The Impact of Supplies Quality on Universities Performance: A Case Study of Masinde Muliro University of Science and Technology (Published)
The role of Quality supplies in the performance of universities cannot be under estimated. Quality is the driving force in university performance. However its role is greatly affected by having quality systems in the universities. The research sought to assess the impact of quality of supplies on university performance using four indicators; cost reduction, effectiveness, efficiency and customer satisfaction.
The study utilized a descriptive study using a survey method and targeted the MMUST fraternity. A sample of 25 students and 25 staffs were administered with questionnaires that had both open and closed questions. 23 students (92%) and 19 staffs (82.6%) responded. The study results using the Chi-squire revealed that quality of supplies impact positively to university performance. The research further recommends that universities should ensure quality of its supplies in order to realize good performance.
Keywords: Chi-Square, Performance, Quality, University
An Assessment of Some Factors Influencing the Performance of Household Tasks Among Women Civil Servants in Lagos State (Published)
This study investigated the assessment of some factors influencing the performance of household tasks among women civil servants in Lagos State. Three objectives and three research questions were formulated for the study. Three null hypotheses were postulated, and a sample of 520 women civil servants were drawn from nineteen ministries in Lagos State using proportional random sampling technique. Data were collected using a self designed questionnaire. ANOVA statistics was used to test the hypotheses of significance at 0.05 level of agreement. The findings revealed that (i) there was a significant difference among women civil servants of different educational level and the type of household tasks they performed. The second one indicated a significant difference among women civil servant of different occupational level and the availability of labour saving devices for the performance of household tasks. (iii) revealed that significant differences did not occur among the women civil servants with different income level and hours spent for the performance of the tasks. Necessary recommendations and conclusions were made.
Keywords: Education, Household tasks, Income, Occupation, Performance, Women civil servant