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Date: 59518944008
UNIVERSITY INSTITUTE OF MANAGEMENT (UIM)
UNIVERSITY OF KERALA
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Dr. S. Satheesh Kumar Phone: 0474-2765100
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CERTIFICATE
The completion of this study would have been impossible without the material and
moral support from various people. It is my obligation therefore to extend my
gratitude to them. First and foremost, I thank God Almighty whose blessing were
always with me and helped me during the period of project and while preparing this
report.
Last but not least I would not be doing justices to myself, if I do not thank my dear
parents, family members and friend for their support, encouragement and help given
to me.
1.1 Introduction
1.2 Statement Of The
Problem
1.3 Objectives
1.4 Rationale Of The Study
1.5 Research Methodology 1-8
A. Research Design
B. Database Design
C. Measurement Design
Chapter I
D. Sampling Design
E. Statistical Design
1.6 Scope Of The Study
1.7 Limitations
1.8 Chapterisation
Chapter II 2.1 Review Of Literature 9-24
Chapter III 3.1 Theoretical Framework 25-36
Chapter IV 4.1 Industry And Company
37-47
Profile
Chapter V 5.1 Data Analysis And
48-74
Discussion
Chapter VI 6.1 Findings
6.2 conclusions
75-78
6.3 Suggestions
Bibliography
Appendix
LIST OF TABLES
Employee job satisfaction is essential to the success of any business. So the study
used descriptive research design and the research was carried out by taking a sample
size of 100 respondents from Muthoot Fincorp employees by using simple random
sampling technique. The data was collected by carrying out a survey by means of
questionnaire. The data was analyzed using percentage method, tabulation nd
diagrams. Through this study, it has been found that Majority of employees are
satisfied with time bound completion of task with job satisfaction. And to also
identify that there is no significant relationship between experience and time
management with understanding of task in the organization However, proper Time
Management is the only way to develop good skills and habits to achieve professional
success. It can help the individuals achieve their goals by identifying the activities
necessary to complete their plans improve productivity, alleviate stress, increase
satisfaction and enhance motivation. Job satisfaction and health and negatively
associated with stress. This suggest that time management can reduce stress and
increase satisfaction, motivation and effort among employees. The study consists of
six chapters; Introduction, Literature review, Theoretical framework, Industry profile,
Data analysis and discussion, Findings, Conclusion and Suggestions.
CHAPTER I
A Study On Impact Of Time Management On Employees’ Job Satisfaction
1.1 INTRODUCTION
Being productive workers is not only beneficial for a company. Knowing how to
properly manage our time makes us happier and improves our job satisfaction. This
study has attempted to analyze and understand the time use of those persons who want
to become more efficient on the job, in their activities that they undertake. Based on
the assumptions the activities that can be completed in a manageable bits, allowing a
person to work through the obligations of the day to achieve their desired goals will
be the key indicators that can be organized in accordance with organization policies.
Today, the main concern in management of human resources is the improvement in
performance of people working in the organization with a view of increasing their
efficiency through motivation. Unless the employees are well informed about their
performance and also their strong and weak points, it is very difficult for them to
improve their level of performance. This study was conducted to identify that time
management affect the job satisfaction of the employees of an organization and also
wanted to determine the relationship of time management and job satisfaction and all
other elements under the main concern affecting each other.
This study is concerned with the impact of time management on employee’s job
satisfaction. It has been noticed that most organization tends to experience the
problem of management of time in what is set in motion to achieve. Thus, the study
intends to find out the role of time management or the absence of it in achieving
employee’s productivity among NBFC’s. Time management involves using time in an
optimal way to increase productivity and success. It requires managing work
schedules to achieve organizational goals through advanced planning, organization
and implementation. Time management is critical asset for both professionals and
organizations, since it concerns the discovery and application of efficient methods to
complete assignments within a specified period and at the necessary quality level. It is
a human nature to allocate time according to interest and comfort; thus, within a work
organization, employees tend to spend their time on easy tasks.
However, proper Time Management is the only way to develop good skills and habits
to achieve professional success. It can help the individuals achieve their goals by
identifying the activities necessary to complete their plans improve productivity,
alleviate stress, increase satisfaction and enhance motivation. Job satisfaction and
health and negatively associated with stress this suggest that time management can
reduce stress and increase satisfaction, motivation and effort among employees.
1.3 OBJECTIVES
1. To identify time bound completion of task which enhances the employees’ job
satisfaction.
2. To find out the role of time management or the absence of it in achieving
employee’s productivity among NBFC’s.
3. To determine whether employees can or cannot maintain their current job
performance within the restricted time frame given under various circumstances.
4. To identity the impact of time management enhances an employee job satisfaction
and productivity in organization.
Studies of time management have attempted to analyze and understand the time use of
those persons who want to become more efficient on the job, in their activities that
they undertake. The need for prioritization, the creation and use of lists and the
assigning of activities to particular time slots on an individual's calendar is essential
for a successful event. Based on the assumptions that activities can be completed in
manageable bits, allowing a person to work through the obligations of the day to
achieve their desired goals will be the key indicators that an event can be organized in
accordance with the client requirements. Today, the main concern in management of
human resources is the improvement in performance of people working in the
organization with a view of increasing their efficiency through motivation.
A. RESEARCH DESIGN
The descriptive research design was adopted for this study. It describes data and
characteristics about the phenomenon being studied. Descriptive research answers the
questions who, what, where, when and how. It is a scientific method which involves
observing and describing the behavior of a subject without influencing it in any way.
It often uses visual aids such as graphs and charts to aid the reader in understanding
the data distribution and therefore offered better clarifications on impact of time
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management on job satisfaction. Since there has been various researches conducted on
this topic, descriptive design was adopted as the researcher intended only to project
the scenario and describe the phenomenon.
a) Primary Data
These data mainly includes the data collected through Online Questionnaire.
• Questionnaire
This is important and very popular method of data collection. In this method
questionnaires containing a printed list of questions are prepared and given to the
respondents and a request is made that the questions should be answered and returned.
The success of this largely depends on proper drafting of questions the questionnaire
should be designed in such a way that it elicits the accurate information. Moreover it
should be short as possible and simple to understand.
b) Secondary Data
These secondary data are collected from the records, documents, brochures and
magazines that were kept in the organization. Secondary data, on the other hand, are
those which have already been collected by someone else and which have been passed
through the statistical process.
C. MEASUREMENT DESIGN
The scaling technique used in this research was a five point Likert scale. The Likert
scale is a five (or seven) point scale which is used to allow the individual to express
how much they agree or disagree with a particular statement.
D. SAMPLING DESIGN
i) Sample Size
The Technique used for conducting the study is convenience sampling because the
population is large and scattered in wide area. Convenience sampling is a non-
probability sampling technique where the subjects are selected because of their
convenient accessibility and proximity to the researcher. A convenient sample is
obtained by selecting a convenient population unit.
