Monitoring and Evaluation for Education and Accountability in Edmund Rice Foundation Australia Nairobi County

Purpose: This study examined the relationship between corporate governance attributes and performance of state-owned enterprises through review literature. The specifically sought to establish accountability, transparency, transformational leadership stakeholder engagement; with government policy objective as mediating variable. was anchored on Agency, Signalling, Transformational Leadership Stakeholder Theories narrow literature gap.
 Methodology: adopted desk research design reviewing relevant relating enterprises. also summarized major contributions significant studies performance. In addition, discussed theoretical methodological gaps in reviewed for further research.
 Findings: Reviewed primary secondary sources showed that, more transparency allows greater accountability contributes better by Further, countries that have been able improve their standards practices business environment both private companies. SOEs’ is influenced adoption implementation practices. However, difference financial SOEs may be due several factors including set objectives constrain SOEs. Moreover, ineffective low continue experience weak SOE performance, poor delivery public services, stifled competitiveness growth crowding-out companies increased opportunities political patronage corruption.
 Unique contribution theory, practice policy: recommended principal reforms should efficiency establishing enforcing adequate reporting while holding them accountable reaching or targets. state ownership fully recognize SOE’s responsibilities towards stakeholders request report relations stakeholders. it make clear any expectations has respect responsible conduct SOE.