By: Omo J. .; Gbenga I. J.; Omo J. .;
Abstract:
This study sought to find the relationship between the use of Management Information System and
senior staff job performance in Polytechnics in Kwara State, Nigeria. Three hundred and twenty
respondents were selected using random sampling technique from the two Polytechnics in Kwara
State. The sample was made up of 200 academic staff and 120 senior non-academic staff from the
institutions. Researcher-designed instruments, tagged: “Management Information System
Questionnaire” (MISQ) and “Job Performance Appraisal Questionnaire” (JPAQ) were used to
elicit information from the respondents. The data collected were analysed using frequency counts
and percentage to answer the research questions raised, while Pearson product-moment correlation
coefficient was used to test the hypotheses formulated at 0.05 level of significance. The findings
revealed that Senior Staff in the Polytechnics in Kwara State made effective use of both traditional
and electronic-based management information system. There was significant relationship between
the use of MIS and Senior Staff Job Performance in the institutions. On this note, it was
recommended, among others, that the Federal Government through the National Board for
Technical Education (NBTE) in Nigeria should establish MIS units for the Polytechnics as done
in the Nigerian Universities; Government should encourage modern Information Technology (IT)
in Technical and Vocational Education Curriculum so that teachers of the discipline can be well
groomed with the techniques and strategies of using MIS in polytechnics administration. Needed
MIS facilities should be provided while the available ones should be adequately maintained for
staff use
Keywords: Management; Staff; sampling; ;
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