Corporate Governance, Management Competence And Financial Performance Of Selected Money Transfer Companies In Uganda

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Approval ............................................................................................................................. i

TABLE OF CONTENTS ................................................................................................. ii

LIST OF FIGURES ......................................................................................................... vi

LIST OF TABLES .......................................................................................................... vii

LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS ....................................................................................... viii

CHAPTER ONE ................................................................................................................1

INTRODUCTION..............................................................................................................1

1.1 Introduction ....................................................................................................................1

1.2 Background of the Study ..........................................................................................1

1.2.1 Historical Background...........................................................................................1

1.2.2 Theoretical Background ..............................................................................................5

1.3.3 Conceptual Background ..............................................................................................6

1.2.4 Contextual Background ..............................................................................................8

1.3 Statement of the Problem .............................................................................................10

1.4 Purpose of the Study ....................................................................................................11

1.5 Objectives of the Study ................................................................................................11

1.6 Research Questions ......................................................................................................12

1.7 Hypotheses ...................................................................................................................12

1.8 Conceptual Framework ................................................................................................13

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1.9 Significance of the Study .............................................................................................14

1.10 Justification of the Study ...........................................................................................14

1.11 Scope of the Study .....................................................................................................15

1.11.1 Content Scope .....................................................................................................15

1.11.2 Geographical Scope.............................................................................................16

1.11.3 Time Scope ..........................................................................................................16

1.12 Operational Definitions of Terms ..............................................................................16

CHAPTER TWO .............................................................................................................18

LITERATURE REVIEW ...............................................................................................18

2.1 Introduction ..................................................................................................................18

2.2 Theoretical Framework ................................................................................................18

2.3 The Concepts of Corporate Governance, Management Competency and Financial ...20

2.3.1 Corporate Governance ..............................................................................................20

2.3.2 Managerial Competency ...........................................................................................23

2.3.3 Financial Performance ..............................................................................................25

2.4 Corporate Governance and Financial Performance .....................................................26

2.5 Managerial Competency and Financial Performance ..................................................30

2.6 Corporate Governance, Management Competency and Financial Performance .........39

2.8 Syntheses and Gap Analysis ........................................................................................41

CHAPTER THREE ...........................................................................................................43

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METHODOLOGY ............................................................................................................43

3.1 Introduction ..................................................................................................................43

3.2 Research Design...........................................................................................................43

3.3 Study Population ..........................................................................................................44

3.4 Determination of the Sample Size ...............................................................................44

3.5 Sampling Techniques ...................................................................................................45

3.5.1 Probabilistic Sampling Techniques...........................................................................45

3.5.2 Non-probabilistic Sampling Techniques...................................................................46

3.6 Data Collection Methods .............................................................................................46

3.6.1 Survey .......................................................................................................................46

3.6.2 Interview ...................................................................................................................46

3.6.3 Documentary Review................................................................................................47

3.7 Data Collection Instruments ........................................................................................47

3.7.1 Questionnaire ............................................................................................................47

3.7.2 Interview Guide ........................................................................................................47

3.7.3 Documentary Review Checklist ...............................................................................48

3.8 Quality Control ............................................................................................................48

3.8.1 Validity .....................................................................................................................48

3.8.2 Reliability ..................................................................................................................49

3.9 Data Analysis ...............................................................................................................50

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3.9.1 Quantitative Data Analysis .......................................................................................50

3.9.2 Qualitative Data Analysis .........................................................................................51

3.10 Measurement of Variables .........................................................................................51

3.11 Ethical Considerations ...............................................................................................52

REFERENCES ..................................................................................................................53

APPENDICES ..................................................................................................................... I

APPENDIX 1: WORK PLANS/TIME FRAMES ............................................................... I

APPENDIX II: BUDGET ESTIMATES ...........................................................................III

APPENDIX III: QUESTIONNAIRE ............................................................................... IV

APPENDIX V: TABLE FOR DETERMINING SAMPLE SIZE ................................. XIV