E. STATISTICAL DESIGN
The following statistical tools were used for analyzing the data of the study
a) Tabulation
c) Diagrams
a) Tabulation
The percentage is used for making comparison between two or more series of data
and to know the accurate percentage of data collected. Here simple percentage
method is used. Interpretations are made based on the results obtained. The formula
for percentage method is as follows:
c) Diagrams
Time management is the practice of planning and organizing the division of time
spent on an activity, for the benefits of increased productivity or efficiency. Proper
time management entails a conscious control of time to enable less complicated and
smarter work within less time. Failing to manage time would increase the pressure on
jobs or projects, which would damage effectiveness and cause stress. This study helps
to identify that time management affect the job satisfaction of the employees of an
organization and wanted to determine the relationship of time management and job
satisfaction of all other elements under the main concern affecting each other. Time
management is an important skill and knowledge especially in organizing complicated
social structures. This is an attempt to identity the impact of time enhances an
employee job satisfaction and productivity in organization and will give a clear
insight on the impact of time management and priority management of employee. It
will be of help to any organization and the employee. It will help to enlighten how to
manage task in time boundly for the employee productivity and attaining job
satisfaction in organization. The study will help to other research which the study will
serve as reference. Scope of the study covers the impact of time management in
employee productivity in organization.
❖ Some of the respondents were very busy and hence they didn’t co-operate
with the research.
❖ Time available for the study was limited. So depth study was not possible.
❖ The details given by the respondents can be bias.
❖ Personal bias and prejudices of the respondents could have affected the result
of the study.
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1.8 CHAPTERISATION
Chapter I: Introduction
This chapter deals with the introductory details regarding the study, statement of the
problem, objectives of the study, Rationale of the study, scope of the study,
limitations of the study. It tells about the ways used to conduct research, sampling
method and size, statistics used etc
The third chapter describes about the theoretical background of the study.
This chapter gives an overview of the industry and all the details about the
organization. It includes detailed description about their industry, products, services
and the mission and vision of the organization.
In this chapter collected data about employee engagement was tabulated and various
tests were conducted on the data collected to interpret valuable information.
This chapter includes all the findings and suggestions obtained during the study and
conclusion of the entire study undertaken.
Vroom, (1964)2: Vroom in his definition on job satisfaction focuses on the role of the
employee in the workplace. Thus he defines job satisfaction as affective orientations
on the part of individuals toward work roles which they are presently occupying.
Davis etal., (1985)3: “Job satisfaction is closely linked to that individual's behaviour
in the work place .Job satisfaction is a worker’s sense of achievement and success on
the job. It is generally perceived to be directly linked to productivity as well as to
personal well-being. Job satisfaction implies doing a job one enjoys, doing it well and
being rewarded for one’s efforts.”
Richards, (1987)4: In 1987, a review was published that addressed the increasing
popularity of time management. It discussed the principles mentioned by authors like
McCay (1959) and concluded that, for instance, setting life goals and keeping time
logs were important techniques for effectively managing one’s time. Although this
article was helpful in understanding the ideas behind the notion of time management,
it was not a review of empirical time management studies. In fact, to our knowledge,
no reviews of empirical research of time management have been published since the
article by Richards (1987). Therefore, the first aim of the present study is to review
past empirical studies on time management and to determine the state-of-the-art in
this area of research. It review the way in which researchers have incorporated time
management concepts and methods in their research and critically discuss the research
designs they used. Questions to be addressed are: What is time management
behavior? What are its antecedents? What is its impact on outcome variables, such as
health and job performance? Second aim is to determine in which areas more research
is needed to extend the present knowledge of time management and the processes
involved.
Bond, M., & Feather, N. (1988)5:This study reports findings from studies that used
the Time Structure Questionnaire (TSQ), an instrument designed to measure the
degree to which individuals perceive their use of time as structured and purposive.
Results from 3 samples of university students showed that the TSQ has acceptable
psychometric properties. They also showed that TSQ total scores were positively
correlated with a sense of purpose in life, self-esteem, reported health, present
standing and optimism about the future, Type A behaviour, and more efficient study
habits, and were negatively correlated with depression, psychological distress,
anxiety, neuroticism, physical symptoms, hopelessness, and anomie. Perceived use of
time also varied with role demands, such as whether a person was single or married,
employed or unemployed, or a part-time or full-time student.
Britton, B. K., & Glynn, S. M. (1989)6: This study is based on a general model for
time management is described in detail / special properties of time management that
are particularly relevant to intellectually productive people are pointed out, and some
research tools are described / an appendix provides an instrument for measuring time-
management practices.
Ajzen, I. (1991)7: Research dealing with various aspects of the theory of planned
behavior is reviewed, and some unresolved issues are discussed. In broad terms, the
theory is found to be well supported by empirical evidence. Intentions to perform
behaviors of different kinds can be predicted with high accuracy from attitudes toward
the behavior, subjective norms, and perceived behavioral control; and these
intentions, together with perceptions of behavioral control, account for considerable
variance in actual behavior. Attitudes, subjective norms, and perceived behavioral
control are shown to be related to appropriate sets of salient behavioral, normative,
and control beliefs about the behavior, but the exact nature of these relations is still
uncertain. Expectancy-value formulations are found to be only partly successful in
dealing with these relations. Optimal rescaling of expectancy and value measures is
offered as a means of dealing with measurement limitations. Finally, inclusion of past
behaviour in the prediction equation is shown to provide a means of testing the
theory's sufficiency, another issue that remains unresolved. The limited available
evidence concerning this question shows that the theory is predicting behavior quite
well in comparison to the ceiling imposed by behavioral reliability.
Britton B.K., & Tesser. A. (1991)8: A prospective study tested the hypothesis that
college grade point average (GPA) would be predicted by time-management
practices. 90 college students completed a time-management questionnaire in 1983;
their high school Scholastic Aptitude Test (SAT) scores were obtained from college
records. Principal-components analysis of the 35-item time-management instrument
revealed 3 components. In 1987 (4 yrs later) each student's cumulative GPA was
obtained from college records. Regression analyses showed that 2 time-management
components were significant predictors of cumulative GPA (R–2 = .21 and accounted
for more variance than did SAT scores (increment in(R-2 = .05). It is concluded that
time-management practices may influence college achievement.
complete tasks in the allocated time. No relationship was found between expected
duration estimation ability and academic performance.
Macan (1994)10: Although the popular literature on time management claims that
engaging in time management behaviours results in increased job performance and
satisfaction and fewer job tensions, a theoretical framework and empirical
examination are lacking. To address this deficiency, a process model of time
management was proposed and tested. 353 employees in a variety of jobs completed
several scales; supervisors provided performance ratings. Examination of the path
coefficients in the model suggested that engaging in some time management
behaviours may have beneficial effects on tensions and job satisfaction but not on job
performance. Contrary to popular claims, time management training was not found to
be effective
biases from measurement error leads to biased research results. These findings have
important implications for both research and practice.
Motowildo. S. Borman. W., & Schmit, M. (1997)13: Although much attention has
been given to non cognitive predictors of job performance, few theories have
addressed why assessments of non cognitive abilities and orientations are predictive.
Drawing on the work of Motowidlo, Borman, and Schmit (1997), a framework is
tested to explain the proposed relationships among non cognitive abilities, cognitive
abilities, and procedural knowledge. In this framework, procedural knowledge, or
understanding of the social and psychological context in which core business
processes are embedded, is proposed as a direct antecedent of contextual performance
(Borman and Motowidlo, 1993, 1997). Further, both cognitive and non cognitive
individual differences are proposed as antecedents of both procedural knowledge and
contextual performance. Two studies, which provide initial empirical support for this
framework, are presented.
Harald S. Harung, (1998)14: Time is the most precious resource in business and
society. Unlike other resources, like people and capital, time is often considered fixed.
However, the way people subjectively experience and utilize time varies substantially
between people. Human development provides the basis for breakthrough
improvements in time management. In particular, in higher states of consciousness it
may be possible to transcend the limitations of time so that time ceases to be a factor
limiting our accomplishments in life. In order to realizing practice a transformation to
improved time management.
