The country's economy is rural with agriculture contributing 40% of the country's GOP. Manufacturing - which is greatly dominated by the processing of primary products -and commerce, together account for 27% of GOP? Uganda's economy grew by a credible 5.6% in financial year 2001- a slight decline from the 6% rate of growth in the year 2000. Growth was largely generated by performances in the construction, transport, communication and community services sectors. The Ugandan government did well...
Taxation is an important factor or issue in any country. Without taxation, a country may not be able to fund its services since its major source of income is taxation. Therefore it is a requirement by all organizations and businesses to pay their taxes to the government. Taxation has been a considerable and sustainable factor for along period of time and as a result of accreditation requirements, many organizations have addressed the issue of taxation. This paper aimed at examining the relati...
Using bank data for 80 countries for 1988-95, the authors show that differences in interest margins and bank profitability reflect various determinants bank characteristics, macroeconomic conditions, explicit and implicit bank taxes, regulation of deposit insurance, general financial structure, and several underlying legal and institutional indicators. Controlling for differences in bank activity, leverage, and the macroeconomic environment, they find (among other things) that: I) Banks in co...
This research report is about "The role of internal control on organizational cash management", a Case Study of Mulago National Referral hospital- Uganda. The research was conducted within the course of 60 days, during which much of my attention was focused on studying the procedures and technicalities of understanding treatment and handling of cash. The introductory part, describes an overview of cash and the background of Mulago hospital, the statement of the problem, research objectives, r...
ABSTRACT This study aimed to explain and clarify the importance of using financial accounting information in decision making process, to meet the requested administrative needs to rationalize the administrative decisions of the company. The researcher in collecting data depended on the primary sources and secondary sources, to achieve the goals of the study and in answering its questions. Through this approach she obtained the secondary data which formed the theoretical frame for the study. M...
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Abstract This study was intended to determine the relationship between Working Capital Management and Business performance in selected Small and Medium enterprises in Mogadishu-Somalia. The specific objectives of the study were; to determine the level of working capital management, level of business performance and to establish relationship between working capital management and business performance in selected businesses under study. The descriptive survey and descriptive correlational ...
ABSTRACT The study was to establish the effect of funding on sustainability of nongovernmental organizations (NGOs) in Tanznia,a case study of the Kinnapa Development programme in Arusha region.The specific objectives of the study were to establish the sources of funding NGOs in Tanzania, to establish the roles of NGOs in Arusha Tanzania, to determine strategies to improve funding of NGOs and to establish challenges facing NGOs in Arusha. The findings of research were that the sources of fund...
ABSTRACT The study investigated the challenges faced by microfinance in their efforts of economic empowerment. The study was guided by specific objectives that included; To determine how MFis fund community projects; to find out how MFis · efforts on provision of infrastructural facilities enhance economic empowerment; to establish the part played by cultural practices on MFis" efforts toward economic empowerment; and to examine the extent to which literacy objects MFis' efforts towards eco...
The study aimed at assessing the effect of Inflation on the cost of production in manufacturing industries, case study being Mukwano Industry in Kampala City along Jinja Road. The study was mainly looking at inflation and cost of production of Mukwano industry and if this was effective to the industry. During the research a cross sectional research design with both qualitative and quantitative methods with a population study of 600 employees out of which a sample size of 240 employees was cho...
TABLE OF CONTENTS DECLARATION DEDICTIONS iv ACKNOWLEDGEMENT V ABBREVIATIONS iX CHAPTER ONE 1 INTRODUCTION 1 1.0 Introduction 1 1.1 Background 1 1.1.1 Historical background 1 1.1.2 Theoretical perspective 2 1.1.3 Conceptual perspective 2 1.1.4 Contextual perspective 4 1.2 Statement of the Problem 4 1.3 Purpose of the Study 5 1.4 Objectives of the Study 5 1.5 Research Questions 5 1.7 Scope of the study 6 1.7.1 Subject Scope 6 1.7.2 Geographical Scope 6 1.7.3 Time scope 6 1.8 Significance of the...
ABSTRACT information is critical to organizations' performance in today's highly competitive environment. The Statement of Accounting Concepts 3, International Accounting Standard Board (IASB) and Financial Accounting Standard Board (FASB, 1980) developed a conceptual framework for financial reporting where relevance, reliability, understandability and comparability are the qualitative characteristics that financial accounting information should possess. The study covered relevance, reliabil...
The study sought to establish the role of internal control systems on the performance of commercial banks and was driven by mainly three objectives. These objectives include; the need to investigate the effects of internal control system on the performance of Equity Bank, the need to determine the different types of internal control systems used by Equity bank, and the third objective is to establish the relationship between internal control system and performance of Equity bank. To achieve t...
Abstract Good managers carefully control inventory because it may represent a large part of the assets of the business. So effective inventory management system is important for business organization in their growth and survival, in manufacturing business where there are three major types of inventories: - Raw materials, goods in process of manufacture, and finished goods, all three classes of inventory are included in the current asset section of the balance sheet. Therefore if the costs are...
The research on the microfinance programs and empowerment of women provides a collection of statistical anecdote, market briefs, and concise summaries Of the researchers' findings. The rep01i offers a bird's eye view of the microfinance programs, and the changing trends dotting its landscape of women empowerment. The report starts by bringing the background of the study. Here, the researcher highlighted the reasons to why he decided to ca1Ty out the analysis and the empirical gap that was poi...