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The Contribution Of Labour Force On Economic Growth Rate In Uganda (1997 -2012)

ABSTRACT Contribution of Labour Force Economic growth rate in Uganda (1996-2011). Its objectives were; to establish the trend of Labor Force Participation Rate in Uganda (1996-2011), to establish the trend of GDP growth rate in Uganda (1996-2011), to investigate the relationship between Labor Force Participation Rate and GDP growth rate in Uganda (1996-2011). The hypothesis of the study was, Ho: there is no relationship between Labor Force Participation Rate and GDP growth rate in Uganda. Ana...

The Impact Of Corporate Social Responsibility On The Performance Of An Organization A Case Study Of East African Breweries Limited

The concept of corporate responsibility helps a firm look at the different needs of the society in which it operates in and designs a strategv of giving a helping hand. Part of the responsibility of the firm is to set aside some of its profits to facilitate this initiative. From the organization point ofview this concept plays a major roles in that it helps The organization create a positive image to the societv, it also put the firm at a competitive lead against other organization the same...

Packaging And Product Sales On Business Firms A Case Study Of Century Bottling Company Mukono

The topic of the study was packaging and product sales of business firms with Century Bottling Company being the case study. The researchers interest was to find out whether packaging contributes to increase in sales volumes, to find out how the attractiveness of packages influence sales and to ascertain the different factors to consider when developing a package. The researcher used questionnaire as a data collection method. Qualitative and quantitative research methods were used to have d...

Local Governance And Health Service Delivery In Nakawa Division Kampala Capital City Authority

The purpose of the study was to test the hypothesisDissertation of no significant relationship between Local governance and Health service provision in Nakawa division,to generate new information on Governance and Service Delivery and to bridge the gaps from the exiting review of literature.the study was guided by three specific objectives that include;to investigate the level of health service delivery in Nakawa division,to determine the extent of local governance in Nakawa division in relat...

The Impact Of Brand Image On Consumer Choice A Case Study Of Unilever Uganda

Almost every business has a trading name, from the smallest market trader to the largest multinational corporation which is used to distinguish the company's themselves and their products. Brand is a distinctive symbol or name created with the intention to identify and recognize the goods or services of one seller or a particular group of sellers. Another purpose is to differentiate such goods or services from its competitors. As such a brand signals to its customers the specific source of ...

Challenges Of Post Election Crisis To Education Case Study: Rift Valley Provincial Schools

The announcement ofthe presidential election results' in 30th December 2007 led to an escalation of posts in various parts of Kenya. The post election violence experienced in Kenya since 30th December 2007 has resulted in a number of deaths and displacement of people from their homes in various parts of the country. Various sectors ofthe Kenyan society have been affected. This paper examines the effects of the post election crisis on education in Kenya with reference to the learners, teachers...

The Effects Of Budgetory Controls In An Organization's Performance. A Case Study Of Action Aid Uganda

This is a research report on the effects of budgetary controls in a "not for profit" organisation 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 controls) in AAU, to evaluate the performance of the organisation and whether there was a relationship between these controls and the organisation performance of AAU. To achieve...

Interest Rates On Magnitude Of Agricultural And Mortgage Loans In Uganda

The study carried on the relationship between interest rates on loans sizes disbursed specifically agricultural loans and mortgage loans obtained the data from bank of Uganda website. Interest rates was measured as percentage wei õhted lending rates, mofigage loans as percentage mortgage loans of billions of shillings, agricultural loans as percentage agricultural loans of billions of shillings during the 1994-2012 period. The objectives were to establish the trend of interest rates, agricul...

Salary And Employees' Motivation To Work A Case Of Wakiso District Local Government

This study set out to investigate the relationship between salary and employees motivation in Wakiso District Local Government. The study was carried out in Wakiso District Local Government headquarters and selected sub-county headquarters in the District. The study was carried out along a number of objectives which were; to examination the effects of salary on employees attitude to work, to establish the relationship between salary and retention of employees in local Government and to establ...

The Impact Of Group Work On Employee Performance Case Study: Uganda Wild Life Education Center Entebbe

The pupose of the study was to establish the impact of group work on employee performance in Uganda Wild Life Education Center. The objective of the study was to exarnine the impact of group work on employee performance, to establish the relationship between group work and employee performance and to identify the objectives of group work. The researcher used questionnaires and interviews as the research instruments. The data collection comprised of both primary and secondary data. Also data w...

E-Procurement And Service Delivery In Organisations: A Case Study Of Uchumi Supermarket, Kabalagala Branch

ABSTRACT The researcher was interested to investigate on e-procurement and service delivery in organisations: a case study of Uchumi Supermarket, Kabalagala Branch. The researcher set objectives which were intended to; establish the benefits of e-procurement in delivering services to customers at Uchumi supermarket, to determine the factors hindering the implementation of eprocurement at U chumi supermarket and to explore measures that can be adopted in implementing e-procurement for service...

Design And Implementation Of A Human Resource Management And Recruitment System Using Open Source Tools. Study Of Rift Valley Railways

Abstract The fast growth in communication and information systems around the world generally and in East Africa in particular, has made it easier for major institutions to better organize their databases. In the case study of the Rift Valley Railways, the objective was to develop a costeffective computerized human resource management system. The researchers developed a system which was user-friendly and could be readily adopted by other organizations. A database was developed to store the use...

The Effect Of Interest Rates Spread On Lending Capacity Of Bank A Case Study Of Barcla Ys Bank Of Kenya

ABSTRACf A key indicator of financial performance and efficiency is the spread between the lending and deposit rate. If this spread is large, it works as an impediment to the expansion and development of financial intermediation. This is because it discourages potential savers due to low returns on deposits and thus limits fmancing for potential borrowers. This has the economy wide effect of reducing feasible investment opportunities and thus limiting future growth potential. It has been obs...

The Effects Of Advertising On Sales Performance In An Organization A Case Of Mukwano Industries Limited Kampala Uganda

ABSTRACT The study was intended to examme the relationship between advertising and sales performance. Some companies put in efforts to advertise but in the end register low sales. This was based on secondary data from textbooks, journals, and internet and primary data from different respondents The objectives of the study were to identify the various advertising Medias, to identify methods used in deciding the advertising budget, other promotional mix elements and relationship between adverti...

The Contribution Of Crop Farming On Economic Welfare In Wanale Sub Region Mbale District Uganda~

ABSTRACT Empirical studies across many developing countries document that improving crop farming is the main pathway out of poverty .It’s for this reason that the main Objectives of the study was to find out the contribution of crop farming on economic welfare and other objectives were to identify major factors that affect crop farming and to establish the relationship between crop farming and economic welfare. This study considered crop farming as the independent variable and economic welf...


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