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    Information Seeking Habit, Professional Development and Employee Creativity of Administrative Staff in Public Polytechnics in Osun State, Nigeria
    (Lead City University, Ibadan, 2024-12) Christianah Bose LAWAL
    Administrative staff are often seen as bureaucrats who operate strictly by a rigid set of rules. This is no longer true, particularly in higher institutions as administrative staff creative has become essential to their personal development, effective organisational process, and competitiveness. In line with this, the study examined the influence of information seeking habits and professional development on employee creativity of administrative staff in public polytechnics. The study adopted a survey research method focusing on one hundred and forty-two (142) administrative staff in government owned polytechnics in Osun State, Nigeria. The research instrument was a validated structured questionnaire. Data analysis was conducted with both descriptive and inferential statistics. The results showed that there was a high level of employee creativity among administrative staff in public polytechnics in Osun State. It was also found that the strategy adopted by the administrative staff for personal development includes observation, retention, and modelling with observation being the most preferred strategy. This test of hypotheses revealed that information seeking habits and professional development both individually and jointly influence employee creativity among the administrative staff. The study concluded that employee creativity is important among administrative staff, especially in tertiary institutions synonymous with innovation and creativity. It was therefore recommended that the authorities of public polytechnics in Osun State organize periodic capacity building for employee creativity of their administrative staff. This is to ensure that their creativity is more enhanced Keywords: Employee Creativity, Information Seeking Habits, Human Resources, Professional Development, Organisational Behaviour. Word Count: 245