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Infrastructure Investment and Economic Growth in Uganda (1985-2016)

ABSTRACT  The purpose of the study was to establish the effect of infrastructure investment on economic growth of Uganda. The objectives were to examine the effect of health infrastructure investment on economic growth. To examine the effect of road infrastructure investment on economic growth and to establish the effect of educational infrastructure investment on economic growth. The study was conducted based on time series data for the period of 1985-2016, the data was attained was analyze...

An Investigation of Poverty Eradication and Women Participation in Community Development of Akalo Sub-County, Apac District Northern Uganda

TABLE OF CONTENTS DECLARATION APPROVAL DEDICATION iii ACKNOWLEDGEMENT iv ACRONYMS viii CHAPTER ONE 1 INTRODUCTION 1 1.0 Introduction 1 1.1 Background of the study 1 1.2 Statement of the Problem 3 1.3 Objectives of the study 4 1.4 Research Questions 4 1.5 Scope of the study 4 1.6 Significance of the study 5 1.7 Theoretical framework 5 1.8 Operational definition of key terms 6 CHAPTER T~~O 8 LITERATURE REVIEW 8 2.0 Introduction 8 2.1 Conceptual framework 8 2.2 Conceptualization of key terms ....

Opportunities and Challenges of Electronic Banking on Organizational Performance of Indigenous Banks in Rwanda

ABSTRACT  The study was carried out on “opportunities and challenges of electronic banking on organizational performance of indigenous banks in Rwanda”. This identified the opportunities these banks have identified in Rwanda and various challenges they face in their endeavors to provide efficient and effective services and products through electronic banking. The Data was collected using structured questionnaires and interview schedules. The population size was 150 and the sample size wa...

Universal Primary Education Policy and the Attainment of Gender Equality in Primary Schools in Kyanaisoke Sub County Kibale District

ABSTRACT  The study investigated the universal primary education policy in the attainment of gender equality in Kyanaisoke sub county Kibaale district. The study had the following specific objectives. To examine the status of gender equality in primary education, the challenges of universal primary education in bringing about gender and the policy recommendations to attain the millennium development goal of gender equality in primary education. The study was carried out in Kyanaisoke sub cou...

Credit Management and Bank Performance of Selected Commercial Banks in Kigali- Rwanda

ABSTRACT  This study was undertaken with the primary purpose of determining if there is a relationship between credit management and bank performance in selected commercial banks-Kigali Rwanda. To accomplish this task, it was guided by the following research questions; what is the profile of the respondents in terms of age, sex, level of education, position in the bank and number of years in present position? What is the extent of credit management in terms of credit appraisal and approval p...

Budgetary Practice and Financial Performance in Selected Private Universities in Mogadishu, Somalia

ABSTRACT  This study was set out to establish the extent to which budgetary practice affect financial performance of selected private universities in Mogadishu, Somalia; specifically the study intended to establish the (i) profile of the respondents, (ii) level of which budgetary practice, (iii) level financial performance, (iii) whether there is a significant difference in the level of which budgetary practice and financial performance in selected private universities in Mogadishu Somalia. ...

Management Skills and Sustainability of Community Based Income Generating Projects in Ngai Sub-County, Northern Uganda

ABSTRACT  This study investigated Management Skills and Sustainability of Community Income Generating Projects in Ngai Sub-County, Northern Uganda. The study was based on the following objectives: to identify the demographic characteristics of the respondents in terms of: gender, age, educational level, and work experience; to determine the level of management skills among community based organizations in Ngai Sub County, Qyam district; to examine the level of sustainability among various co...

Employee Training and Organizational Performance of Benadir University Mogadishu, Somalia

ABSTRACT  The aim of this study was to explore the relationship between employee training and organizational performance in selected University in Mogadishu, Somalia. The study particularly sought to establish how employee training influences on the organizational performance of the target University of Benadir. In gathering the information, the research study employed both primary and secondary sources, questionnaire. The primary source was mainly the distributed questionnaires, and the sec...

Job Design and Staff Morale in Selected Banks in Embu County, Kenya.

ABSTRACT This study finds out influence of job design on staff morale in the banking industry of Embu County. The study has its background on the fact that the aim of job design is to satisfy the requirements of organization for productivity, operational efficiently and quality of products or services and that it also aims to satisfy the needs of individual. The author’s main purpose was to investigate the influence of job design on staff morale in the banking industry. Although the popula...

Factors that Limit Full Utilisation of Donor Funds to Ap Ac District

ABSTRACT  This study looked at the factors that prevent full utilization and absorption of funds by Apac District and its effects. The high rate of under-utilization and returning of funds has persisted which in tum has had negative effect on the implementation and sustainability of Donors funded projects in Apac District. The empirical data was collected from Apac District. A sample of 174 civil servants was selected using simple random sampling method. Questionnaires were used for collecti...

Bank Confidentiality An Examination of Law and Policy in Tanzania

ABSTRACT  The concept of bank customer relation in Tanzania is based on contract. It has been repeatedly argued that the success of the organization specifically in banking depends greatly on the needs of the customers. In order to be able to achieve that, it is necessary to understand customer and their service to enhance performance and profitability level of bank. In this sense a banker is under the duty not to disclose to the third parties information about its customers accounts affairs...

An Inquiry into the Recruitment Process and the Employees Performance at Tanzania Electricity Supply Company Limited Head Office Umeme Park Building Dar Es Salaam, Tanzania

ABSTRACT  The purpose of the study was to investigate on the recruitment process and the organizational performance at TANESCO head office Ubungo, Da-es-salaam. Also, the steps followed during recruitment process, methods used to target the applicants and the existing relationship between recruitment process and the performance. The study used a descriptive case study research design and purposive and simple random sampling procedure with the sample size of 100 respondents of the target popu...

Advertising and the Growth of Telecommunication Industry in Selected Districts in Central Kenya

ABSTRACT  Before the 2000 liberalization by the government of Kenya, there was only one telecom provider in Kenya, Kenya Post and Telecommunications, which was supposed to serve the entire population in Kenya. This led to many people being denied quality telecom services because of the monopoly Kenya Post and Telecommunications had by then. However the industry experienced slow growth registering a 2O% market growth due to lack of product awareness in the region. This study was set out to es...

Nigeria and Globalization the Consequences for Political, Social, Economic and Cultural Development

ABSTRACT  This thesis is about how globalization has affected Nigeria’s socio-economic, political and cultural structures. Put differently, how has Nigeria fared in a global world. This was analyzed using Neo-liberalism theory which represents both an ideological position and a policy perspective that endorses economic individualism based on market competition, encourage free trade and foreign investment, and oppose state intervention and state run welfare programs. The researcher suggests...

The Perception of the Community on Women Organizations in Borama District, Somaliland

ABSTRACT  In Somaliland, women organizations have been the major contributors to the social development work since the end of the civil war. They had voluntarily organized themselves to provide basic needs to the vulnerable groups in the community yet their work has been undermined by the community. Therefore this study investigated the community perception on women organizations that are carrying out social development work in Borama District. The objectives of the study were to establish a...


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