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Pricing Strategy And Sales Volume A Case Study Of Bidco (U) Limited

ABSTRACT This study was to establish the effects of pricing strategy on sales volume a case study of Bidco Uganda limited. Bidco Uganda limited was selected to the basis of the research study. The main objective was to establish the effects of pricing strategy on sales volume, to establish the pricing objectives pursued by Bidco (U) limited, to establish pricing strategies at Bidco (Ur Limited, to identify factors that influence pricing strategies at Bidco U Limited, and to establish the eff...

Women Emanicipation And Community Development In Buliisa Sub-County Buliisa District.

ABSTRACT The World Bank defines community development (CD) as programmes which “operates on the principles of local empowerment, participatory governance, demand-responsiveness, administrative autonomy, greater downward accountability, and enhanced local capacity. ‘In practice, donors often provide direct funds to village development associations, for them to distribute among projects suggested and managed by community members. Poor and marginalised people such as women have often been v...

Global Financial Crisis And Performance Of Commercial Banks In Uganda; A Case Study Of Equity Bank, Kabalagala

ABSTRACT The study examined the relationship between globalization and performance of local commercial banks in Uganda. Its objectives was to examine the level of globalization in commercial banks in Uganda; to examine the contribution of globalization towards the financial performance in commercial banks in Uganda: and to find out the contribution of globalization towards employee performance in commercial banks in Uganda. DcscriptiL' rcsc·arch design 11as used 111 this study. The research...

The Role Of Microfinance Institutions In Poverty Alleviation In Market Vendors Of Kabalagala

ABSTRACT The Small and Medium size enterprises present the most dynamic economic foundation for growth, income and employment creation. However, this vital sector has been greatly affected by the high interest rates being charged by financial institutions on borrowed capital in Uganda. The main objective of the study is to assess the impact of high interest rates on growth and financial performance of Small and Medium Enterprises. The researcher not only employed cross sectional research and...

Challenges To The Implementation Of Universal Primary Education In West Nile Region, Northern Uganda :A Case Study Of Metu Sub County, Moyo District

ABSTRACT • The aim of the study was to investigate the challenges to the i~nplernentation of U.P.E in Metu sub county Moyo district. In order to achieve this goal the objectives of the study were to investigate the challenges to the implementation of U.P.E programme, attitudes and support of people towards U.P.E programme. In order to acquire data, the researcher employed quantitative and qualitative method. Qualitative design was used to collect data through questionnaire and oral intervi...

The Effect Of Internal Control Systems On Local Government Performance In Northern Uganda A Case Study Of Abim District Local Government (District Headquaters) Uganda

ABSTRACT The purpose of the study was to establish the relationship between internal Audit system and financial performance of local governments in Uganda. It was guided by four objectives namely; to find out the nature of internal audit and performance of Abim local government, to find out the relationship between internal audit and performance of Abim local government and to identify the challenges faced by the internal audit and performance of Abim local government. The study used data co...

The Social And Economic Effects Of Sourthern Sudanese Civil Conflict From 1983-2005 A Case- Study: Pager.I Pa Yam In Magwi County In Tor.It District Of Eastern Equatoria State

Abstract This work aims to satisf:,: the assessment of this two decades ci,ii conflict in p;1geri Payarn. Various methods have been employed aimed at assessment of Social and Economic effects of this civil conflict from 1983 2005 that developed, tested and explored the attributes of the outcomes of the field research conducted through: questionnaire, observations, and interview methods. The categorv of the population the researcher has taken included: between the age of 15 44 years. This incl...

Civil War And Economic Development In Bakara Market In Mogadishu, Somalia,

ABSTRACT The study on the “civil war and economic development” was carried out in Bakara market Mogadishu, Somalia, with specific aims of; examining the role of civil war; in improving people’s standard of living; and in improvement economic development. A review of related literature was carried out on already existing information on the specific aims of this study as a way of comprehending the problem and enriching and supplementing the study findings. This was through quantitative an...

Welfare And Performance Of The Uganda Police Force A Case Study Of Naguru Police Forces Headquartres

ABSTRACT  This study is an assessment of the way welfare can be a motivation factor towards the employees’ performance. The study targeted the Police Forces in Uganda and specifically the Kampala Metropolitan areas. The findings of the study indicate that welfare acts as an inducing factor towards the members of the police force as per their day today performance. The reasons as to why some officers could opt for other professions are that they were somewhat dissatisfied with the forces’...

The contribution of internal control systems in microfinance institutions' performance. Case study: pride micro-finance uganda (katwe branch)

ABSTRACT.  This research was carried out to examine the contribution of internal control Systems in the performance of micro-finance institutions. The objectives of the study were to establish the types of internal control systems being used in micro-finance institutions, to assess the nature of loopholes in internal control systems and how they can be managed in microfinance institutions, to establish the relationship between internal control systems and the performance of micro-finance ins...

Internal Control And Performance Of Commercial Banks In Uganda. A Case Study Of Equity Bank, Kabalagala Branch Kampala- Uganda

ABSTRACT The study sought to establish the role of internal control systems on the performa nce 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 th e relationship between internal control system and performance of Equity bank. To achieve th ese objectives, the researcher sampled twenty res...

Inventory Management And Finan Cial Performance Of Retail Shops In Kimironko Trading Center Kigali Rwanda

Abstract In the earlier years, inventory management was treated as a cost Centre since purchasing department was spending money on materials, while store was holding huge inventory of materials, blocking money and space (Ramakrishna, 2005). However, with the process of liberation and opening up of global economy, there has been a drastic change in the business environment, resulting in manufacturing organizations exposed to intense competition in marketplace (Ramakri shna, 2005). In the UK, a...

The Need Of Value For Money Audit In Public Sector A Case Study Of Ministry Of Lands And Human Settlements Development Tanzania

ABSTRACT This study, which is about the need of value for money audit in public sector, was carried out at MLHSD, Headquarter Dares salaam. The research took the period of 60 days (two months) The intention of the study was to assess the importance of value for money audit in achieving the economy, efficiency and effectiveness in public sector. The first chapter delves on the introduction consisting of background of the problem, statement of the problem, objectives of the study, research hyp...

The Impact Of Micro-Finance Institutions On The Performance Of Small And Medium Enterprises In The Post Conflict Democratic Republic Of Congo (Drc)

ABSTRACT The study focused on the impact of micro-finance institutions on the performance of small and medium enterprises in the post conflict in the democratic republic of Congo (DRC) Bunia Town The findings shows that Poor people have little or no access to financial services that most of us take for granted, Lack of access to affordable loans on the consumer side is a major hurdle in providing loan services that benefits the, Reliable and affordable loan. services are the underpinning of m...

Green Purchasing And Organizational Performance [Case Study Of British Oxygen Company (Uganda)]

ABSTRACT The researcher carried out the research; green purchasing and organizational performance at British oxygen company Uganda. Green purchasing is increasingly becoming the way to reduction of environmental impact by organizations in different countries. This prompted the researcher to conduct a study in this area. The recent global meeting on climate change at Copenhagen in Denmark, is a clear indication that there is need to bring on board practices that reduce emissions to the atmosp...


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