ABSTRACT There has been concerted effort to stem wide unemployment that was worsened by the global financial crisis of 2008. Various government efforts has been focused towards alleviating unemployment especially among individuals aged between 18-35 years. One such effort by the government was the establishment of the Youth Enterprise Development Fund aimed at facilitating youths start income generating activities by advancing loans with least collateral requirements. This research aimed at ...
ABSTRACT The origin of agricutlural State Owned Corporations (SOCs) in Kenya can be traced back to the colonial period. Management functions have impacted on the performance of SOCs. This study explored influence of management functions (planning, organizing, controlling, leading and directing) on the organizational performance with a focus on SOCs in the agricultural sector. To achieve this, the study set: to explore the effects of planning as a management function on organizational perform...
ABSTRACT SMEs are the backbone of global economies and they serve as medium of job creation and poverty eradication. They are unique compared to large organizations in terms of size, resources and flexibility. Since most of the SMEs are constrained resource wise, they are unable to compete and hence their survival and longevity is a major concern. In addition, they are known to operate in isolation which is considered as a major obstacle to their competitiveness and hence performance. It is ...
ABSTRACT This study sought to identify service quality strategies by private security firms in Kenya. Specifically the study aimed to; evaluate the effects of employee capacity on service quality, assess the relationship between service process and service quality, and to analyze how relationship with stakeholders influences service quality. To achieve the above objectives, the study adopted a descriptive research design. The target population was a census of 60 managers comprising of 11 bra...
Introduction The agricultural sector is the backbone of many developing countries and is regarded as “Africa’s Bread Basket” (Salami, Kamara and Brixiova, 2010). The sector is favorable to many Sub-Saharan countries because it absorbs high numbers of uneducated employees and there is high level of arable land, regular rainfall and high mineral deposits (LakerOjok, 2012). Small and Medium-sized Agribusiness Enterprises (SMAEs) play a vital role in the economic development of nations and...
Introduction This study focuses on the effect of market accessibility on households’ food security in Uganda, with particular emphasis in Acholi Sub region, Northern Uganda. In the study, market accessibility is the independent variable while households’ food security is the dependent variable. Availability, Accessibility, and Stability are study measures of Households’ food security while market accessibility is measured by farmer’s Organizations, road network, Information Communica...
ABSTRACT This study analyzed factors affecting the performance of employees at the Ministry of Health headquarters, Kampala. The objectives of the study were to assess how working conditions affect the performance of employees; establish how monitoring and evaluation system affects performance of employees; and, examine how monitoring and evaluation capacity development affects employee performance. Random and non-random sampling techniques were used to select the samples by use of self-admi...
Introduction This study intends to evaluate the efficacy of institutional systems in the management of trade in wildlife products in Uganda. The efficacy of institutional systems is conceived as the independent variable and the management of trade in wildlife products is the dependent variable. The efficacy of the institutional systems will refer to the legal and institutional frameworks. The legal framework will be measured in terms of existing laws, rules and policies. The institutional fr...
ABSTRACT The study examined the relationship between institutional design and utilisation of evaluations in Uganda`s public universities taking Kyambogo University as a case study. Specifically, the study interrogated institutional design in terms of procedural rules, evaluation processes and capacity with an interest of finding out how each of these affects the utilisation of evaluation results at Kyambogo University. In an effort to answer the research questions, a cross-sectional survey d...
Introduction Artisanal gold mining (AGM) is one of the emerging economic activities providing alternative livelihoods globally with more than 13million artisanal miners and about 150 million people indirectly reliant on AGM (ILO, 1998). A large proportion of artisan miners mainly in Africa are women and children who are also important in supporting sustainable livelihood security. However, their extensive involvement in the informal mining operations sharply affects other livelihood interven...
ABSTRACT The researcher in this study assesses the leadership practices of headteachers in successful secondary schools in Windhoek, specifically as it is compared to the annual performance of grade10 learners at the participating schools. The researcher reveals the relationship between the leadership practices of principals and their ability to be transformational, distributed and instructional in their leadership behaviors. The researcher further explores the characteristics of ef...
ABSTRACT Weaknesses in corporate governance are one of the primary problems which TransNamib is facing currently. Therefore, the study concentrated on investigating the impact of corporate governance on the performance of TransNamib. The major objectives of the study were to determine elements of corporate governance that impact on performance at TransNamib; to evaluate the corporate governance process at TransNamib and to establish governance factors that limit performance at TransNamib. In ...
INTRODUCTION 1.0 INTRODUCTION 1 1.1 BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY 1 1.2 STATEMENT OF THE PROBLEM 3. 1.3 RESEARCH OBJECTIVES. 4 1.4 RESEARCH QUESTIONS 4 1.5 SIGNIFICANCE OF STUDY 4 1.5.1 Practical Significance 4 1.5.2 Theoretical Significance 5 1.6 RESEARCH ASSUMPTIONS 5 1.7 DELIMITATION (SCOPE) OF STUDY 5 1.8 LIMITATIONS 5 1.9 DEFINATION OF KEY TERMS 6 1.10 CHAPTER SUMMARY 7 CHAPTER TWO LITERATURE REVIEW 2.0. Introduction 8 2.1 An Overview of Loan Performance 8 2.1.1 Determinants of Loan Performanc...
Abstract This study investigated the effect of supplier and customers’ collaboration on product innovativeness in manufacturing SMEs. Using a cross sectional survey design with a sample size of 196, a standard multiple linear regression (MLR) was performed between product innovativeness as the dependent variable and the dimensions of supplier and customer collaboration, as independent variables. The results of the supplier collaboration regression indicated that the predictors explained 45....
ABSTRACT Management of public primary school projects is vital for school. However, the head teachers who are in charge of the projects must strive to acquire the necessary skills to enable them to effectively manage school projects in Wajir East Sub-County. The purpose of this study was to investigate the relationship between challenges faced by public primary school head teachers and management of school projects in Wajir East sub county, Kenya. The following objectives were used in the stu...