Finally, anticorruption measures are also part of the good governance framework. The usaidfunded leadership, management, and governance lmg project collaborated with health leaders, managers, and policy makers across all levels in more than 90 countries to show that investments in leadership, management, and governance lead to. Sep 10, 2015 the performance of good governance on land administration at localworeda level. Corporate governance of share companies in ethiopia. Effective governance depends on both forms the structures and processes of control, and contentand the specific individuals involved, particularly in the leadership.
We examined ethiopias large business sector using theories developed in the capital structure literature. First, we find that ethiopias large business sector can. Attract new members and retain the existing however such practice is lacking in the sample. Indeed, social governance provides a moral foundation, while economic governance provides a material foundation, and political governance guarantees the order and the cohesion of a society. Corporate governance and ownership structure in sub sahara. Nonetheless, abiys government is not completely blameless in all this. Democracy, human rights, and governance ethiopia u. Oct 07, 2012 the commercial code of ethiopia hereinafter the commercial code incorporates provisions pertinent to the governance of share companies. Tilburg university the quest for good health governance through. More specifically, to combat the state of corruption in ethiopia, a careful examination of the complexities of the centralized federal governance system is very pertinent. Ethiopia, this paper assesses the challenges of good governance via selecting. Enhancing corporate governance is a considerable challenge for the african region. The three aspects of governance are interdependent in a society. Local government discretion andlocal government discretion.
The center for school change cheung, 1999, at the university of minnesota has conducted a. In november, ethiopias prime minister abiy ahmed established a new. Being so complex, and in some cases specific to ethiopia, a contextual analysis of the state of corruption in federal ethiopias landscape is worthwhile. Characteristics of african transformative leadership.
Presbey, university of detroit mercy, detroit, michigan frontier regions and governance challenges. According to shimelis 2005, while the sample index of ethiopia is 36% and the same trend persists in the country governance profile by subsequent ecas governance survey of 2005 eca, 2005. In participation, there is a need to combine indigenous and intellectual knowledge. Governance, in the world of globalization and competition, matters in accelerating development and in reducing poverty particularly in most developing. Leadership and good governance ethiopian civil service. Oct 26, 2012 in the first part of the article, i outlined the major policy framework constraints that prevented the emergence of well functioning system of good governance in ethiopia. Politicalwhen we talk of good governance in the context of ethiopia the need for political reforms occupies the most prominent place. The role of the leadership to ensure good governance in. The second and last part of the article attempts to sort out the major challenges that have prevented the realization of good governance in ethiopia during the reign of eprdf in the last two decades. Opinion good governance is primarily concerned with the processes for making and implementing decisions irrespective of whether the decisions are wrong or right. Corporate governance of the deposit taking microfinance. Governance and leadership practices and challenges in ethiopia. Nov 08, 20 the concept good governance emerged as a development agenda by world bank twenty years ago. Our dedicated team in the addis ababa ethiopia office works to make highquality leadership development affordable, accessible, and scalable to underserved populations worldwide.
Chapter 2 leadership for growth, development, and poverty. A governance approach highlights issues of state responsiveness and accountability, and the. Abstract the purpose of this paper was to assess the challenges of good governance in ethiopia. Nov 16, 2015 good governance is a dismal performance in the ethiopian public sector. These institutional issues merge gradually into a concern to promote diverse forums for. While election of new leadership of the ruling party has brought forth a surge of optimism in most quarters that democratic space will expand, stability is still fragile as ethnic and identitybased conflict prevails. Based on the available literature and data on the subject matter, it attempts to show the deficiency in the ethiopian commercial code and other pertinent proclamations and directives in addressing current issues in corporate governance related to board of directors, protection of rights of minority shareholders and issues regarding financial. To understand the enormous problems compounding ethiopia, one may go back in. Board work can be exciting, engaging, and rewarding if the board embodies governance as leadership.