Adams, G. A., & Jex, S. M. (1999)15: This review incorporates recent research
regarding time management into a model of work-family conflict. The authors
hypothesized that 3 types of time management behaviour would have both direct and
indirect (through perceived control of time) relationships, with work interfering with
family and family interfering with work. It was also hypothesized that both of these
types of work-family conflict would be related to the strain outcomes of job
dissatisfaction and health complaints. This model was tested with a sample of 522
workers. In general, the hypothesized relationships were supported.
Huang, X., & Zhang, Z. (2001)17: illustrated the concept of time management as a
kind of temperament attribute which makes it possible to be reflected as a means of
utilizing and managing ones’ time. Over the years the focus of time management
publications and training courses has shifted from managers as the major target group
to a broad audience of working people. This is a research on time management issues
such as time attitude, time experience, and time structure are related to the subjective
experience and utilization of time. At present the Time Management Questionnaire
and Time Management Behaviour Scale are used abroad to evaluate the time
management disposition, which reflects the way that individuals make use of and
control time. Time management can be considered a kind of multi-dimensional
personality trait. This study documents the development of the Adolescence Time
Management Disposition Inventory for Chinese adolescents. An exploratory factor
analysis was done with 1,207 adolescents; time management disposition consisted of
the sense of time value (social-oriented and individual-oriented time value), the sense
of time control (setting goals, planning, priorities, time allocation, and feedback), and
the sense of time efficacy. Construct validity with another 507 adolescents showed
that the goodness-of-fit of a 3-dimension model was better than other unconstrained
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models. The reliability analysis indicated that the inventory had internal and temporal
consistency. All the results indicated that the Time Management Disposition
Inventory had clear factor structure, good reliability, and validity.
Ancona, D. G., Goodman, P. S., Lawrence, B. S., & Tushman, M. L. (2001)18: The
review discusses the issue of time as it pertains to organizational research. The author
believes that looking at research in terms of time is a powerful tool in assessing
organizational phenomena. According to the author, temporal research allows
researchers to gain more perspective when looking at organizational issues such as
decision making, group performance and organizational transformation. The author
notes that the field of temporal research is translated into concepts including pacing,
timing and sequencing.
Alay, S., & Kocak, S. (2002)19: mentioned that the purpose of this study was to
conduct the reliability and validity of Time Management Questionnaire (TMQ) for
Turkish university students. 35- Item Time Management Questionnaire was
administered to Middle East Technical University undergraduate university students
who were taking elective courses opened to all departments and faculties. 9 elective
courses were randomly selected from the elective courses opened at 1999-2000 spring
season. The subjects of this study were 165 female and 196 male university students.
Validity of the questionnaire was established by face validity and construct-related
evidence. To analyze the factors associated with this instrument for Turkish
population, items were subjected to principal component analysis and results showed
that 35-item TMQ revealed 3 components. Therefore, the purpose of this study was to
test the reliability and validity of 35-item TMQ for Turkish university students.
Pulakos. E., Schmitt.N., & Dorsey.D. (2002)20: This research further investigates an
8-dimension taxonomy of adaptive performance developed by Pulakos, Arad,
Donovan, and Plamondon (2000) and the usefulness of past experience, interest, and
self-efficacy predictors developed to measure these same 8 dimensions for predicting
Ancona et al., 2001; George and Jones, 2000; Wright, 2002)22: The increasing
salience of time is reflected in theoretical as well as practical publications. A number
of authors discussed the need for better incorporating time in theoretical models and
research designs.
Statt, (2004)23: “Job satisfaction can be defined also as the extent to which a worker
is content with the rewards he or she gets out of his or her job, particularly in terms of
intrinsic motivation.”
Brigitte J.C Claessens, Wendelien van Eerde and Christel G. Rutte and Robert
A.Roe, (2005)24: This review includes 32 empirical studies on time management
conducted between 1982 and 2004. The review demonstrates that time management
behaviours relate positively to perceived control of time, job satisfaction, and health,
and negatively to stress. The relationship with work and academic performance is not
clear. Time management training seems to enhance time management skills, but this
does not automatically transfer to better performance. The reviewed research displays
several limitations. First, time management has been defined and operationalised in a
variety of ways. Some instruments were not reliable or valid, which could account for
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unstable findings. Second, many of the studies were based on cross‐sectional surveys
and used self‐reports only. Third, very little attention was given to job and
organizational factors. There is a need for more rigorous research into the
mechanisms of time management and the factors that contribute to its effectiveness.
The ways in which stable time management behaviours can be established also
deserves further investigation. This review makes clear which effects may be
expected of time management, which aspects may be most useful for which
individuals, and which work characteristics would enhance or hinder positive effects.
Its outcomes may help to develop more effective time management practices. This
review is the first to offer an overview of empirical research on time management.
Both practice and scientific research may benefit from the description of previous
attempts to measure and test the popular notions of time management.
Mullins, (2005)25: “Job satisfaction is a complex and multifaceted concept which can
mean different things to different people. Job satisfaction is usually linked with
motivation, but the nature of this relationship is not clear. Satisfaction is not the same
as motivation. Job satisfaction is more of an attitude, an internal state. It could, for
example, be associated with a personal feeling of achievement, either quantitative or
qualitative.”
Armstrong, (2006)26: “The term job satisfactions refer to the attitude and feelings
people have about their work. Positive and favourable attitudes towards the job
indicate job satisfaction. Negative and unfavourable attitudes towards the job indicate
job dissatisfaction.
Beckwith, S. (2006, July)27: The present study was conducted to investigate the
relationship between time management, job satisfaction and motivation among
teacher educators in university departments, institutes and faculties of education in the
Sindh province of Pakistan. Using an interview approach, the researchers recorded the
professional stories of 40 teacher educators. The interviews and the analysis focused
particularly on teacher educators’ skills, routines and characteristics related to time
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Kaliski, (2007)29: “Job satisfaction further implies enthusiasm and happiness with
one’s work. Job satisfaction is the key ingredient that leads to recognition, income,
promotion, and the achievement of other goals that lead to a feeling of fulfilment.”
(Claessens & Eerde, 2007)30: They defined; the term “time management” is actually
misleading. Strictly speaking, time cannot be managed, because it is an inaccessible
factor. Only the way a person deals with time can be influenced. In this regard, it
would be more appropriate to speak about self-management with regard to the
performance of multiple tasks within a certain time period. But in the literature, the
term self-management has a different meaning. It refers to monitoring and regulating
oneself, but without any specific reference to techniques for monitoring time use.
Therefore, we will stick to the use of the term time management in the present paper.
Aziri, (2008)31: Described “We consider that job satisfaction represents a feeling that
appears as a result of the perception that the job enables the material and
psychological needs”.
Sonnentag . S , Volmer. J., & Spychala . A. (2008)32: The overview of the major
performance dimensions views individual performance as a multi dimensional
concept. At the most basic level, performance can be differentiated in terms of
process and outcome. Moreover, one can distinguish between task, contextual, and
adaptive performance and each of these types in itself is multidimensional. These
performance types differ with respect to their antecedents and consequences and can
be conceptually and empirically separated. Measurement of performance is central as
important organizational decisions are based on individual performance. Future
research is needed to clarify the interplay of the different performance types.
