| Abstract: | The purpose of this research is to assess the “factors affecting time management practice of the undergraduate students of management program at St. Mary’s University”. The target populations of this research were management students. A thorough review of literature of the time management practices were conducted with a view to get a good insight of contributions of authorities on the variables. The study is quantitative and qualitative in its approach and has been able to use descriptive and explanatory research deign were used during the study. Questionnaires and interviews were used to gather information from student and teachers in management program. Sample sizes of 150 simple sampling management students were used during the study, and in addition 15 non probability purposive sampling management class teachers were interviewed. The Data was analyzed through descriptive statics (percent, frequency, mean and standard deviation) correlation and linear regressions using SPSS (Statistical Package for Social Sciences) version 20 software. The research findings revealed that the factors affecting time management practices: The case of undergraduate students of management program at St. Mary’s university is positive and considered good, there are four variables of factors affecting time management practices Transportation, Social/Family, Institution/University related and social media addicted. Correlation analysis shows that factors of transportation, university related and social media addicted has strongly positive relationship with students’ time management practice the other variable of social/family factor has negative relationship with students’ time management practices variable, the R square and the ANOVA model shows a significant result. Accordingly, four factors hypothesize were three factors (transport, university related and social media addicted) accepted except social factor. For the above finding for this research recommended continuous and workshop in related to time management for students and Students should focus on their studying instead of spending their time in social media |
