The purpose of the study was to analyse the level of stress among secondary school students in Makindye division, Kampala district. The study was guided by three specific objectives which included i) to establish the causes of stress among secondary school students in Kampala district. ii) to examine the impacts of stress on performance of secondary school students in Makindye division, Kampala district and iii) to examine the strategies that can be used to curb stress among the secondary sch...
Financial management in organizations has evolved from being a subject area in conomics to a strategic function as seen in most organizations today. The evolutionary rocess of financial management or performance as a discipline has been dictated by evelopment in the business environment through technological revolutions which is a reality ~i Uganda. The financial manager has seen his role changing from that of being a simple fundraiser nd custodian of funds (treasurer) to being strategic exec...
In 2008-2009 much of the industrial world entered into a recession, the late 2000s recession, sparked by a '1r.:::1cia1 crisis that had its origins in the reckless lending practices involving the origination and distribution of mortgage rl~bt in the United St>!es. Sub-prime loans in 2007 exvosed other risky loans and over-inflated asset prices. With the losses mounting, panic developed in inter-bank lending. Precarious financial situation was made difficult by a sharp increase in oiJ and food...
Organizations are established with a corporate objective of maximizing profit and customer satisfaction, any divergence from that objective could render the firm unable to meet its obligations. This study was carried out to describe computerized accounting systems and assess their effects on profitability and performance of Cosmos forex Bureau. The researcher used both qualitative and quantitative research designs so as to concentrate on the study variables. Both primary and secondary data we...
This study is intended to analyze the effectiveness of competitive bidding and service dc/we!:), in pub/ic procurement in Uganda Blood Bank Nakasero. The study was majorly based on Iwo spec i/ic objectives that is to say: evaluating the influence of competitive bidding on service delivery in Uganda blood bank Nakasero and the second objective was to assess the influence of restrictive bidding on service deliveiy in Uganda blood bank Nakasero. The research was conducted in within Uganda blood ...
The concept of customer relationship management and buying behavior is not new to the business organizations. In the present business scenario, both of these concepts have become a necessary part of the businesses due to the increasing demand of these concepts in global market. Better implementation of CRM in an organization provides competitive advantage to the customers. Alongside this discussion, CRM process is an important tool to retain customers for a long period and this process is use...
The study was about the relationship between taxes and incomes of petroleum companies and the case study was Caltex Oil (U) Ltd. The purpose of the study was to establish whether there is a relationship between tax rates and the incomes of petroleum companies. The objectives of the study were; to identify the various taxes levied on petroleum products in Uganda, to ascertain the extent to which an increase in tax rates affects the incomes of petroleum companies, to identity the relationship b...
ABSTRACT The government has been using shopping procurement instead of tendering, however. it has insisted on tender purchase instead of shopping. Tendering has been recommended by the World Bank as the only way of controlling the government properties because it has been revealed that more than 70% of government fund has been used in purchasing. Perhaps there has been a great loss of this public fund hence forth tender is to be used instead, to prevent this problem. The researcher assessed ...
Abstract The main concern of this study was to find out the supplier evaluation criteria and total quality management in government organizations in Tanzania. The major three specific objectives were, to identify methods used in evaluating suppliers in the agency, to identifY the strengths and/or weaknesses of the supplier evaluation matrix used by the Procurement Management Unit - T ANROADS, to identifY measure to be used in order to attain total quality management in government sector. Thro...
ABSTRACT The research topic "effects of e-procurement and the performance of international firms the case study of Coca-Cola Company in Kampala Uganda. The main objectives of the study included • To find out the effects of e-procurement on International firms • To find out the benefits of e-procurement • To examine the relationship between e-procurement and international firms • To find out the applications of e-procurement. The literature review presents work of other scholars on ar...
ABSTRACT Whereas Uganda employed decentralization policy as one of the techniques for achieving social service delivery and socio-economic development, the country’s highly centralized political system has resulted in the widespread social-economic marginalization of rural areas, very little attention has been focused on analyzing the relationship between socio-economic marginalization and popular participation of community members in identifying issues they face and suggesting solutions to...
ABSTRACT This study established the relationship between financial rewards and employee performance in the health services sector. It was guided by four specific objectives that were set to determine the respondents profile in terms of gender, age, level of education, position and experience, the level of financial rewards and the level of employees' performance in the health services sector and to establish if there is a significant relationship between financial rewards and employees' perfo...
TABLE OF CONTENTS DECLARATION ................................................................................................................ i APPROVAL. ..................................................................................................................... ii DEDICATION ................................................................................................................. iii ACKNOWLEDGEMENT ..............................................................................
ABSTRACT The economtc decline and consequential impacts of war in a ravaged Southern Sudan demonstrated in two decades the extend of total economic meltdown. In particular, a great look into a diverse information classification as well as ideal concepts of underscoring inflation that persistently blocked the growth of the economy brought about a classic understanding of war versus the economy. The overall major developmental strategies 111 the years preceding the war and other resultant inte...
ABSTRACT This study was carried out in Uganda Securities Exchange located in Kampala- Uganda. The study aimed at assessing the regulation and performance of financial and stock markets of Uganda. Therefore, the researcher read related literature review of the topic and went to the field to collect data using review, interview and questionnaires method, which were manipulated, analyzed and the hypotheses were tested to draw the final report.