TIME MANAGEMENT AS A TOOL FOR ORGANIZATIONAL DEVELOPMENT: A CASE STUDY OF SOME SELECTED TERTIARY INSTITUTIONS IN BAUCHI STATE

Authors: Ibrahim Musa Adamu, Engr. Suleiman Fatima Amina

DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.17250533

Published: October 2025

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<p><em>This research titled “Time Management as a tool for the organizational development in some selected tertiary institutions in Bauchi state” is to examine how planning and organizing as principles of time management is used in solving the problems of time management. The objective of this study was to examine how effective use of time by management and employees can lead to organizational development. To achieve this objective, four (3) research questions and three hypotheses were formulated; Data were collected from both primary and secondary source judgmental sampling method was used to select some tertiary institutions, in which 50 employees were interviewed via a questionnaire,&nbsp; were utilized, while descriptive statistics, correlation matrix and panel data analysis (Random-effect GLS regression techniques) were utilized as analytical tools in the study with the aid of Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS). Also the study is built on the body of literature of time management and organizational development. The finding reveals that, time if properly managed would lead to the development of an organization. Based on the findings of the study, it is recommended that proper planning of activities should be done earlier, because the key to effective time management is event control</em></p>

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