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Civil War and Education Service Delivery in Kisimayo District-Somalia

ABSTRACT The main purpose of this study was to investigate the effect of civil war on education service delivery in Kisimayo district of Somalia. The study problem was the fact that poor quality of education services is a frequent phenomenon among schools of Kisimayo district Somalia, this has been caused by low provision of scholastic materials associated with lack of access to service providers due to the existence of civil wars, misappropriation, fund leakages and diversions. Three specifi...

Exchange Rate and Gross Domestic Product of Uganda 1990- 2010.

ABSTRACT The objective of this study was to investigate the effects of exchange rate on gross domestic product in Uganda from 1990 to 2010. The factors investigated upon included; to establish the trend and growth rate of exchange rates in Uganda 1990-2010.To examine the trend and growth rate of GDP in Uganda between 1990-2010.To find out the relationship between changes in the exchange rate and Uganda’s GDP between 1990-2010, The researcher used regression analysis to determine the relati...

Transformational Leadership and Organisational Commitment of Two Selected Private Universities in Mogadishu, Somalia

ABSTRACT  The study was carried out to investigate the relationship betwee9 transformational leadership and organizational commitment of two selected universities in Mogadishu, Somalia. This study was guided by four objectives which consist of these (1) To determine the demographic characteristics of the population in terms of: age, gender, level of education, and experience of respondents working in the selected universities (2) To determine the level of transformational leadership of the s...

Women in Conflict Resolution and Peace Building in Garbaharey and Lugh Districts in Gedo Region of Somalia

ABSTRACT The purpose of the study was to find out whether or not the Somali women participate in conflict resolution and peace building process in Garbaharey and Lugh Districts Gedo Region, Somalia. The specific objectives of the study were to determine the level of Somali women in conflict resolution efforts and their rol e of pa rticipation of women in peace-building program and to identify the challenges faced by the Somali women in peace building and conflict Resolution and solutions or r...

Occupational Health Risks and Work Behavior Among Health Care Workers Within Selected Four Hospitals in Dar Es Salaam, Tanzania;

ABSTRACT This study was set out to establish the statistical data gap, recommendations on findings variables on occupational health risks and work behavior in selected health facilities. Specifically the study wanted (i) to determine the level of occupational health risks; (ii) to determine the level of Work behavior (iii) to establish whether there is a significant difference in the level of occupational health risks and work behavior and (iv) to establish whether there is a significant rela...

Leadership Styles and Employee Performance of Simad University in Mogadishu, Somalia

ABSTRACT The study investigated the relationship between leadership styles and employee performance at SIMAD University The following were the research Objectives of the study: The study. was guided by four research objectives; To determine the profile of respondents in terms Age, gender, marital status and Educational level, To determine the relationship between autocratic leadership style and the performance of employee at SIMAD university,To examine how the democratic leadership style affe...

Stock Market Awareness and Stock Market Participation by Retail Investors in Kampala, Uganda

ABSTRACT The purpose of this thesis was to investigate the effect of financial literacy on stock market participation in Uganda. The research problem for this study was the scrutinisation of the low level of stock market participation and its possible causes. The question to be answered was “Why is not the Uganda Stock market growing as fast as it should?” and what should be the role of the awareness of the Uganda Stock Market industry in developing the participation of the industry in Ug...

Internal Auditing and Organizational Performance in Rama Rwanda

ABSTRACT The purpose of this research is to find out the relationship between internal audit and the organizational performance of public companies in Rwanda with reference to Ia Rwandaise d’Assurance Maladie (RAMA). The objective of the study was to prove out whether internal auditing is contributing or not on the performance of La Rwandaise d’Assurance Maladie. The related literature was reviewed to understand the concepts and to show the relationship between different concepts under st...

Automated Teller Machine System and Service Quality in Commercial Banks in Kigali, Rwanda

ABSTRACT The unreliable quality of services is greatly affecting the performance of commercial banks in Rwanda. Complaints by customers of delays in cheques between banks, time wastage in long queues, errors as a result ofmanual work andfraudulent cases have been common in 2014 and 2015. The poor service quality saw several commercial banks in Rwanda embracing the technology ofAutomated Teller Machine (ATIv[s), however, several of them have reported poor service delivery. The purpose of this ...

Procurement Practices and Service Delivery in Local Governments: A Case Study of Kumi District, Uganda

ABSTRACT This study carried out establish the effect of procurement practices in Kumi district local government. To achieve the purpose, this study was guided by three specific objectives included; (i) to establish the relationship between procurement policy on Service Delivery in Kumi District Local Government, Uganda (ii) to determine the relationship between procurement planning and Service Delivery in Kumi District Local Government, Uganda and (iii) to establish the relationship between s...

Humanitarian Support on Delivery of Social Services in Gulu District, Uganda

ABSTRACT The research was carried out in order to assess the effectiveness of humanitarian support on delivery of social services in Gulu district, Northern Uganda. The study objectively sought to; examine the time frame under which the humanitarian support reached the beneficiaries, assess the achievements of humanitarian agencies in the delivery of services, assess the beneficial effects and responses of the beneficiaries with regards to the humanitarian support provided and to assess the c...

Regionalism and the Enforcement of Human Rights in Nigeria

ABSTRACTS Human rights as we have them today can be traced to the famous United Nations' document, the Universal Declaration of human rights (UDHR) of 1948. All other human rights instruments and Bills of Rights are derived from this document including the two binding instruments, the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (ICCPR) 1966 and the International Covenant on Cultural Economic and Social Rights (ICESR). There are regional systems of international human rights law that ...

The Determinants of Poverty in the Urban West Region of Zanzibar

ABSTRACT This study focused on the determinants of poverty in the Urban West region of Zanzibar. It sought to find out the poverty levels and its average whether it is high, low or very low and finally the government initiatives and programmes in poverty eradication. The researcher used primary and secondary sources of literature in his review. These were books, journals, magazines, reports and first hand from experts which were relating to poverty. The research report adopted a descriptive l...

Effect of Career Development On Performance of Academic Staff in Selected Private Universities in Kampala, Uganda

ABSTRACT This report was about effect of career development on work performance of academic staff in selected private universities in Uganda; with career development constructed as training and promotion. The main object was to examine how career development affected work performance with specific objectives; i) to assess relationship between training and work performance and, ii) to examine the effect of promotion on work performance of academic staff in private universities in Uganda. The r...

Financial Record Keeping and Performance of Small and Medium Enterprises in Lira Town - Northern Uganda

ABSTRACT The study sought to establish the significance of financial record keeping on the performance of SMEs in Lira town, Northern Uganda. The study was guided by three research objectives that included; establishing the extent of financial record keeping among SMEs in Lira town; assessing the level of performance of SMEs in Lira town; and establishing the relationship between financial record keeping and the performance of SMEs.The research employed descriptive correlation study designs. ...


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