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Impact of structure and culture on organizational performance: the case of Uganda’s High Court

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  • Paul Kintu
  • André Waal

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Despite many attempts to improve the performance of public sector organizations, in developing countries many such organizations are still underperforming. This study evaluates the impact of organizational structure and culture on the performance of Uganda’s High Court by applying the high-performance organizations (HPO) framework. A questionnaire on the quality of the organizational structure, culture, and HPO status was distributed among High Court staff and the collected data were subjected to factor/regression analyses. The HPO framework is found to be valid for the High Court, and positive and statistically significant relationships are found between the HPO status of the High Court and organizational structure and culture.

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  • Paul Kintu & André Waal, 2021. "Impact of structure and culture on organizational performance: the case of Uganda’s High Court," SN Business & Economics, Springer, vol. 1(10), pages 1-20, October.
    • Handle: RePEc:spr:snbeco:v:1:y:2021:i:10:d:10.1007_s43546-021-00128-8
    DOI: 10.1007/s43546-021-00128-8
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    Keywords

    High-performance organizations; Organizational performance; Organizational structure; Organizational culture; Uganda; Juridical;
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    JEL classification:

    • D22 - Microeconomics - - Production and Organizations - - - Firm Behavior: Empirical Analysis
    • H11 - Public Economics - - Structure and Scope of Government - - - Structure and Scope of Government
    • M14 - Business Administration and Business Economics; Marketing; Accounting; Personnel Economics - - Business Administration - - - Corporate Culture; Diversity; Social Responsibility

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