Librarians Perception of Organisational Culture and Job Satisfaction in Federal Universities in South-South, Nigeria

Gloria O. Oyovwe-Tinuoye, Atanda Saliu Sambo

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The study investigated the perception of librarians on organisational culture  and  job satisfaction in Federal University libraries in South-South, Nigeria. Descriptive survey research design was embraced for the study using a self-constructed questionnaire as instrument of data collection.The questionnaire was constructed after extensive consultation of related literature and veted by experts in order to ensure that appropriate items were included. The entire population served as the sample of the study which encompassed of 85 librarians from  federal university libraries in South-South, Nigeria.This was as a result of the manageable size of the populace.The study has revealed that a majority of the respondents are satisified with the career advancement training and retraining on the job, leadership mentoring, well-structured channel of communication, recognition of task accomplished by staff, conflict management strategies, and team work. However, respondents are not satisfied with the leadership style. The outcomes of the study recommended that managers/heads of libraries should endeavour to implement leadership style that is flexible and not too autocratic.


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