Influence of Job Motivation on Library Staff’s Performance in Selected Ogun State Universities, Nigeria

Abstract

This paper examines the influence of job motivation on the job performance of library staff in selected universities in Ogun State, Nigeria. A descriptive survey research design was adopted for the study. The study population was one hundred and forty-six (146), comprising all library staff in Federal University of Agriculture, Abeokuta, Olabisi Onanbanjo University, Ago-Iwoye and Babcock University, Ilishan. Total enumeration sampling was used in the study. Data were collected using a structured questionnaire and analysed using the Statistical Package for the Social Sciences (SPSS). Descriptive statistics, such as frequency counts, percentages, means, and standard deviations, were used to analyse each variable. In contrast, Pearson’s Product-Moment Correlation Coefficient (r) was used to find the relationship among variables. It was revealed from the findings that the level of job motivation of library staff in the selected universities in Ogun State is moderate (  = 28.98).  The level of job performance of library staff in selected Universities in Ogun State is moderate (  = 49.75). It was revealed that job motivation has a strong, significant positive relationship with library staff job performance (N = 113; r = 0.981; p < 0.05). The study concluded that library staff's job motivation is key, as it directly influences their job performance and work output. Hence, the library management should adopt a robust appreciation-and-reward system to enable staff to perform at their best. This will motivate them to continually put in their best effort in the discharge of their routine and duties. The study also recommended that all forms of motivation (intrinsic and extrinsic) be provided to library staff to improve their performance.