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Organizational commitment and interpersonal relationship of library personnel as determinants of work performance in Nigeria universities

Qudus Ajibola Bankole 1 2 *
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1 Department of Library and Information Science, University of Ilorin, Ilorin, NIGERIA2 Kwara State Internal Revenue Service, Ilorin, NIGERIA* Corresponding Author
Mediterranean Journal of Social & Behavioral Research, 7(2), June 2023, 75-84, https://doi.org/10.30935/mjosbr/12843
Published Online: 16 January 2023, Published: 01 May 2023
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ABSTRACT

This study was originated to scrutinize the effects organizational commitment and interpersonal relationship of library personnel as determinants of work performance in Nigeria universities. This study employed descriptive survey method. Total enumeration or census survey techniques were used to cover all the library personnel in the partaking Nigeria universities. This study employs two research hypotheses to guide the study. Findings revealed that there is significant relationship between organizational commitment and work performance, while there is also a positive significant relationship between interpersonal relationship and work performance.
Keywords: organizational commitment, interpersonal relationship, work performance, library personnel, university libraries

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Bankole, Q. A. (2023). Organizational commitment and interpersonal relationship of library personnel as determinants of work performance in Nigeria universities. Mediterranean Journal of Social & Behavioral Research, 7(2), 75-84. https://doi.org/10.30935/mjosbr/12843

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