Academic Library Leadership in South West Nigeria and Recession: An Exploratory Study

Okere, Oluchi O.; Olorunfemi, Michael A.

doi:10.1080/10572317.2017.1378047

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“…The means reported for laissez-faire leadership style in this study (2.77, 2.53 and 2.11) signify danger for the libraries. Meanwhile, Akor (2014), Nwaigwe (2015), and Okere and Olorunfemi (2018) have reiterated that transformational and transactional leadership styles are more appropriate than laissez-faire leadership styles, and the existence of laissez-faire style is a cause for concern in libraries. These writers expressed their anxieties about a possible leadership crisis laissez-faire style may cause in libraries.…”

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confidence: 99%

Library leadership in Nigeria and COVID-19 pandemic

Arapasopo

Adekoya

2021

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Purpose The current scourge of COVID-19 in educational enterprise requires that libraries tame the wave of the pandemic through effective leadership. This paper aims to investigate library leadership in Nigeria and COVID-19 pandemic. Design/methodology/approach Descriptive research design was used for the study. A structured questionnaire designed with Google Form and administered online was used to elicit data from 137 heads of academic and public libraries and their deputies in South West, Nigeria. Findings It was found that transformational and transactional leadership styles were more effective than laissez-faire style in managing libraries during crisis. Library operations were reduced during the COVID-19 era, and communication and meetings were conducted via social media. The spread of the pandemic was curtailed through enforcement of the use of face mask and nose covers and awareness campaign through posters and handbills. Practical implications It is the library heads with effective leadership styles that will be productive in the face of the COVID-19 pandemic. Originality/value This study is novel, as it approaches the handling of COVID-19 in libraries from the perspective of the leadership styles of the library leaders. No studies have emanated from Africa in this area. The few available narratives are centred around the Western countries. Meanwhile, managers of libraries in Nigeria are not immune to leadership crisis in the handling of the COVID-19 in their respective libraries.

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Library leadership in Nigeria and COVID-19 pandemic

Arapasopo

Adekoya

2021

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“…In transactional leadership, some values are exchanged before organizational goals are met, and these values may be economic, political and psychological (Ravichandran et al, 2007. Further, transactional leaders often ensure that tasks are performed no matter what (Okere and Olorunfemi, 2018). Transactional leadership has two components, namely contingent reward and management by exception (Erkutlu, 2008; Obiwuru et al, 2011); however, three components have also been identified in the literature (Limsila and Ogunlana, 2008; Xivasagar, 2008).…”

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Transformational and transactional leadership influence on knowledge management activities of librarians in university libraries in Nigeria

Ugwu

Okore

2019

Journal of Librarianship and Information Science

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This paper aims to determine the influence of transformational and transactional leadership on knowledge management activities of librarians in university libraries in Nigeria. Quantitative methodology was considered appropriate for this type of research and adopted to accomplish the main goal of this study. A questionnaire was used to collect data from a total of 215 librarians who participated in the study. Factor analysis and multiple regressions were used to analyze data. The results of the study reveal a positive and significant influence of transformational and transactional leadership on knowledge management activities of academic librarians in university libraries in Nigeria. Further, the results show that transformational leadership behaviours impacted knowledge management activities of librarians more than transactional leadership behaviours. The study provides both theoretical and empirical evidence on the impact of transformational and transactional leadership behaviours on knowledge management processes.

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“…Nor Famiza et al (2014) reported that academic librarians tends to practise more of transformational than transactional LS with minimal practise of laissez-faire. Okere and Olorunfemi (2018) examined academic library leadership and recession in South-West, Nigeria. The study used exploratory research design.…”

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Leadership style as a predictor of employee commitment in university libraries in South-West, Nigeria

Mayowa-Adebara

Opeke

2019

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Purpose The purpose of this paper is to investigate the influence of leadership style (LS) on employee commitment (EC) in university libraries in South-West, Nigeria. Design/methodology/approach The study adopted a survey research design. The population of the study consisted of 684 librarians from 43 universities in the six states of South-West, Nigeria. A validated questionnaire was used for data collection. Data were analyzed using descriptive and inferential statistics. Findings Findings showed that the level of EC in university libraries in South-West, Nigeria was fairly high (M=2.64 on a four-point scale). LS had a significant influence on EC in university libraries in South-West, Nigeria (β=0.245, R2=0.276, p<0.05). However, transformational LS (β=0.383, p<0.05) relatively contributed more to EC than transactional LS (β=0.183, p<0.05). Research limitations/implications A limitation of the study was that the study was done in all the university libraries in South-Western region of Nigeria which may affect the inference of the study results to other university libraries outside this region. Practical implications The findings of the study will be of benefit to academic institutions, library management and librarians on planning and decision making regarding personnel management. Originality/value The study therefore recommends that administrators, library managers should adopt transformational LS.

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Academic Library Leadership in South West Nigeria and Recession: An Exploratory Study

Cited by 11 publications

References 13 publications

Library leadership in Nigeria and COVID-19 pandemic

Library leadership in Nigeria and COVID-19 pandemic

Transformational and transactional leadership influence on knowledge management activities of librarians in university libraries in Nigeria

Leadership style as a predictor of employee commitment in university libraries in South-West, Nigeria

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