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The Contribution Of Social Security Schemes To The Socioeconomic Development And Maintenance Of Pensioners Case Study Of Parastatal Pensions Fund

ABSTRACT It is generally agreed that the pensioners form a class of poor people. There is also a feeling that the social security institutions which serve them are neither effective nor efficient enough to mobilize resources towards poverty alleviation for this category of the population. This feeling has called for the need of investigation into the issue. The main pmpose of this research repmi is therefore to present an evaluation of the contribution of the social security schemes to the s...

The Effectiveness Of Kenya Police Reforms On Service Delivery In Nairobi County, Kenya

Performance in the Police Service in Kenya has been deteriorating over the years. For this reason, the National Police Service has recently developed an ambitious plan for police reforms, aimed at transforming the Police Service into an institution that will be modern, efficient and effective and responsive to the needs and expectations of the public. However, there seems to be a problem in the police reform program. Accordingly, the present study sought to ascertain the effectiveness of...

The Effects Of Budgetary Controls In An Organization's Performance A Case Study Of Action Aid Uganda In Kumi Branch

ABSTRACT This is a research report on the effect of budgetary controls in a ''not for profit" organization called AAU. It is a study on budgetary control as a financial tool in guiding the making of optimal financial decisions to attain high level performance. It was carried out to investigate on budgetary practices [budgetary control] in AAU, to evaluate the performance of the organization and whether there was a relationship between these controls and the organization performance of AA...

The Impact Of Trade Unions On Employees Welfare A Case Study Of Crown Beverages Pepsicola

ABSTRACT The study was carried out to find the impact of trade unions on employees welfare. Objectives to be achieved included the following; To examine whether trade unions have power on employees in decisionmaking. To access the impact of trade unions on employees welfare. To examine whether trade unions influence the wage bargaining. To achieve the above objectives the researcher used questionnaire and interviews which were administered to both the employees and the trade union members. D...

The Effects Of Internal Control System Of Personnel Records On The Organization's Performance A Case Study Of Kenya Ports Authoritymombasa, Kenya

ABSTRACT The study was done at Kenya Ports Authority Headquarters located m Mombasa- Coastal region of Kenya. Due to the massive reduction on the performance of Kenya Ports Authority in the financial year 2008/2009, the researcher sought to investigate on the effects of managing personnel records on the performance. The objectives of managing personnel records included the following; to ensure that a complete and comprehensive employment history of each employee is readily available fo...

Training And Performance Of The Employees In Organisa Tion:A Case Study Of Nsamby A Hospital

ABSTRACT The resenrch study was on training and performance of employees in an organization and the problem ;vas inadequate training of employees in Nsambya Hospital. The purpose of the study was to examine the relationship between training and performance of employees and the objectives where to examine the types of training used in Nsambya hospital to boost employee performance. to find the role of training on the performance of employees in the organization and to find out the ways of...

An Assessment Of The Imp Act Of Fiscal Policies On The Growth Of Small And Medium Enterprises In Tanzania A Case Study Of Sme's In Mazombe Division-Iringa Region Tanzania

ABSTRACT In many developing countries, there is growing recognition that SME's have a very vital role to play in economic development. SME's create employment, help achieve equitable income distribution, alleviate poverty, build up local technological base, promote participation of vulnerable groups patiicularly women in the development process, provide training ground for entrepreneurial and managerial skills and opportunities for use of own capital resources as well as act as ancillaries t...

The Effect Of Human Resource Development On Job Performance In Private Organizations; A Case Study Of Bishop Stuart University (Mbarara)

ABSTRACT The topic of the study was the effect of Human Resource Development on job performance in private organizations a case study of Bishop Stuart University (Mbarara), the problem of the study was to examine the effect of Human Resource Development on performance of employees. , The pu rposc or the study was to determine the relationship between human resource development and job performance al Bishop Stuart University using across seetion survey design and maintaining high rate of job p...

The Effect Of Advertising On Sales Voluivie In An Organization: A Case Study Of Post-Bank Kenya

ABSTRACT The study sought to establish the effect of Advertising on sales volume in an Organization with regard to POST BANK Kenya and was driven by three objectives: That is investigating the to identify the existing methods of advertising that the POST BANK employs, to analyze how various forms of advertising can affect the level of sales volume of in POST BANK and to establish how advertising increases the sales volume that affects POST BANK profitability. To achieve these objectives the r...

Work Stress And Staff Performance In Kampala International Universitymain Campus, Kampala - Uganda

ABSTRACT This study set out to determine the degree of effectiveness of work stress on staff perfonnance of in Kampalaintemational University, main Campus, Kampala - Uganda. It was based on both cross sectional and descriptive correlation survey designs. The researcher used a self-administered questionnaire to collect primary data from 172 employees, using simple random sampling. Data analysis was done using SPSS's relative frequencies, means, standard deviations and Pearson's Linear Correla...

Leadership Styles And Organization Performance; A Case Of Narok County Council In Kenya

ABSTRACT: The research investigated the relationship between leadership styles on organizational performance as its Main objective and how it contributes to the organization performance. The research was conducted within a public service organization situated in the Rift Valley province of Kenya. The leadership styles forms the foundation which the research was based, as it suggests the various leadership styles within the leadership bracket of leaders that affect /effect performance of...

Analyzing The Role Of Non-Governmental Organizations In Poverty Alleviation In Kiboga

ABSTRACT The topic of the study was teamwork and employee performance in Punt land State University in Somalia, the problem was failure to encourage teamwork among the employees, students and the lecturers of Punt land State University in Somalia for better performance; The purpose of the study was to establish the effects of teamwork on performance of punt land state university in Somalia The objectives of the study were; to finding the types of teamwork in punt land state university i...

The Impact Of Outsourcing On Manufacturing Firms A Case Study Of Century Bottling Company Uganda Limited

ABSRACT The study sought to investigate the effect of outsourcing on organizational performance. The study was guided by the following research objectives, to investigate whether the company undertakes outsourcing of projects/services, to establish whether outsourcing programs at the company achieve their stated objectives of improving organizational performance, productivity, market share, and quality and to investigate the factors that are associated with the success or failure of outsourci...

The Influence Of Alcoholism On Socio-Economic Development Of Ma Gale Sub- County, Manafw A District, Eastern Uganda

TABLE OF CONTENTS DECLARATION ............................................................................................................................. i APPROVAL ................................................................................................................................... ii DEDICATION ............................................................................................................................... iii ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS ......................................


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