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Equitable Distributive Justice and Academic Staff Commitment in Federal Universities in South-South Nigeria

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  • Cecilia E. Ereh

    (Department of Curriculum Studies, Educational Management and Planning, Faculty of Education, University of Uyo, Uyo – Nigeria)

  • Etiene Albert Vincent

    (Department of Curriculum Studies, Educational Management and Planning, Faculty of Education, University of Uyo, Uyo – Nigeria)

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The study examined the extent to which Equitable Distributive Justice predicts Academic Staff Commitment in Federal Universities in South-South Nigeria. Correlational research design was used for the study. The population of this study consisted of all the 7615 academic staff who taught in all the 7 Federal Universities in South-South Nigeria. Hat and draw method was used to select 4 Universities out of the 7 Federal Universities in South-South Nigeria. Multi stage sampling techniques (proportionate and stratified sampling techniques) were used to select 381 (5%) academic staff in the Federal Universities in South-South Nigeria. Two instruments titled, “Equitable Distributive Justice Scale†(EDJS) and “Job Commitment Scale†(JCS) were used to gather data for the study. The instruments were validated by three validates. The reliability of the instruments was determined using Cronbach Alpha Analysis with reliability coefficients of .968 for EDJS and .899 for JCS. Simple Linear Regression Analysis was used to answer the research questions and to test the null hypotheses at .05 level of significance. The findings of the study revealed that promotion with R2 of .016 and P-Value of .015 is a significant predictor of academic staff commitment in Federal Universities in South-South Nigeria. The result also revealed that compensation with R2 of .005 and P-Value of .172 is not a significant predictor of academic staff commitment in Federal Universities in South-South Nigeria. Based on these findings, it was recommended, amongst others that, the management of various universities should provide improved working conditions in their universities through provision of safe and secured environment, prompt promotion and encourage regular career development of academic staff so as to improve their commitment. Suggestions for further research have also been made based on the findings of the study.

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  • Cecilia E. Ereh & Etiene Albert Vincent, 2025. "Equitable Distributive Justice and Academic Staff Commitment in Federal Universities in South-South Nigeria," International Journal of Research and Innovation in Social Science, International Journal of Research and Innovation in Social Science (IJRISS), vol. 9(3), pages 2909-2917, March.
    • Handle: RePEc:bcp:journl:v:9:y:2025:issue-3:p:2909-2917
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