Analysis of Relationship Among Work Environmental Factors, Job Satisfaction and Job Performance of Electrical/Electronic Technology Education Lecturers in Nigeria

The study investigated the relationship among work environmental factors, job satisfaction and job performance of electrical/electronic technology lecturers in Nigeria. The study covered ten tertiary institutions in South – West, Nigeria offering electrical/electronic technology. The data were collected by using structured questionnaire. The entire one hundred and sixty-nine electrical/electronic technology education lecturers of ten tertiary institutions in six states of Nigeria were employed. The data collected were analyzed using mean, standard deviation, Pearson product-moment correlation coefficient. However, the degree of relationship among variables was affirmed using hierarchical multiple regression, standard multiple regression analysis and Pearson correlation. This study confirmed that work environmental factors, job satisfaction and job performance were positively correlated. Also, findings revealed that there was a strong positive correlation between job satisfaction and job performance. At the end of this article, the authors provide recommendations toward improving job satisfaction and job performance of electrical/electronic technology education lecturers with the potential effect of providing them with more suitable workplace environment.