Title: The moderating effect of physical and social environments on the relationship between perceived technology training and job commitment among academic staff at Nigerian universities

Authors: Isidore Ekpe; Norsiah Bt. Mat

Addresses: Faculty of Entrepreneurship and Business, Universiti Malaysia Kelantan, Locked Bag 36, Pengkalan Chepa, 16100 Kota Bharu, Kelantan, Malaysia ' Human Resources Management, College of Business, Universiti Utara Malaysia, 06010 Sintok, Kedah, Malaysia

Abstract: The objective of this study was to examine the moderating effect of physical and social environments on the relationship between perceived technology training and perceived work commitment of academic staff at Nigerian Universities. A survey method was used to solicit responses from 152 academic staff members of three University Business Faculties in the North, East and West regions of Nigeria. Data were analysed using descriptive statistics and hierarchical regression. The results indicated that most lecturers who received technology training could not apply the knowledge in the classroom regarding the use of teaching aids due to limited functional infrastructure and equipments.

Keywords: technology training; physical environment; social environment; job commitment; academic staff; Nigeria; universities; higher education; perceived commitment; work commitment; teaching aids.

DOI: 10.1504/IJMIE.2015.070123

International Journal of Management in Education, 2015 Vol.9 No.3, pp.290 - 302

Published online: 27 Jun 2015 *

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