VIDEOCONFERENCING TOOLS AS A PREDICTOR TO ADMINISTRATIVE EFFECTIVENESS: A STUDY OF TERTIARY INSTITUTIONS IN RIVERS STATE

Abstract

The study used cross sectional survey design to assess the relationship between video
conferencing and Administrative Effectiveness 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 administrative
effectiveness. 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
administrative effectiveness.