| dc.description.abstract | The study aimed at assessing the role of Corporate Governance on the financial performance in
higher education institutions taking Uganda Martyrs University – Nkozi as the case study. The
study specific objectives based on the elements of corporate governance were board practices,
control environment, transparency and financial performance. The study used cross sectional
research design with both quantitative and qualitative approaches. The study sample involved
council, senate, academic and administrative staff that was selected using purpose sampling
technique. Data from 110 respondents was collected from questionnaires.
The analysis was conducted at two levels namely bivariate and univariate. Since univariate
analysis entailed description of a single variable and its attributes, frequency tables were used to
present the data. At the bivariate level, a regression model was generated to ascertain the
relationships between predictor variables and dependent variable. To ensure quality control,
there was pretesting the tools and using the Cronbach’s alpha to ascertain internal validity.
The research revealed that there are corporate governance practices within Uganda Martyrs
University considering several aspects examined by the study as the strength of the institutional
corporate governance practices .However, there are glaring areas that have shown gaps in the
corporate governance of the institution such as the level of resource mobilization towards
corporate governance, risk management framework, internal audit independence , management
information system for effectiveness of internal controls.
The study recommends that there should be good corporate governance practices within to the
institution in order to achieve transparency, independence, fairness, accountability, ethical
conduct and good corporate citizenship. This will lead to better financial performance in the
institution. | en_US |
