Security Skills Desired of Office Managers by Stakeholders: The Paticipatory Dimension

Abstract

Security is the degree of resistance to or protection from harm. It applies to vulnerable and valuable asset – information, data, persons and property. The massive rate at which insecurity has ravaged nations today is the premise upon which the study on “security skills desired of Office Managers by stakeholders: The participatory dimension” was carried out. The questionnaire instrument was used for data collection from 190 respondents consisting of staff in tertiary institutions, medical fields, retired government workers and unemployed persons. Ninety-three percent (93%) response rate was achieved while 27% (48) females and 73% (128) males were those whose completed questionnaires were used for analysis which attracted percentage and mean statistical tools. The decision rule accepted 3.50 mean rating and above as indication of necessity for Office Managers to acquire a given security skill while conversely, ratings below 3.50 were rejected. Only two security skills listed fell into the ‘rejected category’ – “ability to ensure improved performance (3.46) and “ensuring better farming techniques around” (3.49). It was established that security should be every stakeholders’ concern and recommendations were proffered for (1) security laboratories to be established in institutions and administrative colleges to be used for simulations and brainstorming in training, (2) security cameras to be installed in strategic places in all the wards of the federation, (3) including security as part of the next Millennium Development Goals (MDG) phase, (4) giving free stress treatment to all those living in insecurity prone areas, among others.

DOI: 10.5901/mjss.2013.v4n8p43