Appraisal System and Engagement as Correlates of Job Effectiveness of Academic Staff

Abstract

The study examined the appraisal system and engagement as correlates of job effectiveness of academic staff. Two research questions and two hypotheses guided the study. A descriptive design of survey type was used. The population of this study comprised academic staff of Federal Colleges of Education, Lagos and Ogun States. The total population of the study is 637 lecturers. Simple random sampling technique was used in selecting a total of 300 lecturers from Federal Colleges of Education, Lagos State and Ogun State .Two researcher instruments tagged: Appraisal System Questionnaire (ASQ) and Engagement and Job Effectiveness Questionnaire (EJEQ) with 0.78 and 0.81 respectively were used for data collection. Regression analysis was used in answering and testing the research questions and hypotheses. The findings of the study revealed that there was significant joint contribution of the independent variables (appraisal system and engagement) on the dependent variable (job effectiveness of academic staff); R = 0.687, P< .05. About 44% of the variance in job effectiveness of academic staff was accounted for by the linear combination of the independent variables. The study recommended among others that appraisal system should provide accurate and relevant ratings of a lecturers’ job effectiveness as compared to pre-established criteria.