Introduction This study will examine the effect of welfare on the performance of public primary school teachers in Bugisu sub region. It has been observed that the situation of teachers over the world is deteriorating; the status of teachers and working conditions too are getting worse (Kitunga, 2009). This chapter will deal with the background to the study, statement of the problem, the purpose of the study, objectives of the study, research questions, hypotheses, the conceptual framework, ...
The purpose of the study was to analyze the influence of transformational leadership style on the performance of judicial staff in Kenya. The research questions were: How does idealized influence of judicial officers influence the performance of judicial staff in Kenya? How does inspirational motivation of judicial officers influence the performance of judicial staff in Kenya? How does intellectual stimulation of judicial officers influence the performance of judicial staff in Kenya? How does...
Introduction This study seeks to identify the critical determinants of new venture creation in Uganda using Kirznerian perspective of entrepreneurial opportunities framework. The lack of a developed theory in extant literature that provides comprehensive explanation of how new ventures emerge in the context of a developing country like Uganda justifies the reliance on Kirznerian analytical framework. Entrepreneurial Alertness (EA) and Information Asymmetry (IA) which constitute the measure...
ABSTRACT The study was conducted under a topic “Success factors for establishment of a Results based monitoring and evaluation system at Advocacy for Vulnerable Children’s Right Uganda which was the case study with three major objectives which included: To examine how institutional factors influence the establishment of RBM&E, Establish the relationship between organizational resources and the establishment of RBM&E and to find out how organizational capacity influence the establishment ...
This study intends to develop a life cycle costing analytical framework for the buildings and construction industry in Tanzania. Life-cycle costing (LCC) analysis is a method used to evaluate the cost effectiveness of designs and materials alternatives of major project cost variables including initial costs, operating costs, maintenance and disposal costs over its entire life (Stanford University, 2005).LCC analysis is used for selection of optimal building designs based on assumed inflation ...
ABSTRACT The study investigated the stakeholder-based factors affecting the success of humanchimpanzee conflict management projects in Kasongoire Parish, Masindi district. It had the following three objectives: i) to analyse how meeting stakeholder needs and expectations is associated with the success of human-chimpanzee conflict management projects in Kasongoire Parish; ii) to examine how stakeholder status is associated with their evaluation of the success of human-chimpanzee conflict mana...
ABSTRACT The study focused on assessing the influence of stakeholder involvement on service delivery in the oil sector in Buliisa District, western Uganda. The study sought to establish the extent to which stakeholder involvement in the oil exploration design/planning, implementation, Monitoring and Evaluation (M&E) processes has influenced service delivery in Buliisa. The study employed a correlational research design and both quantitative and qualitative approaches. A total of 114 responde...
ABSTRACT This research investigated the socio-economic effects of oil exploration among Hoima municipality communities, Uganda. The study objectively sought to establish the effects of oil surveying to changes in prices of commodities; to examine road construction effects to changes in income; and to ascertain the effects of collection of seismic data on the influx of people. To achieve this, a descriptive analytical research design using quantitative and qualitative approach was used, where...
Introduction This study attempts to examine the relationship between workforce diversity (Independent variable) and performance of public sector organizations (Dependent variable) within the context of Uganda. In its own usage, diversity as a concept furnishes organizations of all types’ access to a pool of knowledge, skills, and abilities which when effectively harnessed help in the accomplishment of organizational objectives. Workforce diversity has been described as an imperative for or...
Introduction This study entitled, “International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) and performance of Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) in developing countries”, with Financial Reporting Standards as the independent variable and performance of Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) as the dependent variable. The focus on this study is being propelled by the unsatisfactory performance of SMEs in developing economies. In Uganda, preliminary survey indicates that there is a high rate of...
The purpose of this study was to examine how behavioral biases effect on stock market performance. This study was guided by the following research question: How does disposition effect influence stock market performance? To what extent does overconfidence effect influence stock market performance? To what extent does herding effect influence stock market performance? This study adopted a descriptive survey design. The study population was 338 out of which a sample of 183 was utilized. Stra...
ABSTRACT In spite of the attempts made by some studies to explore access to credit and its effect on output of small scale farmers in Nigeria, most of these studies did not apply the widely accepted impact assessment methodologies and therefore, may be subject to serious problems due to sample selection bias. This problem inspired this study which seeks to find the demographic and socio-economic features of small scale farmers in Nigeria which significantly determine their access to credit a...
ABSTRACT This study investigated the prevalence of post-traumatic stress disorder and substance abuse among Victims of flood disaster in Makurdi Local Government Area, Benue State. One hundred and ninety six flood disaster victims (99 males, and 97 females) were compared with one hundred and ninety five non-flood victims (98 males, and 97 females). The total sample consisted of one hundred and ninety seven (197) males and one hundred and ninety four (194) females, one hundred and eighteen (1...
This study was carried out with the aim of investigating the influence of strategic management process on organizational performance of companies listed at the Nairobi Securities Exchange (NSE). Specifically, the study sought to analyse the effect of strategy formulation, strategy implementation, and strategy evaluation on organizational performance of companies listed at NSE. Further, the study examined the moderating effect of regulation on the relationship between strategic management proc...
Abstract The research investigated the influence of parenting style, locus of control and self-efficacy on teenage pregnancy. One hundred and four pregnant teenagers participated in the study. The adolescents’ ages ranged from 12 years to 18years, with mean age of 15 years. Three hypotheses were tested in the study. Three instruments: Parenting Styles Inventory, Locus of Control Scale and General Self-efficacy Scale were used to elicit responses from participants. The result shows that par...