EMIGRATION INTENTION, EMPLOYEES ATTITUDE AND JOB PERFORMANCE OF HEALTH INFORMATION MANAGEMENT PROFESSIONALS IN UNIVERSITY TEACHING HOSPITALS, SOUTH-SOUTH, NIGERIA.
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2024-12
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Lead City University, Ibadan
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This study investigates Emigration Intention, Employees Attitudes and Job Performance of Health Information Management Professionals in University Teaching Hospitals, South South, Nigeria. Hardman and Goldman job characteristics theory of work attitudes and performance, push and pull factors by Everett S. lee as well as Hazen and Fishbein theory of reasoned actions were used. Descriptive research design was adopted and well structured questionnaire was used to elicit information from respondents. Total enumeration technique was used and 317 respondents from selected hospitals in the South South region of Nigeria. Data were analyzed and tabulated using descriptive statistics like frequency count, percentage and mean. Hypothesis was tested using Pearson moment correlation and multiple regressions. SPSS was used to compute and analyzed generated data. The findings of the study revealed that there is high level of job performance among health information management professionals in teaching hospitals in South South, Nigeria. There is also positive attitude among them as well as high emigration intention among them. These professionals show positive attitude to work even though they consider emigration. Based on findings, it is recommended that hospital management implement regular motivational programmes and development opportunities to reinforce positive attitudes. They should also focus on improving work conditions, better technologies, modern work tools as well as favourable policies for health information management professionals.
Keywords: Emigration Intention, Employees Attitudes, Health Information Management Professionals, Job Performance.
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Emigration Intention, Employees Attitudes, Health Information Management Professionals, Job Performance.
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Kate Turabia