George et al., (2008)33: “Job satisfaction is the collection of feeling and beliefs that
people have about their current job. People’s levels of degrees of job satisfaction can
range from extreme satisfaction to extreme dissatisfaction. In addition to having
attitudes about their jobs as a whole. People also can have attitudes about various
aspects of their jobs such as the kind of work they do, their co-workers, supervisors or
subordinates and their pay.”
Carroll, S. M. (2009)34: In the book, Carroll explores the nature of the arrow of time
that goes forward from the past to the future, and posits that the arrow owes its
existence to conditions before the Big Bang. However, reasoning about what was
there before the Big Bang has traditionally been dismissed as meaningless, for space
and time are considered to be created exactly at the Big Bang. Carroll argues that
"understanding the arrow of time is a matter of understanding the origin of the
universe" and in his explanations relies on the second law of thermodynamics, which
states that all systems in the Universe tend to become more and more disorganized
(increase in entropy).[3][4] The arrow of time is based on ideas that go back to Ludwig
Boltzmann, an Austrian physicist of the 1870s.
Chioma. F., & Ekpete . O. A. (2011)35: At the heart of every institution (mostly
learning institution) is repertoire of essential skills which every serious individual
strives to know. No one is perfect but becomes more proficient as he continues to
work and practice. In fact effective individual are never satisfied, they are curiously in
search of attitudes to sharpen their results. Time management is essential for
achieving positive results in (learning) institutions, however it has not been
adequately enhanced by individual. This paper examines how time can be managed,
its benefits and need for private time table (PTT).
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Job satisfaction refers to a person’s feeling of satisfaction on the job, which acts as a
motivation to work. It is not the self-satisfaction, happiness or self-contentment but
the satisfaction on the job. Job satisfaction relates to the total relationship between an
individual and the employer for which he is paid. Satisfaction means the simple
feeling of attainment of any goal or objective. Job dissatisfaction brings an absence of
motivation at work. Lofquist and Davis (1991), defined job satisfaction as “an
individual’s positive affective reaction of the target environment as a result of the
individual’s appraisal of the extent to which his or her needs are fulfilled by the
environment”.
Work is a central part of almost everyone’s life. Adults devote almost all of their
waking time to work as career development makes up almost 70% of all human
developmental tasks. Hence it is important that the employees feel a sense of
satisfaction with their job or else it might lead to frustration, anger and in some cases
even depression.
Perceived satisfaction on the job is reflected by the needs of sense of fulfilment and
expectation for the job to be interesting, challenging and personally satisfying. Job
satisfaction is also an achievement indicator in career developmental tasks.
There are numerous studies on job satisfaction, and the results are often valued for
both humanistic and financial benefits. When employees are satisfied, they tend to
care more about the quality of their work, they are more committed to the
organization, they have higher retention rates, and they are generally more productive.
The present times are very competitive and hence there is a lot of pressure for each
organization to be the best for this reason, organizations now demand for the better
job outcomes. In fact, modern times have been called as the “age of anxiety and
stress”.
Time management” is the process of organizing and planning how to divide your time
between specific activities. Good time management enables you to work smarter – not
harder – so that you get more done in less time, even when time is tight and pressures
are high. Failing to manage your time will damage your effectiveness and causes
stress.
There are three theories about time and time management that stand out from all of
the rest, helping people develop stronger skills and prioritize more effectively. The
three theories covered here are Pickle Jar Theory, the Pareto principle, and
Parkinson’s Law. These theories each encourage thinking about the time you spend in
a different way, rather than as a generic resource that counts down.
The Pickle Jar Theory illustrates how relatively unimportant tasks or commitments
can easily take up much of a person’s time. Filling one’s day with small trivial tasks
that are not important prevents one from using that time to complete larger or more
important tasks and projects. The theory uses a pickle jar and its contents to represent
time management. The inside of the pickle jar represents a person’s time, and all the
different tasks and commitments that take up that time are represented by rocks,
pebbles, sand and water that are placed into the jar.
➢ Rocks are the important things that require immediate, significant attention, and
produce a huge benefit when they are accomplished.
➢ Pebbles produce a benefit, but they are not as important as the tasks represented by
the larger rocks.
➢ Grains of sand signify small, time consuming tasks that are relatively easy to do but
are of little importance, filling in the leftover space. Things like text messages
constant email checking, and idle chit-chat all take time, but generate little benefit.
The final component, water, fills in what little space remains, and represents the tasks
and idle moments that fill all the remaining space. The key to using the Pickle Jar
Theory is to be aware of which tasks are “rocks,” providing large benefits and
requiring immediate attention. Once you know which tasks are “rocks,” you can turn
your attention to the “sand,” paring it away to make room for more rocks. Various
techniques can be used to diminish the number of grains of sand in the jar . This
resource discusses a technique known as batching. Batching is a way to combine
many small tasks into one block of time, such as reviewing one’s email inbox only
once or twice each day instead of four times an hour, leading to less time wasted on
“sand.” Techniques like batching, however, rely on an understanding of the Pickle Jar
Theory. Being able to determine which tasks are unnecessary “sand” will allow you to
focus your attention on the “rocks” and “pebbles.”
2. Pareto’s Principle: the 80/20 Rule – Focus on the Tasks with the Greatest Benefit
The 80/20 Rule is similar to the Pickle Jar Theory, in that it suggests people can work
smarter by concentrating on the important things from which they derive the most
benefit. Activities that reap the greatest benefit, represented by the rocks in the pickle
jar, are the 20% of the activities that should consume 80% of your time in the 80/20
rule.
Economist Vilfredo Pareto observed that 80 percent of the wealth in his native Italy
was held by 20 percent of the population. You might conclude that a theory regarding
wealth distribution in a single country has nothing to do with time management, but
the relationship between 80% and 20% holds true in several other areas as well,
including time management.
The 80/20 rule, in its broader form, says that a small number of causes are responsible
for a large percentage of the effect, in a ratio of about 20:80. In time management,
you will often find that 20% of your tasks generate 80% of the results, or that 20% of
tasks absorb 80% of available time. By finding the ideal 20% of your tasks to spend
80% of your energy on, you can avoid wasting time or effort.
Parkinson’s Law is simple and straightforward: the time required to complete a par
ticular task will expand according to the amount of time it is allotted. Giving yourself
less time to do something will lead to faster completion. Slowly reduce the time
allotted for any given task, and eventually you’ll find the sweet spot in which it gets
completed without feeling rushed. Like the other theories, this changes the way you
approach using your time, illustrating that less time can lead to better, more effective
work.
Cyril Northolt Parkinson was a British author who once observed this phenomenon
firsthand. Assigning two hours to complete a task that could be completed in less than
one hour will result the two hours being consumed anyway, but with the excess hour
spent on planning, worrying, and agonizing. People will almost always fill all
assigned time, but what they fill it with changes if they have too much excess.
Interested in testing the theory? Try allocating half as much time each morning to a
mundane task like checking your email. If necessary, set a timer. You will likely find
yourself dealing with each item in your email account’s inbox a little faster. At the
end of the time, look at how much you accomplished in the time you set. The odds are
good that you’ll exceed your own expectations.
Before you go too far congratulating yourself for a job well done, try cutting the time
again the following day. As you continue to allow yourself less time, you will likely
begin prioritizing only those emails that actually matter, skimming subject lines and
dumping spam, advertisements, or other meaningless messages. Your attention will
zero in on the most important emails that must be addressed immediately.
