Middle-Level Management Functions and University Policies Implementation in University of Juba, South Sudan

The purpose of the study is to examine the relationship between university middle management and university policies in the University of Juba, South Sudan. The categories of university middle management included: Deans, Principals, Directors, Librarians, Heads of department and Academic Registrars. A cross sectional design and quantitative approach was used for the study. In the philosophy of post- constructivism. A sample of 375 respondents were collected using a self-administered questionnaire, validated and analyzed using SPSS version 23 measuring “r” with Pearson’s Linear Coefficient of Correlation (PLCC) and interview guide using the objective as theme. The findings of the study indicated that university policies contributed 45% to performance of university middle management, the remaining 55% is explained by other factors. The calculated r of 0.672 at 0.01 and 0.05 level(2tailed) meaning there is a strong positive relationship between middle-level management functions and their implementation of university policies Thus, this study indicated that there is a positive relationship between university’s middle-level management and university policies. The study concluded that university middle management is an influential factor of university policies in the University of Juba