ASSESESSING THE IMPACT OF INFORMATION MANAGEMENT COMPETENCIES JOB PERFORMANCE IN STATE-OWNED UNIVERSITIES IN RIVERS STATE

Abstract

ABSTRACT                  
This paper investigated the impact of information management competencies and office managers’ job performance in State owned universities in Rivers State. The objective of the study was to determine the impact on between the dimensions of information management competencies and measures of office manager’s job performance. The paper revealed among others that office managers’ information management competencies with proxies as records management competencies, communication competencies and information technology competencies have negative, low and very low positive relationship with their job performance proxies as tasks and contextual performance in State owned universities in Rivers State. It was concluded that office managers’ information management competencies with proxies as records management competencies, communication competencies and information technology competencies have significant positive, no, moderate and weak/low relationships with their job performance with proxies as tasks and contextual performance in State owned universities in Rivers State. In clear terms, however, records management competencies and communication competencies do not bring about task performance and contextual performance.