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Institutional Factors and Electronic Record Keeping Practices of Clerics in the Redeemed Christian Church of God, Ogun State, Nigeria


John Morufu Lambe
G.O. Alegbeleye
Yacob Haliso

Abstract

This study investigated the institutions factors and e-recordkeeping in the Redeemed Christian church of God, Ogun State. The study  employed survey research design. The population for the study was 2,236 of RCCG clerics, Ogun State, The sample was 339. Multistage  sampling technique was used to select the sample respondents. A validated structured questionnaire was used for data collection. Data  were analyzed using descriptive and simple linear regression. The result revealed that institutional factors had positive significant  influence on e-recordkeeping practices (βeta = .687, t (291) = 16.114, p<0.05) had a positive significant influence on e- recordkeeping  practices in the Redeemed Christian Church of God, Ogun state.Based on the findings, the study concluded that institutional factors  enhanced e-recordkeeping practices in RCCG, Ogun State. and it was recommended that the top Pastors (the Provincial and Regional  Pastors) in the Redeemed Christian Church of God, Ogun State, Nigeria in general need to uphold the techniques and strategies for  keeping their records electronically for proper operations relating to e-recordkeeping practices. Also, the RCCG should establish and  archives which e-records of permanent value can be preserved.