Assessment of Time Management in Improving Organizational Performance in Manufacturing Industry in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania.

Mpogolo, Edward Jonas (2022) Assessment of Time Management in Improving Organizational Performance in Manufacturing Industry in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania. Masters thesis, The Open University of Tanzania.

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Abstract

The study assessed effectiveness of time management in improving organizational performance in manufacturing industry in Dar es Salaam city, Tanzania. The specific objectives of the study were as follows; firstly, to find out the awareness of workers in managing time effectiveness. Secondly was to examine the effectiveness of time management by the company officials in manufacturing industry. Thirdly was to find out if time management could ensure timely completion of assigned duties and fourth to describe challenges facing manufacturing industries in implementing time management in manufacturing industries. The study reviewed literature related to effective time management among employees which supported the formulation of the study. The study employed a descriptive research design as a model of investigation whereby respondents were grouped according to their factories. Data was collected using questionnaires, interviews and observations; and presented in terms of tables, percentages and charts. The target population was 105 employees and managers drawn from 21 industries in Dar es Salaam. The sample size was 78 respondents. Generally, the findings revealed that time management had a great role to play in organizational performance in manufacturing industry in Dar es Salaam Region. It was also found out that more than a half of employees in studied industries were aware that there was a positive relationship between managing time effective and performance of manufacturing industries in the city. The study recommended that every individual in manufacturing industries must perceive time as a company resource in every aspect of the organization and concern and not on an individual basis. Keywords: Time management, organisation performance, manufacturing industry

Item Type: Thesis (Masters)
Subjects: 600 Technology > 658 Gerneral management
Divisions: Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences > Department of Political Science and Public Administration
Depositing User: Mr Habibu Kazimzuri
Date Deposited: 15 May 2023 07:54
Last Modified: 15 May 2023 07:54
URI: http://repository.out.ac.tz/id/eprint/3663

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