Influence of Bureaucratic leadership style on the job performance of para professional Staff in University Libraries North-Central Nigeria

Abstract

The main objective of the study was to find out the influence of bureaucratic leadership style on the job performance of para-professional staff in the university libraries in north central Nigeria. In carrying out these study, three research questions were formulated. The entire population constituted all the 87 para-professional staff in the university libraries in North Central Nigeria and were used for the study. Two sets of data collection instrument which include bureaucratic leadership style questionnaire (BLSQ) and job performance of para-professional staff questionnaire (JPPPSQ). Mean and Standard deviation were used to analyse data. The major findings of the study showed that university libraries in North Central Nigeria adopted more of democratic leadership style. This is followed by the bureaucratic leadership style and then laisesz-faire leadership style and lastly, autocratic leadership style. Bureaucratic leadership style does not significantly influence the job performance of para-professional librarians. The level of performance of para-professional librarians was low. Based on the findings, it was recommended the university authorities should through seminars and workshops encourage, strengthen, and enhance the use of democratic leadership style in the administration of university libraries in North Central, that university librarians should be appointed based on experience and high academic qualifications in the field of library and information science to meet up with global best practices.