An assessment of good governance in ethiopian ministry of civil service. Governance in africa, says the chairman of the south commission, must be improved for the continents countries and people to build real freedom and real development. It therefore uses secondary sources of data such as text books, journals, magazines, newspapers and the internet. The leadership and good governance department at ethiopian civil service university ecsu on academia. Ethiopia once again nominated to play critical leadership role in the summit by. The role of the leadership to ensure good governance in ethiopia. The 1989 world bank study, subsaharan africa from crisis to sustainable growth 1, indicated good governance as a public service that is efficient, a judicial system that is reliable, and an administration that is accountable to the public.
The ibrahim index of overall governance ranks ethiopia 31 out of 54 countries in africa. More specifically, to combat the state of corruption in ethiopia, a careful examination of the complexities of the centralized federal governance system is. Health facility governance in the ethiopian health system abstract health governance one of the pillars of a health system has received appreciable attention from the ethiopian health sector over the past decade. Rethinking corporate governance in ethiopia by minga. Accountants for business leadership and governance in africa. First, we find that ethiopias large business sector can be classified into three groups of enterprises. The report highlighted that the absence of good governance is prevalent in all sectors and regions without any variation. The concepts of leadership and the role of government leadership in. In light of serious problems of good governance in ethiopia, the article attempts to assess the fault lines that have hindered the emergence of system of good governance in. Assessment of the prevalence of good governance in the. Assessing it governance practices in ethiopian financial.
Through the leadership of the federal ministry of health fmoh, the health sector has various coordinating mechanisms. Good governance initiatives may include advocacy for legal reform, public awarenessraising on the national and international legal framework, and capacitybuilding or reform of institutions. The brief about ethiopian good governance and continuation issue what ethiopia was fought to have a todays an authentic good governance and potentiality of individual leaderships like a prime minister of current ethiopia and other many confidential leaders that have the wish for the common good of its people and country at heart. Therefore, the leadership of the bureaus shall be improved and developed through combination of an integrated leadership development strategies and. A third protocol adopted in 2008 sought to merge the. Examples include the report of the commission for africa and work on governance by the world bank institute, the international monetary fund, and the african development bank. The role, composition and remuneration of boards of directors in share companies hussein ahmed tura abstract good corporate governance is an important pillar of the market economy and it enhances investor confidence. Doing this involves blending three types of governancefiduciary governance, strategic governance, and generative governance. Demand for public services in subsaharan african countries is increasing continuously due to the improvement in governance and awareness in the region. Good governance and health intrahealth international.
The case of naeder adet woreda, tigiray region, ethiopia article pdf available september 2015 with 2,643 reads. Assessing the prevalence of good governance in public. Good governance is a dismal performance in the ethiopian public sector. Future prospects hilal ahmad wani research fellow at the centre for civilizational dialogue, university of malaya, kuala lumpur, malaysia. Public sector leadership challenges are they different and does it. Good governance practice for cooperative development in. Leadership is an essential feature of all government and governance. The concept good governance emerged as a development agenda by world bank twenty years ago. Over the last twenty years, good governance has become a major area of focus by the. This paper examines the reform issues that relate to corporate governance in ethiopia. The challenges of leadership and governance in africa. Nevertheless, many ethiopians appear to be pleased with the merger, seeing it as an. One of the main challenges which africa is facing is the bad leadership and. The commercial code of ethiopia hereinafter the commercial code incorporates provisions pertinent to the governance of share companies.
The quest for good governance in the ethiopian public sector. The board, which plays a critical role in ensuring good governance of mfis, has five major responsibilities, namely. Leadership is an essential ingredient of good governance in the public service. In addition, no empirical studies were made what the role of it auditing is in it governance. This section is, admittedly, less developed and somewhat uneven. Introduction 5 good leadership and governance are central to the success of any company, sector or economy. The ilg was established with the aim of filling the gap in leadership. Health facility governance in the ethiopian health system. In the preceding discussions, the writer tries to state about the meanings of some key words. Hence fore, in this paper transparency and responsiveness. Good governance can enhance capacity building in government for poverty reduction strategies.
However, his definition of good governance is different from the one used by the rich countries in meting out aid to poor nations. However, poverty, lack of basic infrastructure, and poor industrial development are continuously hindering the ability of the nations to meet this demand. Qualities of effective leadership and its impact on good. The programme run by ilg is assumed to be serving the purpose of building the leadership capacity of public organizations civil service.
