Assessment Of Strategies Towards Performance Of Human Resource In Public Sectors In Tanzania: A Case Study Of Songea Urban District

ABSTRACT

This study is on assessment of strategies towards performance of human resource in public sectors in Tanzania; Songea Urban District is the case study with an aim of finding out whether proper strategies of human resources are well established. The general objective of this study was to find out whether proper strategies of Human Resource performance are well established in public sectors for delivery of good and efficient public services in Tanzania. The specific objectives were; to asses strategies towards performance of human resource in public sectors at Songea Urban District, to analyze the problems hindering proper human resource performance in the public sectors at Songea Urban District and to determine the importance of proper strategies towards human resource performance in the public sectors at Songea Urban District. A total of 50 respondents were included in the study. Data were collected through questionnaires and interview and analysed by coding, editing, classification and presented by tables and figures. The data were analysed by Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS) 12.0 Computer soft ware program. The study found out that, the majority of public servant employees are not satisfied with their jobs the reason which leads to employee poor performance. Among the reasons is poor motivation, lack of training opportunities, low salary, poor working environment, and little involvement in decision making and insufficient of employees’ benefits are the factors of poor performance. The study recommends that enough salary takes the first position to resolute followed by training, motivation factors, and good working condition.