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Perceptions And Adoption Of Using Electronic Fiscal Devices Among Entrepreneurs: A Case Of Dodoma Municipality

ABSTRACT The government and the general public, is highly concerned on the question of collection of taxes as it forms the base for the government muscles to spend. On that consideration, the government has been using several strategies to ensure that people pay their tax dues and that, tax collectors remit the same to the authority. One of such strategies is the usage of EFDs (electronic fiscal devices) by traders as directed by the government. This study was put in place in order to invest...

Factors Affecting Maternal Health Care Services In Government Hospitals And Health Centers: A Case Of Dodoma Urban-Tanzania

ABSTRACT The study focuses on The Factors Affecting Maternal Health Care Services in Government Hospitals and Health Centers in Dodoma Urban as social problem affecting most of women under the study area. It was guided by the following specific objectives; to evaluate maternal health care provider‟s availability situation in the study area, to examine the accessibility of maternal health care facilities/services in the study area and to investigate effects of relationship between maternal ...

The Contribution Of Action For Development Program (Adp) Towards Improvement Of Maize Production In Tanzania: A Case Of Mbozi District

ABSTRACT  The intention o this study was to investigate the contributions of Action for Development Programs (ADP) towards the improvement of maize production in Tanzania. The study started by examining factors determining maize production in Mbozi before the establishment of ADP. The method used in this study was the case study. A sample size of 87 respondents was obtained from 640 members who were beneficiary of ADP and divided into two categories. The first category was ADP staff members ...

Influence Of Delayed Salary And Perceived Organizational Support On Workplace Incivility

ABSTRACT In understanding organisational behavior, Workplace incivility was assumed to be influenced by delayed salary and perceived organizational support in an organization. An ExPostfacto research design was adopted for the study while a sample of 152 local government workers completed measures of delayed salary, perceived organisational support and workplace incivility as measured by a well structured self -report instrument. Result of the findings shows that there is a significant di...

The Contribution Of Electricity On Poverty Reduction Initiatives In Zanzibar: A Case Study Of Zanzibar Urban West Region

ABSTRACT Electricity is the major energy source used across the world, and Zanzibar is part of the world that is continuously using electricity for domestic purposes and in production activities. The study sought to examine the contribution of electricity on poverty reduction initiatives in Zanzibar. The following were the study objectives: to determine the rate of growth of electricity in the study areas, examine the existing poverty reduction initiatives in Zanzibar Urban West region, asse...

Sexual Molestation Among Christian Religious Leaders In Ekiti State

ABSTRACT This study investigated sexual molestation among Christian religious leaders in Ekiti State, the study focused on the perception of the society about sexual molestation, factors responsible and consequences of sexual molestation among Christian religious leaders, structure put in place by the religious bodies and society to address this challenge and its success and ways by which sexual molestation among Christian religious lc:ider can be reel uced within the society. The popula...

Public Perception On Social Inequality And Health Seeking Behaviour: A Study Of Diabetes In Ile Ife, Osun State

ABSTRACT Social inequality in health care grew dramatically in the 1980s and has remained at a high level ever since. Health inequality is the differences that occurs in health status or in the distribution of health determinates between different population groups, these social inequalities in health are responsible for the dramatic differences that occur in health seeking behavior of people in the society at large. It was on this note that this research examines the effect of social ine...

Customers’ Perceptions And Practices On Usage Of E-Banking Transactions In Tanzania

ABSTRACT This study was conducted with three objectives to accomplish, namely; to identify the perceptions of customers towards electronic banking, to understand the actual practices of customers on electronic banking transactions, and to examine challenges facing customers on the usage of electronic banking. The study was based on customers of only one case (Vodacom) and especially one e-banking system, M-Pesa. Data was collected mainly using a semi-structured questionnaire and was further ...

Influence Of Gender And Personality Traits On Criminal Tendencies Among Adolescents Inmates In Ekiti State Prisons

ABSTRACT This study investigated the influence of gender and personality traits among inmates in Ekiti State prisons. The study adopted an ex-post facto research design. A total of 120 inmates were conveniently and purposefully sampled in the study. These participants were administered with Big-Five Personality Questionnaire and Brief Criminal Attitudes Scale together with demographic information. One was tested using multiple regression and was rejected. Three hypotheses were tested in ...

Effectiveness Of Trade Unions In Safeguarding Employee Rights In Tanzania: A Case Study Of The Tanzania Union Of Industrial And Commercial Workers (Tuico) At Nyakato Steel Mill (2001) Limited

ABSTRACT The purpose of this study was to investigate the effectiveness of trade unions in safeguarding employee rights taking as a case study the Tanzania Union of Industrial and Commercial Workers (TUICO) at Nyakato Steel Mill (2001) Limited Mwanza. The objectives of the study were; to provide an overview of TUICO and Employee rights at Nyakato Steel Mill (2001) Limited, and to examine the existing structures on which TUICO is operating in collective bargain at Nyakato Steel Mill (2001) Li...

Influence Of Personality Traits And Self-Efficacy On Academic Performance Among Federal University Oye-Ekiti (Fuoye) Student

ABSTRACT Academic performance is the outcome of education and the extent at which students, teachers or institutions have reached their educational goals; which can be the function of several factors. The study examined influence of personality traits and self-efficacy on academic performance among Federal University Oye-Ekiti (FUOYE), Ekiti state. The survey made use of ex-post facto research design: where I 13 students were sampled using cluster sampling technique. Questionnaires compr...

Prevalence And Determinants Of Gambling Behaviours Among Undergraduate Students (A Case Study Of Federal University Oye Ekiti)

Prevalence And Determinants Of Gambling Behaviours Among Undergraduate Students (A Case Study Of Federal University Oye Ekiti)

Inmates' Health Seeking Behaviour And Well-Being In Selected Prisons In South-Western Nigeria.

ABSTRACT This study examines Inmates' Health Seeking Behaviour and their,corresponding Well-Being in selected prisons in South-Western Nigeria. This is with the view of identifying Inmates' Health challenges and other factors that affecting their Health Seeking Behaviour and Inmates' WellBeing. Both primary and secondary data were used for the study. For the primary data, the questionnaire survey and In-depth Interview were used. While for the secondary data, TextBooks, Internet, Nigerian...

Exploring Viability Of Pre-establishment Of Design Structures Of Venture Capital Funds In Kenya

The purpose of this study was to explore the viability of pre-establishment design structures of venture capital funds in Kenya. It was guided by the following objectives: to identify the most effective fund design of a Venture Capital Fund (VCF) in Kenya; to identify the key variables that need to be considered at pre-establishment of a VCF, to identify the risks and opportunities considered by the venture capital funds in relation to their establishment in Kenya and to propose viable p...


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