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This research is on examining the impact of time management on work performance, a case study Musoma Municipal Council in Mara region. The specific objectives of this study were to find out if there are time management techniques at Musoma municipal council, to find out if there are time wasters at Musoma municipal council, to find out if there is any relationship between time management and work performance at Musoma municipal council, and to find ways that can improve employees time management at Musoma municipal council.
The research design used was the case study whereby a single unit was selected. The total sample of 93 of the respondents was selected and the techniques used to obtain the sample were purposive sampling, stratified sampling and accidental sampling. The primary and secondary data were collected through the use of different data collection methods such as, questionnaire, interview, documentary review, and observation.
The major findings of this study revealed that, employees of Musoma municipal council they are not aware with the potentialities of managing time at the work place. The techniques of time management showed that employees do not practice what they know, which influenced poor performance of tasks. Delaying of information and interruption at the workplace has been identified as superior factors that cause employees to waste their time.
The respondents who were invited in the study provide the suggestion on the ways that can improve time management of the employees in Musoma municipal council such as, introducing time management seminars, establishing strong management control tool effective rewards system and reduction of the bureaucratic system.
The researcher recommended that, the government should implement the e-service policy in order to reduce the long protocol that causes the delay of feedbacks and to establish time management policy and rules that can help to sharp the behavior of employees. |
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