Abstract: ISO Certification involves integration of processes in an organization in such a manner that there is continuous improvement which is aimed at attaining customer satisfaction and achieving organizational targets and goals. State corporations in Kenya have had their fair share of challenges in achieving their organizational performance targets and as a result they have adopted ISO certification as one of the management measures to mitigate these challenges. It is for this reason that this study examined the role of ISO certification on organizational performance in state corporations in Kenya. The target population was 1,120 employees of five ISO certified state corporations in Kisumu town, Kenya. Using Krejcie and Morgan table, 275 respondents were sampled through systematic random sampling design. Data collection instruments that were used were questionnaires and document analysis. Content validity was achieved through peer review of questionnaires while reliability was measured using test-retest method. Data analysis was analyzed using descriptive statistics with the aid of SPSS 18.0 and presented through distribution tables. Pearson Correlation Co-efficient for organizational targets was 0.546, while for management commitment was 0.596, for customer focus was 0.717 and for monitoring of processes was 0.688; all showed a positive and significant correlations with Organizational Performance. Regression analysis indicated that all ISO Certification variables contributed to significant and positive change in performance. The researcher therefore concluded that ISO Certification play a role on Organizational Performance in state corporations in Kenya.
The influence of corporate ethical codes of conduct on the production of qual...Alexander Decker
This document summarizes a study on the influence of corporate ethical codes of conduct on the production of quality products among pharmaceutical companies in Nigeria. The study used a sample of 280 managers from pharmaceutical companies listed on the Nigerian Stock Exchange. The study found a significant relationship between adherence to ethics codes, enforcement of procedures, and customer satisfaction, and the production of quality products. Based on these findings, the study recommends that pharmaceutical companies establish written ethics codes to guide employee behavior and ensure high quality product production.
11.the influence of corporate ethical codes of conduct on the production of q...Alexander Decker
This document summarizes a study on the influence of corporate ethical codes of conduct on the production of quality products among pharmaceutical companies in Nigeria. It begins with an introduction discussing the increased number of business scandals and need for companies to explicitly state their ethics through codes of conduct. It then outlines the study's hypotheses that adherence to codes of ethics, enforcement procedures, and customer satisfaction are related to the production of quality products. The theoretical framework discusses prior research finding codes of ethics can inhibit unethical behavior and provide guidelines. The document concludes by discussing how codes of conduct crystallize basic rules and standards necessary to achieve objectives.
Sugarcane Company’s performance has remained to be one of the challenging facts in the growing companies in Kenya today. The delays in harvesting operations are attributed to uncoordinated and unpredictable harvesting and transport schedules; and inefficiencies in mill operations. Therefore, the main aim of the study is to determine the influence of Sustainability Management Systems CSR on firm performance of selected sugarcane companies in Kenya. The study is guided by Corporate Social Performance Theory. This study used ex- post facto research design. Ex- post facto research design determines and reports the way things are. The target population was 528 employees. This study therefore sampled 228 respondents. Purposive sampling technique was used to select 10 managers, 24 supervisors, 38 accountants and 156 clerks from the 7 sugarcane companies because they have specific information concerning the effects of corporate social responsibility practice on firm performance of selected sugarcane companies in Kenya. Pilot study was done in order to test for validity and reliability of the research tools. The pilot study was done in Trans-Mara Sugar Company found in rift Valley region of Kenya. For inferential statistics, correlation and multiple regression was used for comparative analysis between frequencies of corporate social responsibility practice on firm performance. The study findings indicated that sustainability management systems have an effect on firm performance. The government will use this study in establishing policies that would ensure improvement in firm performance of sugarcane processing firms among other firms in Kenya. The study recommends that the companies should encourage sustainability management systems since sustainable management systems is an important mechanism for improving corporate sustainability performance. It can generate business value through measurement and management of sustainability risks and opportunities. The study recommends further researchers to study on corporate social responsibility strategy and financial performance of firms in Kenya which the study didn’t cover.
The purpose of this paper is to conduct an investigation into the relationship between a
firm’s corporate governance mechanisms (audit committee (AC) composition and operation,
block shareholder, chief executive officer duality, financial state, ownership dominance,
political connection, share price, and family control) and auditor quality selection in Malaysia,
for periods before and after the introduction of Malaysian Code of Corporate Governance
(MCCG) in 2007
ROLE OF CORPORATE GOVERNANCE IN OPTIMISING WORKFORCE PRODUCTIVITYPeachy Essay
The current study supplies detailed analysis and evidences of corporate governance practices of Tesco and the process how effective governance can impact on the workforce productivity. In order to research on this topic in a systematic way, the researcher has divided the entire study into several interlinked parts. In the introductory chapter, the author has mentioned the primary aims and objectives, along with rationale of study to view the significance of the research in current context. Tye past studies and evidences are analysed in second chapter to structure a literature on the topic undertaken. According to theoretical evidences, corporate governance is the set of rules or principles that firms employ in organizational procedure to execute a fair and ethical trade practice. However, different factors affect the employee performance as being present in the governance policies. Tesco basically follows standard governance structure whereas there is space to widen the area of improving workforce efficiency by upgrading governance. In the methodology chapter, the author has mentioned the best possible approaches that have been employed thorough selecting right blend of research paradigms. Besides positivism, the researcher has selected deductive approach and descriptive design. The data has been collected via survey from employees and interviews with managers.
This document discusses the concept of firm life cycle and innovation. It describes various life cycles that make up a firm, including product life cycles, technology life cycles, human resources life cycles, and organizational patterns' life cycles. It then explains that despite being composed of these different life cycles, a firm also has its own autonomous life cycle. The document also discusses two main innovation strategies - radical and incremental innovation - and the innovation process.
The document discusses integrating ISO (International Organization for Standardization) and process improvement (PI) through a Healthcare Improvement Model. The model aims to help healthcare systems continuously improve processes, policies, and patient care while reducing costs. It establishes five tiers from the system level down to individual facilities. By combining ISO's standardization approach and PI's focus on identifying and addressing issues, the model intends to promote continuous quality improvement throughout a healthcare organization.
The purpose of this study is to enhance the understanding of the relationship between Lean’s soft factors on Lean’s hard factors and operational excellence of Malaysia manufacturing companies. The study will focus on deployment within Lean’s hard factors included the Lean operation and Lean supply chain under Lean deployment.
The influence of corporate ethical codes of conduct on the production of qual...Alexander Decker
This document summarizes a study on the influence of corporate ethical codes of conduct on the production of quality products among pharmaceutical companies in Nigeria. The study used a sample of 280 managers from pharmaceutical companies listed on the Nigerian Stock Exchange. The study found a significant relationship between adherence to ethics codes, enforcement of procedures, and customer satisfaction, and the production of quality products. Based on these findings, the study recommends that pharmaceutical companies establish written ethics codes to guide employee behavior and ensure high quality product production.
11.the influence of corporate ethical codes of conduct on the production of q...Alexander Decker
This document summarizes a study on the influence of corporate ethical codes of conduct on the production of quality products among pharmaceutical companies in Nigeria. It begins with an introduction discussing the increased number of business scandals and need for companies to explicitly state their ethics through codes of conduct. It then outlines the study's hypotheses that adherence to codes of ethics, enforcement procedures, and customer satisfaction are related to the production of quality products. The theoretical framework discusses prior research finding codes of ethics can inhibit unethical behavior and provide guidelines. The document concludes by discussing how codes of conduct crystallize basic rules and standards necessary to achieve objectives.
Sugarcane Company’s performance has remained to be one of the challenging facts in the growing companies in Kenya today. The delays in harvesting operations are attributed to uncoordinated and unpredictable harvesting and transport schedules; and inefficiencies in mill operations. Therefore, the main aim of the study is to determine the influence of Sustainability Management Systems CSR on firm performance of selected sugarcane companies in Kenya. The study is guided by Corporate Social Performance Theory. This study used ex- post facto research design. Ex- post facto research design determines and reports the way things are. The target population was 528 employees. This study therefore sampled 228 respondents. Purposive sampling technique was used to select 10 managers, 24 supervisors, 38 accountants and 156 clerks from the 7 sugarcane companies because they have specific information concerning the effects of corporate social responsibility practice on firm performance of selected sugarcane companies in Kenya. Pilot study was done in order to test for validity and reliability of the research tools. The pilot study was done in Trans-Mara Sugar Company found in rift Valley region of Kenya. For inferential statistics, correlation and multiple regression was used for comparative analysis between frequencies of corporate social responsibility practice on firm performance. The study findings indicated that sustainability management systems have an effect on firm performance. The government will use this study in establishing policies that would ensure improvement in firm performance of sugarcane processing firms among other firms in Kenya. The study recommends that the companies should encourage sustainability management systems since sustainable management systems is an important mechanism for improving corporate sustainability performance. It can generate business value through measurement and management of sustainability risks and opportunities. The study recommends further researchers to study on corporate social responsibility strategy and financial performance of firms in Kenya which the study didn’t cover.
