Time Management Strategies for Effective Administration of Academic Administrators in Tertiary Institutions in Imo State
- October 9, 2020
- Posted by: RSIS
- Categories: IJRISS, Management
International Journal of Research and Innovation in Social Science (IJRISS) | Volume IV, Issue IX, September 2020 | ISSN 2454–6186
Prof. Cletus Ngozi Uwazuruike1, Asso. Prof. Ruth Ogechukwu Anyaogu2
1Former Provost, Alvan Ikoku Federal College of Education, Owerri, Nigeria
1Former Dean, Faculty of Education, Imo State University, Owerri, Nigeria
1Professor of Educational Management And Planning, Imo State University, Owerri, Nigeria
2Faculty of Education, Imo State University, Owerri, Nigeria
Abstract: The study is an empirical study that used the survey design to study the administrators’ time management strategies for effective administration in tertiary institutions in Imo State Nigeria. The population of the study consists of 360 administrators and 3604 lecturers comprising male and female from Imo State tertiary institutions. The sample for the study is 852 lecturers drawn using purposive and random sampling technique. The researcher made use of mean rating titled “Time management strategies by administrators for effective institution administration scale (TMSAELIAS) for the lecturers on a four (4) point scale. The instrument was validated and found reliable with an index of 0.86. In analyzing the date for the study, mean score was used to answer research questions and an independent z-test statistics was used to test the hypotheses at a significant level of (0.05). The result of the study revealed that lecturers agreed that their administrators devote time to administrative work, make out time to oversee and sign students’ result, is able to complete tasks once started, is punctual for daily business, attend to visitors, follow up delegated works, ensures that students’ orientation week is carried out and encourages lecturers to attend conferences, workshop and seminars. But the administrator does not make time to stay in examination hall. Based on the findings, the researcher recommended that administrators should continue to ensure adequate time management since it directly affects effective performance of the employees; the administrators should be conscious of deadlines to avoid pilling up of work; and should give priorities to core administrative duties in their time allocation.
Keywords: Time, Management, Strategies, and Effective Institution, Administration.
I. INTRODUCTION
Time is an immaterial resource, inelastic, scarce and erodes fast and once spent, cannot be rewind back, stored or recalled for use. Thus time lost or misused can never be regained. How administrators of institutions spend their time on their job determines to a large extent the productivity level of the institution and its effective and efficient performance, profits and survival of the staff and the institution as a whole. The effective and efficient management of time is as
