Motivational Factors and Job Satisfaction as Correlates of Job Performance among Library Personnel in University in North Central Nigeria

Abstract

The study investigated motivational factors and job satisfaction as correlates of job performance among librarians and library officers in 17 universities in north central Nigerian. Two specific objects and two null hypotheses were formulated at 0.05 level of significance. The specific objectives are to determine the relationship between motivational factors and job performance as well as job satisfaction and job performance of librarians and library officers. The null hypotheses were: there is no significant relationship between motivational factors and job performance as well as there is no significant relationship between job satisfaction and job performance among librarians and library officers in universities in north central Nigeria. The study was anchored on two-factor theory of motivation. Descriptive survey was used and the entire population consists of 301 library personnel (160 librarians and 141 library officers) in 17 universities established between 1970s and 2000s were used for the study and so there was no sampling of population. The data collection instrument tagged: motivational factors, job satisfaction, job performance questionnaire (MFJSJPQ) was used for the study. The entire 301 copies of questionnaire were administered and 256 copies retrieved and found usable. Two null hypotheses were tested using Pearson product moment correlation (PPMC) the results showed that there was no significant relationship between motivational factors and job performance as well as there was no significant relationship between job satisfaction and job performance among librarians and library officers in universities in north central Nigeria. The study concluded that the kinds of motivation offered were not adequate to encourage library personnel to put in their best and that adequate motivation does not translate to job satisfaction. The study recommends that the management of universities in north central Nigeria should provide adequate intrinsic and extrinsic motivation so that library personnel would be highly satisfied with their job by contributing to the development of the universities at long.