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Human Resource Practices and Employee Turnover at Sonas in Beni City, Democratic Republic of Congo

ABSTRACT This study aimed at establishing the relationship between human resource practices and employee turnover in Societe Nationale d’Assurance (SONAS) national insurance group located in Beni, North Kivu Region, Eastern part of Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). The specific objectives were to establish the relationship between; I) type of employment contract and employee turnover; II) remuneration and employee turnover; and III) job security on employee turnover. A descriptive correla...

The Effectiveness of Community Development Projects in Poverty Alleviation in Rwanda: Acase Study of Ubudehe Project

ABSTRACT The study was carried out on the contributions of community development projects in poverty eradication in Rwanda where Ubudehe local community development project was considered as a case study. It was carried out in the four major provinces of Rwanda and it focused on the local government officials, project management officials and the beneficiaries of the project who are the community members. The major objectives of the study were to find out the roles that were being played by U...

Mass Media And the Implementation of National Agricultural Advisory Services (Naads) Programme on the Development Of Sheema District, Uganda

ABSTRACT This thesis titled Mass Media and the Implementation of National Agricultural Advisory Services (NAADS) programme on the development of Sheema district, Uganda, was conducted in Kitagata Sub County Sheema District. The study objectives were to determine: the demographic profile of the respondents in terms of age, gender, and income level; the level of Mass media communication in NAADS programme; the extent of the NAADS programme on the implementation and whether there is a significan...

Internal Control and Organizations’ Performance in Non-Governmental Organizations: A Case Study of Tadamun Social Society (Tss) In Puntland State Of Somalia

ABSTRACT The study sought to establish a relationship between internal controls and organization’s performance in non-governmental organization a case study of Tadamun Social Society (TSS) Organization in Puntland state of Somalia. The study objectives were; to examine the effectiveness of internal controls used in Tadamun Social Society (TSS), to establish the level of performance in Tadamun Social Society(TSS) and to establish a relationship between internal control and organization’s p...

Procurement Process and Performance of Uganda Prisons Service

ABSTRACT This study carried out an investigation on procurement process and performance in the Uganda Prison Service. The objectives of the study were 1) To investigate the stages in the procurement process at Uganda Prisons Service 2) To determine the level of performance at Uganda Prisons Service and 3) To establish the relationship between the procurement process and performance in the Uganda Prison Service. The study employed descriptive correlation study design which involved both qualit...

Gender-based Barriers to Senior Management Positions: A Case Study of Female Managers in Zain Telecommunication Company In Kampala District

ABSTRACT This study examined gender-based barriers to women in senior management positions in Zain Telecommunication Company in Kampala district. Specifically, the study sought to assess the extent to which Zain Telecommunication Company had implemented the affirmative action in promoting equal employment opportunity for staff; the extent to which the barriers to women in senior management positions were gender-based and; the relationship between gender-based barriers and senior management. A...

Capacity Building and Improvement of Procurement in Wakiso District Local Government, Kampala, Uganda

ABSTRACT The study focused on how capacity building can lead to improved procurement in local Government of Wakiso district local government . It was prompted by reports of increasing low levels of compliance, shoddy work, poorly managed contracts and failure by entities to follow the prescribed procurement procedures provided for in Local Government (PPDA) Act, Regulations 2006 and Local Government guidelines 2008. The objectives were to determine the level of capacity building in Wakiso dis...

The Private Sector and Labour Conditions in Kampala District (Uganda)

ABSTRACT This study was carried out in Kampala district. It covered employment in the formal private sector organizations in various sectors ranging from educational, health to constructional services. Th~ major objectives of this study was to examine the private sector development and its implication in determining the employment conditions under which the employees in the formal private sector organizations worked, the existing laws and regulations governing the working conditions in privat...

Workplace Stress and Health Workers’ Performance in Butabika National Referral Mental Hospital Kapala, Uganda

ABSTRA CT The title ofthe study/s ~work place stress and health workers “performance in Butabika National Referral Mental Hospital’. Some of the objectives were that the study examined the extent to which work p/ace stress relates with performance of health workers~ to recommend strategies that will enhance performance of heafth workers iii mental institutions and to identify the level ofstress and that ofperformance in Butabika National Referral Mental Hospital. To establish performance ...

Factors Affecting Effective Execution of Employee Performance Appraisals in Organisatons: A Case of Plan International -Uganda

ABSTRACT The study Investigated the factors affecting effective execution of employee performance appraisals in organizations, using Plan International Uganda as a case study. The study was guided by the following main objectives: to find out how employee performance appraisal is done in Plan International Uganda; to establish the value employees of Plan International Uganda attach to employee performance appraisals; and to establish the factors affecting effective execution of employee perfo...

Proactive Work Behaviour and Performance of Employees in Non-traditional Agricultural Export Enterprises In Central Uganda

ABSTRACT The level of employee performance has become more imperative as businesses are looking for competitive advantage in over-saturated global market. One way to improve performance of employees is to motivate them to behave in a proactive manner. This study investigated the relationship between p:-oactive work behaviour and perfonnance of employee in non-traditional agricultural expmt enterprises in central Uganda. Existence of few empirical studies on the effect of pro-active work behav...

Distribution Channels and Supply Chain Management in Coca-cola Company in Mogadishu-somalia

ABSTRACT Distribution channel plays a key role within the context of supply chain, to ensunng that customers get their products at the right place and at the right time. This study was intended to examine the relationship between distribution channels and supply chain management with specific objectives of 1) To assess the relationship between outsourcing and supply chain management 2)To examine the relationship between distribution centers and supply chain management 3)To find out the relati...

Women Education and Quality of Life in Kicukiro, Rwanda

ABSTRACT This report is a result of an academic research entitled ‘Women education and quality of life in kicukiro district”. The main purpose of this study was to identify the correlation between education and quality of life. The study was guided Four research questions. i) What is the profile of respondents? ii) ) What is the importance of women education on quality of life? iii) What is the extent of Quality of life in Kicukiro District? iv) What is the significant relationship betwee...

Challenges Faced by United Nations Agencies in Delivering Emergency Response Services in South Central Somalia

ABSTRACT The impact of growing insecurity on the humanitarian situation is severe and the delivery of aid to the 3.2 million Somalis in need has been seriously reduced as NGO workers, UN agencies have become prime targets, This calls for investigations on the challenges faced by the United Nations Agencies delivering emergency response projects in war affected areas in order to come up with policies that can be employed to positively address the situation. The main Purpose of the study was to...

Ethical Leadership and Conflict Resolution Techniques of the Academic Administrators in Selected Private Universites In Ogadishu, Somalia

ABSTRACT The study was guided by the following research objectives; the first objective was to determine the profile of the respondents in terms of: age, gender, highest educational qualification, and rank in the university, position in the university and number of years in present position and the second and third objective was to determine the level of ethical leadership and the level of conflict resolution techniques of the academic administrators and the fourth objective was the relations...


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