Impact of Motivational Factors on Job Productivity of Library Staff of Rivers State University

The study investigated impact of motivational factors on job productivity of library staff of Rivers State University (RSU). A research question and a null hypothesis were formulated to guide the study.. The design adopted for the study was correlational while the population of the study was 37 staff of Library department of Rivers State University (comprising 25 professional and 12 non-professional staff) which purposively was selected as the sample of the study. The study made use of a researcher made rating scale. The Research question was answered with Pearson Product Moment Correlation (PPMC). Regression analysis was used to test the hypothesis at 0.05 level of significance. The study finds out that there is positive relationship between motivational factors variables (financial incentives, training, appraisal and job productivity of library staff of Rivers State University (RSU). Also, the study found that library staff of RSU have a high level of job productivity. Promotion, salary increment are some of the ways to improve the job productivity of library staff of Rivers State. Hence, the study recommends that government should increase library staff salary to enhance optimum productivity. DOI: 10.7176/IKM/9-6-08 Publication date:July 31st 201