LEADERSHIP STYLE, ORGANISATIONAL CULTURE AND STAFF MOTIVATION AS CORRELATES OF JOB SATISFACTION AND TURNOVER INTENTION IN PRIVATE UNIVERSITY LIBRARIES, SOUTH-WEST NIGERIA

📄 Project Abstract

Human capital is a key success factor in any organisation. Dissatisfied and unhappy staff may not perform maximally, and this could affect an organisation's products and services. This is why the general opinion that job satisfaction of library staff in private university libraries in Nigeria was low and that their turnover intention was high has been a cause for concern. This study examined the extent to which leadership style, organisational culture and staff motivation correlated with job satisfaction and turnover intention in private university libraries South-West, Nigeria. Survey research design was adopted. The population consisted of all the 361 library staff in the private university libraries in South-West, Nigeria. Total enumeration was used. The research instrument used was a validated questionnaire. The Cronbach's alpha reliability coefficient for the constructs ranged from 0.72 to 0.88. A response rate of 84.5% was achieved. Data were analysed using Pearson Product Mo...