RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN MANAGERIAL STRATEGIES AND MANAGEMENT EFFECTIVENESS IN UNIVERSITY OF MAIDUGURI, NIGERIA, DURING THE BOKO HARAM INSURGENCY

Abstract

The study examined the relationship between managerial strategies and management effectiveness in university of Maiduguri, Nigeria, during the Boko haram insurgency. The design of this study was descriptive and correlational research approach in nature. The study population comprised of all the identified management team totaling 143, and the sample comprised the entire 143 management team. The instrument used for the study was in the form of self-designed questionnaire which was validated by discussing with specialists in the area of study. Test-retest method was adopted in order to examine the content reliability of the instruments, and a correlation of 0.795 obtained deemed the instruments as reliable. For this research, 143 copies of questionnaires were distributed out of which 128 questionnaires were returned correctly. The data collected were analyzed by the use of Statistical Package for Social Science (SPSS), and the primary data were analyzed via the use of Pearson correlation. The study revealed that significant relationships do exist between communication, security and students’ administration strategies and management effectiveness. The usage of these strategies has contributed significantly to the effective management of University of Maiduguri, Maiduguri, Nigeria during the Boko Haram insurgency. The paper commended that the effective management of higher educational institutions, development of appropriate strategies that take peculiar situation of both the internal and external conditions in terms of opportunities and threats into consideration is highly necessary, communication, security and student administration strategies are of important based on their significant relationship with management effectiveness. Keywords: Managerial strategies, Management effectiveness, Boko haram insurgency, University of Maiduguri.