Time Management Strategies for Effective Administration of Academic Administrators in Tertiary Institutions in Imo State

The study is an empirical study that used the survey design to study the administrators’ time management strategies for effective administration in tertiary institutions in Imo State Nigeria. The population of the study consists of 360 administrators and 3604 lecturers comprising male and female from Imo State tertiary institutions. The sample for the study is 852 lecturers drawn using purposive and random sampling technique. The researcher made use of mean rating titled “Time management strategies by administrators for effective institution administration scale (TMSAELIAS) for the lecturers on a four (4) point scale. The instrument was validated and found reliable with an index of 0.86. In analyzing the date for the study, mean score was used to answer research questions and an independent z-test statistics was used to test the hypotheses at a significant level of (0.05). The result of the study revealed that lecturers agreed that their administrators devote time to administrative work, make out time to oversee and sign students’ result, is able to complete tasks once started, is punctual for daily business, attend to visitors, follow up delegated works, ensures that students’ orientation week is carried out and encourages lecturers to attend conferences, workshop and seminars. But the administrator does not make time to stay in examination hall. Based on the findings, the researcher recommended that administrators should continue to ensure adequate time management since it directly affects effective performance of the employees; the administrators should be conscious of deadlines to avoid pilling up of work; and should give priorities to core administrative duties in their time allocation.