Assessing the Contributions of Top Management Team on Organization Performance in Tourism Industry, Tanzania

Abstract

: The top management plays an important role in performance of a company, top management can result to higher or lower performance of a company. Tourism industry is one among the sector that experiences the contribution of top managers in performance of companies. The study aimed to assess the contribution of top management in performance of companies in tourism industry. Two companies in tourism industry in Tanzania that are Leopard Tours and Wonderland Tours were taken as the case study. The study found that top managers are the drivers of the performance of the companies in tourism industry in Tanzania. The study recommended that tour companies should focus on employing high experienced top managers and periodically sending them to trainings so as to increase skills and capabilities.