Timing the work for enhanced administrative performance in universities

This study investigated the various ways of timing the work for enhanced administrative performance in universities. Based on the objectives, two research questions and two hypotheses guided the study. The design used in this study was descriptive survey design. A sample size of 200 administrative staff of the universities was randomly drawn from three federal and two state universities using stratified random sampling technique. The instruments that were used for this study are interview guide and questionnaire titled “Time Management Questionnaire (TMQ)” which was designed and developed by the researchers. The instruments were validated and the reliability test yielded an index of 0.96. In analyzing the data, mean, standard deviation, and rank order scores were used as the statistical tools to answer the research questions, while z-test was used in testing the hypotheses of no significant difference. The findings revealed among others that the extent to which administrators manage time for quality administration of universities include: planning school calendar before the beginning of the session, submitting faculty budget on time, administrative meetings commencing at stipulated date and time, avoiding too much argument during meetings, assigning time to administrative functions for effective work delivery and administrators manage time by setting goals of the institutions on time. Based on the findings, the researchers recommended that school administrators should properly allocate time for administrative and academic activities to ensure that educational activities are carried out sequentially to enhance students’ productivity.