Abstract
Staff motivation is an integral part of success in any service organization like the library. This study
was carried out to investigate the influence of staff motivation variables on good governance in
University of Calabar Library. The study adopted a survey research design. The population for the
study constituted 221 library staff of the University of Calabar Library and the census technique was
employed where all the population participated in the study. Staff Motivation Variables and Good
Governance Questionnaire (SMVGGQ) was used for data collection with a coefficient correlation of
0.90. A reliability index of 0.78 was achieved for the instrument using Cronbach Alpha method after a
pilot test was conducted on 40 respondents that were not part of the main study area. The research
data was analyzed with descriptive statistics (mean and standard deviation) and inferential statistic
(One-way analysis of variance). All hypotheses were tested at 0.05 level of significance. The study
found that there is a significant influence of welfare packages on good governance in University of
Calabar Library and that in-house training significantly influence good governance in the University
Library. Therefore, it was recommended among others that employees in the University of Calabar
Library should be well and adequately motivated with different welfare packages most frequently to
boost their self-confidence for competent and higher performance in other to exhibit positive
governance in the course of carrying out their daily job functions.
Keywords: Staff motivation variables, Good Governance, University Library.
Publication Date: 2025-05-01