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Managing university records in the world of governance

Mathews J. Phiri (Mzuzu University, Mzuzu, Malawi)
Alistair George Tough (HATII, University of Glasgow, Glasgow, UK)

Records Management Journal

ISSN: 0956-5698

Article publication date: 19 March 2018

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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.

Keywords

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

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Emerald Publishing Limited

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