Electric Power Supply and Work Performance Of Academic Staff in Nigerian Universities: A Synergy Analysis

Authors

  • Agba, Michael Sunday Department of Public Administration Faculty of Social Sciences University of Calabar, Calabar, Nigeria

Keywords:

Electric Power Supply, Job Performance, academic Staff, Nigerian Public Universities, Responsibilities

Abstract

Electric power supply is a component of the work environment of public and private organizations in Nigeria and other countries of the world. This paper is therefore, a synergy analysis (SA) of electric power supply and the work performance of academic staff in Nigerian Public Universities (NPUs). Assessing the current supply of electricity in terms of regularity and adequacy (which can best be described a epileptic), the paper shows the calamitous effect of this on the work performance of workers in terms of teaching, research development, community service and the discharge of the administrative responsilities of academic staff in Nigerian Public Universities (NPUs).As one of the means of improving electric power supply and arresting energy poverty in NPUs, the paper presents ways of conserving energy in offices and homes of workers.

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Agba, Michael Sunday. (2021). Electric Power Supply and Work Performance Of Academic Staff in Nigerian Universities: A Synergy Analysis. Indian Journal of Commerce and Management Studies, 6(1), 28–39. Retrieved from https://www.ijcms.in/index.php/ijcms/article/view/235

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