The Effects of Motivation on Staff Productivity/Performance at the Francis Sulemanuu Idachaba Library, University Of Agriculture, Makurdi-Nigeria

The paper examines the impact of motivation on staff performance and productivity in the university library, using structured questionnaire and interview tools administered on 72 para-professional staff. The study sought to know what their possible motivating factors are and to what extent they can be influenced for higher performance and productivity. The result revealed both the factors and the degree of influence in the following descending order, participation in decision making, job security, challenging work assignment, monetary reward and job incentives. It was evident that their productivity was at its lowest ebb as further inquiry revealed that apart from the mass retrenchment of staff in 2004, only three (4.2%) of the staff were sponsored for training between 2004-2011.Recomendations were made for regular management and staff dialogue in addition to training of staff on new information technologies as their level of backwardness was appalling.