This exercise helps people pare away unnecessary worrying, planning, and
frivolousness, finding the tasks that truly need to be completed. Parkinson’s Law
should help you maintain awareness of the truly necessary time to complete any task
or project. Try allowing yourself a little less time than you think you need; the odds
are good that you’ll only need the time you set aside.
Using the Pomodoro Technique felt helpful, but rigid at times. I found myself hesitant
to start work at all if I knew I wouldn’t be able to go 25 minutes without breaking
away from the work. I also found a 5-minute break between Pomodoro was way too
short and restrictive, so I didn’t time the breaks, but I probably went 10 to 15 minutes
on short ones. For the longer breaks, I took about an hour. Liked how the Pomodoro
Technique forced me to focus entirely on the task at hand for the full 25 minutes. It
made me much less likely to get distracted or switch tasks and work on something
else. Because I hate the sound of alarms, I revised this part of the Pomodoro method. I
ended up simply using Toggle and checking the time repeatedly, which probably was
bad as that could count as a distraction. I prefer to use Serene when I’m working, but
since the app doesn’t have a setting for 25-minute sessions, I thought I had to use
something else to remain faithful to the Pomodoro Technique. But I later found out
that you don’t have to stick to 25-minute increments. You can do 20 minutes or even
one hour. The Pomodoro Technique doesn’t have to be so restrictive; you can modify
it however you like.
To get the most out of the Pomodoro Technique, I recommend planning your day
ahead of time and breaking tasks into Pomodoro. I did this in a journal Satisfying.
Overall, I loved this method and will continue to use it. Checking off the completed
tasks on a piece of paper felt satisfying. Overall, I loved this method and will continue
to use it.
Step 3 Allow 40% as “buffer time” – Things such as breaks & little tasks
Step 5 Take notes during the day & check off items as they’re completed
Move any uncompleted items to the next day Day 4 – ALPEN Method Experiment
Results
• Percentage of tasks completed: All of the important 60% tasks (the tasks I deemed
as non-buffer)
I liked the ALPEN method! I was surprised by how accurate the work-buffer time
split ended up being. I underestimated how long the first task would take me; it took
me three times longer than I predicted. But in the end, I still checked off all the items
on my list that were essential, and I didn’t even need as much buffer time as I had
expected.
I also really liked having a checklist and checking off each item as I went. Allotting a
set amount of time for each item forced me to stay on task and try to get it done
within that time frame. Otherwise, I knew I might not complete it at all due to the
ALPEN Method’s assertion that 40% of your work time ends up being spent on
breaks, unexpected tasks, and interruptions.
• You estimate the amount of time a task will take. This prevented me from
overloading my to-do list and feeling like I didn’t do “enough” that day. In fact, at
the start, I had put too many tasks. When I estimated how long each would take, I
realized I didn’t have enough working hours in the day to complete them all. This
forced me to pare down my list and prioritize properly.
• You account for distractions. Instead of feeling bad when something unexpected
pops up during your workday, with the ALPEN Method, you plan for this with
your “buffer time.” Thanks to this, I wasn’t thrown off by those inevitable
interruptions.
The ABC Method was developed by Alan Lakein, the author of the popular book
How to Get Control of Your Time and Your Life. It’s a way of prioritizing the items on
your to-do list. While most of us dump our tasks onto a list without much thought to
the weight of each item, the ABC Method makes you categorize tasks as A, B, or C:
You must start with A and refrain from moving on to B until you finish all of your A
tasks.
You can also use sub-categories within box A, such as A1, A2, A3, etc.
The ABC Method was my least favorite, but it might have been because I didn’t have
much energy this day. Instead of following it to a tee, I ended up skipping down to a
C task before I completed my A tasks. Because this method dictates that you
shouldn’t move to a C task until you finish your entire A and B tasks, it feels
inflexible.
The following Time Management Matrix is reportedly based on ideas from President
Dwight D. Eisenhower and made popular by author Stephen Covey, who wrote about
it in his New York Times bestseller, The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People. To use
this time management method, we can create a matrix and place your tasks for the day
in one of the four quadrants:
When you’re really busy at work, rushed off your feet with tasks, it’s easy to overlook
the distinction between what’s “important” and what’s “urgent”. These two words
often seem interchangeable, but there’s a big difference between them – and this
difference forms the crux of the time management matrix. This matrix is basically a
way of figuring out what you should be doing, and of learning to approach your
commitments more consciously – something President Eisenhower was known to
do very well. It’s in our nature to prioritize urgent tasks. When we know a deadline is
looming, our reactive brain kicks in; we put all our energy into completing something
simply because it’s “urgent”, and then are rewarded with a brief hit of dopamine for
our efforts. But when that wears off, we realize we’ve spent the whole day doing
things that don’t really matter. US educator and businessman Stephen Covey
understood this “urgency addiction”, and to help identify what’s truly important
versus what’s urgent, he created his time management matrix.
According to the matrix, everything we do in life can be sorted by both its urgency
and its importance. As you can see, the top two quadrants are what we should be
focusing on – they’re “important”. But we should also be trying to minimize Q1
(important and urgent) as much as possible. This quadrant deals with unforeseen
issues – unexpected yet pressing problems – but if we spend enough time in Q2, we
should minimize the amount of urgent tasks we have to deal with.
Q2 is all about proper planning – about putting the necessary time in before things
become urgent. This is the quarter we should be prioritizing, since doing so will help
us be more effective in our work and minimize bad work stress.
If we want our work to sit mostly in “important and not urgent”, we first need to
identify our highest-priority tasks. The whole objective of Covey’s time management
matrix is to encourage us to question whether a certain task helps us achieve our goals
or not. Reorganize your To-Do list based on the grid above, which will allow you to
instantly identify which tasks need your immediate attention and which are most
important.
Once you’ve identified which tasks are truly important, the next step is to create more
undisturbed space for working on them – to free up time for undisturbed, prolonged
focus and organize your schedule thoughtfully to make sure you give most of your
time to them. Consider using time blocking to create regular sessions for immersive
deep work, as well as limit the amount of time you allow yourself to spend on low-
value, unimportant tasks like daily email management.
To free up more time for Q2 work, you also need to reduce the time you spend in Q3
and Q4. Work that’s not important but urgent can include tasks like meeting
scheduling, time tracking and replying to emails. While much of this work is
unavoidable, a great deal of it can be partly automated or completely outsourced. Use
smart tech to limit the impact of this work on your day in particular, check out apps
that can prioritize your inbox, track your time automatically and schedule meetings
intelligently.
Q4 – things that are not important and not urgent – should ultimately be eliminated
entirely, or at least reserved for when you need a quick break from cognitively
demanding work. Anti-distraction apps are a great help for ensuring these types of
task don’t colonize your time or interrupt you when you’re trying to focus. They can
even help you manage your biggest self-distracting behaviors, blocking certain
websites or limiting your non-work related browsing each day.
As your schedule becomes more intentional and well proportioned, you’ll find that the
time you spend doing Q1, Q3 and Q4 work should gradually decrease, freeing up
more time for you to spend on the things that actually matter.
NBFCs have scripted a spectacular success story in the history of the Indian economy.
NBFCs being financial intermediaries are engaged in the activity of bringing the
saving and the investing community together. In this role they are perceived to be
playing complimentary role to banks rather than competitors. NBFCs have also
carved niche business areas for them within the financial sector space and are also
popular for providing customized products like second hand vehicle financing, mostly
at the doorstep of the customer.
