INFLUENCE OF VIDEO CONFERENCING TOOLS ON TIMELY DECISION MAKING: A STUDY OF TERTIARY INSTITUTIONS IN RIVERS STATE

Abstract

The study used cross sectional survey design to assess the relationship between video
conferencing and Timely Decision making in Tertiary Institutions in Rivers state. The population of
the study was 260 administrative staff in the two tertiary institutions from where a sample size of
155 was gotten. Random and purposive sampling method was used in selecting the respondents.
A self -administered structured questionnaire was distributed to respondents. Mean, Standard
deviation and percentages were used to analyse responses from the questionnaire while Pearson’s
product momentum correlation was used to test hypothesis. For the data analysis, SPSS (23.0)
was used. The findings of this research revealed that there is a statistically significant relationship
between video conferencing and timely decision making. The study thus, concludes that
administrative effectiveness is a measure of the use of video conferencing tools. Effective and
efficient use of OCTs significantly increase timely decision making.