Practices and Challenges of Public Property Management in Oromia National Regional State: The Case of Oromia Supreme Court
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2018-03
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Addis Ababa University
Abstract
The purpose of this study was to assess the practices and challenges of public property
management in Oromia Regional State in the case of Oromia Supreme Court. The study
employed descriptive survey design and involves both quantitative and qualitative data
gathering tools. Data were collected from 102 line and supportive staff of Oromia
Supreme Court. In addition 5(five) Federal and Regional government heads who are
delegated to manage and control procurement and property administration area were
interviewed. Judgmental sampling techniques were used for distribution of
questionnaires and purposive sampling techniques were employed to conduct interviews.
In addition to primary data, secondary data were used.
The study showed problems to understanding and enforcing rules and regulations,
problems to arranging organizational structure with team and team coordinator, lack of
positioning professionals, problems to need based planning, weak handling and
disposing of property.
The researcher has recommended fully enforce rules and regulations, should organize
the staff with team and team coordinator, use professionals, and experienced work force,
should apply asset management plan, standard storage, modern property handling and
disposing methods, capacity building and establishing technology based property data
management system were recommended.
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A Thesis Submitted to the College of Business and Economics in Partial Fulfillment
of the Requirements for the Degree of Masters of Arts in Public Management and
Policy
Keywords
Challenges, Disposing, Procurement, Public Property