Strategic Management Practices and Teaching Performance in Business Administration Institutions, Tanzania

Abstract

Strategic management practices (SMPs) are very indispensable in a vastly competitive environment of the organizations. Such importance involves several studies on the influence of SMPs on organizational performance and not on individual employee performance. Furthermore, the given studies are done in purely business sector and not in education sector. The studies done in education sector was on research performance and not teaching performance. Therefore, this study assessed an influence of SMPs on teaching performance among academic staff in Business Administration Institutions (BAIs). It specifically determined the influence of innovation strategy, organizational structure, innovation culture and technological capability on teaching performance in BAIs. This study used quantitative approach through descriptive and explanatory survey designs. The data were collected using a questionnaire from 500 academic staff sampled using a multi-stage sampling technique. The data were analyzed using Descriptive Statistics and Multiple Linear Regressions. The findings reveal that, the SIM practices (innovation strategy, organizational structure, innovation culture) positively and significantly influence teaching performance of academic staff. On the other hand, the SIM practice (technological capability) did not statistically influence teaching performance. The management and other stakeholders should continue to advocate innovation strategy, organizational structure and innovation culture management while improving technological capability in BAIs.