Human resource practices are evolving along with business expansion, with bigger
NBFCs having better practices while the others are trying to catch up. Most of the
NBFCs are facing higher attrition rates at field-level while the larger NBFCs are also
facing attrition rates even at supervisory and high officials’ levels. Some of the major
reasons are transfer and posting policy, lack of career progression. Finally, the
absence of the best human resource practices and job security are the biggest human
resources challenges of the NBFCs in the modern era.
NBFCs lend and make investments and hence their activities are akin to that of banks;
however, there are a few differences as given below:
Act, 1956, Chit companies as defined in clause (b) of Section 2 of the Chit
Funds Act, 1982.
With the rising innovation and growth in the sector, newer business models of NBFCs
such as 'account aggregators' and 'peer to peer lending platforms' ("P2P Lending") are
catching pace. To clarify, account aggregator is a form of NBFC engaged in
collecting and providing information on a customer's financial assets, in a
consolidated, organized and retrievable manner. Further, P2P Lending is a form of
crowd-funding which uses an online platform to match lenders with borrowers to
provide unsecured loans. RBI notified P2P Lending platforms as NBFCs on 24
August 2017 and recently issued the Master Directions to regulate the P2P Lending
platforms on 4 October 2017.The NBFC sector is also seeing a surge of newer
structured products like Market and Credit Linked Debentures wherein the principal
investment of the debenture holder is protected and the interest payment, to be made
at maturity, is linked to the performance of an underlying Index or a stock.
Muthoot Fincorp Ltd., the flagship company of Muthoot Pappachan Group, is one of
the largest NBFCs in India, registered with the Reserve Bank of India. Muthoot
Fincorp has over 3800 branches across India with an average walk in of 50,000
customers per day. The company has a diverse mix of retail offerings catering to the
various needs of its customers including Gold Loans, Business Loans, Housing Loan,
Auto Loans, Money Transfer, Foreign Exchange, Insurance Services and Wealth
Management Services. Muthoot Fincorp is a provider of mass finance in the form of
gold loans. Decades of dedicated research and experience in rural strongholds have
enabled the Company to provide quick and customized finance options and
investment schemes for millions of customers who do not have access to mainstream
commercial banks.
Muthoot takes its name from its Family, which is a branch of a traditional Orthodox
Christian family, based in Kozhencherry, a small town in the erstwhile primary state
of Travancore (Kerala). In the year 1887, Muthoot Ninan Mathai (Patron Founder of
the group), started in a humble way as a retail and whole-sale trader of grains at
Kozhencherry. These wholesale goods were mainly supplied to the large Estates
owned by British Companies. Later, understanding the unmet saving needs of the
estate’s workers, Mr.Ninan Mathai, started the Chit Funds business on a philanthropic
motive, as an avenue for saving. Initially, it was started solely for the workers, but
later was floated outside the estate. The business grew slowly but steadily along with
its share of ups and downs. Functioning out of a single office in Kozhencherry,
Muthoot Ninan Mathai entered the gold loan business in the 1950’s. He soon went on
to become the largest player in Chits & Gold Loans. Various people across Kerala
came to Kozhencherry for gold loan & chits. The Late Muthoot Ninan Mathai had
four sons, Ninan Mathew, M. George, M.
Mathew and Mathew M. Thomas (Muthoot Pappachan) who were involved in the
business from their childhood and later took over the family business. Currently MPG
has 20,000 employees, serving over a million customers through its 3800 branches
across the country. MPG’s customer-centric approach and innovation in terms of new
products that cater to changing customer needs, have helped in winning the loyalty of
innumerable customers, as well as in attracting new ones. Adopting the latest
technology and new ways to serve customers, without compromising on basic
principles and ethics that it has been following since its inception, is what forms the
backbone of MPG.
Our core values to always to protect and enhance trust, are integrity, collaboration and
excellence (ICE). These are the foundational pillars, on which the Muthoot blue
culture code is being developed. Trust is the overarching core value, on which our
other values are being built. We strongly believe that truly collaborative effort of all
stakeholders, evaluating each word, actions and decisions on the altar of integrity,
internally and externally with maddening pursuit of nothing but excellence, will earn
us individually and as an organization.
The trust of our customers, colleagues, team and promoters in fact all stakeholders
and the society are large.
❖ Honesty
❖ Humility
❖ Empathy
❖ Empowerment
❖ Agility
❖ Ownership
❖ Fresh Thinking And Continuous Renewal
❖ Work Life Balance
❖ Induction Program
Gurukul – Induction training is provided to all new joiners to acquaint them with the
Group, its activities and the products we offer to our customers along with
understanding on processes, regulatory aspects including training on handling
customers etc. We could provide Gurukul training for 4793 new joiners in 2.3lakhs
man-hours, covering all the new joiners both at the Branch and the corporate offices.
A compulsory online learning module for all employees at all grade levels up to
Regional Manager has been developed in-house by our IT team concentrating on
Products, Processes, General - Regulatory / Statutory norms and behavioral areas.
❖ Refresher Training
We have conducted 2 refresher trainings for entire Branch staff, the first one on Third
Party products, Group Company products and Operational Excellence covering 10720
staff in 85760 man-hours and the second one on New Gold Loan products, SME and
Online Modules covering 11587employees in 92696 man-hours.
❖ Specialized Training
❖ Workshops
A major initiative launched for senior management team of MFL during the year of
report was the yearlong LDP to develop a high-performance work culture for our
organization.
Every day morning for the purpose of learning and updating themselves, a daily
material is given to the branch-based employees in LMS, which is read and discussed
by them while conducting Shubarambh in the branches. Based on the daily materials
of previous month, every month a test is conducted for the entire branch staff.
❖ Mind to Minds
Mind to Minds is a Lecture Series featuring distinguished personalities from the worlds of
civil society, academia, business, arts, politics, literature, science, cinema etc for sharing their
thoughts and ideas to enrich all our employees in MFL with knowledge in a wide range of
fields. During 2016-’17 we had organized 8 Mind to Minds sessions by eminent personalities.
❖ Muthoot Live
❖ 555
whose creativity, innovative thoughts and entrepreneurial spirit Form the bedrock for
MPG. And hence we are celebrating the month of December as Ideation Month and
top 5 ideas received from staff are rewarded.
❖ Blue Waves
Blue waves are conceived in commemoration of our founder initiated as a celebration
with arts competitions for corporate office and other staff including all the group
companies.
This particular aspect of HRM deals with working conditions and amenities at
workplace. This includes a wide array of responsibilities and services such as safety
services, health services, welfare funds, social security and medical services. It also
covers appointment of safety officers, making the environment worth working,
eliminating workplace hazards, support by top management, job safety, safeguarding
machinery, cleanliness, proper ventilation and lighting, sanitation, medical care,
sickness benefits, employment injury benefits, personal injury benefits, maternity
benefits, unemployment benefits and family benefits.
Since it is a highly sensitive area, it needs careful interactions with labor or employee
unions, addressing their grievances and settling the disputes effectively in order to
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maintain peace and harmony in the organization. It is the art and science of
understanding the employment (union-management) relations, joint consultation,
disciplinary procedures, solving problems with mutual efforts, understanding human
behavior and maintaining work relations, collective bargaining and settlement of
disputes.
Next step is to match the current supply with the future demand of HR and create a
demand forecast. Here, it is also essential to understand the business strategy and
objectives in the long run so that the workforce demand forecast is such that it is
aligned to the organizational goals.
