TRAINING AS A PANACEA TO JOB PERFORMANCE. A STUDY OF SELECTED UNIVERSITIES IN OGUN STATE.NIGERIA.
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https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.14294130%20%20%20%20Keywords:
training, panacea, job performance, teaching quality, research productivityAbstract
Job performance among university lecturers has always been a major challenge. This paper therefore explores training as a panacea to job performance. A study of selected universities in Ogun State using the descriptive survey design. A sample of 363 lecturers was selected through the stratified random sampling technique. Instruments used for data collection were the Demographic Data Inventory (DDI) and Training and Job Performance Questionnaire (TJPQ). Three hypotheses were formulated and tested by means of the simple linear regression analysis at the .05 level of significance. Results revealed a significant influence of training on teaching quality (β = .267, t = 14.006, p < .0005), research productivity (β = .203, t = 12.174, p < .0005) and performance of administrative tasks (β = .187, t = 9.317, p < .0005) among university lecturers in Ogun State. It was subsequently recommended, among other things, that universities should prioritize and invest in comprehensive training and development initiatives for lecturers.