| dc.description.abstract | Business corporate governance principles have been recently discussed in managerial
literature in regards to management practice in the public sector. Among the largest
public sectors in Kenya is Health Services. Efficient governance of public hospitals
requires the effective, responsible and transparent use of funds, professional management
and competent governing structures. This study set to determine corporate governance
practices in public hospitals in the Coast Province of Kenya and to establish factors that
influence corporate governance practices in public hospitals in the Coast Province of
Kenya.
This study was a cross sectional study aimed at establishing the existence of an
independent governing body, such as hospital board, its operations, and the relationship
between such board, management and the clients/beneficiaries of the organization as the
operational indicators of governance. On the part of public hospitals, there also exists
relationship with the government. Both primary and secondary data as research
instruments were employed and covered all the public hospitals in the Coast Province of
Kenya.
The study found out that, public hospitals in Coast Province of Kenya have put in
practice most principles of good corporate governance even though the concept is new to
them. However, some provisions of the Legal Notice No. 162 of the Public Health Act
tend to limit application of best principles and practices of corporate governance. | en |
