Job Stress and Management Styles as Predictors of Female Lecturers’ Job Performance in Private Universities in Southwest, Nigeria
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2023-12
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Lead City University
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Female lecturers are as important and active as their male counterparts in any university system, but of recent it was observed that female lecturers do not perform as their male counterpart in areas of instruction, supervision and publication. This study investigated job stress and management styles as predictors of female lecturers job performance in private universities in South West Nigeria. Three research questions and Two hypotheses guided the study population consisted of 884 female lecturers and12521 400L students. 542 female lecturers and 845 400L students were sampled using multi-stage sampling procedure. Mixed study approach was used interview guides and questionnaire tagged – Job stress, management style and publication performance questionnaire (JSMSPPQ), (α = 792) and lecturers instructional and supervision job performance Questionnaire (LISJPQ), (α=787) were used to collect data. Data were analysed using descriptive, inferential and thematic analysis. Results revealed low level (x̅= 2.386), supervision (x̅= 2.452) and publication examination load (x̅= 2.870) and interpersonal relationship (x̅= 2.648), High use of autocratic (x̅= 2.604) but low level of democratic (x̅ = 2.420) and laissez-faire (x̅ 2.364) management styles by joint= contribution of job stress and management styles to job performance of female lecturer’s
Adj, R2 = 0.161, F4 508 = 6.310, P < 0.05). Examination load stress (β = -.204; t = -3.715; sig. = .004), interpersonal relationship stress (β = -241; t = -4463; sig = .000) were relatively significant and can be used to predict on female lecturers job performance. It was recommended amongst others that quality relationship and commensurate workload for female lecturers be given to reduce their stress and increase their job performance.
Keywords: Female Lecturers, Job Performance, Job stress, Management Style.
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Female Lecturers, Job Performance, Job stress, Management Style.