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Academic Research International ISSN: 2223-9553 Volume 1, Issue 2, September 2011 INFLUENCE OF MANAGERIAL SKILLS OF MIDDLE-LEVEL MANAGERS ON ORGANIZATIONAL EFFECTIVENESS, IN NIGERIAN COLLEGES OF EDUCATION Olorisade, G.O., Ph.D. Department of Business and Vocational Education, Kwara State University, MALETE olayiwola.olorisade@kwasu.edu.ng ABSTRACT This paper investigated the influence of the managerial skills of middle-level managers on organizational effectiveness in Colleges of Education in South Western Nigeria. This was prompted by the observation of the researcher on the lack of administrative training of most deans and heads of department in Nigerian Colleges of Education. The population of study consisted of deans, heads of department, and academic staff members of nine Colleges of Education, while the sample consisted of 461 academic staff members randomly sampled from the Colleges. The instrument used was the questionnaire tagged Managerial Skills, Staff Morale and Work Effectiveness Questionnaire (MSSMAWEQ). Descriptive statistics, simple regression analysis and Pearson Product Moment Correlation statistics were used to test the hypotheses. The study revealed that middle-level managers demonstrated requisite managerial skills in the Colleges of Education. It was also found that the managerial skills of middle-level managers had a very low influence on academic staff research/publications effectiveness and on community service effectiveness. Further still it was established that there was no significant relationship between managerial skills of middle-level managers and students academic performance. The paper therefore advised these group of managers to use their technical skills to improve the quality of classroom lecture delivery, by institutional staff, through students’ exposure to research findings in their chosen fields of study; employ motivational skills to encourage academic staff to carry out researches into issues that will positively impact upon their host communities and add value to the Nigerian society. Keywords: Managerial skills, Effectiveness, Research publications, Community service, managers INTRODUCTION Every organization exists to accomplish a purpose in the larger society and this is usually stated in the form of objectives or goals. Owing to the growing complexity of organizations as a result of their size, coverage, technology and corporate social responsibilities; organizations now strive to enhance their effectiveness though focused attention on managerial effectiveness aimed at helping managers to get the best out of themselves and their teams. Again, organizations are structured in ways that make people fill certain intentionally designed roles, to ensure that activities fit together to enhance smooth, effective and efficient performances of group tasks. Hence formal relationships are established following the organizations line of authority depicted by the structure of organizations. Although educational institutions are regarded as formal organizations, its management, especially tertiary institutions, differs slightly from other organizations. This is partly because specialists (i.e. professor, chief and principal lecturers) are found in various departments who may be professionally higher in rank than their Faculty, School or departmental heads; but to whom work may have to be assigned and tasks delegated. This complexity requires tact by Faculty, School and Departmental Heads who are expected to show respect for superiors and demonstrate appropriate managerial skills for them to Copyright © 2011 SAVAP International www.savap.org.pk www.journals.savap.org.pk 246
Academic Research International ISSN: 2223-9553 Volume 1, Issue 2, September 2011 create an environment in which academic staff and other subordinates can best perform. The Faculty, School and Departmental Heads are required to demonstrate effective communication skills by sharing information with academic staff, use appropriate decision-making techniques and problem solving skills to resolve disagreement, resistance and opposition of staff in such institutions. They are also required to effectively use motivational skills to encourage academic staff to perform other complementary tasks of: collation of results, registration of students and to regularly attend Faculty, School and Departmental meetings in the bid to accomplish stated educational goals. The objective of this study therefore is to determine the demonstration of managerial skills by Deans and Heads of Department, and its consequent effect on the effectiveness of Colleges of Education in South Western Nigeria. LITERATURE REVIEW Leaders at the helm of affairs in any organization are charged with the responsibility of mobilizing appropriate human and material resources available, for the purpose of achieving the organizational goals. Consequently, the effectiveness of organizations is partly determined by the quality of leadership. Researchers like Peretomode (2003) and Edem (1998) have identified factors that underlay success of school administrators. Some have highlighted the importance of personality traits or the psychological make-up of individuals; while other studies have attributed administrator’s success to the factors within the environment to which they have been exposed. Yalokwu (2000) has emphasized the effects of the possession of some special skills and family background as the major factors in the molding of the successful school administrator. Olayonu (1998), investigated the relationship among principals’ personality types, their communication skills, and academic achievement of secondary school students in Nigeria. The study sampled seven hundred and fifty-four secondary school principals. Multiple regression analysis, Pearson Product Moment Correlation and the t-test statistical tools were employed to analyze the data. The result revealed that secondary school principals’ personality type and their communication skills were significantly related to and could predict student’s achievement. In his own contribution, Ibrahim (2004) observed that participatory decision-making is often viewed as intrinsically good, and that it possess overwhelming positive effects on institutional functioning, although it requires tact, trust, skills, empathy, patience and coordination to make it work in any organization. Again Sometip (1984) carried out a study on the perceived importance of managerial skills of educational administrators in public schools and post-secondary educational institutions. Factor analysis and multiple regression analysis were used to process the data. He identified four managerial skills of educational administrators- job management skills, employee orientation skills, organizational skills and program advancement skills. He concluded that educational staff administrators perceived that both management skills and employee orientation skills were more important to their position. Harman (1995) studied factors influencing principal’s administrative effectiveness in Niger State Post Primary Schools. Data collected were analyzed using regression analysis and t-test statistical technique. The study revealed that communication and motivational skills have significant influence on principals’ administrative effectiveness in schools. Copyright © 2011 SAVAP International www.savap.org.pk www.journals.savap.org.pk 247
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