Libraries at University of Nebraska-Lincoln
Date of this Version
Winter 12-24-2021
Document Type
Article
Abstract
The effort of committed personnel is needed for the workplace to function optimally and to achieve the goals of the organization. This study examined the influence of workplace democracy practices on librarians’ commitment in universities in Southwest, Nigeria. A survey research design was adopted for the study. The population consisted of 477 librarians in Southwest, Nigeria. Proportionate stratified sampling technique was used to select 217 librarians who served as respondents in the study. A researcher’s developed instrument was used for data collection and collected data were subjected to analysis using descriptive and inferential statistics. Findings revealed that the extent of workplace democracy practices in university libraries in southwest Nigeria was to a high extent in terms of functionalism, constitutionalism and liberalism. The study also showed that workplace democracy has a significant influence on librarians' commitment in universities in southwest, Nigeria (R2= 0.514, β= 0.717, t = 14.494, p<0.05). The model shows that workplace democracy could explain 51.4% variation (R2= 0.514) in librarians' commitment in universities in southwest, Nigeria. The study concluded that workplace democracy practice is a significant predictor of librarians’ commitment in universities in Southwest, Nigeria. Therefore, university and library management should make sure that workplace democracy is regularly practised among librarians to effectively create room for broader participation in all the activities of the organization.