The purpose of this paper is to conduct an investigation into the relationship between a
firm’s corporate governance mechanisms (audit committee (AC) composition and operation,
block shareholder, chief executive officer duality, financial state, ownership dominance,
political connection, share price, and family control) and auditor quality selection in Malaysia,
for periods before and after the introduction of Malaysian Code of Corporate Governance
(MCCG) in 2007
ROLE OF CORPORATE GOVERNANCE IN OPTIMISING WORKFORCE PRODUCTIVITYPeachy Essay
The current study supplies detailed analysis and evidences of corporate governance practices of Tesco and the process how effective governance can impact on the workforce productivity. In order to research on this topic in a systematic way, the researcher has divided the entire study into several interlinked parts. In the introductory chapter, the author has mentioned the primary aims and objectives, along with rationale of study to view the significance of the research in current context. Tye past studies and evidences are analysed in second chapter to structure a literature on the topic undertaken. According to theoretical evidences, corporate governance is the set of rules or principles that firms employ in organizational procedure to execute a fair and ethical trade practice. However, different factors affect the employee performance as being present in the governance policies. Tesco basically follows standard governance structure whereas there is space to widen the area of improving workforce efficiency by upgrading governance. In the methodology chapter, the author has mentioned the best possible approaches that have been employed thorough selecting right blend of research paradigms. Besides positivism, the researcher has selected deductive approach and descriptive design. The data has been collected via survey from employees and interviews with managers.
This document discusses the concept of firm life cycle and innovation. It describes various life cycles that make up a firm, including product life cycles, technology life cycles, human resources life cycles, and organizational patterns' life cycles. It then explains that despite being composed of these different life cycles, a firm also has its own autonomous life cycle. The document also discusses two main innovation strategies - radical and incremental innovation - and the innovation process.
The document discusses integrating ISO (International Organization for Standardization) and process improvement (PI) through a Healthcare Improvement Model. The model aims to help healthcare systems continuously improve processes, policies, and patient care while reducing costs. It establishes five tiers from the system level down to individual facilities. By combining ISO's standardization approach and PI's focus on identifying and addressing issues, the model intends to promote continuous quality improvement throughout a healthcare organization.
The purpose of this study is to enhance the understanding of the relationship between Lean’s soft factors on Lean’s hard factors and operational excellence of Malaysia manufacturing companies. The study will focus on deployment within Lean’s hard factors included the Lean operation and Lean supply chain under Lean deployment.
1) The study analyzed the influence of organizational culture on employee task performance at PT Bank Pembangunan Daerah Bali in Renon Branch, with work discipline as a mediating variable.
2) The results showed that organizational culture had a positive and significant direct effect on task performance and an indirect effect through work discipline.
3) Work discipline was found to partially mediate the relationship between organizational culture and task performance.
The company goal is to maximize the shareholders’ prosperity, not just to maximize profit. The fact is that the company not only has economic responsibility but also social responsibility to the community and its environment. The purpose of this study was to analyze the effect of good corporate governance (GCG) and corporate social responsibility (CSR) on the firm value. The research sample of 15 companies was taken using purposive sampling from companies listed in the LQ-45 on the Indonesia Stock Exchange for the period of 2014-2017. This study uses panel data regression analysis with Random Effect model method. GCG is a representation of managerial ownership, institutional ownership, independent commissioner, and audit committee. The results of this study indicate that there is a significant influence between GCG and CSR on firm value simultaneously. Partially, independent Commissioners and CSR each have an influence on the firm value, but there is an anomaly.
Common Problems Encountered by Selected Cooperatives in Cabanatuan City: Basi...IJAEMSJORNAL
This study aims to determine the common problems encountered by selected cooperatives in Cabanatuan City. The researcher used the descriptive research method in this study. The study revealed that the majority of the respondents are 41-50 years old, married and most of them were from Kalikid and Aduas Cabanatuan City. Members’ trust to the cooperatives was the top problem that challenges the operations and management of the cooperatives.
This document summarizes a pilot study conducted on innovative companies in the oil and gas industry. The researchers interviewed CEOs from 6 small-to-medium sized businesses (STBORs) that provide specialized products and services to the industry. They found that STBORs face challenges from high investment needs, customer retention, and adapting to rapidly changing technological demands. Additionally, the study analyzed how changes in the industry have affected operating companies, contractors, and suppliers. It presents models of the innovation cycle for STBORs and the relationship between new technologies, field development, regulations, and cost effectiveness. The results showed that the sample companies did not clearly link innovation and quality, though they were trying to implement total quality management practices
This document discusses a study analyzing the role of competitive advantage in relationships between talent management, knowledge management, and organizational performance at Sharia banks in Indonesia. The study used a quantitative survey of 105 bank employees. The results showed that talent management and knowledge management significantly influence competitive advantage and organizational performance, and competitive advantage also influences organizational performance. The document provides background on talent management, knowledge management, competitive advantage, and organizational performance based on prior literature.
Value Creation Through Corporate Social Responsibility in Developing Countrie...Waqas Tariq
Consumer support for Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) has been in practice for some years now and firms are demanded to seriously take CSR initiatives. This project has been compiled out of a wealth of literature that addresses the need and importance of CSR and business ethics in the society in great depth. A case study of CSR at Proctor and Gamble Pakistan was carried out by employing both the qualitative and quantitative data collection techniques to gather information so as to bring the attributes of triangulation in this research. The research findings outlined various views and beliefs of the respondents with regards to CSR initiatives by Proctor and Gamble Pakistan. The CSR awareness and societal veracities are the factors that encourage consumers to think ethically and make decisions in terms of who to develop associations with. The research shows a reflection of deductive approach and the researcher understood the inbuilt pros and cons of dependence upon secondary sources of information. It was attempted to adopt a hybrid strategy in this project but it mainly took a positivist look because of the nature of the questionnaire survey based upon close-ended questions aiming for quantitative data. The trend for CSR initiatives in developing countries is now growing at a decent pace and the recent advancements in technology and media have resulted in grown awareness among consumer groups to exert pressures on multinational companies to be apparent in their statements as well as practices.
This document summarizes a research paper that explored total quality management (TQM) and supply chain management (SCM) enablers. The paper identified the most commonly cited TQM enablers from literature as top management commitment, customer satisfaction, empowerment, teamwork, training, and culture change. The most widely cited SCM enablers were customer relationship, information sharing, top management leadership, strategic supplier relationship, material flow management, and authentic partnership. By comparing the TQM and SCM enablers, the paper found that top management commitment and customer satisfaction were the two most important enablers cited for both TQM and SCM strategies.
This document summarizes a study that analyzed assurance statements from sustainability and corporate social responsibility reports of public companies in Malaysia. Specifically:
- The study examined 8 assurance statements from 2010 to evaluate how well they adhered to the International Standard on Assurance Engagements 3000 (ISAE3000).
- The findings showed variability in the assurance statements and their adherence to the ISAE3000. However, the assurors performed well in validating reported data, the data collection process, and achievement of targets.
- The assurors also engaged with stakeholders during the assurance process. However, prior studies have questioned how well assurance actually enhances the completeness and credibility of sustainability reports.
- The study aimed to provide insight into emerging
This report examines and compares the code of ethics of CQ University and APESB. It identifies the key stakeholder groups for each organization and the main business ethics issues addressed. It evaluates aspects of each code that represent mandatory requirements versus voluntary practices. The report also assesses the level of corporate governance and transparency reflected in the two policy documents. Overall, the report provides insight into how each organization addresses ethics and governance through its code.
Corporate social responsibility is contemplated as overarching strategy integrated into business operation, value-added chain and decision making approach across the corporate world. Infosys in ITC sector harmonizes with corporate ethics in the Indian corporate domain. This paper basically concentrates on how the activities of Infosys, the selected company endorses its responsibility towards society veraciously and how it precipitates its sustainable headway. The study is descriptive in nature and mobilizes mainly secondary data for the purpose. The results proffer that corporate social responsibility is a device of self-appraisal for the company in case of social audit which eventually emanates its sustainable survivability.
Corporate Governance and Earning Management in Saudi ArabiaAkashSharma618775
The research paper examines the corporate governance and earning management in Saudi Arabia. It
explores certain studies that worked in different areas and discusses their findings. The essential goal of this paper
is to exactly research the impact of the late corporate administration controls presented by Capital Market
Authority (CMA) on compelling income administration hone in Saudi Arabia. Corporate governance theory is
discussed here that elaborates the procedures of organization and different strategies. At that point speculations
are tried utilizing multivariate procedure to figure out whether corporate administration qualities essentially
oblige optional accumulations. The paper also discusses literature of previous studies and some methodologies are
discussed that are important. Three different types of methodologies are described here that are related to
organization. At the end, conclusion is presented.
Este documento compara o tempo à nossa conta bancária diária, onde recebemos 86.400 segundos por dia que não são acumuláveis. Se não usarmos nosso tempo diariamente, ele é "eliminado" no final do dia. O documento incentiva a usar nosso tempo da melhor forma para saúde, felicidade e êxito, e dar valor a cada momento, especialmente se compartilhado com alguém especial.
El documento habla sobre los riesgos psicosociales en el trabajo, que son las condiciones relacionadas con la organización, el contenido del puesto o el entorno laboral que pueden afectar el desarrollo del trabajo y la salud de los trabajadores. Define el acoso laboral como conductas persistentes que se ejercen sobre un empleado con el fin de causar miedo, intimidación o perjuicios para inducir la renuncia, y busca prevenir, corregir y sancionar estas formas de agresión y maltrato en el contexto laboral
Abstract: The aim of the study was to understand how the United Nations (UN) functions and how the UN constitutes membership. It also delved into. The study provided a background to the establishment of the United Nations, its Charter and its purposes. Literature review included books on the UN System and its specialized agencies. It concluded with the structural organization of the UN and its Secretariat.
Siete fotos con mensajes breves sobre temas como el amor, la felicidad de ayudar, la igualdad entre las personas, formas geométricas y concentrarse en el silencio.
This document provides information about Cerro THHN/THWN-2 4-AWG GREEN cable including how to purchase it from Launch 3 Telecom. Launch 3 Telecom is a telecom supplier that offers this cable and other telecom equipment as well as services like installation, repair, and asset recovery. They accept various payment methods and can ship same-day for orders received by 3PM EST.
