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Financial Management and Business Growth of Selected Telecommunication Companies in Mogadishu-Somalia

ABSTRACT  This study was set out to establish the extent to which financial management affect business growth of selected telecommunication companies in Mogadishu, Somalia; specifically the study intended to establish the (i) profile of the respondents, (ii) extent of which financial management, (iii) level business growth, (iii) whether there is a significant difference in the extent of which financial management and the level of business growth, (iv) whether there is a relationship in the ...

Determinants of Adoption of Online Tax Services by Taxpayers in Kisumu City of Kenya

ABSTRACT  Developing countries are faced with the need for more government revenue due to population pressure, growing fiscal deficit, unsustainable national debt coupled with challenges of globalization, HIV/AIDS and increasing poverty levels among other reasons. In order to deal with these challenges, revenue collection agencies must come up with the most effective tax collection methods that are convenient and efficient to the taxpayers. To achieve this, Kenya Revenue Authority embarked o...

Affirmative Action and Womens Participation in Politics of Gabiley Region in Somali Land

ABSTRACT The study sought to determine the relationship between affirmative action and women’s participation in politics in the Gabiley Region of Somaliland. This study was guided by four objectives which consist of these objectives; to determine the demographic characteristics of the study respondents; to determine the level of affirmative action in Gabiley Region; to determine the extent of women’s participation in politics and to establish the relationship between affirmative action a...

Employee Turnover and Reform in Rwanda Social Security Fund

ABSTRACT  The purpose of the study was to establish the relationship between employee turnover and level of reform in Rwanda Social Security Fund. The specific objectives of the study were; to determine the profile of the respondents; to determine the level of employee turnover, to determine the extent of reform in Rwanda Social Security Fund and; to establish significant relationship between level of employee turnover and extent of reform in Rwanda Social Security Fund. Different theories w...

Work Place Stress and Employee Performance in Government Hospitals in Kampala-Uganda; A Case of Mulago National Referral Hospital

ABSTRACT  The general objective of the study was to establish the effect of workplace stress on employee performance in government hospitals of Uganda, with the main focus on Mulago National Referral Hospital in Kampala as the case study. The Specific objectives were to examine the effect of work overload on employee performance, to establish the effect of work life balance on employee perfonnance and to fmd out the effect of work relationships on employee performance in Mulago National Refe...

Procurement Best Practices and the Performance of Public Sector A Case of Tanzania Buildings Agency in Tanzania

ABSTRACT  The study assessed Procurement Best Practices on the Performance of Public Sector. The specific objectives of the study were; to assess the level of compliance to best public procurement practices by TBA, to analyze the barriers of best procurement practices in the public sector and to determine the relationship between best public procurement practices and performance of public sector’. The study adopted descriptive research design. The population of the study was 120 employees ...

Inventory Management Practices and Organizational Performance of National Medical Stores, Entebbe Municipality, Uganda

ABSTRACT  MUSISI PETER, School of Graduate Studies, Bugema University, Kampala, Uganda. October, 2015. “INVENTORY MANAGEMENT PRACTICES AND ORGANIZATIONAL PERFORMANCE OF NATIONAL MEDICAL STORES, ENTEBBE MUNICIPALITY, UGANDA” Supervisor: Abuga Mokono Isaac, PhD The study objectives were: to establish the level of inventory management practices by NMS, Entebbe Municipality, to assess the level of organizational performance of NMS, and to establish the relationship between inventory manageme...

Child Abuse and Development of Children in Kiryandongo Refugee Settlement, Western Region of Uganda

ABSTRACT  The purpose of the study was to examine and document child abuse and development of children in Kiryandongo refugee settlement, western region of Uganda. The study objectives were to examine the types of child abuse, to identify the causes of child abuse and to examine the consequences of child abuse on children in Kiryandongo refugee settlement. The study adopted a descriptive research design that was both quantitative and qualitative. Quantitatively the data was collected using q...

Socio-Economic Status and Domestic Violence in Kabale Municipality Kabale District Uganda

ABSTRACT  The study was based on socio-economic status and domestic violence in Kabale Municipality, Kabale District-Uganda, being guided by the objectives including; identifying forms of domestic violence, establishing economic factors that cause domestic violence, establishing social factors that cause domestic violence, establishing the relationship between socioeconomic status and domestic violence and forging way forward for domestic violence. The study used crosssectional research desi...

Deposit and Organization Performance of Selected Commercial Banks in Western Province of Rwanda

ABSTRACT  The study was set out to establish the relationship between deposits and organization performance of selected commercial banks in western province of Rwanda. The objectives of this study are: (i) to determine the profile of the respondents in terms of age, gender, rank, income level, and highest education qualification (ii) to~ determine the level of deposits (current, savings, fixed, recurring, miscellaneous) in western province of Rwanda (iii) to determine the level of organizati...

Polygamy and HivAids Prevalence in Fort Portal Municipality, A Case Study of West Division, Kabalore District, Western Uganda

ABSTRACT  This study intended to find out the relationship between polygamy and HIV/AIDS prevalence in Fort Portal Municipality. Specific objectives were to determine the cause of high HIV/AIDS prevalence, secondary, to determine the effects of HIV/AIDS prevalence in Fort Portal municipality. The research adopted a cross-sectional research approach, questionnaires were used to measure causes and effects of HIV/AIDS prevalence and were administered to 200 people from all the five cell wards o...

Collaborative Community and Social Development A Study of Selected Neighbourhoods in Djibouti, Djibouti

ABSTRACT  Djibouti country is similar to other countries of the world. It is undergoing dramatic changes due to the global issues- producing global impacts which ultimately affect the well-being of every single individual of the society- the children, families, environment and so many aspects of the community. To address such social issues, many rural communities in the western world have undergone profound social and economic transformations by using a new approach for change, over the past...

Globalization and Political Stability in Nigeria (1990 - 2010)

ABSTRACT  The study examined the effect of globalization on political stability in Nigeria between 1990 and 2010. It explained the concept of globalization as the integration of the nations of the world into a universal community in a way that engenders cooperation, complementarities and comparative advantage among states in such interaction. In other to carry out the study, we used both primary and secondary sources to generate data. From the data collected, the study concluded that in rela...

Organizational Justice and Work-Family Conflict as Predictors of Workplace Deviance among Non-Academic Staff of University of Nigeria Nsukka

ABSTRACT  The study investigated Organizational justice and work-family conflict as the predictors of workplace deviance among non-academic workers of University of Nigeria. Three hundred (male and female) non-academic workers of University of Nigeria participated in the study. Three instruments were used in the data collection, which includes organizational justice Scale (OJS), work-family conflict scale (WFC) scale and workplace deviant behaviour scale (WDB). Two hypotheses were tested. Re...

Role of Self-Esteem and Gender in Self-Report Depressive Symptoms among Adolescents

ABSTRACT  The study investigated the role of self-esteem and gender in self-report of depressive symptoms among adolescents in a sample of two hundred and sixty one (261) Secondary School Students in Enugu State Capital of Enugu State of Nigeria comprising adolescents from various socio-economic backgrounds. It hypothesized that self-esteem and gender would not play any significant role in the participant's self- report of depressive symptoms. ANOVA statistics was used to analyze the data. T...


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