Upscaling Corporate Governance Principles for Performance of National Sports Federations in Kenya and Beyond
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2025-05
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The sports industry in Kenya continues to grow swiftly and emerge
as a vibrant and crowd-pulling phenomenon. However, few studies have
been conducted on the critical topic of corporate governance principles and
the performance of national sports federations. Thus, the research focused on
determining the effect of corporate governance principles on National Sports
Federations’ performance in Nairobi City County, Kenya. The objectives
included evaluating the effects of transparency, accountability, sustainability,
and integrity on National Sports Federations’ performance in Nairobi City
County, Kenya. The study variables were anchored in the Stewardship
theory, Balanced Scorecard theory, and Stakeholder theory. The research
utilized both secondary and primary data. The research utilized a
descriptive research design to collect data from a sample of 145 federation
members: Head of National Team Coaches, Assistant National Team
Coaches, and Technical Directors. Semi-structured questionnaires were
utilized for data collection. Self-administered Questionnaires were utilized,
employing the drop-off and later pick-up approach. Data was analyzed using
the Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS). Quantitative data
collected was analyzed using multiple regression, descriptive analysis, and
Correlation analysis. The study found that accountability, transparency,
integrity, and sustainability have a significant positive relationship with the
performance of national sports federations in Nairobi City County. Further
findings reveal that increased service delivery, customer feedback, employee
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satisfaction, and financial performance of national sports federations indicate
performance. This study recommends the formation of clear corporate
governance policies that raise sustainable development in the Kenya sporting
sector, federation members to adopt continuous training on best practices of
corporate governance, utilize digital platforms for governance practices,
national and county government to establish measurable performance
indicators to be adopted by national sports federations, consistent
monitoring, and evaluation of these performance indicators. These
recommendations will help both the national sports federations and the
government to increase transparency, accountability, sustainability, and
integrity in the sports industry in Kenya.
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Mumani M.O. & Muathe S.M. (2025). Upscaling Corporate Governance Principles for Performance of National Sports Federations in Kenya and Beyond. ESI Preprints.