Tutors’ Perception on Payment Procedure and Practices of Honorarium: A Case of Bangladesh Open University

Abstract

Perception of the stakeholder about the organization has been proven as an important
factor for the development and growth of the organization. The objective of this qualitative
study is to explore the perception of the tutors about the financial payment procedure and
practices of honorarium of Bangladesh Open University. The sample tutors were selected
from 8 tutorial centers among 20 tutorial centers of the school of education of Bangladesh
Open University on random basis. Data collected from 82 samples using self-administered
questionnaires and then thematic analysis is done with an inductive approach to get the
views of tutors. The result shows the remuneration and honorarium paid by the university
to the tutors for receiving various services is somewhat satisfactory to them. However, they
express the views that there is a lot of scope for improvement in the payment procedure of
remuneration. They are quite unhappy about the payment procedure in respect of timing of
receiving bills, submission of bills, and communication about the payment. Tutors have
expressed some recommendations to improve the existing financial payment system
efficiently. If the university authority considers their views to incorporate to improve the
financial payment system, the practical implication of this study will be achieved.