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Digital Marketing and Perceived Radio Sales Revenue in Kampala City Authority, Uganda

DIGITAL MARKETING AND PERCEIVED RADIO SALES REVENUE IN KAMPALA CAPITAL CITY AUTHORITY, UGANDA   Abstract Radio sales revenue has remained a concern for many commercial radios stations. This study attributed sales revenues of radio stations in Kampala Capital City Authority to digital marketing. The specific objectives of the study were; to determine the level of sales revenues of radio stations, examine the effect of social media on sales revenue of radio stations, to ascertain the effect of...

A Comparative Study of Gun Violence in the World

Gun violence poses a significant challenge in the modern world. Gun-related violence refers to criminal acts perpetrated using small weapons or rifles. The proliferation of firearms has been implicated in the escalation of criminal activities as well as the perpetration of violence and loss of life on a global scale. The phenomenon under consideration has reached an endemic state, resulting in a higher mortality rate compared to HIV and other global diseases. Furthermore, there has been a not...

Conceptualizing ‘Cultural Frames of Reference’ and 'Cross-cultural Frames of Reference’ for various cultures and societies: Employing these concepts to bring about social and cultural change

This is an important part of our ‘globalization of science movement’ particularly for the social sciences because it allows a multi-cultural and a multi-dimensional interpretation of issues, and also allows solutions to various intractable and seemingly complex problems and issues birthed in various cultural contexts. The ideas and concepts of “Cultural frame of reference” and “Cross-cultural frame of reference” were already introduced by us in passing in our papers on the certain...

Experiences of Criminology Students at Southern Leyte State University in the Implementation of Flexible Learning Modalities System

ABSTRACT This study explored the experiences of criminology students in Southern Leyte State University-Main Campus and answered the following sub problems: the positive and negative experiences of the informants; how do the informants cope with the challenges in the implementation of Flexible Learning Modalities System and their needs as they continue this new modality. This study utilized qualitative research in phenomenological approach which focused on the commonality of experiences wit...

STRATEGIC OPERATIONS MANAGEMENT AND RESEARCH: Critical Analysis of Operations Manager's Job Description and Reflecting on Operations Manager's Coordination Skills at Morrison

ABSTRACT This piece of writing is a reflection of the skills acquired in during the initial learning stage of module on strategic operation management and operational research modules together with critical analysis of an operations manager in a company, Morrisons. Hence, the write up is divided into two key sections that fall into the categories of reflective learning and critical analysis of an operations managers job in a company called Morrisons. The students are expected to make effort t...

Factors Affecting Growth of Small Business Enterprises

The aim of this study was to establish the determinants that influence the growth of second-hand products enterprises. Small business enterprises (SBEs) are faced with threat of failure with past statistics indicating that three out of five fail within the first few months. The second-hand products enterprises studied were appraised with respect to the financial features and non-financial features that influence growth. The objective was achieved by employing descriptive research design. The ...

Financial Distress Prediction Models: A Case of Zimbabwean Manufacturing Companies

 The aim of the study was to develop a model that predicts financial failure of manufacturing companies in Zimbabwe using Altman Z-Score, Logistics Regression and Multivariate Discriminant Analysis. The research used a sample of nine (9) ZSE listed manufacturing companies over a four year period (2017-2020) using Multivariate Discriminant Analysis , logistics regression and Altman Z-Score methods. The findings from Multivariate Discriminant Analysis (MDA) show that Eleven (11) (64.7%) cases ...

The Challenges of Ethical Practice in Intelligence Collection

ABSTRACT  Ethical practice in intelligence collection has been challenged to the point that individuals and even groups are becoming more hesitant to cooperate with the intelligence community. There is therefore the need to identify the specific ethical challenges confronting the intelligence community with the hope of offering approaches that can help to overcome such challenges. The paper is review based and it relied on the Just War theory as basis for analysis as it addresses the questio...

Supply Response of Tobacco Output to Price Changes in Zimbabwe (1980 to 2015)

The main objective of the study was to estimate the responsiveness of tobacco supply to change in prices in Zimbabwe. Historical time series data from 1980 to 2015 and the OLS approach were used in order to achieve the stated objective. The study followed the adapted ARDL Nerlove (1958) logarithmic supply response model also used by Leaver (2004). All variables except for short-run technological improvements and sales quotas were found to be statistically significant. Supply of tobacco in Zim...

Women’s Access to Post-Secondary Education and Structural Inequalities

UN Sustainable Development Goal No.5 urges the attainment of gender equality and women empowerment by 2030. This has intensified the fight for gender parity and female empowerment in Africa with some successes. Despite this, changes in Ghana's educational system have not dispelled the widespread belief that men are better equipped for careers. This is especially in the technical and vocational fields. This misconception has hampered disadvantaged young women's motivation, making them less lik...

Employee Commitment On Organizational Performance: A Review Of Literature

The research seeks to analyze the effects of employee commitment on organizational performance. In order to investigate the matter, affective commitment, normative commitment and continuance commitment have been taken as independent variables and organizational performance as the dependent variable. The paper examined the concept of commitment and its feasible outcome on the organization. The findings of the study indicated a high degree of correlation between employee commitment and organiza...

Motivation And Employee Productivity A Review Of Literature

The main objective of this paper is to conduct a literature review and investigate on theories and empirical data on the relationship between employee motivation and organizational productivity with the notion of exploring how motivational theories can be utilized to achieve organizational productivity. The findings revealed that there are different theories and methods that can be used for employee motivation and in turn impact productivity. It is imperative to note that maximizing on financ...

The Impact of Employee Resourcing on Organizational Performance (A Study of Somolu Local Government)

ABSTRACT This study examines the impact of Employee Resourcing on organizational performance. The study adopted a survey research design, with the aid of a triangulation approach; a quantitative, 17-item, structured instrument called the Employee Resourcing Instrument (ERI), and a qualitative instrument with 5-item. The participants of the study include all employees of Somolu Local Government (SLG) and community residents who might have inhabited the area for at least five years. The employe...

Research Project Format for all Students

HOW TO WRITE AN EFFECTIVE RESEARCH PROJECT  The template is a detailed format designed to assist students (undergraduates or postgraduates) for their course-related research project or term paper and research proposal. The general guidelines are followed in the correct technical format.

Commercial Bus Operation in Metropolitan Lagos (A Study of LASU-Isheri Corridor)

This study evaluates commercial bus operation in metropolitan Lagos and it focuses on LASU-Isheri corridor. In order to achieve the aim of the study, the following objectives were pursued; to evaluate the profile of passenger along LASU-Isheri corridor, to evaluate the profile commercial bus operator along LASU-Isheri corridor and to examine how price irregularity affects commercial bus operation along LASU-Isheri corridor. It employs Non-parametric techniques to find the relationship betwe...


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