Title: Managerial factors affecting university lecturers' job performance in Africa: a systematic review

Authors: Ahmed Aliyu Palladan; Adamu Idris Adamu

Addresses: School of Business, FCET Gombe, Nigeria ' Department of Accounting, Federal University Dutsin Ma, Nigeria

Abstract: This paper offers a systematic review of the literature on the empirical studies of the managerial factors that affect university lecturers' performance in Africa. Employing the methodology of systematic review, we put in perspective 92 English empirical articles on this subject. Results reveal that training, remuneration and performance management systems are the most important predictors of job performance among lecturers in African public universities. The study found that lecturers' performance was the main issue in the literature. A proposed model was also offered by the study. This paper can assist by providing future researchers with a roadmap for future managerial factors and highlighting the guidelines for their successful use in African tertiary institutions. Equally highlighted by the paper, is the practical implication of both intrinsic and extrinsic factors as they relate to lecturers' three dimensions of performance.

Keywords: Africa universities; managerial factors; lecturers' performance; systematic review; universities performance.

DOI: 10.1504/IJSEM.2025.150788

International Journal of Services, Economics and Management, 2025 Vol.16 No.6, pp.657 - 682

Received: 04 Jan 2023
Accepted: 01 Oct 2023
Published online: 23 Dec 2025 *

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