Association of Innovative Work Behaviour, Employee Efficiency and Boredom Proneness Among Librarians in Anambra State, Nigeria

Rachael A. Okafor, Coleman Okafor, Eze Matthew Anene

Abstract


Boredom proneness can stifle employees’ potential with reduced job outcomes. Librarians in Nigeria are experiencing attention disengagement from their workplace due to dwindling readership culture and over reliance on routine. This study evaluates possible consequences in the light of association among innovative work behaviour, employee efficiency and boredom proneness. The sample for the study was 211 (86 males and 125 females) librarians selected from high institution libraries in Anambra State. Participants’ ages ranged from 25 to 49 years with an average age of 31.50 years and standard deviation of 2.20. The participants were selected using multi-stage sampling which employed purposive and simple randomization. Purposive sample was used to select participants’ institutions; while simple random sampling was used to select each participant from the selected libraries. The study utilized correlation design and moderated regression analysis as appropriate design and statistic. The result revealed that for innovative work behaviour (IWB), the adjusted aR2 for step 1 is .29 at β = 58*, p < .01 (F = 21.01). In the second model, the adjusted R2 for workplace boredom is .38 and R change differential is .9 indicating 9% contribution of workplace boredom to the model which was significant at β = .32*, p < .05 (F = 14.3). In the step 2, the model indicated that jointly, the aR2 was .46 indicating a contribution of 8% of both factors (IWB and WB). The contribution was significant at β = .63**, p < .01 (F = 24.6). Given this, the model is accepted the proposed association in hypotheses 1-3 as confirmed. Findings imply that workplace boredomness is a negative antecedent on innovative work behaviour and employee efficiency.

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Innovative work behavior; Employee efficiency; Boredom proneness; Librarians; Organizational climate

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