Dissertations (Masters)-HRM-SOPAM
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Item An incentive pay and work performance in government organizations: The case study of Tabora municipal council(Mzumbe University, 2015) Yohana,DeusIncentive pay play crucial role when it comes to capacity development by motivating individuals and targeting organizational performance. But it does not always contribute to improved public work performance and may even present obstacles to capacity development. The obstacles may be linked to competing disincentives leading to capacity erosion, such as sustained low wage levels, lack of transparency in recruitment or promotion based on political affiliation. The lack of knowledge about efficient use of incentives and human resource management tools and distorting effects of donor presence, are additional reasons for failure. In this study the researcher was eager to investigate the reasons making incentive pay not increase work performance in TMC. There are incentives of both monetary and non-monetary form provided in the organizations of TMC but still rare changes occur. Different studies have been conducted looking for the significances and challenges of incentives in increasing work efficiency. With all these no study conducted to realize the reason for incentive pay fail to improve work performance in government organizations especially in TMC. Hence the researcher was eager to explore the reasons make incentive pay do not increase work performance. The study conducted by looking on three objectives which were guidelines used in setting incentive pay on work performance, the hindrance of incentive pay to increase work performance and the mechanisms to make incentive pay increase work performance in Tabora Municipal Council. The findings of the study were organized by regarding the specific objectives of the study. Each research objective findings presented separately to each other. Apart from that, the study employed case study research design to make sure the required data are gathered. This is because the case study design is good for qualitative approach and in search of more detailed information. The study used a sample size of seventy seven (77) respondents who were obtained by using simple random sampling, stratified sampling and judgmental sampling techniques. The data were collected by vii using interview, questionnaire and documentation tools. This is because the tools are relevant in case study research design. Furthermore, the data collected were analyzed by using qualitative method of data analysis. The data were synchronized and organized by transforming findings from the fields into the system of categories and transformation into meaningful information for easily interpretation and understanding. They were then presented in tabular forms, with frequencies and percentages being calculated for drawing up conclusions. Nevertheless as the study was about an incentive pay and its impact on work performance in TMC, hence the study explored and managed to know the incentive pay provided to increase work performance in TMC. In TMC, money, promotions, appreciation letters, houses, short courses, seminars and health insurance have been provided as incentives pay to workers to increase work performance. Although are provided, these incentives have not taken pace to improve work performance in the organizations. Notwithstanding, the study explains the factors causing incentive pay not to increase work performance in TMC. The most important factors said to cause incentive pay not increase work performance are such as corruption, inadequate facilities, insufficiency incentive provided, weak policy and government secular, untimely pay of incentives to workers, inadequate skills and education to workers, poor management systems, favoritism and biasness in employment. All in all, the study looked on the mechanisms to make incentive pay sound more and rise performances in government organizations are discussed in this study. This is to make a way for TMC and government in general to improve work performance through incentive pay effectively and efficiently. It is anticipation of the study that the government organizations country wise will use the findings to improve the incentive pay for work performance.Item Impact of time management and work performance in local government authorities.(Mzumbe University, 2015) Mgeleka, NgasaThis 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.