Abstract

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The study was carried out to assess the impact of Role Ambiguity of board members on the development of National Sports Federations in Nigeria. A Survey research design was used to carry out the study. The population of the study comprised forty two (42) registered National Sports Federations in Nigeria. The population of the study was six hundred and thirty (630). Purposive and simple random sampling was used to select the one hundred and forty seven (147) respondents used in the study. The instrument used was self-developed questionnaire prepared based on Likert 5 point scale of measurement: SA (Strongly Agree), A(Agreed), U (Undecided) D (Disagreed) and SD (Strongly Disagree) the items were coded 5,4,3,2 and 1 respectively. The instrument used was subject to Pilot testing, in order to examine its reliability. Data collected was analysed using Cronbach's Alpha, the result shows that the instrument has a coefficient of 0.748. Frequencies and percentages was used to analyse the demographic characteristic of respondents. Means and Standard deviation for research questions and chi – Square test of hypothesis at 0.05 level of significance. The findings revealed that there is significant impact of role ambiguity of board members on the development of National sports Federation in Nigeria. (p = 0.000 < 0.05). There is significant impact of role ambiguity among executive members of sports Federations on the development of sports in Nigeria. (p = 0.000 <0.05). The study, recommends that National Sports Federation's Board members must recognize that role ambiguity arises when there is lack of clarity regarding assigned jobs, responsibilities, expectations or the scope of the assigned roles. To prevent decreased job performance, confusion and reduced productivity, it is crucial to clearly define tasks for board members ensuring better productivity and effectiveness.

Keywords: job, perfomance, confusions, productivity