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Item Research Self-Efficacy and Motivational Factors on Research Productivity of Academic Staff in Private Universities in Oyo State(Lead City University, 2023-12) Tosin Abimbola AYODELEAcademic staff members play a fundamental role in the intellectual development of institutions. This role is also felt in the productivity level of academic staff. When academic staff are productive, it goes a long way in bringing about much positivity to the sustenance of that organization and when this is not the case, there is every tendency that, that organization might collapse. It is in this regard that this study therefore deems it fit to investigate the research self- efficacy and motivational factors on research productivity of Academic Staff in Private Universities in Oyo State. Descriptive research design of a correctional type was adopted. The population consists of 717 academic staff in private universities in Oyo state, Nigeria. Sample size of 255 academic staff was determined using Yamane table of sampling size, while validated questionnaire was used to collect data from the respondents. Data collected was analyzed using descriptive and inferential statistics. The reliability coefficient for each of the variable ranged 0.72, 0.78 and 0.81. Findings revealed that research self-efficacy has significant influence on research productivity (Adj.R 2 = 0.104; p = 0.000), motivational factors has no significant to research productivity (Adj.R 2 = 0.010; p = 0.057). Jointly, Research self-efficacy was found to statistically significantly influence Research Productivity Adj.=.112, F(2,,252)=17.010, p < 0.05), while prevalent factors that bring about motivation was found not to statistically significantly influence Research Productivity (β =.165, t = 1.790; p > 0.05). The study concluded that Research Self-efficacy and prevalent factors that bring about motivation influenced Research Productivity. The study recommended that private universities should increase their support by facilitating access to grant for research activities of their academic staff and academic staff should work more on their research skill. Keywords: Research Self-efficacy, Motivational factors, Research Productivity, Academic Staff Word Count: 283Item Trade Credit, Credit Policy and the Performance of Building Industry in Nigeria(Lead City University, 2023-12) Taofeek Abiodun OLADOKUNInstitutional repositories provide a rich source of information for researchers globally. This has led to the development of thousands of repositories by universities around the world. However, the use of institutional repository by academic staff in Nigerian universities has been observed to be below expectation. Consequently, researchers have examined various factors relating to the use of institutional repositories. This study examined the influence of awareness and anchor factors on the use of institutional repositories by academic staff of universities in Oyo and Osun States. Descriptive survey research design was adopted for the study. A structured questionnaire was adopted as the instrument for data collection. The study population consists of 1,009 academic staff from four universities in Oyo and Osun States. Taro Yamane formula was used to determine the sample of 286. The quantitative data collected was analysed using both descriptive and inferential statistics. The study found that the level of institutional repository use (Mean =3.04), awareness (Mean =2.89), and anchor factors (Mean =3.06), is high among the respondents. The test of hypothesis showed that awareness (Adj. R2 = 0.152, p= 0.000) and anchor factors (Adj. R 2 = 0.164, p= 0.000) both have significant influence on the use of institutional repositories among the respondents. However, multiple regression analysis shows that, while awareness (p=0.000) has a significant combined influence on the use of institutional repositories among the respondent, anchor factors (p=0.122) do not have a significant influence. The study concluded that the use of institutional repositories by academic staff of universities remains the best approach to create better access to information resources and ensure greater impact for Nigerian research. It was therefore recommended that librarians should develop strategies to evaluate awareness programmes and also work closer with academic staff to develop task- oriented skills that enhance effective use of institutional repositories. Keywords: Academic Staff, Anchor factors, Awareness, Institutional Repositories, Scholarly Communication. Word Count: 294Item Work Indices and Environmental Factors as Predictors of Academic Staff’s Job Performance in Colleges of Education in Southwest, Nigeria(Lead City University, 2023-12) Abidemi Omotayo OLADEJIThis study investigated Work Indices, Environmental Factors and Academic Staff Job Performance in Colleges of Education, Southwest Nigeria. Problem of poor job performance of academic staff has been observed however a search of literature shows scarcity of studies on the influence of the above predictors on their job performance which provided a gap in knowledge that this study was carried out to address. Four research questions and three hypotheses guided the study. Study population consisted of lecturers (3,196) and 300L students (17,247) in federal and state colleges of education, Southwest, Nigeria. 942 lecturers and 1,119 students were sampled using multi-stage technique. Descriptive survey design was employed. Two questionnaires titled – Work Indices, Environmental Factors and Academic Staff Job Performance Questionnaire, (WIEFASJPQ) (α = .814) and Instructional Job Performance Questionnaire (IJPQ) (α = .794) were used to collect data. Data were analysed using descriptive and inferential statistics. Results showed moderate level of academic staff job performance in areas of instruction (x̅=2.994) and publication/supervision (x̅=3.122); moderate extent of work indices such as workload (x̅= 3.407), role conflict (x̅= 3.042) and role ambiguity (x̅ =3.263); and moderate level of environmental factors such as management support (x̅=3.141), interpersonal relationships (x̅=3.304) but low level of facilities (x̅=2.480). Hypotheses revealed significant joint contribution of work indices and environmental factors on academic staff job performance (F6, 775 = 3.295; P<0.05). Workload (β = .105; t = 2.557), role conflict (β = .093; t = 2.207), role ambiguity (β = .099; t = 2.361), management support (β = .062; t = 1.801) and facilities (β = .131; t = 2.696) except interpersonal relationships (β = .041; t = .732) have significant relative influence on academic staff job performance. There was a significant difference in academic staff job performance in Federal and State Colleges of education (t2, 0.05, df of 780 = 2.797; P<0.05). It was concluded that work indices and environmental factors influence the academic staff job performance in Southwest Nigeria colleges of education. It was recommended amongst others that work indices and environmental factors be improved upon to improve the academic staff job performance in the colleges of education. Keywords: Work Indices, Environmental Factors, Academic Staff, Job Performance, Role Ambiguity Word Count: 299