Conflict Management in Nigeria Public University: Strategies and Effect

This study was conducted out to examine the effect of conflict and the strategies employed by the leadership to manage it in Ekiti State University, Ado Ekiti, Ekiti state, Nigeria. These were with the view to providing information on the challenges of conflicts and its management in tertiary institutions. Primary and secondary data were used to evaluate the effects of conflict in line with the strategies employed to mitigate it. The primary data were collected through the administration of copies of the questionnaire, while Secondary data were obtained through textbooks, journals, internet documents and official publications. The sum of one hundred and eighty-six (186) copies of the questionnaire were randomly distributed to the respondents. The data collected from the questionnaire were analyzed descriptively using frequency distribution and standard deviation. This study revealed that delay in graduation of students, wastage of time on management staff and students as well as loss of trust by the staff on the institution management late payment of remunerations are the major effects of conflicts in the institution. Furthermore, major strategies employed by the management were collective bargaining and allocation of resources. The study concluded that the strategies employed by the management Ekiti State University had not adequately met its goal.