ABSTRACT

This study investigated motivational factors as correlate of job performance of librarians in public universities in South-East Nigeria. The general objective was to determine the relationship between motivational factors and job performance of librarians; using seven dimensions of motivational factors as measures: promotion, salary, training, communication, work environment, leadership style and rewards. To achieve this, the correlational research design was adopted. The population of the study consisted of 190 librarians in public universities in South-East Nigeria. A questionnaire titled ‘Motivational Factors and Job Performance Questionnaire (MFJPQ) was used to collect data for the study. The questionnaire was pretested using Cronbach alpha statistics. A total of 190 copies of the questionnaire were distributed to respondents. Out of this number, 181(95.26%) copies were returned and found correctly filled. Eight research questions to guide the study and eight hypotheses were formulated for the study. Descriptive statistics (Mean and Standard deviation) and inferential statistics (Pearson’s Product Moment Correlation Coefficient and multiple regression analysis were used to analyze the data. The results revealed that motivational factors to a high positive extent relate to the level of job performance of librarians in universities in South-East Nigeria. More so, the multiple regression analysis revealed that promotion, training, salary, communication, physical work environment, leadership style and rewards the independent variables significantly relate to the level of job performance of librarians in public universities in South-East Nigeria. The results also revealed that the independent variables have contributed to high job performance of librarians in public universities in South-East Nigeria.  Following the results, it was recommended, among other things, that library managements should employ and improve good motivational factors for job performance of librarians. Strategic and effective management approaches should be adopted by the university management to motivate librarians for effective work.