A FRAMEWORK FOR DATA QUALITY MANAGEMENT IN NIGERIAN HIGHER INSTITUTIONS

Abstract

This empirical research developed a questionnaire instrument as a tool for gathering data targeted at identifying criticalsuccess factors of data quality in tertiary institutions Information Systems databases (based on reviewed literature andfindings reported in Akpon-Ebiyomare et al (2012)). Factors motivating the study include stakeholder perceived data qualitysuccess factors in Nogerian tertiary Institution databases. Based on the findings from data gathered from the research, ageneralized framework for Data quality management in Nigerian Higher Institutions is proposed. The framework providesevaluation and improvement components that can be used to interact with the other components to ensure data integrity andhence quality data success at all times.Keywords: Framework, Data Management, Critical Factors, Integrity, Evaluation and Nigerian Higher Institutions.