Managerial Effectiveness in Selected Government TVET Colleges of Addis Ababa Addis Ababa

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2010-06

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Addis Ababa University

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The main purpose of the study was to assess the managerial effectiveness in selected government TVET Colleges of Addis Ababa. Based on this, the study tried to identify whether the deans were assigned to their deanship position merit wise or not, assess the deans training and educational qualification, assess the deans managerial effectiveness according to the perception of the respondents and, identify the major factors that influence the managerial effectiveness. The study employed descriptive survey method and was conducted in three selected government TVET Colleges of Addis Ababa. The respondents of the study were 118 trainers, 29 department heads and 8 deans. With regard to sampling technique, simple random sampling was used to select trainer respondents while availability and purposive sampling techniques were employed for the rest of the groups. In order to examine the managerial effectiveness in the colleges, four major TVET managerial domains were selected as managerial effectiveness criteria to examine the effectiveness of the deans. These were ability of the deans in formulating vision and goal setting, risk taking and decision making, instructional leadership, and business and people management. Based on these domains, information was obtained from the sample respondents through likert-type questionnaires and interviews. The data obtained were computed in SPSS and analyzed using mean values and independent t-test. The findings revealed that the deans themselves and the department heads rated high and above in all of the four managerial domains, while the trainers rated them low in most of the four managerial domains. Accordingly, high significant perception difference was observed between the trainers and the deans as well as the department heads. The interviews result also showed that the deans' performances in executing most of the managerial domains were unsatisfactory. Hence as perceived by the majority of the respondents, the management is not effective in these TVET Colleges. Among many, the major problems for the low performance of the deans were subjective political assignment of the deans to the deanship position and lack of adequate and continuous management and leadership training. Therefore, it is recommended that concerned government bodies have to establish a competence based selection criteria for the TVET deanship posztlOn. Furthermore, continuous and programmed TVET management training should be arranged for the deans.

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managerial effectiveness in selected government

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