relation: http://eprints.covenantuniversity.edu.ng/17864/
title: Determinants of retention strategies and sustainable  performance of academic staff of government-owned  universities in Nigeria.
creator: Salau, Odunayo Paul
creator: Worlu, Rowland E.K.
creator: Osibanjo, Adewale Omotayo
creator: Adeniji, A. A.
creator: Atolagbe, Tolulope Morenike,
creator: SALAU, Jumoke Adejonwo
subject: AS Academies and learned societies (General)
subject: H Social Sciences (General)
description: Background: Retention of academic staff is gaining the attention of  various educational stakeholders in many developing countries like  Nigeria. However, there is little extant literature on how various  determinants and risk factors affect retention strategies and  sustainable performance of academic staff of government owned  universities in Nigeria. Consequently, this paper showed the direct  relationships between retention strategies and sustainable  performance.  Methods: Copies of the designed questionnaire were distributed to  members of the academic staff ranging from the Professors to  Graduate Assistants of the selected state-owned Universities in  Southern Nigeria. Statistical analysis for the study included descriptive  measures, measurement and structural models.  Results: The determinants of retention strategies had significant  impacts on the sustainable performance of academic staff at r = 0.660  (p < 0.05) and r = 0.558 (p < 0.05), respectively. A direct relationship  was also established between academic retention and sustainable  performance of staff in the selected universities (r = 0.187, p < 0.05).  This implies that the 48.3% variance in sustainable performance is  explained by the level of determinants/risk factors and retention of  academic staff in the selected universities.  Conclusions: The study concludes that adequate funding provides  Nigerian universities with the opportunity to meet the needs of the  growing population and to match other top universities elsewhere in  the development of vital highly skilled manpower, research and  innovations, which are the tools for sustainable performance.
date: 2021
type: Article
type: PeerReviewed
format: application/pdf
language: en
identifier: http://eprints.covenantuniversity.edu.ng/17864/1/f1000research-9-56812.pdf
identifier:   Salau, Odunayo Paul and Worlu, Rowland E.K. and Osibanjo, Adewale Omotayo and Adeniji, A. A. and Atolagbe, Tolulope Morenike, and SALAU, Jumoke Adejonwo  (2021) Determinants of retention strategies and sustainable performance of academic staff of government-owned universities in Nigeria.  F1000Research.  pp. 1-19.      
relation: https://doi.org/10.12688/f1000research.25011.1