Corporate Governance and Performance in National Social Security Fund, Kampala Uganda

ABSTRACT 

The study on "corporate governance and performance in national social security fund" was conducted in Kampala, Uganda. The study included 141 respondents, involving both men and women. The study was guided by research objectives which included: to establish the level of Corporate Governance at NSSF; to establish level of performance of NSSF; to establish the relationship between corporate governance and Performance of NSSF. Methods like Questionnaires and Interviews were used to collect the data. On the nature of corporate governance at NSSF, the study found that many respondents disagreed with many of the statements provided, implying that many of the respondents did not think that corporate government is good at NSSF. On the level NSSF performance, the study found that many of the respondents disagreed with the level of NSSF's performance. The responses show that many of the respondents are dissatisfied with the current level of NSSF performance. On the relationship between corporate governance and Performance of NSSF, the study concluded that; there is a no significant relationship between nature of corporate governance and the extent of NSSF performance. The study later recommended that there should be a move by NSSF to change its corporate across the entire nation and among workers. NSSF needs to take bold decisions and desist political influence whatsoever and put stakeholders interest as top priority, and that NSSF as an organization should devise all possible means of updating the clients on what is happening.

TABLE OF CONTENTS

DECLARATION .............................................................................................. ii

APPROVAL ................................................................................................... iii

DEDICATION ............................................................................................... iv

ACKNOWLEDGEMENT ................................................................................... v

TABLE OF CONTENTS ................................................................................... vi

LIST OF TABLES ........................................................................................... ix

ABSTRACT ..................................................................................................... x

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

1.0 Introduction ...................................... , ............................................................ 1

1.1 Historical Background ..................................................................................... 1

1.1.1 Theoretical Perspective ..................................... , .......................................... 2

1.1.2 Conceptual Perspective ................................................................................ 3

1.2 Statement of the Problem ............................................................................... 5

1.3 Purpose of the study ...................................................................................... 6

1.4 Objectives of the study ................................................................................... 6

1.4.1 General Objective ........................................................................................ 6

1.4.2 Specific Objectives ...................................................................................... 7

1.5 Research questions ........................................................................................ 7

1.6 Significance of the Study ................................................................................ 7

1.7 Scope of the Study ......................................................................................... 8

1.8 Definition of the Terms .................................................................................. 8

1.9 Organization of the Study ............................................................................... 9

CHAPTER TWO ............................................................................................ 10

RELATED LITERATURE REVIEW ................................................................. 10

2.0 Introduction ................................................................................................. 10

2.1 Conceptual Frame Work Review .................................................................... 10

2.2Concepts, Opinions, Ideas from Authors/ ExRisk management.. ....................... 12

2.2.1 Concept of corporate governance ............................................................... 12

2.2.2 Concept of financial performance ............................................................... 12

2.3 The nature of corporate governance ............................................................. 14

2.4Performance of National Social Security Fund ................................................. 16

2.5 The Relationship between corporate governance and performance ................. 21

2.6 Research gap ............................................................................................... 22

CHAPTER THREE ......................................................................................... 24

METHODOLOGY .......................................................................................... 24

3.0 Introduction ................................................................................................. 24

3.1 The Research Design .................................................................................... 24

3.2 Target Population ......................................................................................... 24

3.3 Sampling procedure ..................................................................................... 24

3.4 Sample Size ................................................................................................. 25

3.5 Data sources ................................................................................................ 26

3.5.1 Primary source .......................................................................................... 26

3.5.2 Secondary source ...................................................................................... 26

3.6 Methods of Data Collection ........................................................................... 26

3.7 Data Analysis ............................................................................................... 26

3.8 Measurement of study variables .................................................................... 27

3.9 Ethical Considerations .................................................................................. 27

3.10 Limitations of the Study .............................................................................. 28

CHAPTER FOUR .......................................................................................... 29

PRESENTATION, ANALYSIS AND INTERPRETATION OF DATA .................. 29

4.0 Introduction ................................................................................................. 29

4.1 II Demographic ............................................................................................ 29

4.2 Relationship between corporate governance and Performance of NSSF ........... 39

CHAPTER FIVE ............................................................................................ 42

DISCUSSIONS, CONCLUSIONS, RECOMMENDATIONS .............................. 42

5.1 Findings ...................................................................................................... 42

5.2 Conclusions ................................................................................................. 50

5.3 Recommendations ........................................................................................ 53

5.4 Areas for further research ............................................................................. 54

REFERENCES ................•••••.••..••.•...............•••.•.••.•.•••.................•••.••••..•••...... 55

APPENDICES ............................................................................................... 58

APPENDIX A ............................................................................................... 58

APPENDIX B: BUDGET ........................................................................... 64

APPENDIX C: TIME FRAME ..................................................................... 65

APPENDIX D: INTRODUCTORY LETTER ................................................... 66

CURRICULUM VITAE .............................................................................. 67