Correlation Between Office-Technology-Management and Managerial Skills Acquisition on sustainable Economic Development among Postgraduate Students in Tai Solarin University of Education, Ogun State, Nigeria
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https://doi.org/10.64348/zije.2025189Keywords:
Office Technology & Management, Managerial Skills, Sustainable Economic DevelopmentAbstract
The study examined correlation between office- technology-management and managerial skills acquisition on sustainable economic development among postgraduate students in tai solarin university of education, Ogun state, Nigeria. Four research questions and a hypothesis were answered and tested. A descriptive survey research design was used. The population of this study comprised all Business Education postgraduate students in Tai Solarin University of Education, Ijagun, Ogun State. A total of 95 Business Education postgraduate student in Tai Solarin University of Education, Ijagun, Ogun State were selected as sample size of the study. Stratified sampling technique was used in the process of selecting the sample size. Researcher developed instrument tagged: Office Technology Management, Managerial Skills and Attainment of Sustainable Economic Development Questionnaire (OTMMSASEDQ) was used for data collection with reliability coefficient (r = .91). Research questions 1 and 2 were analyses using mean and standard deviation. Research questions 3 and 4 were answered using Pearson Product Moment Correlation (PPMC). Hypothesis was tested using multiple regression analysis. The findings of the study showed that digital, desirability, entrepreneurial, flexibility, risks management, prudency, digital marketing and time management skills (2.77 > 2.50) were among OTM skills for the attainment of sustainable economic development among other findings. It was recommended that Office Technology and Management undergraduates should embrace the provided opportunities in the programme and understudy the identified areas of entrepreneurial awareness for possible venturing towards their social and economic development.
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