El documento compara Windows y Linux, señalando que Linux es gratuito mientras que Windows requiere una licencia. También discute las ventajas e inconvenientes de ambos sistemas operativos. Otras secciones tratan sobre temas como el uso de unidades, copia de seguridad, organización de archivos, hardware, directorios, atajos de teclado y la instalación de programas.
Este documento explica cómo calcular porcentajes usando la regla de tres simple. Define un porcentaje como una cantidad expresada como una fracción de 100 partes iguales. Describe la regla de tres, donde se relacionan tres valores conocidos y un valor desconocido. Proporciona un ejemplo de cómo calcular el porcentaje de alumnos que prefieren asignaturas distintas a las matemáticas aplicando la fórmula de la regla de tres.
This document provides information about purchasing an Alcatel-Lucent KS24351L3 from Launch 3 Telecom. It describes how to purchase the product via phone, email, or by filling out a request form online. It also provides details about payment methods, same-day shipping and order tracking, warranty, and additional services offered by Launch 3 Telecom like repairs, maintenance contracts, and de-installation of telecom equipment.
O documento descreve como testar uma nova função de webcam no computador da marca SONY, permitindo tirar selfies usando a tela. Fornece instruções para posicionar-se na frente da tela e ficar parado enquanto a foto é tirada, mas a pessoa não consegue tirar uma foto de verdade com a tela e é avisada a voltar ao trabalho.
Irena Sendler era uma enfermeira polonesa que salvou 2500 crianças judias do Holocausto escondendo-as com famílias polonesas. Ela falsificou documentos para dar às crianças novas identidades e enterrou registros de seus nomes reais para que pudessem ser reunidos com suas famílias depois da guerra. Sendler foi torturada pela Gestapo, mas se recusou a revelar informações que poderiam ter colocado as crianças em perigo.
1) The study analyzed the influence of organizational culture on employee task performance at PT Bank Pembangunan Daerah Bali in Renon Branch, with work discipline as a mediating variable.
2) The results showed that organizational culture had a positive and significant direct effect on task performance and an indirect effect through work discipline.
3) Work discipline was found to partially mediate the relationship between organizational culture and task performance.
The company goal is to maximize the shareholders’ prosperity, not just to maximize profit. The fact is that the company not only has economic responsibility but also social responsibility to the community and its environment. The purpose of this study was to analyze the effect of good corporate governance (GCG) and corporate social responsibility (CSR) on the firm value. The research sample of 15 companies was taken using purposive sampling from companies listed in the LQ-45 on the Indonesia Stock Exchange for the period of 2014-2017. This study uses panel data regression analysis with Random Effect model method. GCG is a representation of managerial ownership, institutional ownership, independent commissioner, and audit committee. The results of this study indicate that there is a significant influence between GCG and CSR on firm value simultaneously. Partially, independent Commissioners and CSR each have an influence on the firm value, but there is an anomaly.
Common Problems Encountered by Selected Cooperatives in Cabanatuan City: Basi...IJAEMSJORNAL
This study aims to determine the common problems encountered by selected cooperatives in Cabanatuan City. The researcher used the descriptive research method in this study. The study revealed that the majority of the respondents are 41-50 years old, married and most of them were from Kalikid and Aduas Cabanatuan City. Members’ trust to the cooperatives was the top problem that challenges the operations and management of the cooperatives.
This document summarizes a pilot study conducted on innovative companies in the oil and gas industry. The researchers interviewed CEOs from 6 small-to-medium sized businesses (STBORs) that provide specialized products and services to the industry. They found that STBORs face challenges from high investment needs, customer retention, and adapting to rapidly changing technological demands. Additionally, the study analyzed how changes in the industry have affected operating companies, contractors, and suppliers. It presents models of the innovation cycle for STBORs and the relationship between new technologies, field development, regulations, and cost effectiveness. The results showed that the sample companies did not clearly link innovation and quality, though they were trying to implement total quality management practices
This document discusses a study analyzing the role of competitive advantage in relationships between talent management, knowledge management, and organizational performance at Sharia banks in Indonesia. The study used a quantitative survey of 105 bank employees. The results showed that talent management and knowledge management significantly influence competitive advantage and organizational performance, and competitive advantage also influences organizational performance. The document provides background on talent management, knowledge management, competitive advantage, and organizational performance based on prior literature.
Value Creation Through Corporate Social Responsibility in Developing Countrie...Waqas Tariq
Consumer support for Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) has been in practice for some years now and firms are demanded to seriously take CSR initiatives. This project has been compiled out of a wealth of literature that addresses the need and importance of CSR and business ethics in the society in great depth. A case study of CSR at Proctor and Gamble Pakistan was carried out by employing both the qualitative and quantitative data collection techniques to gather information so as to bring the attributes of triangulation in this research. The research findings outlined various views and beliefs of the respondents with regards to CSR initiatives by Proctor and Gamble Pakistan. The CSR awareness and societal veracities are the factors that encourage consumers to think ethically and make decisions in terms of who to develop associations with. The research shows a reflection of deductive approach and the researcher understood the inbuilt pros and cons of dependence upon secondary sources of information. It was attempted to adopt a hybrid strategy in this project but it mainly took a positivist look because of the nature of the questionnaire survey based upon close-ended questions aiming for quantitative data. The trend for CSR initiatives in developing countries is now growing at a decent pace and the recent advancements in technology and media have resulted in grown awareness among consumer groups to exert pressures on multinational companies to be apparent in their statements as well as practices.
This document summarizes a research paper that explored total quality management (TQM) and supply chain management (SCM) enablers. The paper identified the most commonly cited TQM enablers from literature as top management commitment, customer satisfaction, empowerment, teamwork, training, and culture change. The most widely cited SCM enablers were customer relationship, information sharing, top management leadership, strategic supplier relationship, material flow management, and authentic partnership. By comparing the TQM and SCM enablers, the paper found that top management commitment and customer satisfaction were the two most important enablers cited for both TQM and SCM strategies.
This document summarizes a study that analyzed assurance statements from sustainability and corporate social responsibility reports of public companies in Malaysia. Specifically:
- The study examined 8 assurance statements from 2010 to evaluate how well they adhered to the International Standard on Assurance Engagements 3000 (ISAE3000).
- The findings showed variability in the assurance statements and their adherence to the ISAE3000. However, the assurors performed well in validating reported data, the data collection process, and achievement of targets.
- The assurors also engaged with stakeholders during the assurance process. However, prior studies have questioned how well assurance actually enhances the completeness and credibility of sustainability reports.
- The study aimed to provide insight into emerging
This report examines and compares the code of ethics of CQ University and APESB. It identifies the key stakeholder groups for each organization and the main business ethics issues addressed. It evaluates aspects of each code that represent mandatory requirements versus voluntary practices. The report also assesses the level of corporate governance and transparency reflected in the two policy documents. Overall, the report provides insight into how each organization addresses ethics and governance through its code.
Corporate social responsibility is contemplated as overarching strategy integrated into business operation, value-added chain and decision making approach across the corporate world. Infosys in ITC sector harmonizes with corporate ethics in the Indian corporate domain. This paper basically concentrates on how the activities of Infosys, the selected company endorses its responsibility towards society veraciously and how it precipitates its sustainable headway. The study is descriptive in nature and mobilizes mainly secondary data for the purpose. The results proffer that corporate social responsibility is a device of self-appraisal for the company in case of social audit which eventually emanates its sustainable survivability.
Corporate Governance and Earning Management in Saudi ArabiaAkashSharma618775
The research paper examines the corporate governance and earning management in Saudi Arabia. It
explores certain studies that worked in different areas and discusses their findings. The essential goal of this paper
is to exactly research the impact of the late corporate administration controls presented by Capital Market
Authority (CMA) on compelling income administration hone in Saudi Arabia. Corporate governance theory is
discussed here that elaborates the procedures of organization and different strategies. At that point speculations
are tried utilizing multivariate procedure to figure out whether corporate administration qualities essentially
oblige optional accumulations. The paper also discusses literature of previous studies and some methodologies are
discussed that are important. Three different types of methodologies are described here that are related to
organization. At the end, conclusion is presented.
Este documento compara o tempo à nossa conta bancária diária, onde recebemos 86.400 segundos por dia que não são acumuláveis. Se não usarmos nosso tempo diariamente, ele é "eliminado" no final do dia. O documento incentiva a usar nosso tempo da melhor forma para saúde, felicidade e êxito, e dar valor a cada momento, especialmente se compartilhado com alguém especial.
El documento habla sobre los riesgos psicosociales en el trabajo, que son las condiciones relacionadas con la organización, el contenido del puesto o el entorno laboral que pueden afectar el desarrollo del trabajo y la salud de los trabajadores. Define el acoso laboral como conductas persistentes que se ejercen sobre un empleado con el fin de causar miedo, intimidación o perjuicios para inducir la renuncia, y busca prevenir, corregir y sancionar estas formas de agresión y maltrato en el contexto laboral
Abstract: The aim of the study was to understand how the United Nations (UN) functions and how the UN constitutes membership. It also delved into. The study provided a background to the establishment of the United Nations, its Charter and its purposes. Literature review included books on the UN System and its specialized agencies. It concluded with the structural organization of the UN and its Secretariat.
Siete fotos con mensajes breves sobre temas como el amor, la felicidad de ayudar, la igualdad entre las personas, formas geométricas y concentrarse en el silencio.
