ABSTRACT Coffee is the most traded agricultural commodity globally. It is produced within the tropics by countries in South and Central America, Africa and Asia and consumed mainly by countries in the Northern hemisphere. In Kenya coffee is mainly produced by small scale farmers’ cooperative societies. In the past years these cooperatives performed so well and were producing a lot of high quality coffee until 1988 when the International Coffee Organization’s quota system collapsed which ...
ABSTRACT There is a serious problem in Africa with large class sizes, availability of up to date equipment, academic materials, curricula relevance and integration of higher education labour market. Increased student enrollment without proportionate improvement of the available physical resources, learning environment, service quality, attraction of highly qualified teaching staff, inadequate development of a curriculum that is relevant to current job market needs and matching students skil...
ABSTRACT There has been concerted effort to stem wide unemployment that was worsened by the global financial crisis of 2008. Various government efforts has been focused towards alleviating unemployment especially among individuals aged between 18-35 years. One such effort by the government was the establishment of the Youth Enterprise Development Fund aimed at facilitating youths start income generating activities by advancing loans with least collateral requirements. This research aimed at ...
ABSTRACT This study presents findings on factors that influence sustainability of small tea enterprises in Kenya. Specifically, the study sought to assess the influence of enterprise characteristics on sustainability of small tea enterprises, analyze the influence of the way of doing business on sustainability of the enterprises, explore the relationship between finance and sustainability, examine the relationship between resources and sustainability and analyzed how independent variables (e...
ABSTRACT The origin of agricutlural State Owned Corporations (SOCs) in Kenya can be traced back to the colonial period. Management functions have impacted on the performance of SOCs. This study explored influence of management functions (planning, organizing, controlling, leading and directing) on the organizational performance with a focus on SOCs in the agricultural sector. To achieve this, the study set: to explore the effects of planning as a management function on organizational perform...
ABSTRACT SMEs are the backbone of global economies and they serve as medium of job creation and poverty eradication. They are unique compared to large organizations in terms of size, resources and flexibility. Since most of the SMEs are constrained resource wise, they are unable to compete and hence their survival and longevity is a major concern. In addition, they are known to operate in isolation which is considered as a major obstacle to their competitiveness and hence performance. It is ...
ABSTRACT This study sought to identify service quality strategies by private security firms in Kenya. Specifically the study aimed to; evaluate the effects of employee capacity on service quality, assess the relationship between service process and service quality, and to analyze how relationship with stakeholders influences service quality. To achieve the above objectives, the study adopted a descriptive research design. The target population was a census of 60 managers comprising of 11 bra...
Introduction Some Local Governments in Uganda have continued to perform below the expectations of decentralization which is evidenced by poor quality services and inadequate service delivery to the citizens. Similarly, the world is now a global village which calls for a change of ways and practices in which local governments operate so as to improve performance. Change is constant and necessary and while change management practices and objectives may differ from organization to another, all ...
Introduction This study will examine the effect of welfare on the performance of public primary school teachers in Bugisu sub region. It has been observed that the situation of teachers over the world is deteriorating; the status of teachers and working conditions too are getting worse (Kitunga, 2009). This chapter will deal with the background to the study, statement of the problem, the purpose of the study, objectives of the study, research questions, hypotheses, the conceptual framework, ...
ABSTRACT The study was conducted under a topic “Success factors for establishment of a Results based monitoring and evaluation system at Advocacy for Vulnerable Children’s Right Uganda which was the case study with three major objectives which included: To examine how institutional factors influence the establishment of RBM&E, Establish the relationship between organizational resources and the establishment of RBM&E and to find out how organizational capacity influence the establishment ...
This study intends to develop a life cycle costing analytical framework for the buildings and construction industry in Tanzania. Life-cycle costing (LCC) analysis is a method used to evaluate the cost effectiveness of designs and materials alternatives of major project cost variables including initial costs, operating costs, maintenance and disposal costs over its entire life (Stanford University, 2005).LCC analysis is used for selection of optimal building designs based on assumed inflation ...
Introduction This study attempts to examine the relationship between workforce diversity (Independent variable) and performance of public sector organizations (Dependent variable) within the context of Uganda. In its own usage, diversity as a concept furnishes organizations of all types’ access to a pool of knowledge, skills, and abilities which when effectively harnessed help in the accomplishment of organizational objectives. Workforce diversity has been described as an imperative for or...
Introduction The agricultural sector is the backbone of many developing countries and is regarded as “Africa’s Bread Basket” (Salami, Kamara and Brixiova, 2010). The sector is favorable to many Sub-Saharan countries because it absorbs high numbers of uneducated employees and there is high level of arable land, regular rainfall and high mineral deposits (LakerOjok, 2012). Small and Medium-sized Agribusiness Enterprises (SMAEs) play a vital role in the economic development of nations and...
Introduction This study focuses on the effect of market accessibility on households’ food security in Uganda, with particular emphasis in Acholi Sub region, Northern Uganda. In the study, market accessibility is the independent variable while households’ food security is the dependent variable. Availability, Accessibility, and Stability are study measures of Households’ food security while market accessibility is measured by farmer’s Organizations, road network, Information Communica...
ABSTRACT This study analyzed factors affecting the performance of employees at the Ministry of Health headquarters, Kampala. The objectives of the study were to assess how working conditions affect the performance of employees; establish how monitoring and evaluation system affects performance of employees; and, examine how monitoring and evaluation capacity development affects employee performance. Random and non-random sampling techniques were used to select the samples by use of self-admi...