Authors : Marjhon F. Castro; Genelyn R. Baluyos

Volume/Issue : Volume 11 - 2026, Issue 6 - June

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DOI : https://doi.org/10.38124/ijisrt/26jun259

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Abstract : Effective policy implementation and strong monitoring mechanisms are essential in strengthening risk management compliance in higher education institutions. This study examined the mediating effect of monitoring mechanisms on the relationship between policy implementation and risk management compliance in higher education institutions. The study employed a quantitative research approach using an explanatory correlational design with mediation analysis. It was conducted in a private higher education institution in Northern Mindanao, Philippines, during the academic year 2025–2026. The respondents consisted of 180 personnel, including deans, department heads, program heads, coordinators, secretaries, and non-teaching staff, selected through purposive sampling. Three researcher-developed instruments were used: the Policy Implementation Questionnaire (PIQ), the Monitoring Mechanisms Questionnaire (MMQ), and the Risk Management Compliance Questionnaire (RMCQ). Data were analyzed using means and standard deviations, Spearman’s rho correlation, multiple regression, and mediation analysis. The findings revealed that policy implementation was practiced to a very great extent, while monitoring mechanisms and risk management compliance were rated very high. Policy implementation had significant positive relationships with monitoring mechanisms and risk management compliance. Monitoring mechanisms also had a significant positive relationship with risk management compliance. Multiple regression analysis identified leadership and commitment, documentation and standardization, and reporting and transparency as significant predictors of risk management compliance, with leadership and commitment emerging as the strongest predictor. Mediation analysis revealed that monitoring mechanisms partially mediated the relationship between policy implementation and risk management compliance. Leadership commitment, structured documentation systems, and transparent reporting practices play critical roles in sustaining institutional accountability, resilience, and continuous improvement. Deans, department heads, quality assurance officers, and academic supervisors strengthen policy implementation, enhance monitoring systems, improve documentation practices, and sustain transparent reporting mechanisms to support accreditation readiness, ISO compliance, and long-term institutional effectiveness.

Keywords : Accountability, Higher Education Institutions, Monitoring Mechanisms, Policy Implementation, Risk Management Compliance.

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