This document provides information about Cerro THHN/THWN-2 4-AWG GREEN cable including how to purchase it from Launch 3 Telecom. Launch 3 Telecom is a telecom supplier that offers this cable and other telecom equipment as well as services like installation, repair, and asset recovery. They accept various payment methods and can ship same-day for orders received by 3PM EST.
El documento compara Windows y Linux, señalando que Linux es gratuito mientras que Windows requiere una licencia. También discute las ventajas e inconvenientes de ambos sistemas operativos. Otras secciones tratan sobre temas como el uso de unidades, copia de seguridad, organización de archivos, hardware, directorios, atajos de teclado y la instalación de programas.
Este documento explica cómo calcular porcentajes usando la regla de tres simple. Define un porcentaje como una cantidad expresada como una fracción de 100 partes iguales. Describe la regla de tres, donde se relacionan tres valores conocidos y un valor desconocido. Proporciona un ejemplo de cómo calcular el porcentaje de alumnos que prefieren asignaturas distintas a las matemáticas aplicando la fórmula de la regla de tres.
This document provides information about purchasing an Alcatel-Lucent KS24351L3 from Launch 3 Telecom. It describes how to purchase the product via phone, email, or by filling out a request form online. It also provides details about payment methods, same-day shipping and order tracking, warranty, and additional services offered by Launch 3 Telecom like repairs, maintenance contracts, and de-installation of telecom equipment.
O documento descreve como testar uma nova função de webcam no computador da marca SONY, permitindo tirar selfies usando a tela. Fornece instruções para posicionar-se na frente da tela e ficar parado enquanto a foto é tirada, mas a pessoa não consegue tirar uma foto de verdade com a tela e é avisada a voltar ao trabalho.
Irena Sendler era uma enfermeira polonesa que salvou 2500 crianças judias do Holocausto escondendo-as com famílias polonesas. Ela falsificou documentos para dar às crianças novas identidades e enterrou registros de seus nomes reais para que pudessem ser reunidos com suas famílias depois da guerra. Sendler foi torturada pela Gestapo, mas se recusou a revelar informações que poderiam ter colocado as crianças em perigo.
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Impact of ISO9001 Certification on the Beverage Company's Performance: A case...AkashSharma618775
This study tries to shade light on the effect of ISO9001 on Performance of Brewery companies in
Ethiopia. It empirically analyzes the impact of ISO9001 on the performance of brewery company's proxied by
profit of companies during the sample period of 2002-2015.The sample consists three brewery companies namely:
BGI-Ethiopia, Metha-Abo and Dashen brewery companies. The methodology is based on the Fixed effect model
estimator proposed for dynamic panel data, which is strong in the presence of endogenous covariates, allowing for
individual companies fixed effects, heteroskedasticity and autocorrelation. Based on findings, out of the four
independent variables average revenue and dummy of ISO9001 are positive and significant effect on companies
profit i.e an increase (decrease) in average revenue of companies results in a 5.517 percent increase (decrease) in
the company's profit. The result indicates that ISO9001 certification does have a strong significant positive impact
on brewery companies performance. As the result revealed a company's profit increases by 1.052% due to
ISO9001 certification. The other two explanatory variables average cost and natural logarithm of total sale become
statistically insignificant. In sum, the result of the study indicates that Having ISO9001 certification improves the
profitability of the brewery companies. This finding seems to agree with the study done by T. Dejene (2011) on five
brewery companies in Ethiopia and other scholars like D.S. Sharma(2005),M. Pinar(2001) and J. Singles et
al.(2000).
Impact of ISO9001 Certification on the Beverage Company's Performance: A case...AkashSharma618775
This study tries to shade light on the effect of ISO9001 on Performance of Brewery companies in
Ethiopia. It empirically analyzes the impact of ISO9001 on the performance of brewery company's proxied by
profit of companies during the sample period of 2002-2015.The sample consists three brewery companies namely:
BGI-Ethiopia, Metha-Abo and Dashen brewery companies. The methodology is based on the Fixed effect model
estimator proposed for dynamic panel data, which is strong in the presence of endogenous covariates, allowing for
individual companies fixed effects, heteroskedasticity and autocorrelation. Based on findings, out of the four
independent variables average revenue and dummy of ISO9001 are positive and significant effect on companies
profit i.e an increase (decrease) in average revenue of companies results in a 5.517 percent increase (decrease) in
the company's profit. The result indicates that ISO9001 certification does have a strong significant positive impact
on brewery companies performance. As the result revealed a company's profit increases by 1.052% due to
ISO9001 certification. The other two explanatory variables average cost and natural logarithm of total sale become
statistically insignificant. In sum, the result of the study indicates that Having ISO9001 certification improves the
profitability of the brewery companies. This finding seems to agree with the study done by T. Dejene (2011) on five
brewery companies in Ethiopia and other scholars like D.S. Sharma(2005),M. Pinar(2001) and J. Singles et
al.(2000)
Corporate Reputation And Earnings Quality of Listed Firms in NigeriaQUESTJOURNAL
Purpose: There is contention in financial reporting literature on the nature of relationship between corporate reputation and earnings quality of firms. The differences in findings on the relationship between corporate reputation and earnings quality linkage are empirically traceable to firm characteristics and capital market. To our knowledge, the association between corporate reputation and earnings quality is limited in Nigeria, Thus, we examine the nature relationship between corporate reputation and earnings quality of listed firms in Nigeria. Design/ Methodology/ Approach: The expo facto design was adopted for this study on 21 listed firms selected from the consumer sector, manufacturing sector and financial sector on the Nigeria Stock Exchange. The primary estimation method for the regression equation is pooled-OLS. Finding: We found that corporate reputation has no significant positive association with earnings quality of listed firms in Nigeria. Originality/ Value: To the best of our knowledge, this is the first study that investigates the relationship between corporate reputation and earnings quality across three sectors in Nigeria. The result has implication on capital market, firm reputation, auditor type and earnings quality. Thus, this study will be useful to capital market regulators, standard setters and future researchers.
Effect of Corporate Governance on Profitability of Quoted Manufacturing Compa...YogeshIJTSRD
The study determined the extent corporate governance affect profitability of quoted manufacturing companies in Nigeria using board size, board independence, directors’ shares and profit margin of quoted manufacturing companies in Nigeria. Only secondary data was used for the successful execution of this research work. Three hypotheses were formulated for this study while data extracted through the financial statement was tested with the Regression statistical tool using the E view 9. The outcome of the analyses carried out showed that board size has negative but significant effect on net profit margin of manufacturing companies quoted on the Nigeria Stock Exchange. It is therefore recommended that board size should be relative to the firm’s business need, scope and complexity. Since no two firms are exactly alike in all ramifications, it is important that an appropriate size be understood to be a function of each firm’s circumstances. Setting arbitrary board size benchmarks will therefore be counterproductive. Okoye, Pius V. C. | Ugwu, Scholastica C. "Effect of Corporate Governance on Profitability of Quoted Manufacturing Companies in Nigeria" Published in International Journal of Trend in Scientific Research and Development (ijtsrd), ISSN: 2456-6470, Volume-5 | Issue-5 , August 2021, URL: https://www.ijtsrd.com/papers/ijtsrd44953.pdf Paper URL: https://www.ijtsrd.com/management/accounting-and-finance/44953/effect-of-corporate-governance-on-profitability-of-quoted-manufacturing-companies-in-nigeria/okoye-pius-v-c
Corporate Governance Mechanism and Sustainability of Health Care Firms in Nig...ijtsrd
This study was carried out to examine the relationship between corporate governance mechanism and sustainability of health care firms in Nigeria. The study is vital as it portrays the extent to which corporate governance mechanism ensures organizational sustainability. In order to determine the relationship between corporate governance mechanism CGM and sustainability, CGMs key proxy variables were used in the study, namely board independence BI and board diligence BD while sustainability on the other hand was measured by social environmental performance. Two hypotheses were formulated to guide the investigation and the statistical test of parameter estimates was conducted using ordinary least square model. The study anchored on the Stewardship Theory adopted an Ex Post Facto Approach. Hence, data were collected from the annual reports and accounts of listed health care firms in Nigeria for the period 2016 2020. The empirical analysis of the research indicates that there is a significant and positive relationship between board independence, board diligence and sustainability of listed health care firms in Nigeria at 1 significant level. Thus, the study concludes that corporate governance mechanism ensures sustainability of quoted health care firms in Nigeria. In lieu of this, the study recommended that companies should re examine the frequency of meetings of the Board. Attention should be focused on the efficiency and not the frequency of meetings of the Board. Also in the composition of corporate board, there shall be independent directors and female directorship presence as thus ensures organizational sustainability. Onuora, J. K. J. | Obiora Fabian. | Iloghalu Chika. R "Corporate Governance Mechanism and Sustainability of Health Care Firms in Nigeria" Published in International Journal of Trend in Scientific Research and Development (ijtsrd), ISSN: 2456-6470, Volume-6 | Issue-3 , April 2022, URL: https://www.ijtsrd.com/papers/ijtsrd49500.pdf Paper URL: https://www.ijtsrd.com/management/accounting-and-finance/49500/corporate-governance-mechanism-and-sustainability-of-health-care-firms-in-nigeria/onuora-j-k-j
Effectiveness of iso 90012008 certification on service deliveryAlexander Decker
This document discusses a study on the effectiveness of ISO 9001:2008 certification on service delivery in public universities in Kenya. It begins with an abstract that summarizes the study's objectives to assess how ISO certification affects adaptability to changing market needs, teaching facilities improvement, curricular development, and streamlining of processes and their influence on universities' service delivery.
