The study was conducted to identify the roles of Total Quality Management in procurement, to identify the methods used in applying total quality management, challenges faced, and find out the solutions to the problems faced, and how other departments recommend procurements activities The study was undertaken in the procurement department and other closely related departments; Quality Control, Stores, Production and Finance. Participants were all members of the department since they were ...
This studv was carried out to find the causes of failures of small and medium businesses at Kabalagala and Kansanga. Findings of this study show that the causes of failures of small scale businesses was because of shortage of capital, premises, competition, limited (seasonal) market/ holidays and limited (seasonal) market/ holidays. It was found out that capital is the major problem to most entrepreneurs ofKabalagala and Kansanga. As a result, it is noted that more concerted effort is ne...
This study was conducted in Wajir County to examine the impact of microfmance institutions on women empowerment. The objectives of the study were to examine the impact of microfmance on women's incomes, to fmd out other economic benefits of microfinance to women and to identify the challenges hindering microfinance as a tool ofwomen empowerment. A review of relevant literature was done and compared with the study fmdings. The study was descriptive and cross-sectional in design and the ...
We need a loan every time we face a situation where we can not meet the ends and we need some kind of financial injection that will cure the problem especially in emergencies, getting a loan can really help and once the emergency is over, repaying that loan never feels like a burden. The origin of credit dates back to the early 1950s in India and early 1960s in East Africa when cooperatives societies used to give loans to their members (Dewees 1993, Pulley 1989). The management and repay...
The purpose of the study was to determine the relationship between commercial banks lending policies and financial performance of selected small scale businesses in Kampala City. The study was guided by three objectives namely; to examine the lending policies used in Commercial Banks by Small Scale Businesses, to establish the factors influencing the financial performance of Small Scale Businesses and to examine the relationship between Commercial Banks lending policies and financial per...
ABSTRACT The study was undertaken with the main purpose of establishing the effects of the quality of financial reporting on access to donor funds in Non Government Organizations. The study was a survey research on Friends of Children Association (FOCA). The objectives of the study were to investigate and establish the quality of financial reports, accessibility to donor funds in case of Friends of Children Organization and to establish the relationship between the quality of financial report...
ABSTRACT The study sought to establish the role of internal control systems on the performance of commercial banks and was driven by three objectives. These were; to investigate the effects of internal control system on the performance of Equity Bank, to determine the different types of internal control systems used by Equity Bank and to establish the relationship between internal control system and performance of Equity bank. To achieve these objectives, the researcher sampled forty four re...
Abstract This is a new development from the old economic models, which emphasized on economic growth. For instance (Keyness 1936) emphasized savings and investment as a major component of economic growth. The African states deprived of economic resources have been at the forefront at encouraging micro finance institutions to pump their funds into micro and small medium enterprises to quicken economic growth. Ditcher-1986 and Little-1987, pointed out in their respective reports that small ente...
Abstract This chapter covered the background of the study, the main and specific objects of the study, the problem statement, and the significance of the study, study scope, research questions, and limitation of the study. 1.1 Background of the Study According to Otero (1999, p.8) he defined micro finance as "the provision of financial services to low-income poor and very poor self-employed people". These financial services according to Ledger wood (1999) generally include savings and credit ...
ABSTRACT The study was to establish the relationship between Credit Policies and Performance of the Micro Finance Institutions in Kamuli District, Finca Branch. The study was based on three specific objectives; to find out the relationship between character and performance of MFIs, to establish the relationship between collateral and performance of MFIs and to establish the relationship between capacity and performance of MFIs. It was based on a descriptive survey research design basing on...
ABSTRACT The research report was on the effect of internal control system and Financial Performance in Dahabshiil money transfer Company in Kampala -Uganda. Its objectives were to examine to what extent that the control environment of JCS prevents fraud and comply with the Financial Performance of the company; to evaluate the importance of financial information and communication of JCS for the performance of the company; and to assess the relationship between the risk Assessments of !CS and...
ABSTRACT The study looked at the effectiveness of internal control in the management of cash at pride micro finance limited. It was guided by the following objectives; to establish the effectiveness of internal controls at PRIDE Microfinance Limited (MDI) in the management of cash; to find out whether there is a likelihood of a risk arising due to non strict observance of the internal controls in cash management; and to find out whether there may be certain changes that may be made to the a...
Abstract This chapter contains background, research problem, research questions, research purpose, research objectives, scope and significance 1.lBACKGROUND Business organizations are organized as profit oriented. They are established to achieve well organized and set goals and these goals guide it to accomplish certain results. To achieve such goals, organizations perfo1m some functions which may lead them asce1iain these goals. In business organization, earning a satisfactory profit usually...
ABSTRACT The topic of the study was the effects of rewards on employee performance in Esco Uganda Limited Bundibugyo; the problem was to have effective reward system in Esco Uganda Limited Bundibugyo. The purpose of the study was to establish the relationship between employee rewards and their performance in Esco Uganda Limited Bundibugyo. The objectives of the study were; to find out what forms of rewards are used in Esco Uganda Limited Bundibugyo; to establish the effects of rewards on emp...
ABSTRACT cro finance institution in Uganda seeks to provide clients from poor households :h arrange of money management and banking services. Micro finance is portant to the well being of the society because it improves on the welfare, wealth d general standards of living for those people involved in micro finance activities. spite of finance institution effort to support income earners by providing ancials, there is high taxation problem. The problem arising out of these :essive levels of t...