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Oil Exploitation and Challenges of Development in the Niger Delta Region

ABSTRACT This research work is centered on critical analysis of the manner in which oil exploitation is conducted in the Niger Delta Region. It also focuses on how the Niger Delta environment is contaminated via the activities of oil exploitation, thereby leading to abrupt destruction of her natural habitats. As a result, hardship in survival of the inhabitants owing to refusal of the Federal government and Multinational oil companies to embark on drastic human and infrastructural development...

The Financial System and Economic Growth in Nigeria

ABSTRACT This study examined the impact of the financial system with respect to banks and stock market on economic growth in Nigeria between 1991 and 2010. The debate among scholars on the comparative importance of banks and markets in promoting economic growth generated a lot of controversy. Some scholars argue that banks identify good projects, mobilize resources, monitor managers, and manage risk and so are better at promoting economic growth than the market. This gave rise to the bank-bas...

The Impact of Man Power Training on Productivity in Nigerian Public Service

ABSTRACT This study examined “The impact of Manpower training on productivity in Public Service. (A case study of Nnewi North local government from 1999- 2007). It has been observed that with only manpower training and development, a relatively permanent change can be brought about in the behaviour of the individual employee and subsequently in organization. Training often is considered for new employees only. This is a mistake because ongoing training for current employees helps them adjus...

The Impact of Public Policy On Education Sector in Nigeria a Study of Kogi State

ABSTRACT Human resources management remains indispensable in engendering competitive advantage of any firm in this era of tense global business competition. If the Nigerian public service must keep pace with competition, which a globalized world has made more complex, they must properly manage their key area of comparative resource strength, which is human resource. Globalization has made the business world highly competitive. Productivity and competitiveness of firms is dependent on their ab...

An Assessment On Health Workers and Medical Health Service Delivery in Uganda; A Case Study of Tororo Main Hospital Tororo District - Uganda.

ABSTRACT The study was about Assessment of Health workers and Medical health Service Delivery in Tororo Main Hospital. The study had three objectives: To identify the contributions or roles of health workers in service delivery at Tororo Main Hospital Tororo district, To identify challenges faced by health workers while performing while performing their of service delivery, Identify strategies that can be used in challenges faced by health workers in Tororo Main Hospital. The study was prompt...

Impact of PMTCT On Mother Baby Pair Retention at The Treatment Points in Lira Sub County, Lira District- Northern Uganda

ABSTRACT A study was carried out among pregnant women in Liii sub county. Liii district with the purpose of assessing impact of PMTCT on mother baby pair retention at the treatment points in liii sub county. A descriptive and cross sectional design was employed and 100 (thirty) respondents were selected using simple random sampling procedure. Data was collected using an interview guide and observational tool. A total number of 100 pregnant women were included in this study. The age of pregnan...

Credit Schemes and Rural Development Agago District. The Case Study of Kalongo Town Council

ABSTRACT The major purpose of this study was to assess whether credit schemes has got substantial relationship with rural development. Find out how rural development can be achieve through running some mall micro credit institutions with the local community and determine peoples’ attitudes towards it. Micro credit institutions basically handle small savings, giving small loans to identified beneficiaries and they normally generate their funding from the membership fee collections, pre-loan ...

Leadership Styles and Employee Performance. A Case Study of Coca Cola Uganda, Namanve, Mukono District

ABSTRACT The purpose of the study was to investigate the effect of the different leadership styles on the performance of workers at Coca Cola Company Uganda limited, Namanve, Mukono branch. The study was based on three specific objectives; to examine the effect of leadership style used in Coca Cola Company Uganda Mukono branch, to establish the effect of leadership styles on employee performance at Coca Cola Company and to examine the relationship between leadership style and employee perform...

Relationship Marketing and Customer Retention in Banking Industry a Case study of Postbank City Branch Kampala, Uganda

ABSTRACT The purpose of the study was to determine the relationship between relationship marketing and custdmer retention in the bank, case study of City branch Kampala Uganda. The objectives of the study were to determine the level of relationship marketing in City branch, identify the challenges in adopting relationship marketing practices, to identify strategies for enhancing customer retention, determine the relationship between relationship marketing and customer retention and to identif...

Analysis of the Factors Influencing Customer Adoption of Internet Banking in Uganda

ABSTRACT The adoption of internet banking as a platform for offering banking services is on a steady rise globally. The purpose of this study is to examine the factors influencing customer adoption of internet banking in Uganda. The study will utilize an Integrated Model Framework to investigate the factors that influence customer adoption of internet banking in Uganda. Variables will; be drawn from traditional models that offer separate and theoretically sound constrncts, namely; Theory of P...

Evaluation of Outsourcing and Its Performance Management in Relation to Profitability of an Organisation. A Case Study of Kampala City Council

ABSTRACT Following continuous loss of money by Kampala City Council due to shoddy work by the contractors, a study was conducted to make an evaluation of outsourcing and its performance management in relation to the profitability of an organization ofKCC The objectives of the study were to examine the outsourcing policy of Kampala City Council and to suggest ways of improving the outsourcing policy ofKCC The researcher used both primary and secondary data sources. the primary date sources com...

The Contribution of NGOs to The Welfare of Vulnerable Groups in Kapchorwa Municipality Kapchorwa District

ABSTRACT The NGOs contributed a lot towards the development of communities in particular Uganda. The study aimed at examining the contribution of NGOs towards the welfare of vulnerable groups in west division, Kapchorwa municipality, and Kapchorwa district. The specific objectives of the study were; to identify the NOOS operating in west division, Kapchorwa municipality, to examine the activities of the NGOS with respect to the vulnerable groups and their welfare; to analyze the challenges N...

Corporate Transparency, Reporting and Financial Performance of Commercial Banks. A Case Study of Equity Bank Uganda Ltd

ABSTRACT The study sought to analyze the impact of transparency, reporting and financial performance of commercial banks. A case study of Equity Bank Uganda Limited which was created in 2008 when the equity bank group purchased Uganda Micro finance limited a tier 11 , for all share price valued at US $ 27 Million. Equity bank launched under its new brand on the 30th .as a subsidiary of the equity bank group which commenced business on registration. The study was guided by a number of objectiv...

The Impact of Decentralisation On Service Delivery. A Case Study of Nyakagyeme SubCounty, Rukungiri District, Western Uganda

ABSTRACT This study was be carried out in Nyakagyeme Sub- County which has eight Parishes that is to say, Kabwoma, Kahoko, Kigaaga, Kitimba, Masya, Nyakinengo, Rushasha and Rwerere Parish. Historically, the people of Nyakagyeme sub- County came together with the rest of the people of Rukungiri dIstrict from the present Kabale through Kigezi land to the present Nyakagyeme Sub- County. The Sub- County is generally a plain iand. The climate of Nyakagyeme Sub- County is characterised by two seas...

The Impact of Job Satisfaction On Labour Turnover Case Study: Kakira Sugar Works

ABSTRACT The study will be on the impacts of job satisfaction on labor turnover. Kakira Sugar Works will be used as a case study. The major purpose of the study will be to establish the impacts of job satisfaction on labor turnover in Kakira sugar works - Jinja District. In order to fulfill the purpose of the study, the researcher will seek to meet the following obj ectives: to find out the impact of job satisfaction on voluntary turnover; to find out the impacts of job satisfaction on involu...


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