Administrative Motivation, Participative Decision-Making, and Academic Staff Management as Correlates of Productivity of Tertiary Institutions’ Lecturers in Delta State, Nigeria

Abstract

Administrative Motivation, Participative Decision-Making and Academic Staff Management as Correlates of Productivity of Tertiary Institution’s Lecturers in Delta State, used the expost-facto design, and co-relational survey method. 4,780 lecturers was the population and 2,014 the sample using the stratified random sampling technique. One research question was raised, answered and one null hypothesis formulated was tested. A self-constructed questionnaire subjected to face, and content validity by colleagues was used. Cronbach alpha correlation statistics was used to test for reliability which yielded coefficients of 0.58 and above indicating high reliability. Simple and multiple regression models of SPSS 22 were used to determine and explain the discrete variables before the main effect variables registered in the regression functions. Findings indicated a significant relationship among administrative motivation, participative decision-making, academic staff management and productivity of lecturers in tertiary institutions in Delta State. Recommendations: institutions managers and administrators should improve their administrative motivation mechanisms and programs to promote cordial relationships and yield sustainable quality productivity.