Assessment of the Influence of Technology Usage on Administrative Efficiency in Osun State Universities

Abstract

Technology usage is the level and manner to which workers and organization utilize technology to attain objectives, interact and communicate with the entire world. Therefore, this study examined the influence of technology usage on administrative efficiency in Osun state Universities. The study used quantitative research design to obtain data from the respondents. The population comprised 320 administrative staff in three Universities, Osun State. Simple random sampling technique was used to select 90 administrative staff for the study. Structure questionnaire tagged: Assessment of the Influence of Technology in Enhancing Administrative Efficiency in University (ITEAEU) with the reliability coefficients of 0.71. The data analysis used were descriptive and Regression statistic. The findings of the study found that the university administrators made use of technology and currently technologies have been integrated into the administrative process of the universities in Osun State. Also, it was revealed that experienced technical difficulties, increase in the complexity of administrative task and increased risk of data entry error are the major perceived barriers to the effective adoption and utilization of technology within university administration in Osun State. The finding also showed that administrators have positive perception on the role of technology on administrative efficiency in their respective universities. The finding further showed that there was significant relationship between technologies integrated and administrative efficiency in Universities in Osun State. It was recommended that the Universities should invest in continuous professional development programmes to enhance the skills of academic and administrative staff, which could improve overall efficiency and technology utilisation.