Accountability and financial performance of public universities in Uganda: a case study of Busitema University.
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2014-06
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Kampala International University, College of Economics and Management
Abstract
This study was conducted in Tororo with specific reference to Busitema University and the study
topic was: "Accountability and Financial performance of public Universities in Uganda."
The main objective of this study was to establish the relationship between accountability and
financial performance of public Universities in Uganda, and how the government can ensure
better, improved and effective performance of public Universities in Uganda.
The justification of this study was that a number of public universities in Uganda experience
accountability problems due to poor controls and governance and these impacts negatively on the
general institutional performance.
The study is therefore necessary today because there is need to improve accountability so as to
improve upon the general performance of public universities in Uganda.
There was therefore need for a study to fill this knowledge gap by coming up with findings and
recommendations to improve the status quo.
Analytical, explanatory and descriptive approaches were used together with randomization
methods and purposive sampling as a non-randomization technique; as broad methodological
approaches to this study's conceptualization and execution.
Data was be obtained by use of self-administered questionnaires and key informant interviews
from primary sources while secondary data was be captured. from various compendia with
relevance to the study subject at hand. Triangulation of these approaches was aimed at yielding
validity and reliability of data mass.
Data was be analyzed and correlated using correlation coefficient will be used to establish the
relationship between Accountability and the financial performance of Public Universities in
Uganda.
This study's findings entailed the following: from the perspective of the key informants that were
purposively selected and the general respondent ship that were randomly selected, the effect of
accountability on the financial performance of Busitema university was profiled and mapped as
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follows: from the viewpoint of key informants: Proper accountability ensures improved financial
performance (84%), Financial statements are measures of the organizational performance in
relation to its financial structure (98.2%) and internal control system provides management with
reasonable assurance that proper accountability will be ensured (100%).
Although these other occurrences and phenomena can't be wholly attributed to accountability,
there is nevertheless other factors that affect financial performance such as ethical staff and
budgeting.
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A dissertation submitted to the college of economics and management science in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the award of the Bachelors' Degree in Business Administration of Kampala International University.
Keywords
Financial performance o, Public universities, Uganda