| dc.description.abstract | The main objective of the study was to look into the Influence of Corporate Governance
on Performance of Organizations. A Case of Alliance Capital Partners Limited, Nairobi-Kenya.
Corporate governance in this case is the independent variable while the performance of the
organization is the dependent variable. The specific objectives of the study were: to assess how
board characteristics influence performance of organizations; to examine how ownership identity
influences performance of organizations; to investigate how managerial discretion influence
performance organizations and to evaluate how strategic decision making process influence
performance of organizations. The primary focus for the 21st Century is Corporate Governance.
Almost all economies have introduced corporate governance codes or enacted new company
laws as in the United States of America following the Enron debacles. Corporate governance is
about the way power is exercised over corporate entities. It covers the activities of the board and
its relationship with the shareholders or members and those managing the enterprise, as well as
with the external auditors, regulators and other legitimate stakeholders. This study would be
great to the unlisted private companies in emerging markets who will use the recommendations
of this study to improve performance and make their organizations more viable and profitable.
The research project report explored the influence of corporate governance on performance of
organizations enterprises in Africa and more so in Kenya. The theoretical framework addressed
the corporate governance agency theory while the conceptual framework covered the main
features (aspects, dimension, factors, and variables) of the study and their presumed relationship.
Census was adopted in gathering the information from respondents. The design was preferred
since the target population of 14 respondents which was small and manageable. Also the design
gave all the respondents equal chances of responding to the questionnaires irrespective of their
gender and status they held in the organization. The study employed open-ended and closedended
questionnaires which were administered to the respondents and a structured interview
schedule was preferred to collect specific information. Once the research was conducted a
descriptive analysis was carried out for the primary data with the help of the statistical Package
for Social Sciences (SPSS). The highest level of ethical consideration was employed in carrying
out this study. Data was checked for errors, coded and classified accordingly. Descriptive
statistics of means and percentages was used in analyzing the data. The findings were presented
in the frequency tables. From the study the summaries and recommendation were made for
future use in basic and applied research and for policy formulation on corporate governance and
performance for Alliance Capital Partners Limited and Kenya at large. | en_US |
