Green, PaulOlugbara, Oludayo O.Martin, Adele Alice2022-01-172022-01-172021-08-31https://hdl.handle.net/10321/3777Submitted in fulfilment of the requirements of the degree of Masters of Accounting: Cost and Management Accounting in the Faculty of Accounting and Informatics at the Durban University of Technology, 2021.For more than a decade, the South African local government has been in the spotlight for the provision of appalling services, resulting from the incompetency and inefficiency of South African public servants. The introduction of a performance management system (PMS) is expected to safeguard the utilization of resources more efficiently and to ensure that objectives of an organization are appropriately implemented towards yielding the desired growth impacts. However, the current PMS utilized within South African government departments presents one key concern regarding the effective management of employee performance. This research examines the implementation and effectiveness of the current PMS in the Department of Transport, eThekwini region.284 penCost accountingOrganizational effectiveness--MeasurementPerformance--ManagementSouth Africa. Department of Transport--Officials and employeesPublic administration--South Africa--DurbanPerformance standardsThesishttps://doi.org/10.51415/10321/3777