Information System Policy And Corporate Governance In Firms Listed At Nairobi Securities Exchange

Abstract

The study focused on firms listed at the Nairobi Securities Exchange. Its objectives were to establish the extent to which Information System Policy has been implemented and to determine the relationship between Information System implementation levels and Corporate Governance. The study was prompted by Institutional turbulences as a result of poor corporate governance mainly caused by improper implementation of Corporate Information System Policy. The study used a descriptive survey. The data was collected using structured questionnaire that captured data on respondent demographics, firms demographic, Information System Policy Implementation level and Corporate Governance the data were analyzed using frequency distributions, percentages, measures of central tendencies such as Mean and Standard deviation, the results were presented using frequency distribution curves, distribution tables and line graphs. From the study findings, it was clear that the listed firms had a well-organized Information System Policy and Implementation that has offered improved running of the organization, Corporate Governance a good measure of firms overall performance, showed that there is a large extent on the level of firms Information System Policy Implementation and the firm’s Corporate Governance. Considering the objectives of the study, the outcome bought a strong conclusion that for listed firms at the Nairobi Securities Exchange, there is a conclusion that there is a strong relationship between Information System Implementation level and the firm’s Corporate Governance.