CHAPTER ONE

INTRODUCTION

1.1 Background of the study

Organization comprises of individuals performing various activities which enable them to

achieve objectives for which they are established. Cole (2002) says that these various

tasks varies in time span that is the time required to perform a specific task in

organization varies from job to job hence the need for effective management of time by

the organization is discharged of various organizational responsibilities. It is against this

backdrop that Tailor (1977) developed “the time and motion study” time and motion

study which reveals exactly how long it takes to perform a task and the best way to

perform it. This enables organization to know how much output they can expect in a

given time in support to this principles. Taylor (1977) demonstrates the benefit of

increase employees productivity and earnings which he had obtained at the Bethlehem

steel works. He described to his critics an experiment with two shoulders “first class

shoulders” in his word whose effort were timed and studies each man had his own

personal shovel which he used regardless of the type of coal being shifted. At first the

average shovel load was about 38 pounds and with this loan each man handled about

25 tons of materials a day. Daily tonnage up to 30 eventually it was found out that with

smaller shovels averaging about 21 pounds per load the daily output rose even higher.

George and James (1996) says that management is prioritizing and estimating

techniques that allow workers to identify the most importance task and fit them with their

daily work schedule. This enables workers to make better use of their time whenever we

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went to perform some task. We are not presently doing this, so we have to displace

other activities to make room for it. There it lies the secret of what it referred to as

effective time managements to be effective we displace less importance task with more

important ones that have stress. If we tend to be objective about time. We will discover

that for every reward that we receive either in a given labour it is not for the effort of the

job rendered but for the time involved or time taken to do such a job. Cordiner (1990)

says that effective impact of time management is everything in every viable

organization. There exists variety of techniques that organization can employ to ensure

effective and efficient impact management of time by employees to enhance its

productivity. This study is an attempt to identity these techniques and how the impact of

time management enhances an employee productivity in organization.

1.2 STATEMENT OF THE PROBLEM

This study is concerned with the impact of time management on employee’s productivity

at the Kaduna State Universal Basic Education Board. It has been noticed that most

organization tends to experience the problem of management of time in what is set in

motion to achieve. Thus, the study intends to find out the role of time management or

the absence of it in achieving employee’s productivity among staff of the State Universal

Basic Education Board. The question that one will like to ask include is it due to poor

time management that production among staff of the Universal Basic Education Board

is not efficient and effective or at what level do staff of the state universal Basic

Education Board effectively utilize time management to achieve productivity.

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1.3 OBJECTIVE OF THE STUDY

The objectives of the study are;

1. To ascertain the impact of time management in employee productivity

2. To ascertain the relationship between time management and employee productivity

3. To investigate the nature of effective time management in an organization

4. To provide solutions to the problem of time wasting in Nigeria

1.4 RESEARCH QUESTIONS

For the successful completion of the study, the following research questions were

formulated by the researcher;

How do time management impact on employee productivity

What is the impact of time management in employee productivity?

Does relationship exist between time management and employee productivity

What is relationship between time management and employee productivity

1.5 SIGNIFICANCE OF THE STUDY

This study will give a clear insight on the impact of time management in employee

productivity in organization. It will be of help to any organization and the employee. The

study will help enlighten how to manage time in employee productivity in organization.

The study will b of help to others research which the study will serve as reference.

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1.6 SCOPE OF THE STUDY

The scope of the study covers the impact of time management in employee productivity

in organization.

1.7 LIMITATION OF THE STUDY

The researcher encounters some constrain which limited the scope of the study;

a) AVAILABILITY OF RESEARCH MATERIAL: The research material available to the

researcher is insufficient, thereby limiting the study

b) TIME: The time frame allocated to the study does not enhance wider coverage as the

researcher has to combine other academic activities and examinations with the study.

c) Organizational privacy: Limited Access to the selected auditing firm makes it

difficult to get all the necessary and required information concerning the activities.

1.8 DEFINITION OF TERMS

TIME: Time is the indefinite continued progress of existence and events that occur in

apparently irreversible succession from the past through the present to the

future. Time is a component quantity of various measurements used to sequence

events, to compare the duration of events or the intervals between them, and to quantify

TIME MANAGEMENT: Time management is the process of planning and exercising

conscious control of time spent on specific activities, especially to increase

effectiveness, efficiency or productivity

EMPLOYEE PRODUCTIVITY: Employee productivity (sometimes referred to as

workforce productivity) is an assessment of the efficiency of a worker or group of

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workers. Productivity may be evaluated in terms of the output of an employee in a

specific period of time.

ORGANIZATION: An organization or organization is an entity comprising multiple

people, such as an institution or an association that has a collective goal and is linked to

an external environment.

1.8 ORGANIZATION OF THE STUDY

This research work is organized in five chapters, for easy understanding, as follows

Chapter one is concern with the introduction, which consist of the (overview, of the

study), historical background, statement of problem, objectives of the study, research

hypotheses, significance of the study, scope and limitation of the study, definition of

terms and historical background of the study. Chapter two highlights the theoretical

framework on which the study is based, thus the review of related literature. Chapter

three deals on the research design and methodology adopted in the study. Chapter four

concentrate on the data collection and analysis and presentation of finding. Chapter

five gives summary, conclusion, and recommendations made of the study