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Communication and Employee Commitment in Kampala International University, Uganda.

ABSTRACT  Purpose of the research study was to investigate the relationship between Communication and Employee Commitment in Kampala International University (KIU), Though KIU’ s employees usually exchange socio and work oriented communication among themselves and sometimes between employees and management using different communication media, they are not strongly emotionally attached to the university, have no costs at all associated with leaving the university and have no feelings of obl...

Outcome of the Choice of the Training Needs Assessment on Employee Training in Private Hospitals. A Case Study of Mwananchi Hospital in Mwanza Tanzania.

ABSTRACT  This study investigated the outcome of training needs assessment on employee training in private hospitals. The research based on three specified research objectives which were to asses the outcomes of training needs assessment on staff training at Mwananchi Hospital, to investigate the current training programmes at Mwananchi Hospital and to examine any improvement and performance of staff training. From the research, the problem of not conducting training needs assessment before ...

Management Styles on Employee Performance and Needs Satisfaction in Selected Nairobi-Kenya Based Hospitals

ABSTRACT  Management styles in organizations in general is currently one of the major domains of organizational research, and the study of organizational change has become one of the major aspects in being able and helping to measure the organization performance; efficiency and effectiveness. The study objective was to establish the relationship between management styles used by managers and their effect to human needs satisfaction and performance of employees. A descriptive correlation rese...

The Role of some Sector Programmes in Poverty Reduction in Rwanda A Case Study of Rwamagana District

ABSTRACT  This study determined the role & some sector programs in poverty reduction in Rwanda: A case study of Rwamagana District. The objectives of the study were to establish the role of rural roads in poverty reduction, to find out the role of primary health care in poverty reduction and to find out the role of agriculture extension services in poverty reduction in Rwanda. This study employed a case study design to determine the role of some sector programs in poverty reduction in Rwanda...

Human Resource Policies and Employee Turnover in Kigali Institute of Education, Rwanda

ABSTRACT  The tendency of teaching staff to leave their job and look for jobs somewhere else motivated me to undertake this research. Observations from higher institutions of learning show that they have instability of workforce which lead to courses interruption in the middle of semesters, the use of unreliable visiting staff that jeopardize the quality of education and lack of inconsistence in teaching. The aim of this study was to investigate the effectiveness of implementation of human r...

Monitoring and Evaluation of Global Donor Fund Performance by the Government of Rwanda

ABSTRACT  The major focus of this research is on the Monitoring and Evaluation of Global Fund performance by the Government of Rwanda. The objectives of the study were to determine the role of Monitoring system in assessing the performance of Global Fund project, To know if Evaluation system plays a role in assessing the performance of Global Fund, to identify the relationship M&E and the effective performance of Global Fund, to know if Monitoring and Evaluation informs Decision makers about...

Investigating the Importance of Counselling Services to the Communities of Makindye Division, Kampala District

Abstract  Thus the study was focused on investigating the importance of counselling 111 the development of communities in Makindye Division Kampala district. The research questions were designed to direct the research in the course of the data collection. The study was buit on the theory of Carl Rogers who proposed that counselling services would empower an individual in the psychological growth and maturity and hence make responsible decisions. The study adopted basically descriptive resear...

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 qual...

Contribution of Local Media on Peace Building in Mogadishu, Somalia

ABSTRACT  After the collapse of central government of Somalia in 1991, the country institutions destroyed and the entire functioning of departments were looted, among the legitimacy institutions, national run Radio and TV in Mogadishu-Somalia. The conflict was spread in all parts of the country, and security was lost among that violence which bring to fled many people in the country and others lost their lives during the conflict. This violence brought to start new plans to look for the peac...

Cash Management and Performance of Microfinance Institutions in Hargeisa, Somaliland

ABSTRACT  The study was to establish the level of cash management in the microfinance institutions in Hargeisa Somaliland. The objective included to establish the level of cash management in the microfinance institutions. To establish level of performance of the microfinance institutions and determine relationship between cash management and performance of the microfinance institutions in Hargeisa Somaliland. The study was based on descriptive correlation and a cross sectional survey designs...

The Relationship between Financial Rewards and Employee Performance A Case of National Social Security Fund Uganda (Nssf)

ABSTRACT  The purpose of the study was to examine the effect of financial rewards on employee performance at NSSF. The research questions were designed to guide the research work. A conceptual framework relating the financial rewards to employee performance was developed. The research adopted an analytical and descriptive research design which also used qualitative and quantitative methods. Out of the 56 staff and managers in the Benefit Department, Compliance and Record Department, Accounts...

Challenges of Coping with Hiv and Aids among Women in Tanzania; A Case of Tanzania Network of Women Living with Hiv and Aids (Tnw), Dar Es Salaam

ABSTRACT  The purpose of this study was to establish the challenges of coping up with HIV and AIDS among women in Tanzania, with particular reference to TNW+. The objectives of the study were to establish the socio-economic, individual and political factors that affected women from coping up with [-liv and AIDS. The research design adopted in this study was a case study research design. The researcher applied both quantitative and qualitative research methods. The researcher applied this met...

Impact of TMT and MI on Organization Performance

The research works is to examine the impact of top management team and market information in manufacturing industries (A Case Study of Nestle Nig. Plc.). For the purpose of this study, the researchers has identified the problem formulated the research questions and hypothesis, research design through the use of structured questionnaires. In order to answer the research question and achieve the objective of the study, the following hypotheses are stipulated:There is no cordial relationship b...

Liquidity Management and Financial Performance of Selected Insurance Companies in Nigeria

Financial performance of an organization is one of the major concerns of any business venture because without financial performance, organizations cannot survive especially in a decentralized system and the going concern is not guaranteed. The importance of liquidity management as it affects corporate financial performance in today’s business cannot be overemphasized. The crucial part of managing working capital is required maintaining its liquidity in day-to-day operation to ensure its smo...

Role of Public Relations on Organisational Growth and Developmental (A Case of Unilever Nigeria Plc)

TABLE OF CONTENT PAGE   TITLE PAGE ....................................................... CERTIFICATION .................................................. DEDICATION ACKNOWLEDGEMENT ABSTRACT TABLE OF CONTENT CHAPTER ONE 1.0​Introduction 1.1​Historical Background 1.2​Statement of Problem  1.3​Purpose of Study 1.4​Research Question 1.5​Statement of Hypothesis 1.6​Limitation of Study ​ 1.7​Scope of Study ​ 1.8​Definition of Terms . References .   CHAPTER TWO ​ LITE...


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