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A Survey of the Role of Audit Committees in Promoting Corporate Governance and Accountability in Constituency Development Fund Management: A Case Study of Nairobi Province, Kenya

International Journal of Finance & Banking Studies

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Title A Survey of the Role of Audit Committees in Promoting Corporate Governance and Accountability in Constituency Development Fund Management: A Case Study of Nairobi Province, Kenya
 
Creator Kilika, Samuel Kakui; jomo kenyatta university of agriculture and technology
Mutua, Nicholas Muthama
 
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Description The purpose of thisstudy is to present a case for the need for audit committee in Constituency DevelopmentFund to promote corporate governance and accountability in constituencydevelopment fund management in Nairobi Province, Kenya. The study provides ananalysis and critique of the extent of engagement research in the field ofcorporate governance and accountability in constituency Development Fundmanagement and present case for further research that may be directed tooutside Nairobi province. The study found that the extent of literature in thefield of corporate governance and accountability and reporting in contrast tothe field to management CDF in Nairobi had largely ignored the practice withinCDF organizations.  The study argues thatCDF can benefit from the methodological and theoretical insights of auditcommittee and other disciplines. The study suggests where further contributionsmight be made by future research endeavors engaging with audit committees withorganizations. Engaging audit committee in CDF governance and accountabilityhas the potential to improve theorizing practice and the sustainabilityperformance with organizations. Drawing on the methods and theories of otherdisciplines and the papers in the special issues (of audit committee) the studypresents away forward for researchers engaging with audit committees in organizationalpracticing corporate governance and accountability.
 
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Date 2013-07-16
 
Type info:eu-repo/semantics/article
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Peer-reviewed Article
 
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Identifier http://www.ssbfnet.com/ojs/index.php/ijfbs/article/view/158
 
Source International Journal of Finance & Banking Studies (ISSN: 2147- 4486); Vol 2, No 3 (2013): July; 34-56
2147-4486
 
Language eng
 
Relation http://www.ssbfnet.com/ojs/index.php/ijfbs/article/view/158/363