Influence of Meetings on Academic Staff Performance in Islamic University in Uganda

Abstract

The study looked at the influence of meetings on academic staff performance in Islamic University in Uganda (IUIU) main campus. The specific objectives that guided the study were; to determine the influence of staff meetings on improving staff regularity and the influence of staff meetings on improving staff teamwork in Islamic University in Uganda. The study was quantitative in nature and used cross-sectional survey design. The total population under study was 253. Questionnaires were administered to 100 respondents but 84 of them were returned hence considered for data presentation and analysis. The study used proportionate stratified random sampling technique. Data was collected through questionnaires which were based on three Likert scale of 1 for Agree, 2 for not sure and 3 for Disagree. The data collected was analysed using relative frequencies and percentages (univariate statistics), and regression analysis. The findings revealed that staff meetings had a weak significant influence on improving staff regularity and a moderate significant influence on improving staff teamwork. The study recommends that the administrators should regularly organize meetings focussed on addressing staff performance challenges for better results.

Keywords

• meetings
• academic staff
• staff performance
• team work
• staff regularity