A study towards overcoming employee resistance towards timesheet

The monetary value of any project is intrinsically linked to the use of time, and also to the management accounting process. Utilizing the time efficiently equates with producing much surplus and profits as possible. The point is not to grow a business, but rather to grow it into a rewarding one, for which the business needs strong firm foundation, inspirational motives, strategy to associate and execute. The implementation of an electronic timesheet can streamline the business process, cut down on administrative time, gaining grounds on accuracy and efficiency by integrating with HR leaders, accounting and payroll systems. But timesheets don't get the attention they deserve. Approximately 150 users in a leading commercial vehicle manufacturing company were given access for this web timesheet application to login their efforts towards their project. But within two quarters of its implementation, a decline has been observed in number of users of time sheet. This study has been aimed to find the rationale as to why there is resistance from the employees towards filling timesheet, by employing a quantitative research method. What emerged from the Pearson co-efficient correlation, will throw light on the positives of timesheet, most probable reasons for the employee's resistance and the correlation between the various factors that leads to the resistance.