Abstract The study sought to investigate the influence of personal, home and school-based factors on academic performance. The study attempted to answer the question: "Which personal factors, home factors, and school based factors are perceived to be major contributors to academic performance of pupils in public primary schools"? To identify the factors, the study was based on social learning theory. The researcher used stratified sampling technique to select eight public primary schools from...
Abstract The purpose of the study is to find out the impact of ATM and the profitability of the bank. The desk research method was used to get data about the impact of adoption of Automated_ Teller machine on the profitability .and performance of Centenary Bank Arua Branch. The study revealed that the technology is still a new phenomenon in Uganda. Little has been done on the impact of ATM technology on the bank's bottom line-client service, sustainability and profitability. The study also re...
Abstract The purpose of this study was to critically examine the factors of youth unemployment on the socio economic impact in Sheema district. The study was based on three objectives; (i) to identify the factors of unemployment among youth in Sheema district; (ii) to assess the socio economic impact of youth in Sheema district; and (iii) to find out the relationship between youth unemployment and socio economic impact in Sheema district. The study employed cross-sectional research design and...
Abstract The general objective of the study was to examine the influence of mobile money services on the growth of small and medium enterprises in Kansanga business area and the specific objectives of the study were; to examine the effect of mobile payment on the growth of SMEs in Kansanga business area, to establish the effect of mobile finance on the growth of SMEs in Kansanga business area and to determine the effect of mobile banking on the growth of SMEs in Kansanga business area. The fi...
This chapter contains background of the study, statement of the problem, purpose of the study, research objectives and questions, scope of the study and significance of the study. 1.2Background to the study Uganda has emerged over the past twenty years from economic decline, and repressive governments to macroeconomic stability, high growth in per capital income and inflation of about 7.5% (BOU 2007). Presently Uganda has witnessed economic growth in many sectors and there is considerable pol...
Abstract The purpose of this study was to establish the impact of taxes on performance of small scale business enterprises in Makindye division. The study was guided by three research objectives specifically to assess the performance of small scale business enterprises, to find out impact of taxes on performance of small scale business enterprises and to find out constraints to growth of small scale business in Makindye division. The study involved secondary sources of data where the research...
1The COVID-19 pandemic affected many firms, forcing some companies to reduce scale down their workforce. This generally resulted in low motivation levels among employees in many organizations across the world. The main aim of the study was to investigate how employees feel motivation-wise after returning to work post the pandemic. The approach used in the research was a combination of different methods or mixed methods as explained by the research onion model. Two methods were used in data co...
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ABSTRACTThe purpose of this study was Assessment of employee recruitment and selection practices and challenges: the case of Addis Ababa city administration revenue bureau Mercato no.1 medium tax payer branch office. The study adopted a descriptive research design to assess the recruitment and selection practices both qualitative and quantitative methods were employed to gather information using questionnaire and interview. Simple random sampling techniques were used to choose respondents of ...
ABSTRACTThis study was conducted on the assessment of budget preparation, utilization, and evaluation practices in the case of Burayu Town Municipality. To the best of the researcher’s knowledge, there is no document that reports a study on the probable causes that may hinder the preparation, and utilization of budgeting in the Burayu Town Municipality. This is a major motivation to carry out this study. Thus, the general objective of the paper is to assess the budget preparation, utilizati...
ABSTRACT: The purpose of this study was to investigate the effects of working capital management on manufacturing firms’ performance: The evidence came from selected food manufacturing companies in Laga Tafo Laga Dadi town. The study employed a quantitative research approach to test the research hypothesis. A sample of seven (7) food manufacturing companies was purposively selected through purposive sampling, and the sample firms’ financial statements were collected for the period of five...
The Sudden outbreak of Covid-19 Pandemic brought a completely new order in national and globaltransactions. The pandemic greatly affected business performance. The global Marketing and World-wide businesses were challenged to retool in order to achieve better and successful performance. Based on this development, establishing the determinants of global marketing performance becomes inevitable for global marketers that wish to remain relevant. The period of Covid-19 witnessed unprecedented eng...
CHAPTER ONE 1.0 Introduction This chapter will show the background, problem statement, purpose, objectives, research questions, hypothesis, and significance of the study. 1.1 Background of the study Following a deep banking crisis in 1998, 1999, Uganda's banking sector has experienced recovery and the regulatory environment has focused on creating security, and confidence and maintaining strong capitalization rates. The sector has experienced higher supervision from the bank of Uganda and hig...
ABSTRACf The study intended to investigate the impact of privatization on the performance of business organizations; case study, of Stanbic Bank (U). With the objectives such as; determine the privatization process in Stanbic Bank (U), establish the relation ship between pre-privatization and the performance of Stanbic Bank (U), and establish the effect of post privatization and the performance ofStanbic Bank (U). The purpose of this study was to investigate the impact of privatization on the...
ABSTRACT The study was set to establish the impact of credit policy on loan recovery in microfinance institutions in uganda using a case study of pride microfinance Kisoro district branch. The research used a sample size 59 from population of 70 respondents. The research objectives of the study were: To establish the existing credit policies in Pride microfinance Kisoro, to examine how loans are recovered in Pride microfinance Kisoro and to establish the relationship between credit policy and...