PERCENTAGE ANALYSIS
After converting the quantity into percentages diagrams; they can be shown in the
form of bar diagrams or pie diagrams it offers a meaningful comparative analysis and
diagnosis. After the analysis results are interpreted.
1. AGE OF RESPONDENTS
Below 25 Years 64 64
25-30 Years 25 25
31-40 Years 6 6
40 Years And Above 5 5
Total 100 100
INTERPRETATION
From the data, majority of the respondents are of the age group below 25 years which
constitutes 64% of the total data, 25% of the respondents are of the age group 25-30,
6% of the respondents are of the age group 31-40, and for the age group more than 40
years above are 5%.
2. GENDER OF RESPONDENTS
TABLE 5.2
Male 50 50
Female 50 50
Prefer Not To Say 0 0
Total 100 100
INTERPRETATION
From the data, male and female respondents are equal which constitutes 50% of the
total data.
TABLE 5.3
Below 2 Years 58 58
2-6 Years 31 31
7-10 Years 8 8
11-14 Years 2 2
Above 14 Years 1 1
Total 100 100
INTERPRETATION
From the data majority of the respondents are experienced below 2 years of around
58% and 31% respondents are belongs to the category of experience having 2 to 6
years. There are only few respondents for more than 7 years.
TABLE 5.4
INTERPRETATION
On the basis of the responses, majority of people around 96% responded to the
statement that they are satisfied with the organization policies. Only 4% of them are
dissatisfied.
TABLE 5.5
Strongly Agree 25 25
Agree 74 74
Neutral 0 0
Disagree 1 1
Strongly Disagree 0 0
Total 100 100
INTERPRETATION
From the table of responses 74% of respondents agree to the statement that Time
management is an important skill in organizing the social structures. While 25% had
responded strongly agree to the statement.
TABLE 5.6
Yes 95 95
No 4 4
Maybe 1 1
Total 100 100
INTERPRETATION
According to the responses collected 95% of people are strongly agreeing that they
can complete the tasks in time. While only 4% of people not agreeing that they can
complete the tasks on time.
TABLE 5.7
Strongly Agree 18 18
Agree 70 70
Neutral 0 0
Disagree 12 12
Strongly Disagree 0 0
Total 100 100
INTERPRETATION
From the collected data 70% are agree to the statement that time bound completion of
tasks are important than urgency. Around 18% respondents strongly agree to the
statement and 12% disagree to the statement.
TABLE 5.8
INTERPRETATION
From the data collected 95% of people strongly agreed that they are feeling valued for
their contributions and only 5% are said ‘No’ to the question.
TABLE 5.9
Strongly Agree 8 8
Agree 50 50
Neutral 19 19
Strongly Disagree 9 9
Disagree 14 14
Total 100 100
INTERPRETATION
From the collected data 50% of respondents agree to the statement that they enjoying
long working hours, where 8% of respondents strongly agreed, and 9% strongly
disagreed and 14% of respondents disagreed to the statement.19% of total respondents
opted neutral.
TABLE 5.10
Yes 95 95
No 5 5
Total 100 100
INTERPRETATION
From the collected data 95% of respondents agree to the statement that their superiors
communicate news effectively and in a timely manner, where 5% of respondents said
‘NO’ to the statement.
11. Is Time Management and Priority Management important in our work life?
TABLE 5.11
Strongly Agree 11 11
Agree 77 77
Neutral 12 12
Disagree 0 0
Strongly Disagree 0 0
Total 100 100
INTERPRETATION
From the collected data 77% of respondents agree to the statement that Time
Management and Priority Management important in our work life, where 11% of
respondents strongly agreed and no respondents disagreed to the statement.
FIG 5.11
12. Do you feel that time allotted for a task is sufficient to complete?
TABLE 5.12
Strongly Agree 7 7
Agree 67 67
Neutral 17 17
Disagree 9 9
Strongly Disagree 0 0
Total 100 100
INTERPRETATION
From the collected data 67% of respondents agree to the statement that Time
Management and Priority Management important in our work life, where 7% of
respondents strongly agreed and 9% disagreed to the statement.17% of the total
respondents opted neutral.
13. Do you agree that a change in work schedule can improve your overall job
satisfaction?
TABLE 5.13
Strongly Agree 12 12
Agree 68 68
Neutral 7 7
Disagree 12 12
Strongly Disagree 1 1
Total 100 100
INTERPRETATION
From the collected data 68% of respondents agree to the statement that change in
work schedule can improve your overall job satisfaction, where 12% of respondents
strongly agreed. While 1% strongly disagreed to the statement, 12% disagreed to the
statement.
FIG 5.13 showing if change in work schedule can improve overall job satisfaction
14. Do you think that a clear understanding of your given task impacts the time
management?
TABLE 5.14
Yes 96 96
No 4 4
Total 100 100
INTERPRETATION
From the collected data 96% of total respondents agree to the statement that clear
understanding of your task impacts the time management., where only 4% of
respondents said ‘NO’ to the statement.
FIG 5.14 showing clear understanding of tasks impacts the time management
15. Do you think that works from home is more efficient to be time bound?
TABLE 5.15
Strongly Agree 7 7
Agree 50 50
Neutral 31 31
Disagree 10 10
Strongly Disagree 2 2
Total 100 100
INTERPRETATION
From the collected data 50% of respondents agree to the statement that works from
home is more efficient to be time bound. Where 7% of respondents strongly agreed,
10% disagreed to the statement and 2% strongly disagreed to the statement.
16. Do you feel like your job utilizes your skills and abilities as much as it
could?
TABLE 5.16
Yes 89 89
No 11 11
Total 100 100
INTERPRETATION
From the collected data 89% of respondents agree to the statement that their skills and
abilities are utilized effectively as much as it could, where 11% of respondents said
‘NO’ to the statement.
17. Is work distribution among peers suitable for reducing back log?
TABLE 5.18
INTERPRETATION
From the collected data 77% of respondents agree to the statement that work
distribution among peers suitable for reduce back log, 8% of respondents strongly
agreed. While 3% disagreed to the statement, no respondents strongly disagreed to the
statement.
FIG 5.17 showing work distribution among peers helps in reducing back logs
TABLE 5.18
Strongly Agree 4 4
Agree 80 80
Neutral 14 14
Disagree 2 2
Strongly Disagree 0 0
Total 100 100
INTERPRETATION
From the collected data 64% of respondents agree to the statement that emotional
stability is a forwarding factor in Time Management, 12% of respondents strongly
agreed. While 6% strongly disagreed to the statement, and 18% disagreed to the
statement.
TABLE 5.19
Strongly Agreed 8 8
Agreed 68 68
Neutral 23 23
Disagree 1 1
Strongly Disagree 0 0
Total 100 100
INTERPRETATION
From the collected data 68% of respondents agree to the statement that management
invests in the success of the team, 23% respondents are neutral and 8% are strongly
agreed. No respondents disagreed to the statement.
20. Your company offer adequate opportunities for promotions and career
development?
TABLE 5.20
Strongly Agree 4 4
Agree 44 44
Neutral 35 35
Disagree 6 6
Strongly Disagree 11 11
Total 100 100
INTERPRETATION
From the collected data 44% of respondents agree to the statement that their company
offer adequate opportunities for promotions and career development. 35% of
respondents are neutral and only 11% are strongly agreed to the statement.
