TRANSFORMATIVE EMPOWERMENT STRATEGIES AS CORRELATE OF JOB PERFORMANCE OF UNIVERSITY LECTURERS IN SOUTHEAST NIGERIA

Abstract

This study examined the relationship between transformative empowerment strategies and the job performance of university lecturers in South East Nigeria. The study adopted a correlational survey research design. The sample comprised 333 lecturers drawn from four federal universities in South East Nigeria using a multistage sampling procedure. Data were collected using two researcher-developed questionnaires titled Empowerment Strategies Questionnaire (ESQ) and Lecturers' Job Performance Questionnaire (LJPQ). Pearson's Product Moment Correlation was used to answer the research question, while simple linear regression analysis was employed to test the eight null hypotheses at the 0.05 level of significance. The findings revealed, among other things, that transformative empowerment strategies had a significant and strong positive relationship with the job performance of university lecturers in South East Nigeria. Based on the findings, the study recommended, among other things, that university rankings should take into account the extent and quality of staff empowerment programmes, particularly those designed for academic staff, as an important indicator of institutional performance.