ABSTRACT Despite the commencement of appraisal on employee performance in the banking industry, a decrease in business ventures, total revenue, and spread per staff in the banks can be blamed for low employee productivity. The general objective of the study was to examine the role of performance appraisal in influencing employee productivity in commercial banks in Meru County, Kenya. Specific objectives were to assess how target setting, reward systems, and feedback & communication influence...
ABSTRACT In the 21st century fraud is becoming an issue that top management of many organizations is struggling to control. Globally most companies do not admit they are vulnerable to fraud. Studies have shown that fraud can occur internally or externally and may involve employees, client or other relevant stakeholder’s in an organization. The result of past studies indicates that fraud can occur amidst policies, tools and models that have been put in place. In Kenya fraudulent acts have b...
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...
ABSTRACT The performance of the private health insurance sector in Kenya has continued to be below expectation with most of the companies reporting losses. Health insurance firms continue to compete for the same client base without registering any significant improvement in either penetration levels or performance. This study sought to establish the influence of transient advantage on performance specifically, the role of innovative products, distribution models, market sensing capability an...
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, ...
The purpose of the study was to analyze the influence of transformational leadership style on the performance of judicial staff in Kenya. The research questions were: How does idealized influence of judicial officers influence the performance of judicial staff in Kenya? How does inspirational motivation of judicial officers influence the performance of judicial staff in Kenya? How does intellectual stimulation of judicial officers influence the performance of judicial staff in Kenya? How does...
Introduction This study seeks to identify the critical determinants of new venture creation in Uganda using Kirznerian perspective of entrepreneurial opportunities framework. The lack of a developed theory in extant literature that provides comprehensive explanation of how new ventures emerge in the context of a developing country like Uganda justifies the reliance on Kirznerian analytical framework. Entrepreneurial Alertness (EA) and Information Asymmetry (IA) which constitute the measure...
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 ...
ABSTRACT The study investigated the stakeholder-based factors affecting the success of humanchimpanzee conflict management projects in Kasongoire Parish, Masindi district. It had the following three objectives: i) to analyse how meeting stakeholder needs and expectations is associated with the success of human-chimpanzee conflict management projects in Kasongoire Parish; ii) to examine how stakeholder status is associated with their evaluation of the success of human-chimpanzee conflict mana...
ABSTRACT The study focused on assessing the influence of stakeholder involvement on service delivery in the oil sector in Buliisa District, western Uganda. The study sought to establish the extent to which stakeholder involvement in the oil exploration design/planning, implementation, Monitoring and Evaluation (M&E) processes has influenced service delivery in Buliisa. The study employed a correlational research design and both quantitative and qualitative approaches. A total of 114 responde...
ABSTRACT This research investigated the socio-economic effects of oil exploration among Hoima municipality communities, Uganda. The study objectively sought to establish the effects of oil surveying to changes in prices of commodities; to examine road construction effects to changes in income; and to ascertain the effects of collection of seismic data on the influx of people. To achieve this, a descriptive analytical research design using quantitative and qualitative approach was used, where...
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 This study entitled, “International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) and performance of Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) in developing countries”, with Financial Reporting Standards as the independent variable and performance of Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) as the dependent variable. The focus on this study is being propelled by the unsatisfactory performance of SMEs in developing economies. In Uganda, preliminary survey indicates that there is a high rate of...