STREAMLINING THE USE OF DIGITAL TECHNOLOGIES FOR PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT IN PUBLIC AND PRIVATE UNIVERSITIES IN ENUGU STATE, NIGERIA

BY
Chinyelugo Fidelia Agada (Ph.D)
email: fidelia.agada@esut.edu.ng
Department of Educational Management,
Enugu State University of Science and Technology, Agbani,
Enugu State, Nigeria

ABSTRACT

The study determined the use of digital technologies for personnel management in public and private universities in Enugu State, Nigeria. Two research questions guided the study while two null hypotheses were tested at 0.05 level of significance. A descriptive survey research design was adopted for the study. The population consisted of 862 respondents comprising 101 Deans and 761 Heads of Departments (HoDs) in public and private universities in Enugu State, Nigeria. From this population, a sample size of 172 respondents was drawn, consisting of 20 Deans and 152 HoDs, using a proportionate random sampling technique. Data were collected using a researcherdeveloped questionnaire titled “Use of Digital Technologies for Personnel Management in Public and Private Universities Questionnaire (UDTPMPPUQ)”. The instrument contained 13 items structured around the two research questions of the study. To ensure validity, the instrument was reviewed by three experts from the Faculty of Education, Enugu State University of Science and Technology. Reliability was established using the Cronbach Alpha method, which produced reliability coefficients of 0.79 for cluster one and 0.81 for cluster two, with an overall reliability index of 0.80. These values confirmed that the instrument was reliable for data collection. Mean scores and standard deviation were used to answer the research questions, while t-test statistic was used to test the hypotheses. The findings of the study revealed that cloud-based document management systems and learning management systems (LMS) were utilized to a very low extent for personnel management in public and private universities in Enugu State, Nigeria. In line with the findings, the study recommended among others that public and private universities should allocate more funds for acquiring and maintaining cloud-based document management systems and LMS platforms to improve personnel management processes.

Keywords: Digital Technologies, Personnel Management, Public and Private Universities, cloudbased document management systems, learning management systems (LMS)

Article Type: Open Access

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