Time Management as a Tool of Administrative Reform Case Study: The Secretariat General of the Council of Ministers (2003- 2008)

Abstract

The purpose of this study is to evaluate and study the time management as a tool of administrative reform-Case Study - (Secretariat General of the Council of Ministers for the years 2003-2008), as a representative to Sudan's public service bodies, where the researcher uses analytical and descriptive methodology. The researcher with the assistance and guidance of the supervisor developed and distributed 100 questionnaires and, applied the social analytical program SPSS to achieve accurate scientific results. The research intends to prove the hypotheses - that the management of the time needs regulations, incentives, sanctions and technology, and to develop a comprehensive questionnaire and meetings with a number of officials in the Secretariat General of the Council of Ministers. The study concluded that there is high awareness of the value of time, practice and application. The study confirmed the hypotheses that the Laws and regulations, including incentives and sanctions with the use . of technology are the way to a healthy and productive work environment. The Research is divided into four chapters. Chapter I a general introduction to the time and its importance, what is public administration reforms, significance of the research problem, hypotheses, research methodology and Chapter II introduces and highlights the previous serious studies and articles relevant to this research (literature review). Chapter III concerns the case study, in the Secretariat General of the Council of Ministers in the period 2003-2008, and includes statistical analysis. Chapter IV deals with results and recommendations.