Mak IR Repository
Welcome to Makerere University's Institutional Repository (Mak IR). Mak IR was formerly called Uganda Scholarly Digital Library (USDL). Mak IR is a collection of scholarly output of by researchers of Makerere University, including scholarly articles and books, electronic theses and dissertations, conference proceedings, technical reports and digitised library collections. It is the official Institutional Repository (IR) of Makerere University.
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If you wish to publish your research findings in Mak IR, please contact Makerere University Library at makir@mulib.mak.ac.ug for details.
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Sebudde, Harold Aranr
(Makerere University, 2015-09)
Many roads whose lifespan would have been prolonged through maintenance are left to deteriorate to levels that would require major rehabilitation to make them motor able. In light of this, this study sought to analyze the ...
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Maiteki, Benjamin
(Makerere University, 2015-09)
The purpose of the study was to establish the relationship between internal control systems in Mobile Network Operators and Mobile Money fraud. The study investigated the level of Mobile money fraud, the study also ...
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Byangire, Paul Rusoke
(Makerere University, 2015-06)
The study sought to examine Uganda’s power infrastructure and the country’s preparedness for nuclear power production as an alternative source. The study was guided by the following objectives; to examine the history of ...
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Nanseera, Martin
(Makerere University, 2015-08)
This research report looks at establishing whether employee knowledge has a bearing on the customer care service that is portrayed by at Pride Microfinance Ltd (MDI) and this was depicted by the knowledge of the service ...
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Kajjumba, George William
(Makerere University, 2015-08)
According to Roofings Annual Report (2014), it takes 30 minutes to process an order from sales department to production department on average. While management has undertaken several actions to reduce this time, the current ...
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Bright, Rosemary
(Makerere University, 2013-06)
The purpose of the research study was to explore the impact of credit risk management on the performance of commercial banks in Uganda: a case study. The study set to establish the different types of credit risks, ways of ...
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Auma, Catherine
(Makerere University, 2013-09)
Rewards play an important role in organization’s growth and better performance and have become a fundamental component of employment relationship and human resource management policies. The need for recognizing and rewarding ...
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Niwagaba, David Sancho
(Makerere University, 2013-09)
The purpose of this study was to establish the application of strategic management practices on organizational performance in Kampala Capital City Authority. The objectives of this study were to establish the various ...
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Angee, Grace
(Makerere University, 2013-09)
The purpose of the study was to assess the factors affecting the quality of health care services provided in government hospitals taking Mulago National Referral Hospital as the case study. The research was guided by the ...
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Bbaale, Edward; Okumu, Ibrahim Mike
(Emerald Publishing Limited, 2018)
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Corruption was ranked among the top five biggest obstacles affecting the operation of enterprises in Africa and was rated as a severe obstacle by close to 40 percent of firms in the sample. Consequently, the ...
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Mpaata, Philly
(Makerere University, 2013-09)
Many projects experience cost overrun and thereby exceed initial contract amount. In Uganda, the number of public building construction projects is increasing from time to time. However, it becomes difficult to complete ...
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Nakibuuka, Alex
(Makerere University, 2013-09)
The purpose of the study was to examine the role of financial literacy in promoting investments in financial securities. The objectives of the study included; to assess the level of awareness and people’s willingness to ...
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Namayanja, D.; Akol, A.M.; Kugonza, D.R.
(Regional Universities Forum for Capacity Building in Agriculture, RUFORUM, 2016-10)
Honey bees (Apis mellifera) are well adapted insects with great economic importance as pollinators and honey producers. However, their health is being threatened by various diseases and pests among which is the Varroa mite ...
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Nassuna, J.; Egeru, A.
(Regional Universities Forum for Capacity Building in Agriculture, 2016-10)
This study examined the role of environmental education in soil conservation and management in Rakai District. Data were collected through a mixed methods approach involving the use of cross-sectional survey, focus group ...
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Adero, Joanne
(Makerere University, 2015)
Cassava (Manihot esculenta crantz) is an important food and cash crop worldwide. Currently cassava brown streak disease (CBSD) caused by Cassava brown streak ipomoviruses (CBSVs) and cassava mosaic disease (CMD) caused by ...
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Alinda, Fred.
(Makerere University, 2014-10)
Understanding consumers‟ beef quality preference and willingness (WTP) to pay are pre-requisites to produce beef that meets consumers‟ eating satisfaction and increase beef demand. This study established the beef quality ...
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Apolot, Rebecca Racheal
(Makerere University, 2015-08)
Tobacco use is a public health threat that contributes to global burden of Non Communicable Diseases (NCDs). The World Health Organization (WHO) reports that approximately one person dies every six seconds due to tobacco ...
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Arinaitwe, Kenneth
(Makerere University, 2015-12)
The large surface area of Lake Victoria and the multitude of chemical-emitting activities in the lake’s watershed provide for elevated potential for atmospheric loading of organic pollutants yet there remain limited ...
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Atukunda, Robinah
(Makerere University, 2015-11)
Passion fruit is doubtless an important crop whose production has the potential to alleviate poverty in rural households. Additional significance is packed in its nutritional, confectionary and medicinal properties. It is ...
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Namuyomba, Sarah Mirembe
(Makerere University, 2014-09)
This study investigates the relationship between electronic Banking and the financial performance of Kenya Commercial Bank Uganda. The focus of the study is to find out the relationship between ATM transactions, electronic ...
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