Influence of Budgeting Process on Organizational Performance: A Case of Morogoro Municipal Council.

Swai, Emmanuel Ernest (2024) Influence of Budgeting Process on Organizational Performance: A Case of Morogoro Municipal Council. Masters thesis, The Open University of Tanzania.

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Abstract

The study focused on the influence of the budgeting process on the organization performance of Morogoro Municipal Council as a case study. The study is guided by the Goal-setting theory. In this research, both probability and non-probability sampling techniques are used. In probability sampling, a simple random sampling method is used because the departments has the same characteristics. The sample of the study was 100 respondents. Structured questionnaire and in-depth interviews were the main techniques for data collection from respondents, Collected data was analyzed using multiple regression analysis to determine the relationship between theindependent and dependent variables The analyzed results revealed that there is a positive relationship between budgeting processes and organization performance. The regression is 0.761c and R. square of 0.58. For the correlation, there is a positive coefficient between budgeting processes and organization performance. The study recommended that organizations should strengthen the budgetary process to make their goals clear, specific and difficult but attainable in order to realize superior performance. Findings indicate that effective budgeting process is crucial for organizations to align resources with strategic objectives. A flexible budgeting process are easily adapted to new requirements without losing effectiveness or efficiency of organization goals. Keywords: Budget performance, budget goal clarity, goal difficulty and goal specificity

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