The introduction provides background on the growth of universities in Kenya and discusses previous research on the benefits of ISO certification. It describes the study's objectives and conceptual framework analyzing the relationship between ISO certification and service delivery.
The literature review discusses theories relevant to curriculum development, teaching facilities improvement, adapting to changing markets, and streamlining processes. The methodology section describes the study
Quality Management System in Operations of Companies: A Case Study of North B...inventionjournals
The study was exploratory in nature and was conducted on the companies with ISO 9001 standard certification, situated at different parts of North Bengal (northern part of West Bengal, India). The study is aimed to assess ISO 9001 Quality Management System's (QMS) awareness level, types of companies opting it, causes for seeking certification, understanding the roles and responsibilities of the management of the companies, certifying bodies, consultants, employees of the companies, customers requirements, recognize difficulties, challenges and issues in implementation, advantages received and future prospects. The study illustrates that ISO 9001 Quality Management System is helpful in enhancing organizational performance. The companies experience benefits after its implementation. It helps in improvement of customer needs, satisfaction and demands, better documentation and improvement in the efficiency of the quality system. The study further shows that the effective implementation of QMS is facing difficulties due to some barriers like no serious involvement of top management in the process, lack of participant’s positive perception and lack of skilled personnel. It also appears from the study that significance of QMS is diminishing slowly due to its paperobsessed practice.
The Implication of Corporate Governance on Financial Institution’s Performanc...Waqas Tariq
Application of business ethics is sine qua non to the concept of corporate governance. Corporate governance on it own has a very significant relationship with corporate performance. This is the thrust of this paper. The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) bulletin of (2006) had asserted that disagreement between the board and management of financial institutions usually gives rise to board squabbles and ineffective board oversight functions. This is why the objective of this article is to determine the extent to which corporate governance practices impacts on financial institutions performance. To validate this assertion, a sample of thirty three financial institution listed on the Nigerian stock Exchange from 2004 to 2008 was used for this study. Multiple regressions Analysis and ordinary least square (OLS) method of estimation were applied. The results showed that there is a positive correlation between corporate governance practices and firms” performance. The other two performance proxies that is, Return on Equity and two corporate governance practices namely; the firms’ board size and audit committee also showed positive relationship. However, there was a negative relationship between the net profit margin, the firms’ board size and audit committee. The study could not establish a relationship between the two performance variables, namely; Return on Equity and Net profit Margin, and the executive officers’ status. In conclusion, the findings in this study are consistent with the findings of studies conducted in other countries that business ethics and good governance practices are the bed rock of optimum. It is recommended that corporate governance mechanisms be objectively structured to enhance optimal performance of corporate institutions in Nigeria.
Firm Characteristics and Financial Performance Evidence from Quoted Manufactu...ijtsrd
This study ascertained the relationship between Firm Characteristics and Financial Performance with a focus on quoted manufacturing firms in Nigeria. The specific objectives are to ascertain the relationship between Leverage, Board Size, and Tobin's Q of quoted manufacturing firms in Nigeria from 2010 2019. This study employed the use of Panel Data and Ex post facto research design. Secondary data were sourced from the publications of Nigeria Stock Exchange NSE and annual reports and accounts of the sampled firms. The data analyses were done through descriptive and inferential statistics. Descriptive statistics was done using trend analysis and multiple comparison of mean standard deviation of variables. Multivariate linear regression analysis via E Views 9.0 statistical software was used to test the hypotheses. The findings of this study are inter alia leverage and board size has significant negative relationship with Tobin's Q at 5 level of significance. It was recommended amongst others that firms need to use proportionate debt financing in relation to total capital financing in order to reverse the inverse relationship between leverage and Tobin's Q. Therefore, firms need to use debt financing up to a point where any extra debt financing reduces net cost to the firm. Okafor, Tochukwu G. | Ossai, Eke Celestine "Firm Characteristics and Financial Performance: Evidence from Quoted Manufacturing Firms in Nigeria" Published in International Journal of Trend in Scientific Research and Development (ijtsrd), ISSN: 2456-6470, Volume-5 | Issue-6 , October 2021, URL: https://www.ijtsrd.com/papers/ijtsrd47517.pdf Paper URL : https://www.ijtsrd.com/management/accounting-and-finance/47517/firm-characteristics-and-financial-performance-evidence-from-quoted-manufacturing-firms-in-nigeria/okafor-tochukwu-g
Corporate Governance is defined as the set of processes, rules and laws that have been put in place in businesses to assist in the operations, in regulating, and affect the way businesses are directed in order to enhance accountability. The management is responsible to promote good corporate governance by setting structures that are beneficial to all the stakeholders, (management, shareholders, employees, customers, suppliers and the government among others). The internal audit department has a role to play in assisting the board of governors in promoting corporate governance. The board of governors together with the risk management committee should monitor and frequently review the effectiveness of the internal audit function as regards to corporate governance (KPMG, 2003). They should ensure that the internal audit department is well resourced and has a high level of independence. There should be quick responses to the internal audit recommendations.
The Effect of Working Experience, Integrity, Competence, and Organizational C...iosrjce
External There search objectives are to seek empirical evidence about the influence of personal
characteristics of the auditor to the audit quality. The population in this study is the auditor who worked on
owned companies in Libya. The data used in this research is the primary data. For the analysis used validity
and reliability test as instrument test. This research used regression analysis and for hypothesis test used F test
and t test. From the result of the research showed that work experience, integrity, competence and commitment
to organizational has significant influence to audit quality. Work experience has the biggest value of arithmetic
and beta coefficient. Hence, the Integrity variable has the strongest influence instead of another variables so
that variable Work experience has a dominant influence toward quality of audit results.
Relationship between ISO 9001 Certification and the Number of NonConformities...Dr. Amarjeet Singh
The quest for International Standard Organization
(ISO) 9001 certification as an international quality tool has
been embraced for process improvement and positive
perception by customers. With ISO 9001 certification, an
institution is anticipated to offer exemplary goods or services
that meet client prerequisites, needs and expectations thus
enhance organizational performance. As evident in previous
studies, despite ISO 9001 certification, cases on wastages,
missing student marks and time wastage were indicators of
non-conformance. There was no clear evidence of past studies
on the relationship between ISO 9001 certification and
organizational performance with special interest on number of
non-conformities identified during systems audit being a
component of organizational performance. The purpose of the
study was therefore to establish the relationship between ISO
9001 certification and the number of non-conformities
identified during system audits in selected public Universities
in Kenya. Explanatory research design was used in the study.
The research targeted a population of 433 respondents from
which a sample size of 205 respondents was selected using
purposive and simple random sampling designs. A
questionnaire was used to collect data. To answer the
objectives of the study, simple linear regression analysis was
performed. From the model, (R2 = .600) shows that ISO 9001
certification account for 60% variation in number of nonconformities identified during system audits. There was a
positive significant relationship between ISO 9001 certification
and number of non-conformities identified during system
audits (β=0.611 and p <0.05). Therefore, a unit increase in ISO
9001 certification led to reduced number of non-conformities
identified during system audits. The ISO 9001 certification had
a significant influence on the number of non-conformities
identified during system audits. For every adoption of the ISO
9001 certification in public universities the number of nonconformities identified during system audits reduced. The
study concludes that ISO 9001 certification had a significant
positive influence on the number of non-conformities
identified during system audits. Thus, for every adoption of
the ISO 9001 certification in public universities the number of
non-conformities identified reduced. The study recommends
that there is need for management of public universities
through the department of quality management to address the
non-conformities raised during system audits, need for
university management to raise awareness on the importance
of standardization and conformity assessment and to entrench
the culture of quality in the Kenyan society by promoting
practical usage of standards and development of quality
related curricula in public universities.
ESG and Compliance: Where do we go from here?Nimonik
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Determinants of firms’ profitability in pakistanAlexander Decker
This document summarizes a research study that analyzed the determinants of profitability of Pakistani firms. The study examined the relationship between capital structure, financial leverage, firm size and corporate profitability. Data was collected from 50 Pakistani companies over 7 years. Regression analysis found a positive correlation between financial leverage and profitability, and between firm size and profitability. It found a negative correlation between capital structure and profitability. The study concluded additional variables could improve the model for determining corporate profitability.
Effect of Corporate Governance Committees and Financial Performance of Health...ijtsrd
This study examined empirically corporate governance committees and financial performance of healthcare companies. The independent variables are remuneration committees and nomination committees and independent variable was proxied with return on equity. The study used Ex Post Facto research design. Regression analysis was employed to test the hypotheses. The result showed that remuneration committee has a negative effect on return on assets, and this effect was not statistically significant at 5 level of significance. While nomination committee has a positive effect on return on assets, and this effect was statistically significant at 5 level of significance. It was suggested that the remuneration committee ensure that the appointed board members have an appropriate balance of skills to successfully discharge their duties. Unamma, Amaka Nkiru | Nwachukwu Raphael "Effect of Corporate Governance Committees and Financial Performance of Healthcare Companies in Nigeria" Published in International Journal of Trend in Scientific Research and Development (ijtsrd), ISSN: 2456-6470, Volume-7 | Issue-4, August 2023, URL: https://www.ijtsrd.com/papers/ijtsrd59782.pdf Paper Url:https://www.ijtsrd.com/management/accounting-and-finance/59782/effect-of-corporate-governance-committees-and-financial-performance-of-healthcare-companies-in-nigeria/unamma-amaka-nkiru
An Exploratory Study of Factors Influencing Corporate Sustainability on busin...AkashSharma618775
This study evaluates the effect of corporate sustainability on business performance of manufacturing
industries in USA, from 2012 to 2015. These Manufacturing industries are listed in Corporate Social
Responsibility Hub (CSRHub), Morning Star and Global Reporting Initiative (GRI). All data used in this report
were extracted from 37 manufacturing companies’ Sustainability, corporate social responsibility (CSR) and
annual reports. These companies are of diverse sectors such as Automobile, Health care, consumer goods, food,
beverages and technology. Quantitative method of research is used in this study; this also includes the use of
explanatory and descriptive research design. The main issues to be discussed in this study are Donation, Incident
rate reduction and Water Recycled as the independent variables, while Revenue is the dependent variable. Data
analysis was carried out using the regression analysis, descriptive statistics and correlation. E-views software
generated the data for further analysis. The findings imply that donation has a positive insignificance effect on
revenue, reduced incident rate reduction had positive significance effect on revenue and water recycling has
negative insignificant effect on revenue. In the future researches, larger samples of companies form diverse sectors
and subsectors should be studied to broaden the research on company performance especially the non-financial
aspect.
