Abstract
This study addressed the efforts exerted on the implementation of decentralization management system employed a few years ago in a governmental institution. More specifically, this study attempted to assess the perceptions employees hold about the decentralization package, their decision-making practices and correlations among participants’ perception, decision-making practices and provision of resources. To this end, of one hundred and fifty employees, fifty of Debre Tabore Municipality administrative, in Amhara regional state, were selected in a mix of systematic and stratified sampling technique. Likert scale and frequency count itemized questionnaire administered and forty-eight sheets of questionnaire were returned filled in. The major findings showed that participants had a reasonable level of awareness on the positive roles of decentralization, considerable level of decision-making practices and some degree of perceived provisions of resources or support. Besides, there seemed to have positive relationships among the participants’ perceptions about municipality decentralization, input provision and practice of decision making. small but positive correlations among perceptions. A mere degree of variations of responses to the perceptions and practices of decentralization were also seen due to background differences in gender, position and work experiences. In light of the results, the decentralization could be implemented with a more focus of employees’ concern on resource provisions and shared commitment.
Highlights
OF THE STUDYThe idea of decentralization was first introduced in governance in the 1950s and 60s by Britain and France for sharing powers to local states of their colonized nations [1]
This study addressed the efforts exerted on the implementation of decentralization management system employed a few years ago in a governmental institution
This study attempted to assess the perceptions employees hold about the decentralization package, their decision-making practices and correlations among participants’ perception, decision-making practices and provision of resources
Summary
OF THE STUDYThe idea of decentralization was first introduced in governance in the 1950s and 60s by Britain and France for sharing powers to local states of their colonized nations [1]. Jamo notes that the concept of decentralization has been discussed with four dimensions: political, administrative, fiscal, and economic/market He states that a political decentralization mainly focuses on providing citizens or elected representatives more power of public decision making. On municipal decentralization perception, resources and facilities provision and decision making practice between male and female participants. As compared to other participants’ education levels, the participants having first degree and diploma show greater mean responses on their municipal decentralization perception (mean, 3.56; & 3.47 respectively). Concerning provision of resources and facilities, certificate and first degree holder participants showed lower mean responses as compared to others’ (mean 2.80 & 2.43 respectively). Differences in education tend to reveal mere variations in municipal decentralization perception, resource and facilities provision and decision making practices
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