Thesis (MPA.) -- University of Limpopo, 2015 / This study is an investigation of managing the performance of section 57 managers in
South Africa, with special reference to municipalities within the Capricorn District
Municipality in Limpopo province. This research was necessitated by the fact that even
though there has been an adoption of the Performance Management System in order to
speed up service delivery and transformation, performance management still remains
grossly inadequate, in the South African public sectors especially in local government.
This point out that in spite of the existing policy framework governing the management
of performance in municipalities, most municipalities in South Africa are still struggling
to perform efficiently and effectively. The problem statement provided a foundation
within the aim and the objectives were explained. Contextualisation of the study was
based on the existing legislative, theoretical and conceptual perspective that apply to
performance management. The study also outlined the research method (only
qualitative research method was used) and the technique used as a data collection
method was the interviews. The researcher presented, analysed and interpreted the
research findings where the researcher employed the use of figures and descriptive
analysis to present data. In drawing conclusions it became clear that there were
problems hampering the performance of Section 57 manager in municipalities within the
Capricorn District Municipality. The main problems were identified to be lack of
dedicated and qualified personnel to perform the function of PMS, lack of training and
rewards to motivate senior managers who far exceed the set targets. Therefore to
eliminate these problems recommendations were also suggested to assist
municipalities in carrying out their developmental mandate this include among others,
proper consideration of training need, continuous evaluation of senior managers
performance, and the provision of rewards to employees who performed above the level
expected.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:netd.ac.za/oai:union.ndltd.org:ul/oai:ulspace.ul.ac.za:10386/1186 |
| Date | January 2015 |
| Creators | Sehoa, Makoma Faith |
| Contributors | Sebola, M. P., Manyaka, R. K. |
| Source Sets | South African National ETD Portal |
| Language | English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Thesis |
| Format | vi, 147 leaves |
| Relation | Adobe Acrobat Reader, version 6 |
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