The Relationship Between Time Management and Work Stress Among Members of Educational Planning in the General Directorates of Education in the Sultanate of Oman

Mundhar Hamdan Al Omairi,Mohammed Talib Alkiyumi

doi:10.5539/ass.v16n8p1

Abstract

The study aimed to examine the relationship between time management and work stress among the educational planning members in the General Directorate of Education in the Sultanate of Oman. It also aimed to identify whether there are statistically significant differences in time management and job stress among the participants with regard to the years of experience. The study sample consisted of 39 educational planning members. They completed the Time Management Behaviors Scale and Workplace Stressors Assessment Questionnaire. One of the main findings of this study was that the level of time management among the subjects was high, while the level of job stress was low. Results also showed a moderate and negative correlation between time management and job stress. No statistically significant difference in time management and job stress with regard to the years of experience was found. The results also supported the proposed theoretical model of the study. Based on the findings, the study recommended making use of the techniques that the participants apply to manage their time and to alleviate the workplace stressors they face. Furthermore, the education officials should pay more attention to enhancing the concept of time management by holding training courses and workshops for the ministry employees in order to increase their productivity, enhance job satisfaction, and reduce work pressures.

Highlights

Time is one of the most valuable resources; it must be effectively managed in various areas of life in the present and future
The first hypothesis (H1) there is a negative correlation between the time management and the level of work stress of members of educational planning in the General Directorate of Education in the Sultanate of Oman
In calculating the common variance between the variables, it equals of 12% of the data or responses of the individuals involved in the study representing the regularity of the relationship between the two variables, while the remaining 88% represents the dispersion of the relationship between the two variables. 3.2 Results of the Second Hypothesis There are no statistically significant differences at the level of significance α ≤ 0.05 in the management of time and work pressure of members of educational planning in the General Directorate of Education in the Sultanate of Oman due to the variable years of functional experience: from one year to less than ten years (1 -

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Introduction

Time is one of the most valuable resources; it must be effectively managed in various areas of life in the present and future. Effective time management by organizations or institutions at the senior management and executive level is a source of achievement of the organization's objectives, raising productivity, improving the quality of work, increasing job satisfaction, increasing income and reducing work pressures. Poor time management is one of the most important aspects of behavioral manifestations that lead to increasing work pressure on working individuals, as this is not related significantly to the lack or increase of the workload, but because of the inability of the individual to organize his time while performing his tasks (Hiyjan, 1999). With the need to improve the quality of performance, increase productivity and reduce work stress levels for employees, organizations should invest and manage their most important resource and time effectively

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