Predictor of Research Productivity among Married Female Research Scientists in Oyo State, Nigeria

Appah Ogechukwu Rose^1, , Tokede Abiodun Morenike², Ahmad Olaitan Ahmad² and Tunde-Francis Abuekin Anne¹

¹Department of Basic Science and General Studies, Federal College of Forestry, Ibadan, Nigeria

²Department of Forest Economics and Extension, Forestry Research Institute of Nigeria, Ibadan, Nigeria

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Appah Ogechukwu Rose, Tokede Abiodun Morenike, Ahmad Olaitan Ahmad and Tunde-Francis Abuekin Anne. Predictor of Research Productivity among Married Female Research Scientists in Oyo State, Nigeria. Journal of Finance and Economics. 2020; 8(5):232-236. doi: 10.12691/jfe-8-5-4

Abstract

Research plays significant role in developmental process of any nation of the world. This makes productivity- measured by research publications in research institutes, very crucial. In realization of the pivotal roles of research in development, Nigeria, like any other nations that want development made certain efforts towards transforming her economy from less developed to developing one. One of the efforts in making Nigeria developed is the establishment of research institutes in all the six geo- political zones in the country. This research Institute employs both male and female research scientists because it is a non-gender biased institution like the universities of learning. However, there are challenges that are peculiar to the married female workers. In view of this, this study focused on the influence of some married female research scientists’ variables, which are their characteristics (age, household size, age of youngest child, age of oldest child, academic qualification, and years of experience in the institution, rank/grade level and financial stress) on productivity among married female research scientists in Ibadan, Oyo state, Nigeria. The survey research was conducted on 80 respondents selected from four research institute in Ibadan, Nigeria. The results revealed that all the variables jointly predicted the productivity of the married female research scientists. Notwithstanding only years of experience in the institute, academic qualification and financial stress contributed relatively to productivity. Thus the researchers recommend that academic qualifications and years of experience should be the key determinant of job designation, responsibility and tasks given to employee. Also there is the need for financial counseling and education in the workplace, to reduce financial stress among research scientists.

Keywords:
characteristic variables financial stress productivity married female research scientists

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