It reports a slight imbalance between the four areas contributing to the index. Ethiopias human development index score has steadily increased over the past decade, but its participation and human rights score has remained stagnant. Effective governance depends on both forms the structures and processes of control, and content and the specific individuals involved, particularly in the leadership. A case study of gimbi town, oromia regional state balcha kelo, getachew, fekadu etefa, desalegn on. Very recently, there was a live broadcast on ethiopian television focused on a study report on good governance in the ethiopian public sector. Qualities of effective leadership and its impact on implementation of principles of good governance. In ethiopia, there are no recorded studies as to how the problem of it governance is analyzed and resolved. Ethiopia, this paper assesses the challenges of good governance via selecting of a case study woreda. It is suggested that egovernance can help not only. The quest for good health governance through decentralization in ethiopia. The usaidfunded leadership, management, and governance lmg project collaborated with health leaders, managers, and policy makers across all levels in more than 90 countries to show that investments in leadership, management, and governance lead to stronger health systems and improved health for all. The challenges and prospects of civil service reform and. Therefore, the quest for good leadership is a sinequanon for governance and sustainable development.
The indicators assess whether countries have policies, regulations and strategies in place to promote good leadership and governance in the health sector, but do not aim to assess enforcement. Getting it right has a significant bearing on economic growth and the way companies, sectors and economies perform. Conclusion good governance is essential for sustainability of cooperatives. A few weeks ago, an auus summit kickedoff in washington where obama pledged a billion dollar investment in africa. November, 20 3 investigation of the nature and practice of leadership. The case of naeder adet woreda, tigiray region, ethiopia article pdf available. Good governance on the ground in ethiopia global journal. Conclusions and useful policy recommendations were made based on the above descriptive designs. Governance and leadership governance before a principal accepts a position at a charter school, heshe should make sure hisher values align with the schools vision, mission, and goals. Leadership, management and governance project management. As a federal entity the ethiopian system of governance has multi level structures of leadership and management and each requires not only strengthening but differentiated initiatives in capacity development. Sisay asefa, professor of economics kenyan and ethiopian sages on good governance and conflict resolution, dr. Political legitimacy through periodic free and fair election during which results are. We started the leadership beyond boundaries lbb initiative in 2006 and have already delivered tailored leadership development programs to more than 100 social sector organizations and to over 50,000 individuals.
Why abiy ahmeds prosperity party is good news for ethiopia abiy. The brief about ethiopian good governance and continuation. Ethiopias level of achieving good governance has been one of the lowest even by africans context. In light of serious problems of good governance in ethiopia, the article attempts to assess the fault lines that have hindered the emergence of system of good governance in the country. Pdf the role of government leadership and stakeholders in. Therefore, in this context governance is not only just about how a government and social. Addis ababa, ethiopia center for creative leadership. The leadership role of ethiopia in auus summit is the. An assesment of good governance in ethiopian civil service ministry. In the first part of the article, i outlined the major policy framework constraints that prevented the emergence of well functioning system of good governance in ethiopia. Finally, what rules ethiopia could possibly borrow from the corporate governance rules of germany will be shown.
It therefore uses secondary sources of data such as text books, journals, magazines. The leadership role of ethiopia in auus summit is the mirrorimage of its socioeconomic success. Subnational governance structures in ethiopia in ethiopia, the governance structures at the region, zone, woreda and the kebele level follow the same tripartite structurean elected head of the administration, a council with an executive committee and a sector bureau. Protocol relating to the establishment of the peace and security council of the african union pdf. Ethiopia s human development index score has steadily increased over the past decade, but its participation and human rights score has remained stagnant. The performance of good governance on land administration at localworeda level. Conceptual and theoretical commentaries the problem in an intellectual discourse of this nature is usually concerned with the definition of terms. The three modes of governance building a wellworking board doesnt have to lead to dissatisfied board members. Finally, i explain in somewhat more depth and provide examples in global governance of the three types of leadership already highlighted. Governance and leadership models in africa introduction africa, like other developing regions, has experienced and continues to experience political changes of enormous proportions, especially in terms of governance systems. In addition, among essential qualities of effective leadership the most important qualities of effective leadership have been touched.