Internal Audit Function, Managerial Competency and Decision Making in The Central Government.
| dc.Contributer.Supervisor | Assoc. Prof. Twaha Kawaase (Makerere University Business School). & Ms. Zainabu Tumwebaze (Makerere University Business School). | |
| dc.contributor.author | Muhanga, Martin | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2026-04-30T10:16:33Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2026-04-30T10:16:33Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2021-09-20 | |
| dc.description | This is a master’s thesis | |
| dc.description.abstract | The study attempted to examine the relationship between internal audit function, managerial competency and decision making in the central government. The objectives of the study included i) To examine the relationship between internal audit function and decision making in the central government, ii) To examine the relationship between managerial competency and decision making in the central government, and iii) To examine the relationship between internal audit function, managerial competency and decision making in the central government. The study followed a cross sectional survey. The study used quantitative approach. A self-administered questionnaire and an interview guide were used to collect data and analyzed using a statistical package for social scientists (SPSS) software. The findings revealed significant positive correlation between internal audit function and decision making in the central government. There was a significant positive correlation managerial competency and decision making in the central government and it was further discovered that internal audit function and managerial competency combined predict 10.3% of decision making in the central government. Managerial competency appeared to be a significant predictor of decision making while internal audit function was an insignificant predictor of decision making in the central government. The study concluded that managerial competency are key in decision making in the central government. The study recommends that MDAs should put more emphasis on developing managerial competencies with emphasis being put in improving the human resources in the areas of knowledge, skills and experience. | |
| dc.identifier.citation | Muhanga, M. (2021). Internal Audit Function, Managerial Competency and Decision Making in The Central Government. (Unpublished master's dissertation). Makerere University Business School, Kampala, Uganda. | |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12282/5488 | |
| dc.language.iso | en | |
| dc.publisher | Makerere University Business School | |
| dc.rights | Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 3.0 United States | en |
| dc.rights.uri | http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/us/ | |
| dc.title | Internal Audit Function, Managerial Competency and Decision Making in The Central Government. | |
| dc.type | Thesis |