ABSTRACT: For generations, Customary/Community Courts have played a vital role in the resolution and settlement of disputes among community members. Traditional leaders have been instrumental both as law-makers and as enforcing judges of the customary law observed by the majority of the population of the area under their jurisdiction. Usually chiefs and specific headmen are empowered to hear and determine law and custom brought before them by the residents within their respective areas of jur...
ABSTRACT This study examined the organisational attitude to performance appraisal practices in the Tanzania public sector. Specifically, the study examined the employee’s feelings towards Open Performance Review System (OPRAS), the management attitude towards OPRAS and how OPRAS practices are implemented in the organisation. The research undertaking was limited to only one public institution the National Insurance Corporation, at its headquarters in Dar es Salaam. The findings of the study ...
ABSTRACT Local governments are the nearest tier of governments to the citizens and therefore represent instruments of responsibility and accountability to local communities, and constitute a means for delivering public policies and public services more efficiently because they are more aware of local problems and the policies needed to resolve them. The history of local government in Tanzania mainland has been on and off due to daunting and difficult adventure. This is to say, it was introduc...
ABSTRACT The study sought to assess the availability and functionality of secondary school facilities in Tanzania. A descriptive research design was employed whereas Rungwe district was used as a case study. A sample of 10 public and private schools were used. It utilized a sample of 152 participants whose responses were collected through the survey, interview and observation. Secondary data were collected from school records, documents, journals, books and internet. The data were given both ...
ABSTRACT The study aimed to assess the extent of local participation in Community-Driven Development Projects (CDDPs), in four villages of Mundemu, Ibihwa, Chikola and Mtitaa all in Bahi District Council. The objective of the study was to, among other objectives, determine if the beneficiary community is involved in development as a parameter of participation in the CDDPs. The variables that were measured to assess community participation in the CDDPs are who gets involved, how they get invol...
ABSTRACT The teaching environment is a vital factor towards provision of quality education and the contribution of SEDP is expected to be an important addition to improve the teaching environment in Tanzania secondary schools. The study aimed at assessing the contribution of Secondary Education Development Programme (SEDP) to the improvement of teaching-learning environment in Tanzania by using public secondary schools in Dodoma municipality as a case study. The literature reviewed has reveal...
ABSTRACT Unemployment in Tanzania is a problem that has brought severe impacts on lives of many youths. The rapid growth of labour force and the inability of the economy to generate enough jobs for youths is a time bomb which is being left undiffused and is likely to explode and shatter peace and economic growth that the country has been enjoying since independence. This problem has and continues to draw great attention of national, international bodies and scholars in looking for solutions. ...
ABSTRACT The purpose of this study was to examine the factors that are associated with teachers’ job satisfaction and motivation. The study was carried out in Kwimba District in Mwanza Region. The study had the following objectives: To identify the kind of job satisfaction and motivation aspects that teachers are most satisfied with working in Public Secondary Schools in Kwimba, to determine whether teachers differ in their job satisfaction and motivation in relation to the type of school a...
ABSTRACT This study investigated the Impact of local Political leadership on the utilization of local government revenue in Tanzania, with special focus on Iringa Municipal Council. The study examines the problems encountered in local leadership and utilization such as; transparency and lack of accountability of the local political leaders, ineffective financial controlling measures, misappropriation, and embezzlement of local government funds. The research is a survey research while a simpl...
ABSTRACT The research has aimed at examining the Leadership Accountability in service delivery and the selected health service. The main objective was to investigate the Leadership Accountability and the delivery of health service. Specific objectives were to examine the role of the leaders on health service provision in Songea district, examining the influence of Leadership Accountability in improving health service provision, and to identify the factors and challenges affecting the effecti...
ABSTRACT The study generally assesses benefits accruing to an organization for motivating employees, evaluates the relationship between motivation and productivity as well as identifying effective and efficient ways for motivating employees. The study has used Cross-sectional research design. A sample of 75 respondents was drawn from Mufindi District Council. The study used both probability and non-probability sampling procedures. Data analysis was based on descriptive statistics using Stati...
ABSTRACT This study focused on devolution and community participation in health service delivery in Tanzania. The study had three objectives, namely to examine community participation on fiscal transfers‘ decision making under devolution system, to examine community participation in personnel or human resource management in health service delivery under devolution system; and to examine community participation on transfers of effective decision making authorities under devolution system. A...
ABSTRACT The study was about Human Resource Accounting and Auditing (HRA & A) for HRM in public sector. The main objectives of the study were to examine the impact of Human Resource Accounting and Auditing in Public Service Delivery in Muheza District. It intended to attain the following research objectives:- Analyzing status, examine the impact and identify the challenges of Human Resource Accounting and Auditing in Public Service Delivery in in Muheza district. In the literature review, th...
ABSTRACT This study aimed at assessing the Management of succession planning in the Higher Learning Institutions especially in the specific areas of short-term and long term training, recruitment and retirement, Job description and the Performance Management System to see how they are applied as a complete circle for HR development, replacement and utilization in the organisation. The study was conducted at College of Business Education –Dodoma Campus Tanzania. Questionnaires and documenta...
ABSTRACT This study examined the impact of Pay Reform and Work Performance on Tanzania’s Public Service by using the Capital Development Authority (CDA)- Dodoma as a case study. The study was conducted so as to find out the impact of the introduced pay reform since 2000 on work performance of employees in public service. The review of the literature conducted explains and highlights the role of motivation particularly the increase in pay to workers which ultimately could results in the imp...