Stakeholder Involvement, Commitment and Managed Change in Public Universities in Uganda

Abstract

The purpose of the study was to establish the relationship between Stakeholder involvement, commitment and managed change in Public Universities in Uganda. A cross sectional and quantitative research design was adopted for this study. A correlation and regression analysis was used to establish if a change in the independent variables resulted into a change in the dependent variable. Since the study population was small that is 5 public universities in Uganda, a population census was taken. Validity and reliability of data was tested, data was analysed using SPSS and results presented based on the study objectives. Results revealed positive and significant relationships between stakeholder involvement and managed change and commitment and managed change which implies that improvement of one variable leads to improvement of the other. In addition, Stakeholder involvement was found to be a better predictor of managed change than commitment which implies that to improve on managed change; emphasis should be put on improvement of stakeholder involvement and lesser emphasis on commitment. The study recommends that there is a need for public institutions to involve stakeholders so as to build their commitment to the useful changes that are being introduced to ensure achievement of the purpose for which they were sought for. The study contributes to the available knowledge on management of change in public universities and also provision of future reference to other researchers.