Proposal of an instrument for assessment of organizational governance in a public sector institution

Abstract

This study aims to propose an instrument of assessment of organizational governance for a public institution and was built from a qualitative and quantitative approach. An organizational approach to governance was used, which is related to incentives, administrative decisions and the functioning of the organization. Data collection took place through documental analysis, semi-structured interviews with specialists and managers of the institution and questionnaires. For data analysis, the techniques of document analysis and categorical content analysis, with assessment of theoretical saturation and calculation of content validation were used. Through analysis of the governance frameworks and the literature review, three descriptive categories of the construct were defined: strategic management, people and accountability, grouping governance variables. After analyzing the interviews, it was observed the predominance of the category strategic management, followed by people and accountability. Then, the evaluation instrument, constructed with 16 variables and containing 58 items, was assessment by seven judges, resulting in the proposal of an organizational governance assessment tool.