Managing university records in the world of governance
Abstract
Purpose
The purpose of this paper is to investigate the relationship between corporate governance and records management in the context of higher education in Sub-Saharan Africa.
Design/methodology/approach
This is a qualitative research taking the form of a collective case study of six institutions.
Findings
That good records management can and does contribute to effective corporate governance and accountability. However, this relationship is not necessarily present in all circumstances.
Research limitations/implications
That further corporatisation in higher education is likely to be supported by, and result in, better records management.
Originality/value
The paper proposes governance record keeping as an approach to managing records and documents in the world of governance, audit and risk.
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Acknowledgements
Since the time of writing this article Dr Mathews J. Phiri regrettably died.
Citation
Phiri, M.J. and Tough, A.G. (2018), "Managing university records in the world of governance", Records Management Journal, Vol. 28 No. 1, pp. 47-61. https://doi.org/10.1108/RMJ-11-2016-0042
Publisher
:Emerald Publishing Limited
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