Structural Capital And University Performance In South-South, Nigeria
AJIENKA MERCY FINELADY
Doctoral Candidate, Department of Management, University of Port Harcourt, Choba, Port Harcourt
EDWINAH AMAH Ph.D
Department of Management, University of Port Harcourt, Choba, Port Harcourt
WILLIAMS OLORI Ph.D
Department of Management, University of Port Harcourt, Choba, Port Harcourt
Keywords: Structural Capital, University Performance, Teacher Satisfaction, Research Outcomes
Abstract
The study investigated the relationship between structural capital and performance of universities in South-South, Nigeria. A sample of twenty-nine (29) universities in South-South was drawn from the population of universities in Nigeria. The study utilized the cross-sectional research design. Data for the study were obtained using primary sources. The obtained data were analyzed using variance based (PLS – SEM) approach. This study found that structural capital contributes significantly towards the measures of university performance (teacher satisfaction and research outcomes) in South-South, Nigeria. It was recommended amongst others that the university and government authority should encourage and invest on research programmes for academic staff. It will help the lecturers to understand the recent trends in teaching and learning.