Abstract
The purpose of this study was to determine the Moderating Effect of Management Control System (MCS) in the relationship between Organisation Processes and Institutional Performance of Technical Training Institutions (TTIs) in Kenya. The study was a cross-sectional survey in nature and used explanatory research design with the population obtained from the TTIs that were registered with the Ministry of Education, Science and Technology (MOEST) and Technical and Vocational Education and Training Authority (TVETA) by 2015. The main research instrument was a closed-ended questionnaire. The hypotheses in this study were tested using Hierarchical Moderated Multiple Regression (MMR) and the study found that organization processes had a significant positive influence on the institutional performance of TTIs in Kenya. The study findings indicated that the estimated coefficient was 0.555 indicating that organization processes had a significant influence on institutional performance. Further, the study found evidence that (i) MCS moderates the relationship between organizational processes and institutional performance, (ii)) MCS had a moderating effect on the relationship between organizational processes and institutional performance of Technical Training Institutions (TTIs) in Kenya.
Highlights
The major purpose of higher education institutions is to contribute to the growth of the country’s economy by providing skilled human capital (Akareem & Hossain, 2016; Fortino, 2013) and not for specific commercial objectives
Existing literature indicates that more than 80 percent of the youth are engaged in the informal sector (Johanson & Adams 2004) and King and McGrath (2004) emphasize the important role played of Technical Training Institutions (TTIs) that are normally under the umbrella of Technical Vocational Education and Training (TVET) in producing skilled labour for the industry
Given the prevailing economic trend, United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) (2014) has identified the two major objectives of TTIs as the urgent need to train the workforce for selfemployment and the necessity to raise the productivity of the private sector
Summary
The major purpose of higher education institutions is to contribute to the growth of the country’s economy by providing skilled human capital (Akareem & Hossain, 2016; Fortino, 2013) and not for specific commercial objectives. Existing literature indicates that more than 80 percent of the youth are engaged in the informal sector (Johanson & Adams 2004) and King and McGrath (2004) emphasize the important role played of Technical Training Institutions (TTIs) that are normally under the umbrella of Technical Vocational Education and Training (TVET) in producing skilled labour for the industry. Given the prevailing economic trend, United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) (2014) has identified the two major objectives of TTIs as the urgent need to train the workforce for selfemployment and the necessity to raise the productivity of the private sector. Considering the expensive nature of TTIs as a form of education, it is imperative that an expanded system which may include partnering with stake holders to provide adequate facilities and equipment will be required to create an effective system. Gleeson (2010) illustrates, social partnership agreement between the key stakeholders is an absolute central factor in finding a lasting solution to the quality issues to improve performance of institutions
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