Personnel Management Skills Needs of University Administrators in Federal Universities South-east, Nigeria

Abstract

The study investigated personnel management skills needed by university administrators in Federal Universities in Southeast, Nigeria. Specifically, it determined: personnel management skills needed by administrators in universities; ways university administrators could imbibe the needed skills in personnel management, challenges in imbibing the needed skills by university administrators and strategies in ameliorating the challenges. Four hypotheses (HOs) were tested at 0.05 level significance. Area of the study was Southeast, Nigeria. Descriptive survey research design was used. Population was made up of 488 university administrators. Data were collected using questionnaire. Mean, standard deviation and t-test at 0.05 level of significance were used for data analysis. Findings revealed 13 Personnel management skills (X̅g ≥ 2.50) needed by university administrators. Other findings are 15 ways (X̅g ≥ 2.50) the group could imbibe the needed skills. Further findings are five challenges in imbibing the skills needed by university administrators including inadequate ICT facilities (X̅=3.31), and others. Other findings are six strategies for imbibing needed skills. There is no significant difference (P>0.05) between the mean responses of male and female university administrators on the four HOs tested. Three recommendations were made based on the findings.