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The Role Of The Informal Sector On People’s Savings In Uganda Case Study Of Makindye Division, Kampala District

ABSTRACT This study focused on the role of the informal sector on people’s savings in Makindye division. The study geared in three objectives that include: To determine the role played by the informal sector in Uganda, to determine the level of savings in Uganda and to establish the impact of the informal sector on people’s savings in Uganda. The study will help the region and the country at large on the way of increasing people’s savings. The study was based on a cross sectional desig...

Employee Motivation And Organizational Performance A Case Study Of Sameer Agricultural & Livestock Limited, Uganda

The study was about the effect of employee motivation on organizational perf01mance in Kampala, Uganda; a case study of SALL. The study was based on the following three objectives; to determine the factors that increase motivation of employees; to examine the requirements of a good motivational system and to examine the relationship between employee motivation and organizational performance at SALL. A sample of 176 respondents both female and male SALL' s employees and their fresh diary produ...

Constraints Faced By Women Entrepreneurs In Small-Scale And Micro - Enterprises In Arid And Semi-Arid Areas In Kenya: A Case Study Of Isiolo Central

ABSTRACT  The study sought to find out the constraints faced by women in small-scale enterprises in Arid and Semi-arid areas (ASALs). The study was carried out in Central location, Central division, lsiolo district in Eastern Province The variables under investigations were inaccessibility to credit facility, poor infrastructure, low level of education and lack of family support. The main respondents for the study were women in small-scale enterprises. Sixty five respondents formed the sampl...

The Impact Of Centralization Of The Procurement Function On Service Delivery In An Organization A Case Study Of Kenya Electricity Generating Company Limited (Kengen)

Abstract This refers to how an organization structures its decision making authority. Probably the best way to reface this discussion is to begin by evaluating where the authority for decision exists within the organization versus the physical location of personnel. If an executive at the corporate headquarters must approve a decision, then a firm maintains a centralized authority structure for that decision even if the purchasing personnel are located through the organizational hierarchy. If...

Management Styles And Job Satisfaction In Mukono Municipality-uganda

The research determined the relationship between Management styles and Job Satisfaction in Mukono Municipality. The research achieved the following objectives, to establishing the level of management styles’ application, job satisfaction, to establish whether there is a significant relationship between management styles application and Job Satisfaction in Mukono municipality. Questionnaires were used for reaching respondents who were randomly selected to be part of the study and the data co...

The Impact Of Microfinance Institutions On The Economic Empowerment Of Women A Case Study Ofwajir County, Kel'fya

This study was conducted in Wajir County to examine the impact of microfmance institutions on women empowerment. The objectives of the study were to examine the impact of microfmance on women's incomes, to find out other economic benefits of microfinance to women and to identify the challenges hindering microfinance as a tool of women empowennent. A review of relevant literature was done and compared with the study findings. The study was descriptive and cross-sectional in design and the rese...

Strategic analysis and choice in the financial and telecommunications industries in Uganda. A case study of Stanbic bank ltd and MTN Uganda.

ABSTRACT In Congruence, the details of this research paper, note that the most profound and encouraging change in many business is partly due to changes in strategic thinking. Inevitably, strategic analysis and choice remains a concem creating a linkage that had been the SBL and MTN business strategy to enhance optimization and coordination of the company's value chain (products, brands, industry position, and structure) to create trade-off for leveraging the long-te1m strategic posture. In ...

The impact of equity on growth and expansion of the stock exchange. A case study of uganda securities exchange

Abstract The Uganda Securities Exchange (USE) is Uganda's principal stock exchange. It was founded in June 1997. The USE is operated under the jurisdiction of Uganda's Capital Markets Authority, which in turn reports to Uganda's central bank, the Bank of Uganda. The shareholders of the USE constitute brokers/ dealers and investment advisers as stated in The Capital Markets Authority Digest. "What is the Uganda Security Exchange?" pp 2. The process of achieving sustainable securities exchange ...

The Effect Of Reward System On Employee Turn Ovlcr In Lugazi Town Council

This study will aim at establishing the relationship between reward system and employee turnover. The objectives of the study were to investigate the different types of reward systems. determinants of the reward systems and the causes of employee turnover. An exploratory survey study design was used; quantitative method was employed in the study. The data was collected using self administered questionnaires which included reward system scale. cause of employee turnover scale, relationship bet...

Socio-Economic Effects Of Sudanese Refugees Settlement In Koboko District: 1983-2004

Abstract This section composes of the background of the study, the statement of the problem, purpose of the study, the objectives of the study, scope of the study and the significance of the study. 1.1 Background to the study The incident of refugee started as soon as mankind merged into organized communities. From ancient times for many reasons or others, persons were forced to leave their own communities for other places. Such movements might have been caused by oppression by rulers, wars, ...

Inflation And Economic Growth Int Anzania ( 1992-2012)

This research report set out to investigate the relationship between inllation rate and economic growth rate(% annual GDP) in Tanzania (1992-2012), the study employed time series survey data since examined data for a short time ,its objectives were; to establish the trend of import in Tanzania (1992-2012), to establish the trend of GDP growth of Tanzania (1992-2012), to investigate the relationship between Inflation rate and GDP gnm th rate in Tan:rania ( 1992- 2012), the hypothesis of the st...

E- Procurement And Organisational Performance Case Study Of Nakumatti Supermarket In Kampala, Uganda

This research studied electronic procurement and organizational performance case study of Nakumatti supermarket in Kampala, Uganda. The objectives of the study include; To identify the impact of E-tendering on organizational performance, to examine the relevancy of E-auctioning on organizational performance and to establish the relationship between E-procurement and organizational performance Data was collected using self administered questionnaires. The study used purposive sampling tec...

Design A Monitoring And Evaluation Strategy For Effective Optimized Online Patient Record Handling System Case Study: Muhimbili National Hospital

Abstract  Information technology is now a basic part of the fabric of every institutional organization. It is almost impossible to find any area of the organization customer service, distribution, finance, marketing or production where strategy, planning and operation do not depend heavily on some aspect of information technology as either a competitive necessity or an opportunity. Designing an Online Patient Record Handling System will improve the general management of Muhimbili National Ho...

Impact Of Logistics Management On Organisational Performance: A Case Study Of Mljkwano Group Of Companies.

The study and practice of logistics emerged in the I 960s and 1970s. Logistics costs were high. On a national level. it was estimated that logistics cost in the U.S. accounted for 15 percent of the gross national product (Heskett et al.. 1973 ). Similarly. physical distribution costs of other nations were found lo be high as well. For example. in the United Kingdom. they ,,ere 16 percent of sales (Murphy. 1972). in Japan they were 26.5 percent of sales (Kobayashi. I 973 ). in Austrnlia t...

A research report on the topic: micro finance credit policies on loan repayment. Case study: centenary rural development bank ltd (cerudeb), ffianda branch

ABSTRACT  The research study was undertaken on the micro finance credit policy on loan repayment. The research was based on three objectives as, 1. To analyze the relationship between credit policies on loan repayment. n. To examine and evaluate loan repayment in the bank HI. To establish the credit policies applied in centenary rural development bank. To achieve the study objectives, the researcher collected data from both primary and secondary sources, which data was from records, intervie...


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