed 92 English empirical articles on this subject into perspective. 26 managerial factors were found to be relevant to determining lecturers' performance in Nigerian universities. In furtherance to that, the study sent online survey to 322 lecturers in Nigerian tertiary institutions using Google form, soliciting the respondents to rank the identified managerial factors based on how they affect their lecturing job. Then, the study used the Principal Component Analysis technique to identify the managerial factors with the highest variance. Motivation, recruitment process, adoption of strategic management practices and organisational support to employees were found to contribute 73.6% of the total variance. This indicates that these four factors were the top predictors of job performance among lecturers in Nigerian public universities. Motivation was found to explain 58% of the total variance. The study can go a long in way by providing tertiary institution managers with a guide on formulating robust human resource policies. The policies when formulated are expected to yield good results, since the input of the policies originated from those the policies affect the most.

Online publication date: Thu, 01-Jun-2023

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