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Mobile Commerce And Its Effect On The Welfare Of People In Kenya Case Study; M-Pesa Service From Safaricom

ABSTRACT In Kenya 60% of the total population either own a mobile phone or use telecommunication services on a daily basis. Currently, there are three service providers in the country namely, Safaricom, Celtel and Telkom Kenya. The publication is tested on a mobile commerce initiative by Safaricom Kenya. The initiative is called M-pesa and it allows mobile users to transfer money from one person to the other, using mobile phones and cellular technology as the operating infrastructure. The re...

Communication And Its Effect On Employee Performance In An Organisation. Case Study: Ceford In Wakiso

ABSTRACT This research was based on investigating the impact of communication on performance of employees. It was conducted in CEFORD. It covers top administrators and employees as its respondents. The objective of the study was to establish the relationship between communication and performance, effects of communication and performance and form of communication used in CEFORD. The researcher used questionnaires, interviews, and observation as the research instruments. The findings indicated ...

The Impact Of Decentralisation Policies On Service Deliverly In Nakaseke Town Council, Uganda

ABSTRACT The study aimed at establishing the impact of decentralization policies on service delivery in Uganda. It was carried out in Nakaseke Town Council, Nakaseke District, which is located in the Central region of Uganda. It was meant to establish how decentralization policies have or have failed to foster service delivery in Uganda. A cross-sectional research taking the exploratory and descriptive approach was used, that is, both qualitative and quantitative methods were applied. The men...

The Effect Of Working Capital Management On The Financial Performance Of Smes (A Case Study Of Mbale Municipality, Mbale District).

ABSTRACT Introduction: Cervical cancer remains a leading cause of death among women in low-resource settings, and virtually every case of cervical cancer is caused by HPV (Ferlay et. al; 2004). It is the third most common cancer in women worldwide and according to WHO (2008), 275 000 deaths were recorded out of the estimated 529 000 new cases. Specific objective of this study was to determine the practices of females aged 21-50 years towards the prevention approach, early detection and manag...

Effective Performance Of Local Media In Enhencing Entreprenuership Development Of Tanzania A Case Study Of /Pp Media Limited, Dar Es Salaam

ABSTRACT The aim of this research paper is to evaluate the effective performance of local media in enhancing entrepreneurship development of the country, the case study of IPP Media limited. Located in the city of Dar es salaam. Chapter one, represents the introduction to the research problem, historical background of IPP Media Limited, background to the problem ,then statement of the problem. In addition, research objectives, research questions, research hypothesis ,significance of the stud...

Conflict Management And Employee Performance In Xlusive Cutting (U)Limited,Busukuma Subcounty,Wakisodistrict

TABLE Of CONTENTS ............................................................................. 1 CHAPTER ONE 1.0 Introduction ........................................................................................ 1 1.1Background of the study .................................................................... 1,2 1. 2Statement of the problem ..................................................................... 3 1.3 Purpose of the Study ........................................................

An Assessmlcnt Of The Causes Of Domestic Violence In Kiruhura District (Case Study: Kiruhura And Kashwa Wards)

ABSTRACT The study was carried out in Kiruhura and Kashwa wards in Kiruhura Town council -Kiruhura district in South Western Uganda. The general objective of the study was to assess the causes of domestic violence in Kiruhura and Kashwa wards. Not all respondents in these wards were legible to be interviewed for the study. The researcher used both qualitative and quantitative research methods, using structured and unstructured interview and 93 respondents were able to give rightful informati...

The Role Played By Banking Institutions In Improving Household Incomes In Kampala District: . A Case Study Of Centenary Bank Kabalagala Branch

ABSTRACT The study was to examine the role played by banking institutions in improving household incomes in Kampala district: A case study of centenary bank Kabalagala branch. The study considered three objectives namely; to determine the employment opportunities created by . centenary bank, to establish the accessibility of credit facilities and soft loans offered by centenary bank and to establish the rate of saving with centenary bank. A descriptive cross sectional design with the use of...

Compliance With The Public Procurement Disposal Of Public Assets Act. Acase Study Of National Social Security Fund (Nssf)Uganda.

ABSTACT The study focused on compliance with the procurement procedures and public sector performance. The study was initiated as a result of poor accountability, lack of value for money and poor quality management in the public sector despite the availability of procurement procedures. The researcher used the following objectives to guide the study: to establish the benefits of compliance with the procurement procedures, to identify the factors affecting the compliance with the procurement ...

The Effect Of Supplier Collaboration In Procurement And Operational Efficiency, (A Case Study Of Kaabong District Loal Government)

ABSTRACT The study was conducted to examine the relationship between procurement and supplier relationship to an organization efficiency with specific reference to Kaabong district local government. The study considered twelve ( 12), the staff in procurement department . three (3) members of contracts committee and live (5) accounting officers and fifteen ( 15) suppliers of goods and services making a total of thirty five (35) respondents. Questionnaires and interview were used as the major ...

Supplier Sourcing And Service Delivery In The Public Sector A Case Study Of Wakiso District Local Government

ABSTRACT The study was carried out to investigate the relationship between supplier sourcing and service delivery in the public sector. It was mainly based on three objectives; To examine the key drivers to supplier sourcing, to examine risks and challenges of supplier sourcing and to establish the relationship between supplier sourcing and service delivery in the public sector. The study relied on primary data and secondary data; primary data was mainly from observations and questionnaires....

Outsourcing And Organisational Performance A Case Study Of Stanbic Bank Uganda Limited

ABSRACT The study sought to investigate the effect of outsourcing on organizational performance. The study was guided by the following research objectives, to investigate whether the bank undertakes outsourcing of projects/seNices, to establish whether outsourcing programs at the bank achieve their stated objectives of improving organizational performance, productivity, market share, and quality and to investigate the factors that are associated with the success or failure of outsourcing pro...

Supplier Relationship And Business Profitability A Case Study Of Samona Products Limited Kampala, Uganda.

Abstract This study established the relationship between supplier relationship and business profitability of Samona products in Kampala Uganda. The study was guided by four objectives (i) profile of the respondents in terms of, relationship, age, gender, education level, position in the organization, number of years worked, and the marital status; (ii) establish the different supplier relationship types (iii) the level of business (iv) the relationship between Customer .Relationship Manageme...

Absenteeism And Employee Performance: A Case Study Of Ewaso Ngiro South Development Authority,Narok,Kenya

ABSTRACT This research report is about absenteeism and employee performance in Ewaso Ngiro south development authority. It was carried out Narok district in Kenya. The objectives of this study were; To find out the causes of employee absenteeism in Ewaso Ngiro south development authority. To establish a mechanism to curb or reduce absenteeism at the workplace and improve employee performance. To examine the relationship between absenteeism and employee performance. The purpose of the study w...

The Impact Of Inventory Management Systems On The Performance Of Business Enterprises In Uganda: A Case Study Of Uchumi Supermarket In Uganda

ABSTRACT The study was conducted in order to investigate the impact of inventory management systems on the Performance of business enterprises in Uganda; Uchumi supermarket was used as case study. The Study sought to determine objectively; to find out the effect of inventory management on performance, To identify the methods used in managing inventory levels, to investigate the effects of stock levels and Records on performance. The literature review was conducted with the aim of establishin...


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