An Exploratory Study of Factors Influencing Corporate Sustainability on busin...AkashSharma618775
This study evaluates the effect of corporate sustainability on business performance of manufacturing
industries in USA, from 2012 to 2015. These Manufacturing industries are listed in Corporate Social
Responsibility Hub (CSRHub), Morning Star and Global Reporting Initiative (GRI). All data used in this report
were extracted from 37 manufacturing companies’ Sustainability, corporate social responsibility (CSR) and
annual reports. These companies are of diverse sectors such as Automobile, Health care, consumer goods, food,
beverages and technology. Quantitative method of research is used in this study; this also includes the use of
explanatory and descriptive research design. The main issues to be discussed in this study are Donation, Incident
rate reduction and Water Recycled as the independent variables, while Revenue is the dependent variable. Data
analysis was carried out using the regression analysis, descriptive statistics and correlation. E-views software
generated the data for further analysis. The findings imply that donation has a positive insignificance effect on
revenue, reduced incident rate reduction had positive significance effect on revenue and water recycling has
negative insignificant effect on revenue. In the future researches, larger samples of companies form diverse sectors
and subsectors should be studied to broaden the research on company performance especially the non-financial
aspect.
[24508829 - Central European Management Journal] The Effect of Corporate Gove...IslanMuza
This document summarizes a study analyzing the influence of corporate governance mechanisms on the financial performance of manufacturing companies listed on the Indonesia Stock Exchange. Specifically, it examines the effects of board of directors size, audit committee size, institutional ownership, and managerial ownership. The results found that board of directors size had a positive effect on performance, while the other factors had no effect individually. However, when analyzed together the four factors did influence performance. The study adds to the literature on corporate governance and performance in emerging markets.
quality culture in Pakistani organizations basic research tqm case studyInternational advisers
The document summarizes the findings of a research study on quality culture in Pakistani organizations. It identifies four levels of quality management - from zero level with no customer focus to perfection champions. Most Pakistani companies were found to be at levels I and II, focusing on inspection and quality assurance. The study evaluated 20 companies on 7 factors related to quality culture. On average, management functions were rated as 51% effective. While production control was strong, areas like design, marketing, and quality assurance were commonly weak. The study aims to help organizations understand weaknesses and improve quality management practices in Pakistan.
The effect of implementation of iso 9001 2008 qms organizationalIAEME Publication
This document summarizes a study that examined the effectiveness of implementing an ISO 9001:2008 quality management system (QMS) in a research and development establishment. The study analyzed the impact of the QMS implementation on key performance indicators like project performance, instrument management, human resources, user communication, and management performance. The results showed significant improvements across all the performance indicators after implementing the QMS. For example, management practices improved with better planning and resource use, project performance increased with less delays and failures, and user satisfaction enhanced with clearer requirements and feedback. Overall, the findings suggest that a QMS based on ISO 9001:2008 can help enhance the effectiveness of operations in a research organization.
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The simplified electron and muon model, Oscillating Spacetime: The Foundation...RitikBhardwaj56
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How to Manage Your Lost Opportunities in Odoo 17 CRMCeline George
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ROLE OF ISO CERTIFICATION ON ORGANIZATIONAL PERFORMANCE IN STATE CORPORATIONS IN KISUMU TOWN, KENYA
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ROLE OF ISO CERTIFICATION ON
ORGANIZATIONAL PERFORMANCE IN
STATE CORPORATIONS IN KISUMU
TOWN, KENYA
1
Daniel Kipsum Terer, 2
Dr. Arvinlucy Onditi, 3
Dr. Michael Nyagol
1, 2, 3
School of Business & Economics, Jaramogi Oginga Odinga University of Science and Technology
Abstract: ISO Certification involves integration of processes in an organization in such a manner that there is
continuous improvement which is aimed at attaining customer satisfaction and achieving organizational targets
and goals. State corporations in Kenya have had their fair share of challenges in achieving their organizational
performance targets and as a result they have adopted ISO certification as one of the management measures to
mitigate these challenges. It is for this reason that this study examined the role of ISO certification on
organizational performance in state corporations in Kenya. The target population was 1,120 employees of five ISO
certified state corporations in Kisumu town, Kenya. Using Krejcie and Morgan table, 275 respondents were
sampled through systematic random sampling design. Data collection instruments that were used were
questionnaires and document analysis. Content validity was achieved through peer review of questionnaires while
reliability was measured using test-retest method. Data analysis was analyzed using descriptive statistics with the
aid of SPSS 18.0 and presented through distribution tables. Pearson Correlation Co-efficient for organizational
targets was 0.546, while for management commitment was 0.596, for customer focus was 0.717 and for monitoring
of processes was 0.688; all showed a positive and significant correlations with Organizational Performance.
Regression analysis indicated that all ISO Certification variables contributed to significant and positive change in
performance. The researcher therefore concluded that ISO Certification play a role on Organizational
Performance in state corporations in Kenya.
Keywords: ISO – International Organization on Standardization, KEBS – Kenya Bureau of Standards, QMS –
Quality Management System, TQM – Total Quality Management.
1. INTRODUCTION
Due to increased competition, globalization, internationalization, emphasis on customer focus, result oriented focus, many
organizations; both private and public are devising ways of coping with the demands and the dynamics of the current
business world. According to Delloitte annual report (2013); “Human Capital Trends 2013: Leading Indicators”,
organizations have to do more in the face of dramatic shifts in technology, globalization, demographics and regulation.
Pressure for performance has increased as business decisions are becoming more and more complex and challenging. The
market environment, worldwide, presents to the organizations myriads of challenges each day. This explains why almost
every organization in each financial year set apart large sums of money in their budgets for the purposes of researching on
how to overcome these challenges (Lal, 2008).
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One of the strategic measures adopted by many organizations in order to cope with these challenges is ISO Certification.
This means that the systems of the organizations are certified the quality management standards such as ISO 9001:2008,
ISO 18001, OHSAS, ISO 22000, and ISO 14001 with the most common of these being ISO 9001:2008. A set of eight
core quality management principles that act as a common foundation for all standards relating to quality management
comprise the items:- improved consistency with traceability, enhanced customer focus, focused leadership, involvement of
people, a system approach to management, continual improvement, a factual approach to decision making and mutually
beneficial supplier relationships. ISO 9001: 2008 is a generic standard that is implemented at various functional levels in
all the organizations irrespective of their nature and size. According to Tripti and Greetika (2011) the benefits of ISO
certification are shareholders wealth maximization, increased job satisfaction, customer needs are better met, improved
corporate image and long term customer relationships.
In Kenya, ISO is represented by Kenya Bureau of Standards. The Kenyan government encourages public Institutions to
go for ISO Certification in order to improve the quality of their products and services and more so because the ISO
management system places greater emphasis on meeting customer needs and customer satisfaction. The standards serve to
increase efficiency and effectiveness and hence every organization must take initiatives to ensure their effective
application in order to remain relevant (Besterfield 2011). According to KEBS Certification Body (2014), 233 firms have
been certified to various ISO standards as follows: ISO 9001:2008, QMS – 167 firms, FSSC 22000:2011 – 7 firms,
KNWA 01:2009 – 7 firms, ISO 18001, OHSAS – 7 firms, ISO 22000, FSMS – 32 firms and ISO 14001, EMS – 32 firms.
Certified state corporations and other government departments are about 168 forming about 72% of all ISO certified
firms. Bureau Veritas, which is KEBS main competitor in ISO certification in Kenya, has certified 54 KTDA (Kenya Tea
Development Authority) factories and nine other firms. This means 283 firms in Kenya are ISO certified with state
corporations and other government departments’ number standing at 223, which is about 79% of the total number. This
high percentage of ISO certified state corporations and other government departments indicate how serious ISO
certification is taken by government of Kenya. For this reason, this study focused on finding out the role played by ISO
certification on organizational performance in State corporations in Kenya; whether the expected benefits of ISO
Certification are realized.
Statement of the Study Problem: Despite the increase in the number of certified firms and the growing popularity of
ISO Certification, poor quality is still reported in many organizations (CQI, 2014). Such failure to manage quality has
damaged the financial returns and competitive advantage of the organizations and leading to the problems of low
investment efficiency and sustainability. Analyses of the studies carried out on ISO Certification indicate that benefits
accrued out of the certification are more theoretically-based than practically-based. That is why most state corporations
still experience the challenges despite being ISO certified. This necessitated the need to investigate the role played by ISO
certification on organizational performance in ISO certified state corporations in order to establish the relationship
between theoretical benefits of ISO certification and the actual gains in state corporations in Kenya.
