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The Applicability of Governance at King Saud University in Riyadh Universal Journal of Educational Research 6(1): 25-41, 2018 http://www.hrpub.org DOI: 10.13189/ujer.2018.060103 The Applicability of Governance at King Saud University in Riyadh Mohammad Y. Kentab Ph.D. in Educational Administration, Advisor at the Deputyship for Planning & Information, Ministry of Education, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia Copyright©2018 by authors, all rights reserved. Authors agree that this article remains permanently open access under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License 4.0 International License Abstract The problem of the study revolves around management tools (Al-Nassar, 2014) [7]. the application of the requirements of governance at King The rules and regulations of governance aim to achieve Saud University. The study aims to identify the extent of transparency and fairness and to grant the right of governance requirements at King Saud University as seen accountability to the management of the organization, by faculty members through transparency, accountability, taking into account the reduction of the exploitation of organizational structure, laws, regulations, and justice. To power other than in the public interest. These rules also achieve the objectives and procedures of the study, the emphasize the importance of adhering to the provisions of survey descriptive methodology was used. The study the law and endeavor to ensure audit of the financial population was represented by faculty members at King performance, existence of administrative structures to Saud University. A sample of 200 faculty members was enable governing the management, with the formation of selected. The researcher relied in data collection on the an audit committee of non-members of the executive board questionnaire, which was subjected to the standards of with many functions, competencies and powers to achieve validity and consistency, and used various appropriate independent control over implementation. statistical methods using (SPSS). The study reached Governments and organizations have become several results, the most important of which are: 1. The increasingly interested in governance as a way to level of transparency, accountability and justice at the implement a set of guidelines to improve their performance university is average. 2. The level of organizational as a result of administrative, economic and political structure, laws and regulations in the university is high. In pressures due to globalization that allowed expansion of the light of the results, a number of recommendations were activity volume, transfer of capitals across borders, made that could contribute to the application of governance weakened control on them, in addition to the various at the university. economic collapses and successive financial crises (Nassar, 2015) [21]. Keywords Universities, Governance, Accountability, Governance is one of the most prominent concepts that Higher Education have been raised at the academic level of management. It includes the transition from government administration in its traditional sense to a new situation that combines the forces of society, including governance, civil society 1. Introduction organizations, and the private sector. Moreover, the government agency is no longer the only one to draw and Recent years have witnessed the emergence of the term implement the various plans and activities within the governance in all fields, especially administrative ones, community, but it has become a partner of other and exceeded that to express its themes and terminology in community forces that have multiple interests and are at other fields such as accounting and finance. Governance times intertwined. The idea of governance emerged in the has been one of the most important topics since the last three decades of the last century, especially by mid-1990s. So far, it has attracted the attention of international organizations as a methodology for achieving researchers in various fields of knowledge and community development because of the decreasing ability international and professional organizations alike, as a of government agencies to achieve this efficiently and means of achieving comprehensive control over the work effectively (Al-Hudayef, 2008) [5]. of organizations and against poor management practices. The application of governance in universities as a Which led many organizations to reconsider existing successful solution to a range of problems suffered by the management tools and to develop entirely new universities emerged during the horizontal expansion. The 26 The Applicability of Governance at King Saud University in Riyadh administrative layers added over the past years have stifled comes this study to address the governance systems at King the ability of universities to move towards a rational and Saud University. The problem of the study can be shaped coherent strategic system, limiting the effectiveness of by the following question: To what extent the requirements higher education under a group of clear expectations and of governance at King Saud University are applied? identification of accountability and transparency frameworks that include both structures and instructions as 1.2. Importance of the Study well as ongoing assessment to eliminate defects that arise in both enactment and enforcement phases. The emergence This study derives its importance from the importance of of the governance input in universities is aimed at finding its subject matter which is the extent to which the solutions to these problems experienced by higher requirements of governance at King Saud University are education institutions (Abu Kareem, Al-Thwaini, 2014) applied as seen by the faculty members through the [3]. organizational structure, academic support, professional development, regulations and laws, facilities and 1.1. Problem of the Study equipment and administrative control. The scientific and practical importance of the study can be determined The university education is the cornerstone for building through the following: the individual and giving him a scientific, cultural, social and cognitive formation that helps in the development of 1.2.1. Scientific Importance human resources in all the specializations required by the This study contributes to the definition of the importance labor market. The university education – within the of university governance, as the importance of university comprehensive educational policy framework – is a key governance has increased in recent years due mainly to the base for development as it is essential in urging the talents, fact that governance is the organizing framework for capabilities and human potentials in the society. It is also determining the objectives of higher education institutions the tool that contributes to the formation of the individual and managing their resources and components. and the society, the crystallization of its features in the The importance of shedding light on the subject of present and the future together, and ensuring the proper governance, and clarifying the degree of the application at ways for the nation to progress towards its goals in the university is a method of modern management to progress and promotion (Dahawi and Al-Meligi, 2011) improve the performance of the university. [16]. To enrich the subject of governance in higher education, The importance of the governance of universities has as many of the literature dealt with governance in other increased in recent years due to considerations including universities and the business and corporate sectors. that the government represents the main reference for This study encourages further studies on governance. determining the objectives of higher education institutions and managing their resources and components according to 1.2.2. Practical Importance the rules of transparency, participation, and accountability The results of this study are expected to help the faculty in order to improve education according to the interests of members at King Saud University understand the positive students and society. Governance processes are mainly aspects of governance that will affect their concerned with the extent of the university's coherence as decision-making and thus the university's performance. an organization, how it exercises its authority, its contact This perception will be largely reflected in the means they with faculty members and students, how decisions are use to prioritize the work and thus their relationships with made and power delegation, the role of university councils, each other and with their subordinates in order to achieve leadership and the organizational structures of the these priorities, and helps to give them a vision of the university organization, as well as the various procedures governance of the university. and rules governing the work, the general policies that govern and allocate resources, follow-up and performance 1.3. Study Objective management. (Abu Kareem, Al-Thwaini, 2014) [3]. Although Saudi universities are aiming to achieve The study aims at identifying the degree of application quality and excellence in university performance through of governance requirements at King Saud University from the implementation of standards to ensure the quality of the point of view of the faculty members through education and accreditation, which primarily include the transparency, accountability, organizational structure, laws standards of leadership and governance as a major and regulations, and justice. determinant of the quality of education,
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