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Eresia-Eke, Chukuakadibia E.
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Boadu, E.S.
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dc.date.accessioned |
2021-01-06T11:47:05Z |
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dc.date.available |
2021-01-06T11:47:05Z |
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dc.date.issued |
2019 |
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dc.description.abstract |
In a bid to improve service delivery in South Africa, the government has created a government-wide
monitoring and evaluation (M&E) system that would help gauge performance across all spheres of government. This has
compelled public sector institutions to adopt and implement M&E systems mandatorily, even when they are not
necessarily ready for it. The unpreparedness inevitably perforates the ability of M&E systems to credibly support
performance improvement in public sector institutions and it is problematic. To some extent, the practice of M&E in the
public sector seems to be for purposes of compliance rather than the ideal of performance improvement. This qualitative
study investigates the readiness of South African public sector institutions for M&E, through the perspectives of
Managers primarily in the M&E space. Findings reveal mixed signals of M&E readiness. For instance, the factors
motivating the creation of the M&E system and the calibre of staff championing it, seem to suggest M&E readiness.
Conversely, the non-availability of capacity to support the system and the potential response of staff to negative
information generated by M&E signal non-readiness. The import of this is that readiness assessments specific to
institutions have to be conducted as a basis for determining areas where the prerequisites for M&E are lacking. This
should then inform remedial efforts that ultimately help to improve the potency of the M&E system. |
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dc.description.department |
Business Management |
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dc.description.librarian |
am2020 |
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dc.description.uri |
https://www.lifescienceglobal.com/independent-journals/journal-of-reviews-on-global-economics |
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dc.identifier.citation |
Eresia-Eke, C.E. & Boadu, E.S. 2019, 'Monitoring and evaluation preparedness of public sector institutions in South Africa', Journal of Reviews on Global Economics, vol. 8, pp. 532-542. |
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dc.identifier.issn |
1929-7092 (online) |
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dc.identifier.uri |
http://hdl.handle.net/2263/77945 |
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dc.language.iso |
en |
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dc.publisher |
Lifescience Global |
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dc.rights |
© 2019 Lifescience Global. This is an open access article licensed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution Non-commercial License. |
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dc.subject |
Readiness assessment |
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dc.subject |
Public sector |
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dc.subject |
Performance management |
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dc.subject |
South Africa (SA) |
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dc.subject |
Monitoring and evaluation (M&E) |
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dc.title |
Monitoring and evaluation preparedness of public sector institutions in South Africa |
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dc.type |
Article |
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