Decision Making Styles of Academic Administrators and Institutional Performance in Selected Tertiary Educational Institutions In Puntland, Somalia

ABSTRACT

The study intended to establish the significant relationship between decision making style and institutional performance of five tertiary education institutions in academic administrators in tertiary education institutions in Puntland. A Self made questionnaire was used to collect data in order to obtain five research objectives; 1) to determine the profile of the respondents, 2) to determine the level of decision making style, 3) to find out the level of institutional performance, 4) to determine if there are significant differences in decision making style of academic administrators according to qualification and experience and 5) to establish if decision style of academic administrators is significantly correlated with institutional performance. Data was analyzed using statistics techniques such as frequency, relative frequency, mean, one Way ANOVA, Pearson’s Linear Correlation Coefficient (PLCC) and regression analysis. The overall decision making rate was found low (Mean=2.35), the overall level of institutional performance was also found low (Mean=2.1O). The level of decision making does not significantly differed among education level of faculty members (Sig>O.O5), but the level of institutional performance differed significantly among levels of experience for faculty members (Sigdecision making style and institutional performance does not significantly differ to the levels of experience for faculty members. The dominate decision making style among TEI5 is autocratic style. The study recommended partising participative decision making style in tertiary education institutions in Puntland.

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Chapter Page

One THE PROBLEM AND ITS SCOPE

Background of the Study 1

Statement of the Problem 3

Purpose of the Study 4

Research Objectives 4

Research Questions S

Null Hypotheses 5

Scope 6

Significance of the Study 6

Operational Definitions of Key Terms 6

Two REVIEW OF RELATED LITERATURE

Concepts, Ideas, Opinions From Authors/Experts 8

Theoretical Perspectives 17

Related Studies 21

Three METHODOLOGY

Research Design 24

Research Population 24

Sample Size 24

Sampling Procedure 25

Research Instruments 25

Validity and Reliability of the Instrument 25

Data Gathering Procedures 26

Data Analysis 26

Ethical Considerations 27

Limitations of the Study 28

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Four DATA PRESENTATION, ANALYSIS AND INTERPRETATION

Profile of the respondents 29

The level of Decision Making Style 31

The level of Intuitional Performance 37

Significant difference Between decision making style and

institutional Performance in terms level of education and

experience of faculty members 44

Significant relationship between Decision making Style and

Institutional Performance 48

Dominant Decision Making Style among Administrator 49

FINDIGS, CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS

Findings 51

Conclusions 53

Recommendations 54

References 56

Appendices

Appendix I — Transmittal Letter 63

Appendix II - Clearance from ethical Committee 64

Appendix III Informed Consent 65

Appendix IV — Face Sheet 66

Appendix V — Questionnaire for Decision Making Style 67

Appendix VI — Questionnaire for Institutional Performance 69

Researcher~s Curriculum Vitae 71