Abstract

A descriptive survey research design was adopted for the study. The population of the study comprised, employees from six public Universities in South West, Nigeria. The sample size of the study was One hundred and eighty (180) respondents that were selected through, a simple random sampling technique through, ballot paper Thirty (30) respondents were selected from each of the universities. Two research questions were raised to guide the conduct of the study. Data were generated for the study through a self-structured research instruments by the researcher and titled, “Questionnaire on Job Safety: Innovative Strategy to Achieve Employees’ Motivation and Productivity at Tertiary Institutions in South West, Nigeria (QJSISAEMPTISWN)”. It was fashioned in four Likert rating scale; Strongly Agreed (SA), Agreed (A), Disagreed (D) and Strongly Disagreed (AD) and rated on 4,3,2, and 1 point, respectively. It was complemented with qualitative research instrument (Focus Group Discussions “FGDs”) while, its reliability was done through, test-retest method at two weeks interval. 0.68 was obtained as coefficient reliability. The quantitative data obtained were analyzed using descriptive statistics (simple percentages, frequency counts and mean, while qualitatively were collected, collated and analyzed quantitatively. Based on the results of the study, conclusions were made that job safety have positive influence on staff’s commitment to goals achievement and dedication to job performance at tertiary institutions in South West, Nigeria. Recommendations were therefore made, based on the conclusions that in any organization physical safety environment and employee’ security should be prioritized, and so on.