Influence of Records Organisation on Job Performance of Record Officers in Local Government Councils in North-Central Nigeria

Garba Ahmed, Zakari Usman Mohammed, Yusuf Abdulazeez Makusidi

Abstract


The research examines the influence of records organisation on job performance of record officers in local government councils in North- central Nigeria. The study was guided by four objectives. Descriptive correlation survey design was used with the targeted population of five hundred and fifty five (559). Questionnaire was used as instrument of data collection. Two hundred and twenty six (226) questionnaires were administered out of which two hundred and eleven were filled, return and found usable representing 93% response rate. Descriptive statistics percentage, mean, standard deviation were used in data analysis while inferential statistics of Pearson Product Moment Correlation Coefficient (PPMC) was used to determine the relationship between the variables. The conclusion is that, for the effective of any organization records have to be properly managed. The recommendation is that, there should be proper supervision by management to enable records officers have a sound records management practice to improve their job performance in local government, the management of local government should develop a manual records methods and policies to implement and put them into practice, the study also recommended that the electronic records management system should be improved in the local government and proper training of ICT by records officers should be allowed.


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