Abstract
Purpose. The purpose of this study was to determine the differences and/or similarities of perceptions of selected educational and private sector managers toward time management behaviors. Procedure. Samples of managers--at all levels--were selected, from community college district and private sector industry, to complete time management survey. The survey was designed to analyze degree of time waste, allocations of time use, degree of control over time, and to determine the extent of time management awareness. The results of these measures were submitted to statistical analysis to identify differences between both sectors. Findings. (1) No significant differences were found in respondents' efforts toward elimination of time waste. (2) Overall respondents' perceived meetings as a major contributor to time waste. (3) No significant differences existed in respondents' control of time with general feeling of control within job; but dissatisfaction with lessened time for outside reading, activities, and family were noted. (4) No significant differences existed in respondents' apportionment of time for managing and actually doing tasks. (5) No significant differences existed in respondents' perceptions of time recording, amounts of delegation, and efforts to discuss time management problems with subordinates. Conclusions. (1) Time management behaviors and perceptions, for both sector managers, were substantially alike. (2) Both sector managers were substantially alike in levels of attained time management knowledge. (3) Both sector managers viewed meetings as a major source of time waste. (4) Data supports notion that little effort being made by sector managers to accomplish time recording in order to ascertain their time allocations. Recommendation. An expanded comparison of time management behaviors between public and private sector managers should be undertaken. This study revealed a lack of ongoing time management training in both sectors with need for training relating to skills in time.