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Extension Services and Agricultural Crop Production in Gicumbi District of Northern Province of Rwanda

ABSTRACT This research dealt with the Extension Services and agricultural crop production in Gicumbi district of Northern Province of Rwanda~ The main research objective was to assess the effectiveness of extension services on Rwandan farmers’ crop production and the unique null hypothesis was that there is no significant relationship within Extension Services and crop production of farmers in Rwanda. The research design was Descriptive Design through a survey from 120 farmers (60 females a...

Resources Mobilization and Sustainability of Selected Local Ngos in Bukavu District, Democratic Republic of Congo

ABSTRACT This thesis is entitled “Resources mobilization and Sustainability of selected local NGOs in Bukavu District, Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC)”. The study was carried out based on four specific objectives: to determine the demographic characteristics of respondents in terms of Age, Gender, Education qualification, Experience; to examine the extent of resources mobilization by local NGOs in Bukavu District; to establish the sustainability level of local NGOs in Bukavu and to est...

Opportunities and Challenges of Electronic Banking On Organizational Performance of Indigenous Banks in Rwanda

ABSTRACT The study was carried out on “opportunities and challenges of electronic banking on organizational performance of indigenous banks in Rwanda”. This identified the opportunities these banks have identified in Rwanda and various challenges they face in their endeavors to provide efficient and effective services and products through electronic banking. The Data was collected using structured questionnaires and interview schedules. The population size was 150 and the sample size was ...

Job Design and Work Stress Among the Academic Staff in Selected Universities in Kampala- Uganda

ABSTRACT The study assessed the effect of job design on work stress among the academic staff in selected private universities in Kampala-Uganda on four specific objectives namely: (1) to determine the demographic profile of the respondents in terms of gender. Age, marital status, education level, position, and experience; (2) to determine the degree of job design in selected private universities in kampala-Uganda (3) to determine the level of work stress among the academic staff in selected u...

The Civil Society Organizations and Peace Building Reconciliation in Somalia

ABSTRACT In the absence of central state or meaningful international intervention, the Somali people have represented and organized themselves and individuals, and organizations have taken on many of the traditional roles of the state, filling the vacuum in service provision and opening channels of debate. The statement of the problem was Violence is the most important factor limiting the ability for civil society to play a meaningful contribution in peace building process and reconciliation...

Employee Training and Organizational Performance in Selected Commercial Banks in Mogadishu, Somalia

ABSTRACT The study was to investigate the effect of training on organizational performance in commercial banks in Mogadishu, Somalia. The objectives of the study were as follows: (i) To examine the effect of on-the-job training on organizational performance in Selected Commercial Banks in Mogadishu, Somalia. (ii) To establish the effect of the off-the-job training policies on organizational performance in Selected Commercial Banks in Mogadishu, Somalia. Data was derived through questionnaires...

Employment and Women’s Empowerment for Non Govermental Organizations in Mogadihu, Somalia

ABSTRACT This study explores the relationship between women’s empowerment and employment in Mogadishu Somalia. The study was guided by the following research objectives; the first objective was to determine the profile of the respondents in terms of: age, gender, highest educational qualification, and work experience and the second and third objective was to determine the level of employment and the level of women’s empowerment of the selected local NGO5 and the fourth objective was the r...

Resource Management and Employee Performance of Kampala Capital City Authority (Kcca): Kampala Uganda.

ABSTRACT The purpose of the study provided for the relationship between resource management practices and employee performance of Kampala Capital City Authority. Three specific objectives guided the study which included; examine the effect of Human Resource on employee performance of Kampala Capital City Authority; to examine the effect of Financial Resource on employee performance of Kampala Capital City Authority and to examine the effect of work related resources on employee performance of...

Employee Recruitment and Performance of Rwanda Electricity Corporation and Rwanda Water and Sanitation Corporation (Reco-Rwasco)

ABSTRACT The purpose of the study was to establish the relationship between levels of effectiveness in recruitment to the performance of RECO-RWASCO in Rwanda. The study was guided by the following specific objectives; to determine the profile of the respondents; to determine the level of effectiveness in recruitment; to determine the level of performance; to establish whether there is significant relationship between effectiveness in recruitment and performance of RECO-RWASCO. The study empl...

Governance and Clan Conflicts On the Socio-Economic Development in Baidoa District Somalia

ABSTRACT This study was undertaken to carry out an investigation on governance and clan conflicts containment in Baidoa. Somalia. The objectives of the study were To determine the effectiveness of governance structures in Somalia, to determine the causes of ethnic conflicts in Somalia and to determine the signiflcant relationship between governance and the clan conflicts in Somalia. The study employed descriptive correlation study design which involved both qualitative and quantitative approa...

Local Governance and Conflict Management. A Case of Baidoa District, Somalia

ABSTRACT This study investigated governance and conflict management in Baidoa, Somalia. The following objectives guided the study: i) to find out the extent of governance in Baidoa, Somalia; ii) to determine the extent of conflict management in Baidoa, Somalia; and iii) to establish the relationship between governance and conflict management in Baidoa, Somalia. The study employed descriptive correlational design. Data was collected using questionnaires. Pearson correlation (r) was used to est...

Human Resource Development and Employee Performance in Airtel Uganda

ABSTRACT The study examined the effect of human resource development on employee performance in Airtel Uganda. The study spelt out the problem by showing that despite the emphasis Airtel puts on its human resource development, the performance of employees is still wanting as evidenced by employees’ failure to produce quality work, failure to write report, constant absenteeism, late coming and failure to address customer concerns. The study had three specific objectives which included; i) to...

A Causal- Effect Relationship of the Predictors of Achievement in English and Kiswahili Languages, In Secondary Schools in Transmara East District, Kenya.

ABSTRACT The study was concerned with the causal effect relationship between predictors of students’ achievements in English and Kiswahili languages in particular in Transmara East District Kenya. It was guided by 4 objectives, ; to find out the profile of the respondents, the predictors of performance in English and Kiswahili, level of performance in English and Swahili and the relationship between the predictors of performance selected and the actual performance in the two subjects The st...

Capital Markets and the Development of Business Enterprises. A Case Study of Uganda Clays Limited

ABSTRACT Uganda Clays Limited (UCL) is an important supplier of building clay products in the housing and construction industry. Its main business is the production and sale of roofing tiles, walling materials such as burnt clay bricks, interlocking and corner blocks, partition blocks, ventilators, suspended floor units, floor tiles, pipes, other building materials and decorative clay products such as grilles, flower pots, vases and other pottery. UCL has improved its market capitalisation an...

City Planning Practice and Waste Management in Mogadishu Somalia: A Case Study of Hilwa District Local Government

ABSTRACT The study was can·ied to establish city planning practice and waste mmngement in MogadishuSomalia: a case study of Hilwa district local government. Objectively the study sought to identify the city planning practices applied in Hilwa district, to establish the factors hindering Hilwa district from attaining sustainable waste management systems and to establish the strategies to be adopted to improve sustainable waste management in ways that are environmentally responsible, socially ...


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