Corporate Governance And The Financial Performance Of Deposit-Taking Savings And Credit Co-Operative Societies In Nairobi City County, Kenya

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2022-10-30

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International Journal of Scientific and Research Publications

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Corporate governance is the backbone of transparency, accountability, integrity and security of shareholders’ interest in an organization. An organization with poor corporate governance structure is likely to fail to achieve its objectives as well as have exposure to financial losses. The purpose of this study is to examine the effect of corporate governance on the financial performance of Deposit-taking Savings and Credit Co-operative Societies in Nairobi City County, Kenya A purposive sampling method integrating qualitative and quantitative design methods was employed in this study. The target and sample population were all the 42 Deposit-taking Savings and Credit Co-operative Societies in Nairobi City County, Kenya while a sample of 30 deposit-taking SACCOS was used for this study. For the 30 deposit-taking SACCOS, the company secretaries and other two executive top management members were each subjected to the study through the administration of questionnaires, hence three respondents per deposit-taking SACCOS. The published annual reports of the of 30 deposit-taking SACCOS were used to collect secondary data. SPSS research analysis tool was used emphasizing on the Multiple Regression Analysis and the Spearman Correlation Coefficient among others to assess the magnitude and relationship and thus come up with a finding of the relationship of the independent and dependent variables. The research found that corporate governance practices greatly affect Deposit-taking Savings and Credit Co-operative Societies in Nairobi City County, Kenya
Corporate governance is the backbone of transparency, accountability, integrity and security of shareholders’ interest in an organization. An organization with poor corporate governance structure is likely to fail to achieve its objectives as well as have exposure to financial losses. The purpose of this study is to examine the effect of corporate governance on the financial performance of Deposit-taking Savings and Credit Co-operative Societies in Nairobi City County, Kenya A purposive sampling method integrating qualitative and quantitative design methods was employed in this study. The target and sample population were all the 42 Deposit-taking Savings and Credit Co-operative Societies in Nairobi City County, Kenya while a sample of 30 deposit-taking SACCOS was used for this study. For the 30 deposit-taking SACCOS, the company secretaries and other two executive top management members were each subjected to the study through the administration of questionnaires, hence three respondents per deposit-taking SACCOS. The published annual reports of the of 30 deposit-taking SACCOS were used to collect secondary data. SPSS research analysis tool was used emphasizing on the Multiple Regression Analysis and the Spearman Correlation Coefficient among others to assess the magnitude and relationship and thus come up with a finding of the relationship of the independent and dependent variables. The research found that corporate governance practices greatly affect Deposit-taking Savings and Credit Co-operative Societies in Nairobi City County, Kenya

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Corporate governance, Corporate governance, Financial performance, Financial performance, Deposit-taking Savings and Credit Co-operative Societies, Deposit-taking Savings and Credit Co-operative Societies

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Kithandi, C. K. (2022). Corporate Governance And The Financial Performance Of Deposit-Taking Savings And Credit Co-Operative Societies In Nairobi City County, Kenya. International Journal of Scientific and Research Publications,12(10). pp 685-691

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