Influence of corporate governance on performance of public universities in Kenya

This study aims to determine the influence of corporate governance on performance of Public Universities in Kenya. The study was anchored on social network theory. To achieve the objective, the study was based on a pragmatic philosophy and mixed research design with a target population of 234 Univer...

Descripción completa

Guardado en:
Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Peter Kariuki, Beatrice Elesani Ombaka, Paul Kiumbe Mburu
Formato: article
Lenguaje:EN
Publicado: Ümit Hacıoğlu 2021
Materias:
H
Acceso en línea:https://doaj.org/article/c0a014bbab9d477ca0941ac4b33f2b0f
Etiquetas: Agregar Etiqueta
Sin Etiquetas, Sea el primero en etiquetar este registro!
id oai:doaj.org-article:c0a014bbab9d477ca0941ac4b33f2b0f
record_format dspace
spelling oai:doaj.org-article:c0a014bbab9d477ca0941ac4b33f2b0f2021-11-07T08:04:32ZInfluence of corporate governance on performance of public universities in Kenya2147-447810.20525/ijrbs.v10i7.1402https://doaj.org/article/c0a014bbab9d477ca0941ac4b33f2b0f2021-11-01T00:00:00Zhttps://www.ssbfnet.com/ojs/index.php/ijrbs/article/view/1402https://doaj.org/toc/2147-4478This study aims to determine the influence of corporate governance on performance of Public Universities in Kenya. The study was anchored on social network theory. To achieve the objective, the study was based on a pragmatic philosophy and mixed research design with a target population of 234 University top managers. Primary data was collected using a 5 point Likert type questionnaire and an interview guide. Data was analyzed using descriptive and inferential statistics. Findings revealed that corporate governance had significantly statistical influence on performance of public universities in Kenya. This study concluded that adherence to good corporate governance practices are essential strategies Public Universities can use in their endeavour to improve on their performance. It is further recommended that University top managers should adhere to good corporate governance practices, specifically to management guidelines, allow for public participation and be transparent in their actions. Further, the results present important implications to University top managers, other corporate entities, policy makers, and stakeholders in the University education sector in Kenya and across the world.Peter KariukiBeatrice Elesani OmbakaPaul Kiumbe MburuÜmit Hacıoğluarticlecorporate governance, transparency, adherence to management guidelines, public participation, performance, public universitiesSocial SciencesHENInternational Journal of Research In Business and Social Science, Vol 10, Iss 7, Pp 116-128 (2021)
institution DOAJ
collection DOAJ
language EN
topic corporate governance, transparency, adherence to management guidelines, public participation, performance, public universities
Social Sciences
H
spellingShingle corporate governance, transparency, adherence to management guidelines, public participation, performance, public universities
Social Sciences
H
Peter Kariuki
Beatrice Elesani Ombaka
Paul Kiumbe Mburu
Influence of corporate governance on performance of public universities in Kenya
description This study aims to determine the influence of corporate governance on performance of Public Universities in Kenya. The study was anchored on social network theory. To achieve the objective, the study was based on a pragmatic philosophy and mixed research design with a target population of 234 University top managers. Primary data was collected using a 5 point Likert type questionnaire and an interview guide. Data was analyzed using descriptive and inferential statistics. Findings revealed that corporate governance had significantly statistical influence on performance of public universities in Kenya. This study concluded that adherence to good corporate governance practices are essential strategies Public Universities can use in their endeavour to improve on their performance. It is further recommended that University top managers should adhere to good corporate governance practices, specifically to management guidelines, allow for public participation and be transparent in their actions. Further, the results present important implications to University top managers, other corporate entities, policy makers, and stakeholders in the University education sector in Kenya and across the world.
format article
author Peter Kariuki
Beatrice Elesani Ombaka
Paul Kiumbe Mburu
author_facet Peter Kariuki
Beatrice Elesani Ombaka
Paul Kiumbe Mburu
author_sort Peter Kariuki
title Influence of corporate governance on performance of public universities in Kenya
title_short Influence of corporate governance on performance of public universities in Kenya
title_full Influence of corporate governance on performance of public universities in Kenya
title_fullStr Influence of corporate governance on performance of public universities in Kenya
title_full_unstemmed Influence of corporate governance on performance of public universities in Kenya
title_sort influence of corporate governance on performance of public universities in kenya
publisher Ümit Hacıoğlu
publishDate 2021
url https://doaj.org/article/c0a014bbab9d477ca0941ac4b33f2b0f
work_keys_str_mv AT peterkariuki influenceofcorporategovernanceonperformanceofpublicuniversitiesinkenya
AT beatriceelesaniombaka influenceofcorporategovernanceonperformanceofpublicuniversitiesinkenya
AT paulkiumbemburu influenceofcorporategovernanceonperformanceofpublicuniversitiesinkenya
_version_ 1718443573345517568