Comparative Analysis of Leadership Style and Job Performance among University Librarians in Oyo State, Nigeria

This study investigated on comparative analysis of leadership style and job performance among university librarians in Oyo state, Nigeria. The study adopted descriptive survey research design. The study had a total population of 151 librarians. Total enumeration sampling technique was employed to include all the university librarians. Data was collected using an adapted questionnaire. The instrument was validated by three experts in the field of library and information science. The instrument was trial-tested for reliability on 50 librarians from the institution that did not form part of the study. The scores obtained from the trial-testing was calculated using Cronbach Alpha method and the coefficient of the alpha was 0.78. Data collected was analysed based on frequency count, percentage, mean and standard deviation and multiple regression analysis was conducted to test the null hypothesis at 0.05 level of significance. The findings revealed that the job performance among university librarians in Oyo State, Nigeria was moderate following the norm test of mean (=63.7). The types of leadership styles practised in university libraries in Oyo state, Nigeria are; democratic, charismatic, autocratic and bureaucratic. There was a weak and negative relationship between leadership style and job performance among librarians (r = -.037; p<0.05). The study concluded that leadership style is an important determinant of job performance among university librarians in Oyo state, Nigeria. The study also recommended full participation of university librarians during accreditation exercise of university courses among others. Keyword: Job performance, leadership style and university librarians