Domestic violence continues to be a significant social problem in our society. Consequently, various sections of society have intervened to stop the domestic violence. Several programs have been developed to protect the victims and new laws against domestic violence are being enforced. Police departments, family and criminal courts, and victim witness programs, are examples of various systems working to decrease domestic violence and protect the victim. Domestic violence research is another i...
The study sought to establish the role of direct taxes on the performance oflocal government in Uganda and was driven by three objectives. To achieve these objectives, the researcher sampled sixty respondents (60) from Tororo municipal council. The study utilized qualitative and quantitative research methods; four data collection instruments were used, structured interview guides and questionnaires and the collected data was presented in tabular and analyzed statistically to decipher findings...
The research study was conducted from June 2017 in Kapchorwa Main hospital covering the local community, civil servants and local leaders such as the councilors. The study was intended to sample forty respondents, but a number of them turned up for interview while District health officials also turned up to participate. The research was aimed at finding out how decentralization has impacted on the water, establishing the challenges faced in decentralized provision of water services and sugges...
Various definitions have been forward to extensively define what inflation is. Inflation is always expressed as a rate of price change per year or per month. For instance the rate of inflation on January I" 2008 is expressed as a percentage -5 percent, 9 percent or 3 percent. Inflation is a process of price change. A monthly inflation is calculated by the bureau of labor statistics. If January of 2008 the rate of inflation is announced to be Y, percent an approximate yearly percent can be cal...
The study was conducted in order to assess effects of computerized accounting systems and financial perfo1mance of commercial banks in Uganda. The study objectively sought to examine the application of computerized accounting systems on the perfom1ance in commercial banks in Uganda, to establish the performance of commercial banks in Uganda and to dete1mine the relationship between computerized accounting systems and pe1formance in commercial banks in Uganda. The literature review was conduct...
The study was aimed at examining the impact of human resource planning on or:;anisational productivity in Steel and tubes industries Uganda limited. It was based on three objectives which included assessing the effect of human resource demand forecasting on the productivity of' organizations, assessing the effect of human resource supply forecasting on organizational productivity and determining the effect human resource audit on organizational productivity. The study adopted an analytical de...
The research topic of the study was accounts receivables and cash flow management in manufacturing industries in Uganda a case study of Uganda breweries limited. The problem was poor accounts receivables in manufacturing industries in Uganda a case study of Uganda breweries limited. The purpose of the study is to bridge knowledge, generate new ideas, and validate other researchers' findings by examining the Accounts Receivables and Cash Flow Management by Manufacturing Industries in Uganda, a...
The study carried out an assessment to establish challenges of solid waste management in Makind_ye Division, Wabigalo Parish and to specifically assess community knowledge on Solid Waste Management, determine the obtaining attitudes and find out or establish community practices in regard to solid waste management. A cross-sectional study was undertaken in the Wabigalo parish where a sample size if a hundred respondents participated in the undertaking. Data was collected using mainly the quant...
The topic of the study was to establish the effect of Micro Credit on Gender Equality in Uganda, a case study in Lira Municipal Council. The objectives of the study were; to examine the Nature of micro credit to gender equality, to establish the level of gender equality and to analyze the relationship the relationship between microcredit and gender equality in Lira Municipal. The major sources of data were from both primary and secondary sources and the instrument of data collection were inte...
ABSTRACT The study was about the impact rewards and its effect on employee perfonnance in Wells Fargo in Kenya. The need to cany out the study was necessitated by the fact that there are complaints that the reward system has not been effectively implemented and identified as one of the reasons for decline in productivity. The purpose of the study was therefore to investigate the impact of rewards on employee performance in Wells Fargo. The specific objectives of the study were: (i) to exami...
ABSTRACT The researcher chose this topic because companies face a number of marketing strategies to choose from which impacts heavily on the sales of their products. The way these marketing strategies influence consumer attitudes, creates awareness, persuades potential and existing customers, supports purchase decisions, and creates brand loyalty as major impacts on the sales of the products offered in the market place. It is in this competitive environment that companies seek to apply marke...
Abstract Executive Summary This dissertation is entitled "Capital markets development and economic growth". It is presented as a result of a research that was carried out in Stanbic Bank. at the head office at Cham Towers along Kampala road in Kampala, Uganda. The study was carried out basing on three specific objectives, i.e.; to find out the role of capital markets development towards investment, to identify the role of capital markets towards capital availability and to find out the role o...
ABSTRACT This study was undertaken under the topic green marketing practices with the aim of identifying the different types of green marketing practiced. The objective of the study was to identify factors that led shell oil company to adopt green marketing, to identify green marketing practices adopted by shell oil company and to find out challenges faced by shell oil company while turning green. The research was based on review of literature relating to the study variables also previous jo...
ABSTRACT The research is based on accounting information systems and cash management particularly in Uganda. A case study in Barclays Bank Uganda Limited. The research objective was to establish the relationship between accounting information system and cash management at Barclays Bank Uganda Limited. The researcher investigated the problem on the ground and the weaknesses in accounting information systems which has played the role in increased fraud and loss of profits leading to some compa...
ABSTRACT This research report set out to establish the relationship between Tax Rates and economic growth (measured by GDP) in Uganda (2000-2010). The objectives of the study were; to establish the trend of Tax Rates in Uganda(2000-2010), to establish the trend of GDP growth rate of Uganda(2000-20 10) ,to investigate the relationship between Tax Rates and GDP growth in Uganda (2000-20 10). The study employed time series analysis such Correlation analysis, regression analysis mechanisms. The ...