Objectives of the Study: The general objective of this research was to establish the role of ISO Certification on
organizational performance in state corporations in Kenya. The study was guided by the following specific objectives:
i. to determine the influence of organizational targets on organizational performance in state corporations in Kenya
ii. to examine the relationship between management commitment and organizational performance in state corporations in
Kenya
iii. to find out the effect of customer focus on organizational performance in state corporations in Kenya.
iv. to establish the relationship between monitoring of processes and organizational performance in state corporations in
Kenya.
Hypotheses of the Study: The study was guided by the following research hypotheses:
Ho1: There is no significant relationship between organizational targets and organizational performance in state
corporations in Kenya
Ho2: There is no significant relationship between management commitment and organizational performance in state
corporations in Kenya
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Ho3: There is no significant relationship between customer focus and organizational performance in state corporations in
Kenya.
Ho4: There is no significant relationship between monitoring of processes and organizational performance in state
corporations in Kenya.
Significance of the Study: This study is expected to contribute to better understanding of the benefits of ISO
certification. Stakeholders such as the government may also be interested in knowing how ISO certification is helping the
state corporations to realize their targets and whether it is worthwhile to encourage them to invest in the certification
programmes. In addition, the research findings will add to the repertoire of knowledge in the subject of study.
Scope of the Study: The research concentrated on the role of ISO Certification on organizational performance in five ISO
Certified state corporations in Kisumu Town, Kisumu County. The period targeted was from the time most organizations
got the ISO certification to the time of the research, that is, from 2009 to 2014.
Assumptions of the Study: One of the assumptions of this study was that the respondents targeted would be honest to
give correct non-biased information pertaining to ISO certification. This assumption was maintained by assuring the
respondents of high degree of confidentiality and using unidentified questionnaires in which the identity of the
respondents was not revealed. This study was also guided by the assumption that the sample chosen for the study would
be representative of the population inferences were made to. This assumption was maintained by use of systematic
random sampling design which ensured that each respondent in the accessible population had equal chance of being
chosen.
Limitations of the Study: Because of lack of list of staff of the sampled organizations the researcher resorted to using
systematic random sampling design. This sample design was considered appropriate because it resulted in a sample that
represented the population, that is, it provided accuracy hence reducing systematic variance and precision of estimate.
This study was also limited by factors such as financial resources and pressure of time.
Literature Review: ISO Certification is one of most recent management strategy that is sweeping across many
organizations and companies. Because it is a relatively new development in management and attracting several
organizations, a few studies on it have been carried out. According to ISO Survey, 2012, there has been a steady healthy
growth across the board for all of the ISO management standards, with a worldwide total of 1,504,213 certificates issued.
This growth result from anticipated benefits accrued from ISO Certification. Oluoch (2010), points out that ISO
certification enhances quality inspection, improve customer satisfaction and improve customer communication within and
without the organization. While Kimani (2008), indicates that ISO certification gives the organization competitive
advantage in form of better quality over their rivals. ISO Certification places a lot of emphasis on customer satisfaction.
Mukherjee (2008) points out that customer is said to be satisfied when his stated and implied needs are fulfilled. Customer
satisfaction is evidenced by repurchase or repeated business, increased market share and increased sales as well as the
customer becoming goodwill ambassador of the organization.
Process approach is very important when implementing quality management system based on ISO 9001:2008 Standard.
Mukherjee (2008), states that process approach is a powerful way of organizing and managing how work activities create
value. Process approach organizes and manages work horizontally the way work activities create customer value. The
approach directly links process inputs that come from suppliers to the outputs of the process that go to customers.
ISO certification practice which is based on TQM theory applies the requirements of series of ISO standards in
management of organizational processes. TQM is not merely a technique, but a philosophy anchored in the belief that
long‐term success depends on a uniform commitment to quality in all facets of an organization (Naagarazan 2009). It
promotes an organizational culture that meets consumers' perceptions of quality.
Despite the benefits gained from ISO certification some disadvantages have been identified which indicate that the path of
growth for ISO Certification has not been so smooth as such. This is further compounded by the increase in the number of
ISO certificates that are withdrawn each year. According ISO Survey (2012), a total of 360,790 ISO 9001 certificates
were withdrawn globally. In Africa, South Africa was the leading with 1,234, Egypt followed with 635, Morocco had 145
while in Kenya 36 Certificates were withdrawn.
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Figure 1: Conceptual Framework (Author’s Conceptualization 2014)
In this research, independent variable was ISO certification while the dependent variable was organizational performance.
ISO Certification was the cause while Organizational performance was the effect. Hence organizational performance was
variable of primary concern because this study focused on how the variable was influenced by ISO certification. The
indicators of organizational performance were profitability, customer satisfaction, job satisfaction and competitive
advantage.
2. METHODOLOGY
Research Design: This study basically employed a descriptive survey research design. Through this design the researcher
described the state of variables while at the same time examining the relationship between them (Korb, 2013). Descriptive
survey design was appropriate to this study because it enabled the researcher to adopt both qualitative and quantitative
approaches to data collection.
Target Population: In this research, the study population was 1,120 employees of five ISO Certified state corporations in
Kisumu town; Kisumu County because this was the accessible population from which research sample was selected. All
the five organizations were targeted so as to increase the sample size and hence reduce the systematic variance and
increase the probability that the sample would represent the target population.
Sampling Design: Systematic random sampling was employed in this research in order to obtain a sample that adequately
represented the target population on the variables (Korb, 2013). The sampling method was used because it gave equal
probability to each respondent.
Sampling Size: Using Krejcie and Morgan a total of 275 respondents which was 24.55% of the target population were
sampled for the study. This sample had a margin of error of about 5.1% at the confidence level of 95% (Babbie, 2010).
The sample was appropriate for this study because it would reduce the standard error and increase the probability of the
sample being representative of the population.
Data Collection Instruments: In this research the instruments that were developed to measure constructs were research
questionnaire and document analysis cheklist. The researcher used questionnaires which were administered to respondents
who were the staff of the five sampled organizations to gather both qualitative and quantitative data. All respondents were
expected to answer identical questions in the same order. The data expected from these questionnaires was mainly
quantitative or numerical because of the design of questionnaires. Document analysis checklist was used to collect
secondary data mainly from customer and employee satisfaction surveys reports, revenue collection reports, and
information on collection of debts. The expected data from document analysis was mainly quantitative.
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Pilot Testing: Pilot-testing of the research instruments was conducted at Kenya bureau of Standards, Kisumu office.
Kenya Bureau of Standards, Kisumu office, was considered appropriate for pilot test because it is a state corporation and
it is also ISO certified implementing similar programmes as the target organizations. During the pilot study, 30
respondents equivalent to 10.9% of the sample size were requested to fill the questionnaires. After fourteen days, the same
respondents were requested to fill the questionnaires again without prior notification. The results of the two tests were
correlated and a coefficient of 0.89 was obtained. During the pilot testing discrepancies such as unclear instructions,
repeated and confusing questions were removed before the final instrument was reproduced.
Reliability of the Study: Reliability coefficient of 0.80 and above was targeted in this study because this would indicate a
high degree of reliability of data (Mugenda, 2008). Reliability was improved by using identical instructions, increasing
the number of questions and ensuring the questions covered the entire range of parameters. Reliability was ensured by
carrying out a pilot study.
Validity of the Study: Content validity of the study instruments was ensured through peer review of the instruments
through fellow masters students as well expert judgment from the supervisors. To improve on the validity, instruments
were administered during the pilot test and the validity of the data obtained was checked. Coefficient of 0.81 and above
was targeted. A coefficient of 0.833 was achieved. Threats to internal validity were avoided by developing accurate
instruments and standardizing data collection procedures while threats to external validity were reduced by using
systematic random sampling to obtain the respondents.
Data Analysis: After data collection, the researcher processed the data by cleaning and then coding. For quantitative data,
they were analyzed by using descriptive and inferential statistics. MS Excel and SPSS 18.0 were used to aid in the
analysis of the data. For qualitative data, the researcher analyzed using content analysis.
3. FINDINGS
Response Rate: A total of 275 research questionnaires were developed to be used for data collection. Out of
these a total of 229 questionnaires were dully filled and returned for analysis giving a response rate of 83.27%
which was adequate for data analysis because it had a margin of error of 5.75% at the confidence level of
95%. This high return rate was as a result of co-operation received from the management and more especially
the Human Resource and Management Departments of the organizations that were used for the study.
Factors Contributing to Improvement in Organizational Performance
Table 1: Factors Contributing to Improvement in Organizational Performance
Parameter Average Variable Average
Quality Objectives 4.1198 Organizational Targets 4.0044
Service Charter 3.917
Appropriate Communication Channels 3.8987 Management Commitment 3.7533
Allocation Resources to QMS 3.6833
Measurement of Customer Satisfaction 3.6384 Customer Focus 3.6667
Delivery of Service Proficiency 3.6770
Internal Audits 3.8199 Monitoring of Processes 3.7773
Data Analysis 3.7555
The study sought to show each of the variables of ISO certification contributed to organizational performance.
Respondents rated organizational targets variable as the highest factor contributing to improvement organizational
performance at 4.0044(80.1%) while customer focus was the lowest at 3.6667(73.3%). Management Commitment and
Monitoring of Processes contributed 3.7533(75.1%) and 3.7773(75.5%) respectively. The parameter that contributed the
most was quality objectives at 4.1198(82.4%). The total contribution of ISO Certification was 3.8004 which translated to
76%.
