HUMAN RESOURCE UPSKILLING STRATEGIES AND INFORMATION MANAGERS’ JOB PERFORMANCE IN RIVER STATE-OWNED UNIVERSITIES

Authors

  • Dr. George Ordua Department of Office and Information Management, Ignatius Ajuru University of Education, Port Harcourt, Rivers State, Nigeria
  • Bende, JoyNorris Ugo Department of Office and Information Management, Ignatius Ajuru University of Education, Port Harcourt, Rivers State, Nigeria
  • Etebu, Timiniebieri Kulu Department of Office and Information Management, Ignatius Ajuru University of Education, Port Harcourt, Rivers State, Nigeria

Keywords:

Human Resource Upskilling Strategies, Job Rotation, Online Courses, Information Managers’ Job Performance, Information Dissemination, Smooth Workflow

Abstract

The study investigated the relationship between human resource upskilling strategies and information managers’ job performance in Rivers State-Owned Universities. The objective of the study was to empirically ascertain how human resource upskilling strategies such as job rotation and online courses relate with information managers’ job performance in Rivers State-owned universities in terms of information dissemination and smooth workflow. The cross-sectional explanatory survey research design was adopted for the study. The target population of the study comprised of two hundred and seventy-nine (279) information managers from the Rivers State University and Ignatius Ajuru University of Education. The respondents were Admin officers and Secretaries from each of the universities. Using Krejcie and Morgan table of 1970, the sample size of this study consisted of one hundred and fifty-nine (159) information managers. One hundred and fifty-nine (159) copies of the questionnaire were distributed to the targeted respondents. But the researcher retrieved 134 copies of the questionnaire filled correctly. The tests of hypotheses were done using Pearson Product Moment Correlation Coefficient through the Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS) version 20.0. The statistical tool was used to analyze the relationship between independent and dependent variables at P < 0.05 (two-tailed test). From the analysis of data carried out, the result of the study revealed that human resource upskilling strategies has a significant positive relationship with information managers’ job performance in Rivers State-owned universities in terms of information dissemination and smooth workflow. The study concluded that with advanced skills gained through job rotation and online courses, information managers can provide valuable insights to university leadership in their departments and faculties for informed decision-making. The study recommended, among others, that universities and other tertiary institutions in Rivers State should imbibe the culture of job rotation among their information managers across departments and faculties, as this will increase their job experiences, thereby enhancing their job performance.

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Published

2024-07-07

How to Cite

Dr. George Ordua, Bende, JoyNorris Ugo, & Etebu, Timiniebieri Kulu. (2024). HUMAN RESOURCE UPSKILLING STRATEGIES AND INFORMATION MANAGERS’ JOB PERFORMANCE IN RIVER STATE-OWNED UNIVERSITIES. BW Academic Journal, 1(2), 124–134. Retrieved from https://bwjournal.org/index.php/bsjournal/article/view/2041