Compensation And Employee Productivity In Public Universities In South-South Nigeria
1. TEMPLE Alpha Aaron (PhD) , 2. OMUKPAI, Chika(PhD), 3. Collins, Vincent Tamunoseipriye
Volume 6, Issue 1, April 2026
This study examines the relationship between compensation and employee productivity in public universities in South‑South Nigeria. Adopting a cross‑sectional survey design, data were collected from 387 academic staff across 17 public universities using a structured questionnaire. Reliability was assessed with Cronbach’s alpha, while Spearman’s rank‑order correlation was employed for analysis via SPSS. The findings reveal strong positive correlations between compensation and three productivity measures: timeliness (rho = .514, p < .01), quality of output (rho = .559, p < .01), and task accomplishment (rho = .609, p < .01). The study concludes that compensation significantly enhances employee productivity in the studied institutions. It is recommended that university administrators regularly review compensation structures to ensure competitiveness, align packages with employee expectations, and advocate for improved government funding and policy support to sustain productivity gains.