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Impact of structure and culture on organizational performance: the case of Uganda’s High Court

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Despite many attempts to improve the performance of public sector organizations, in developing countries many such organizations are still underperforming. This study evaluates the impact of organizational structure and culture on the performance of Uganda’s High Court by applying the high-performance organizations (HPO) framework. A questionnaire on the quality of the organizational structure, culture, and HPO status was distributed among High Court staff and the collected data were subjected to factor/regression analyses. The HPO framework is found to be valid for the High Court, and positive and statistically significant relationships are found between the HPO status of the High Court and organizational structure and culture.

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  1. Maastricht School of Management, Kampala, Uganda

    Paul Kintu

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All authors contributed to the study conception and design. Material preparation, data collection and analysis were performed by PK and reviewed by AdeW. The first draft of the manuscript was written by AdeW and all authors commented on previous versions of the manuscript. All authors read and approved the final manuscript.

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Kintu, P., de Waal, A. Impact of structure and culture on organizational performance: the case of Uganda’s High Court. SN Bus Econ 1, 123 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1007/s43546-021-00128-8

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