FIG 5.20 showing company offers adequate opportunities for promotion and
career development
21. Do you feel recognized for your hard work and success at work?
TABLE 5.21
Strongly Agree 7 7
Agree 50 50
Neutral 34 34
Disagree 6 6
Strongly Disagree 3 3
Total 100 100
INTERPRETATION
From the collected data 50% of respondents agree to the statement that they are
feeling recognized for their hard work and success at work.34% of respondents are
neutral and 7% strongly disagreed to the statement.
FIG 5.21 showing respondents’ feelings on recognition for their hard work and
success at work
22. You have developed effective strategies to help deal with pressure to take
task on time.
TABLE 5.22
Strongly Agree 8 8
Agree 72 72
Neutral 13 13
Disagree 1 1
Strongly Disagree 6 6
Total 100 100
INTERPRETATION
From the collected data 72% of respondents agree to the statement that they have
developed effective strategies to help deal with pressure to take task on time,6% of
respondents strongly agreed,13% are neutral and only 1% disagreed to the statement.
FIG 5.22 showing developing effective strategies to deal with pressures at work
TABLE 5.23
Strongly Agree 9 9
Agreed 67 67
Neutral 22 22
Disagree 2 2
Strongly Disagree 0 0
Total 100 100
INTERPRETATION
From the collected data 67% of respondents agree to the statement that they feel
aligned with the broader company goals.9% are strongly agreed where 22% are
neutral to the statement.
TABLE 5.24
Strongly Agree 9 9
Agree 81 81
Neutral 5 5
Disagree 1 1
Strongly Disagree 4 4
Total 100 100
INTERPRETATION
From the collected data, 81% of respondents agreed to the statement that they organize
their work to meet deadlines in good time, where 9% strongly agreed, 5% are neutral,4%
strongly disagreed ,and 1% of total respondents disagreed.
25. Would you recommend the organization as a good place to work for your
friends and acquaintances?
Table 5.25
Yes 79 79
No 3 3
Maybe 18 18
Total 100 100
INTERPRETATION
From the collected data, 79% respondents said ‘YES’ to the question that they
recommend the organization as a good place to work for their friends and
acquaintances.18% respondents said maybe and only 1% said ‘NO’ to the question.
TABLE 5.26
0 0 0
1 0 0
2 0 0
3 5 5
4 70 70
5 25 25
Total 100 100
INTERPRETATION
From the collected data, 70% of total respondents rated their career growth as 4 out
of 5 while 25% rated 5. Only 5% rated their career growth as 3 out of 5 and no
respondents rated below 3.
Career Growth
80
70
60
50
40
No of Respondents
30
20
10
0
Rating 0 Rating 1 Rating 2 Rating 3 Rating 4 Rating 5
27. On a scale of 0-5, how would you rate your work-life balance?
TABLE 5.27
0 0 0
1 0 0
2 0 0
3 27 27
4 29 29
5 44 44
Total 100 100
INTERPRETATION
From the collected data, 44% of total respondents rated their work life balance as 5
out of 5 while 29% rated as 4 out of 5. 27% respondents rated 3 out of 5 and no
respondents rated below.
FIG 5.27 showing rating for the respondents’ work life balance
Work-Life Balance
50
45
40
35
30
25
20 No of Respondents
15
10
5
0
Rating 0 Rating 1 Rating 2 Rating 3 Rating 4 Rating 5
6.1 FINDINGS
6.2 CONCLUSION
Job satisfaction is an important an employee with high level of job satisfaction may
perform well and put in more effort in his/her job. However, the employees with low
level of job satisfaction may bring a lot of effect to the organization. For example, the
employees may have negative attitude, betray their organization and increase
complaint and absenteeism.
These negative effects may cause the company lose image and reduce their
performance and productivity. Aspect that helps organization improves their overall
performance and productivity. Based on the collected data and findings, this study
concludes that there is no significant relationship between experience and time
management with understanding of task in the organization.and there exists a high
degree of positive correlation between time bound completion of task with job
satisfaction.
6.3 SUGGESTIONS
Remove distractions, because the world is full red herrings ready to steal your
attention away from work and your other responsibilities.
BIBLIOGRAPHY
BOOKS
• Avinash Pawar and Charak, KS (2014): A Study and Review of Employee Value
Proposition: A Tool of Human Resource Management. Review of Research. Vol.
3. No. 6. March 2014.
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• Role conflict, general manager job satisfaction and stress and the performance of
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2020].
QUESTIONNAIRE
Sir/Madam,
This survey is conducted for collecting information to enable the Study On Impact
Of Time Management On Employees’ Job Satisfaction In Muthoot Fincorp Ltd.
Please be kind to answer the following questions genuinely. I assure that none of
the information will be used unfairly. This data is used only for educational
purpose.
Name:
1. Age
1. Below 25 Years
2. 25-30 years
3. 31-40 years
4. 40 Years and above
2. Gender
1. Male
2. Female
3. Prefer not to say
a) Below 2 years
b) 2-6 years
c) 7-10 years
d) 11-14 years
e) Above 14 years
a) Yes
b) No
a) Strongly agree
b) Agree
c) Neutral
d) Disagree
e) Strongly disagree.
a) Yes
b) No
a) Strongly agree
b) Agree
c) Neutral
d) Disagree
e) Strongly disagree
a) Yes
b) No
a) Strongly agree
b) Agree
c) Neutral
d) Disagree
e) Strongly disagree
a) Yes
b) No
11. Is Time Management and Priority Management important in our work life?
a) Strongly agree
b) Agree
c) Neutral
d) Disagree
e) Strongly disagree
12. Do you feel that the time allotted for a task is sufficient to complete?
a) Strongly agree
b) Agree
c) Neutral
d) Disagree
e) Strongly disagree
13. Do you agree that a change in work schedule can improve your overall job
satisfaction?
a) Strongly agree
b) Agree
c) Neutral
d) Disagree
e) Strongly disagree
14. Do you think that a clear understanding of your given task impacts the time
management?
a) Yes
b) No
15. Do you think work from home is more efficient to be time bound?
a) Strongly agree
b) Agree
c) Neutral
d) Disagree
e) Strongly disagree
16. Do you feel like your job utilizes your skills and abilities as much as it could?
a) Yes
b) No
17. Is work distribution among peers suitable for reduce back log?
a) Strongly agree
b) Agree
c) Neutral
d) Disagree
e) Strongly disagree
a) Strongly agree
b) Agree
c) Neutral
d) Disagree
e) Strongly disagree
a) Strongly agree
b) Agree
c) Neutral
d) Disagree
e) Strongly disagree
20. Your company offer adequate opportunities for promotions and career
development?
a) Strongly agree
b) Agree
c) Neutral
d) Disagree
e) Strongly disagree
21. You feel recognized for your hard work and successes at work.
a) Strongly agree
b) Agree
c) Neutral
d) Disagree
e) Strongly disagree
22. You have developed effective strategies to help deal with pressure to take task on
time.
a) Strongly agree
b) Agree
c) Neutral
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A Study On Impact Of Time Management On Employees’ Job Satisfaction
d) Disagree
e) Strongly disagree
a) Strongly agree
b) Agree
c) Neutral
d) Disagree
e) Strongly disagree
a) Strongly agree
b) Agree
c) Neutral
d) Disagree
e) Strongly disagree
25. Would you recommend the organization as a good place to work for your friends
and acquaintances?
a) Yes
b) No
c) Maybe
a) 0
b) 1
c) 2
d) 3
e) 4
f) 5
27. On a scale of 0-5, how would you rate your work-life balance?
a) 0
b) 1
c) 2
d) 3
e) 4
f) 5
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