Do the Dominantly Used Managerial Techniques Differ According to Private University Type in Uganda?
- August 7, 2018
- Posted by: RSIS
- Categories: Education, Social Science
International Journal of Research and Innovation in Social Science (IJRISS) | Volume II, Issue VII, July 2018 | ISSN 2454–6186
Do the Dominantly Used Managerial Techniques Differ According to Private University Type in Uganda?
Dr. Kayindu Vincent
Kampala International University, Uganda, East Africa
Abstract:-This paper presents part of the findings of the study carried out in private universities in Uganda to investigate among other things, whether or not there is a difference in the dominant usage of particular managerial techniques between denominational and non-denominational private universities in Uganda. Using a cross-sectional survey design, the data were collected from 380 academic officials who were selected using universal sampling. A standardized questionnaire, the Managerial Grid Survey was used to collect the data, and the data on this particular aspect was analysed using the t-test. The findings indicated that the academic officials’ dominant usage of particular managerial techniques in denominational and non-denominational private universities in Uganda differed significantly (sig.0.32). It was thus recommended that the founders of non-denominational private universities should borrow a leaf from the denominational private universities to promote team management in their universities.
Key Words: Managerial techniques; private university type (denominational universities, non-denominational universities)
I. INTRODUCTION
Private universities came in existence in Uganda from the year 1988, starting with the Islamic University in Uganda. Some of the private universities were founded along religious lines, hence are denominational, yet others were founded by individuals, business partners, and ethnic communities without any religious inclination, hence being non-denominational (Segawa, 2007). All universities in Uganda are guided by the Universities and Other Tertiary Institutions Act which was enacted in 2001, with subsequent amendment in 2006. This regulates and provides guidelines in the establishment and management of universities and other higher educational institutions. The National Council for Higher Education was established in 2003 under the Universities and Other Tertiary Institutions Act.
