Evaluating the Conflict Management Skills of Health Information Management Lecturers in Nigeria

This study evaluates the conflict management skills of Health Information Management lecturers in Adeleke University, Ede. Conflict abounds in Nigerian universities which has a lot of consequences like strained relationships, collapse agreement, poor academic performances and so on. It becomes necessary to evaluate especially in institutions where conflicts abounds whether Health Information Management lecturers posses the necessary skills to resolve the conflict as the findings may necessitate a training for them. The purpose of this study is to evaluate the conflict management skills of Health Information Management lecturers in Adeleke University. A descriptive survey method was used for the study which was carried out in Adeleke University, Ede, Osun State, Nigeria. All Health Information Management lecturers in Adeleke University were used. Modified Thomas Kilman’s generated questionnaire was used for the data collection. Descriptive statistics were used to analyze data. Results were presented in tables as percentages, means and standard deviations; t- test and ANOVA, was used to test for hypothesis. A good number of Health Information Management lecturers highly possessed stress management skill in managing conflict. Overall mean is 4.71 SD = 0.662, most of the respondents highly make use of social skills in managing conflict. Overall mean is 5.20 S.D = 55. Most of the respondents moderately make use of avoidance skills in conflict management overall mean is 3.01, SD = 102, many of the respondents highly utilized collaborative skills in managing their conflict. Overall mean is 4.7, S.D = 49. Majority of the respondents make moderate use of competing skills in conflict management overall mean is 3.10, SD = 49. Hypothesis 1: There is no significant difference between male and female Health Information Management lecturers in their conflict management skills overall F – test =.33 Hypothesis 2: There is no significant association between Health Information Management lecturers' conflict management skills and their cadre, overall F – test = .33