Outsourcing And Profitability In Business Firms A Case Study Of Mukwano Industries Uganda

TABLE OF CONTENTS

TABLE OF CONTENTS ................................................................................................. .i

DECLARATION ............................................................................................................. iii

APPROVAL. ..................................................................................................................... .iv

DEDICATION ................................................................................................................... v

ACKNOWLEDGEMENT ............................................................................................... vi

CHAPTER ONE .............................................................................................................. 1

1.0 INTRODUCTION ...................................................................................................... !

1.1 BACKGROUND ..................................................................................................... 1

1.2 STATEMENT OF,THE PROBLEM ...................................................................... 2

1.3 PURPOSE OF THE STUDY .................................................................................. 2

1.4 OBJECTIVES OF THE STUDY ........................................................................... 2

15. RESEARCH QUESTIONS ..................................................................................... 3

1.6 Scope of the study .................................................................................................. 3

1. 7 Significance of the study ...................................................................................... 3

CHAPTER ONE .............................................................................................................. 4

LITERATURE REVIEW ................................................................................................ .4

2.0 INTRODUCTION ..................................................................................................... .4

2.1 DEFINATIONA OF OUT SOURCING ................................................................ .4

2.2 BENEFITS OF OUT SOU CRING ....................................................................... .4

2.3.DEFINITION OF PROFITABILITY .................................................................... 10

2.4 THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN OUTSOUCRING AND

PROFITABILITY ............................................................................................................ 14

CHAPTER THREE ...................................................................................................... 16

RESEARCH METHODOLOGY .................................................................................. 16

3.0 INTRODUCTION) .................................................................................................. 16

3.1 Research design .................................................................................................... 16

3.2 sources of a data .................................................................................................. 16

3. 3 Methods of data collection ................................................................................. 16

3 .4 Tools of data collection ....................................................................................... 17

3.4.1 Observation ........................................................................................................ 17

3.4.2 Questionnaire .................................................................................................... 17

3.4.3 Interviews ............................................................................................................ 17

3.5 population study .................................................................................................. 17

3.6.0 Sampling procedures ....................................................................................... 17

3.6.1 Simple random sampling ............................................................................... 18

3.6.2 Stratified sampling ........................................................................................... 18

3.7 Sample size ......................................................................................................... 18

3.8 Data processing and analysis .......................................................................... 18

3.9 Data presentation ................................................................................................. 18

3 .10 Limitations expected is be faced in conducting the study ................... J 9

3. 11 The possible solution to the expected problems ...................................... J 9

CHAPTER FOUR ......................................................................................................... 20

Interpretation and discussion of findings ............................................................ 20

4.0 Introductions ......................................................................................................... 20

4.1 Benefits of our sourcing ..................................................................................... 22

4.2 Summary on the findings of profitability ..................................................... 24

4.3 Summary on the findings on factors affecting profitability .................... 26

4.4 Summary on the relationship between outsourcing and profitability .27

5.2 Conclusions ........ , .................................................................................................... 28

5.3 Recommendatiorls ................................................................................................ 28

5.4 Areas of further research ................................................................................. 299

Reference: ....................................................................................................................... 30

Appendices ..................................................................................................................... 32

Appendix I ...................................................................................................................... 32

QUESTIONNAIRE ......................................................................................................... 32

SECTION 1 PROFILE OF RESPONDENTS .......................................................... 33

APPENDIX II: INTERVIEW GUIDE ........................................................................ 35