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Improvement of Performance since the Organization became ISO Certified
Table 2: Improvement in Organizational Performance
Parameter Average Value Variable Average Value
Revenue Growth 3.4500 Profitability 3.4532
Compliance to Budget 3.5354
Cost Reduction 3.4469
Reduction in Financial Malpractices 3.4867
Customer Satisfaction 3.5605 Customer Satisfaction 3.6277
Handling Customer Complaints 3.7143
Customer Awareness Creation 3.6211
Service Delivery Timelines 3.6376
Effectiveness of Communication 3.8106 Job Satisfaction 3.4490
Staff Competencies 3.4839
Employee Training & Growth 3.2188
Employee Personal Goals Alignment 3.3111
Operational Efficiency 3.5179 Competitive Advantage 3.4277
Automated Processes 3.4545
Compliance to work-plans 3.6306
Innovativeness 3.3352
The study also sought to know how organizational performance had improved since the organizations became ISO
certified. Customer satisfaction was the most improved performance variable at 3.6277(72.6%) while effectiveness of
communication was the most improved parameter with a value of 3.8106(76.2%). The total performance index stood at
3.4894 which translated to 69.8%.
Document Analysis
Table 3: Document Analysis
Variable Description Ratio Weight of 5 Average Value
Profitability Ratio of revenue and revenue targeted 0.743 3.710 2.8550
Ratio of debts collected and total debts 0.400 2.000
Customer Satisfaction From previous customer satisfaction survey 0.798 3.990 3.990
Employee Satisfaction From previous employee satisfaction survey 0.710 3.5480 3.5480
Competitive
Advantage
Increase in customers served 1.211 6.055 4.925
Increase in service stations 0.759 3.795
Document analysis was done so as to check the change in organizational performance as a result of ISO certification.
Competitive advantage had the highest value of change at 4.9250(98.5%). This was followed by Customer Satisfaction at
3.990(79.8%), while employee satisfaction had a value of 3.5480(71%). Profitability had the least value of
2.8550(57.1%). Average index of change in performance as per document analysis was 3.830 which was 76.59% which
indicated a positive change in the positive direction.
Regression Analysis
The cases were 229 and hence the ratio of cases to independent variables was 57.25 to 1. This satisfied both the minimum
and the preferred sample size for multiple regression making regression analysis appropriate. Regression analysis was
therefore used to test the model-fit, statistical significance and to determine the estimated model coefficients.
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Model-Fit
Table4: Model Fit Summary
Model R R Square Adjusted R Square Std. Error of the Estimate
1 .778a
.606 .598 .513782
a. Predictors: (Constant), Monitoring of processes, Management Commitment, Organizational Targets, Customer
focus
The value of R (multiple correlation coefficients) was 0.778 which indicated a good level of prediction of organizational
performance by the combination of four variables of ISO certification. R Square or Coefficient of determination was used
to explain the proportion of variance in the dependent variable explained by independent variables. 60.6% of variability in
organizational performance in State Corporations in Kenya was attributed to the combination of Monitoring of processes,
Management Commitment, Organizational Targets and Customer focus. This indicated that 39.4% of the organizational
performance is attributed to other factors not investigated in this research.
Regression Equation
Table 5: ANOVA
Model Sum of Squares df Mean Square F Sig.
1 Regression 89.590 4 22.398 84.848 .000a
Residual 58.338 221 .264
Total 147.928 225
a. Predictors: (Constant), Monitoring of processes, Management Commitment, Organizational Targets, Customer
focus
b. Dependent Variable: Performance
ANOVA table was used to check how well the regression equation fitted the data. The table indicated that the regression
model fitted the dependent variable significantly well. The significant value was less than 0.05 which indicated that the
regression model statistically significantly predicated the dependent variable and hence it was a good fit for the data and
there was a linear relationship among the variables.
Estimated Model Coefficients
Table 6: Coefficients
Model Un-standardized
Coefficients
Standardized
Coefficients
t Sig.
95.0% Confidence Interval
for B
B Std. Error Beta Lower Bound Upper Bound
1 (Constant) .262 .196 1.340 .182 -.123 .648
Organizational Targets .076 .056 .076 1.360 .175 -.034 .187
Management
Commitment
.219 .051 .225 4.253 .000 .118 .320
Customer focus .338 .060 .368 5.626 .000 .220 .456
Monitoring processes .230 .062 .245 3.697 .000 .107 .352
a. Dependent Variable: Performance
The model to predict performance from Organizational Targets, Management Commitment, Customer Focus and
Monitoring of Processes was as follows:
y = 0.262 + 0.076x1 + 0.219x2 + 0.338x3 + 0.230x4
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Estimated model coefficients were used to indicate how much the dependent variable varied with an independent variable
when all other independent variables are held constant. The research findings resulted in a constant of 0.262. This means
that the organizational performance(y) in state corporations was at 0.262 when all the independent variables of
Organizational Targets(x1), Management Commitment(x2), Customer focus(x3) and Monitoring of processes(x4) were at
zero. Taking all other independent variables at zero, unit increase in Organizational Targets will lead to a 0.076 increase
in performance; a unit increase in Management Commitment will lead to a 0.219 increase in performance; a unit increase
Customer Focus will lead to a 0.338 increase in performance while a unit increase in Monitoring of Processes will lead to
0.230 increases in organizational performance of ISO certified state corporations in Kenya.
4. SUMMARY
The general objective of this research was to establish the role of ISO Certification on Organizational Performance in state
corporations in Kenya. The probability of F statistic of value 84.848 for the overall relationship was greater than 0.000
and less than the level of significance of 0.05. The null hypothesis that there was no relationship between the set of
dependent variables and the independent variables(R square=0) was therefore rejected. The research hypothesis that there
is a statistically significant relationship between the set of independent variable and the dependent variable was therefore
supported. Multiple R for the relationship between the set of independent variables and the dependent variable was 0.778
which indicated a strong relationship.
The first specific objective of the study was to examine the relationship of Organizational Targets to Organizational
Performance. The Pearson Correlation co-efficient was 0.546 which indicated that there was a positive and moderate
relationship between organizational targets and organizational performance. The significance level was less than 0.05.
Hence, the null hypothesis that there is no significant relationship between Organizational Targets and Organizational
Performance was rejected and concluded that there is statistically significant relationship between organizational targets
and performance. The correlation co-efficient associated with organizational targets was positive which indicated that
there was direct relationship with organizational performance meaning that change in organizational targets was
associated with change in organizational performance in the same direction. Regression analysis resulted in a model
coefficient of 0.076 for organizational targets.
The study also sought to examine the relationship between Management Commitment and Organizational Performance in
State Corporations in Kenya. The correlation coefficient was 0.596 while the significance level was 0.000 which was less
than the level of significance of 0.05. The null hypothesis that the slope associated with management commitment is equal
to zero (b=o) was therefore rejected and concluded that there is a statistically significant relationship between
management commitment and organizational performance. The R square value was 0.356 which indicated that
management commitment explained 35.6% of variability in organizational performance. A further analysis through
regression analysis produced a coefficient of 0.219 which meant that when the other independent variables are at zero,
management commitment variable resulted in 0.219 increase in performance.
In addition, the study sought to find out the effect of Customer Focus on Organizational Performance. For the independent
variable of customer focus the Pearson Correlation co-efficient was 0.717 while the significance level was 0.000 which
was less than the level of significance of 0.05. Hence the null hypothesis that there is no relationship between Customer
Focus and Organizational Performance, that is, b is equal to zero (b=0) was rejected and concluded that there is a
statistically significant relationship between customer focus and organizational performance. Since the correlation
coefficient was positive it meant that change in customer focus variable let significant change in organizational
performance. The R square value was 0.514 which meant that customer focus variable explained 51.4% of variability in
organizational performance. The regression model coefficient of customer focus variable was 0.338 which indicated that
when the variables are at zero, customer focus variable produced 0.338 increase in organizational performance.
Finally, for the independent variable of Monitoring of Processes the Pearson Correlation co-efficient was 0.688 and the
significance level was less than 0.05. Thus the null hypothesis that there is no significant relationship between Monitoring
of Processes and Organizational Performance, that is, the slope associated with monitoring of processes is equal to zero
(b=0) was rejected and concluded that there is statistically significant relationship between Monitoring of Processes and
Organizational Performance. R value was 0.688 which indicated a relatively high degree of correlation between
monitoring of processes and organizational performance. R square value was 0.473 while the regression model coefficient
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was 0.230 which meant that 47.3% of variability in organizational performance was explained by monitoring of processes
variable which contributed to 0.230 increases in organizational performance when the other factors were held constant at
zero.
5. CONCLUSION
Correlation analysis revealed a relatively strong positive relationship between ISO Certification and Organizational
Performance. Independent variables: - Organizational Targets, Management Commitment, Customer Focus and
Monitoring of Processes that were correlated with the dependent variable of Organizational Performance resulted in
positive correlations co-efficient. A further test through regression analysis indicated that there is a cause-effect
relationship between the two variables. The four independent variables had positive Pearson Correlation Co-efficient
which ranged from moderate to strong. The correlation was statistically significant while the regression model co-efficient
were also positive and significant. This therefore means that ISO certification plays a positive role on Organizational
Performance in state corporations in Kenya.
6. RECOMMENDATIONS
Although the correlation coefficients between ISO Certification variables and Organizational were positive and
significant, they were not perfectly positive. The R square values were not 1.00. This means that the predictive ability of
ISO Certification was not perfect and strong enough. A further research should be carried out in order to establish the
other factors that explain the percentage of variability in organizational performance that was not explained by ISO
variable that were used.
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