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Assessment of local revenue collection and sharing arrangements in rural districts: a case study of Moroto District local government
(2010-06)This study, builds on the tax reform studies already conducted in local governments. It attempts to assess the current practices of local revenue collection and sharing in rural districts, as a means of shedding light on; ... -
Budgeting, donor assistance, co-funding and service delivery in local governments: a case study EU-MPP projects in Busia District
(2009-09)The study investigated the relationship between Budgeting, Donor Assistance, Co-funding and Service Delivery in local governments. Specifically, the study sought to establish the relationship between; Co-funding and Service ... -
The causes of rural poverty in Uganda: a case study of Wakiso Sub County, Wakiso District.
(2005-12)The problem of rural poverty in Uganda has persisted despite the various efforts by the government to alleviate it and its continued existence has impacted negatively on the overall development efforts in the country. This ... -
Competence, reflective and organisational learning, organisational commitment, task performance and organisational citizenship behavior: a case study in Bank of Uganda
(2007-06)The study involving the levels of organizational citizenship behavior in Bank of Uganda staff highlights the increasing importance of use of competences in all the human resource functions of the bank. A cross sectional ... -
Determinants of demand for anti retroviral (ARV) drugs in Uganda: a case study of Wakiso District
(2010-03)The research was motivated by the low ARV demand response following the introduction of generic ARV drugs which lead to a cost reduction in Uganda’s adopted first line ARV treatment (AZT+D4T+NVP) from US$ 456 per month in ... -
Effect of foreign direct investments on export performance in Uganda
(2011-02)The Ugandan economy is a mixed economy and private sector plays a dominant role in terms of development potential (World Bank, 1991). Uganda has implemented an ambitious programme of economic liberalization (IMF, 2003) ... -
The effect of malaria on agricultural production in Uganda
(2011-02)Uganda’s agriculture is largely labor-intensive employing over 73 percent of the total population in the country. It is therefore apparent that any factor that affects availability of labor impacts on agricultural crop ... -
Foreign direct investment and economic growth: the case of Uganda (1970-2007)
(2011-02)Most countries strive to attract Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) because of its acknowledged advantages as a tool of economic development. Africa and Uganda in particular joined the rest of the world in seeking FDI as ... -
Human resource practices, empowerment, procedural justice, commitment and teacher OCB in schools: a case of selected public secondary schools in Kampala and Wakiso Districts
(2008-09)The main purpose of the study was the relationship between HR Practices, Empowerment, Procedural Justice, Commitment and Organizational Citizenships Behavior. The objectives of the study were the relationship between HR ... -
Innovativeness, customer value, and the growth of SMEs in Uganda: a case of radio broadcast media in Kampala.
(2009-11)The study examined the relationship between firm Innovativeness, Customer Value, Brand Equity, Brand Preference and the growth of FM radio broadcasting organizations in Uganda. Through a cross-sectional study, respondents ... -
Interest rates, foreign exchange rate exposure and firm value: a case of Uganda Telecom Limited (2000 – 2006)
(2009-11-30)This study focused on the Interest rate, Foreign exchange rate exposure, application of risk management techniques and firm value – a case study of Uganda Telecom Limited. The relationship between Interest rate, Foreign ... -
Intrapreneurial orientation, social networks and firm performance
(2010-09)The purpose of this study was to investigate the relationship between intrapreneurial orientation, social networks and firm performance. The study was guided by the following research objectives; to examine the components ... -
Investment in loans and treasury bills and the overall profitability of commercial banks: a case of Uganda
(Makerere University, 2012-10)Investigating the determinants of profitability of commercial banks has been one of the more popular topics among researchers in banking studies. Hence, to contribute to the existing knowledge, this study sought to analyze ... -
Microcomputer technology acceptance in Makerere University
(2013-04-24)The study seeks to establish the relationship between perceived ease of use, perceived pleasure, perceived usefulness, workplace computing environment, social pressure and microcomputer technology acceptance in Makerere ... -
Organisational culture, organisational social capital, organisational psychological contract, organisational citizenship behaviour and organisational performance: the case of World Vision, Uganda
(2013-04-24)This study was carried out to investigate the relationship between organizatitional culture, organizational social capital, Psychological contract, organizational citizenship behavior and organizational performance. It ... -
Relational norms and tax compliance among individual income tax payers in Uganda
(2007-08)The purpose of the study was to examine the relationship between relational norms and tax compliance among individual income taxpayers in Uganda. A cross sectional survey design (one short) was used. Data was gathered using ... -
Teacher competence, emotional competencies, occupational stress and turnover intentions among secondary school teachers in Central Uganda
(2010-09)This research was carried out against the background that Universal Primary Education and Universal Secondary Education in Uganda have aggravated overcrowding of students in secondary schools without corresponding increase ... -
Willingness to pay for environmental conservation: a contingent valuation analysis of the communities living around the Queen Elizabeth Protected Area in Kasese District, Western Uganda
(2009-09)National Parks and the environment as a whole provide many services that contribute to human wellbeing and poverty alleviation to the extent that some groups of people particularly those that live around them are highly ...