Browsing College of Business and Management Sciences (CoBAMS) by Type
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An analysis of pooled data for monitoring primary school pupils’ proficiency
(2009-11-12)In a bid to improve on the quality and relevance of education, Uganda government commissioned the Education Policy Review Commission (EPRC) in 1987 to “appraise the entire system of education and recommend measures and ... -
Analysis of the factors that influence outcome of tuberculosis treatment using first line drugs in Uganda - Case study: Mbarara University Teaching Hospital and Mulago Hospital
(2008-11)The increase in lack of adherence to tuberculosis treatment has been attributed to patients’ failure to complete treatment whereby they expose themselves to the risk of reactivation of the disease and on the other hand ... -
The application of environmental management accounting on financial performance of cement industry in Uganda: case of Tororo Cement Industry and Mountain Enterprise Tororo (Uganda) Limited.
(Makerere University, 2009-09)Social and environmental accounting became a topic of both academic and practitioner research approximately 25 years ago. Environmental Management Accounting (EMA) is becoming increasingly important not only for environmental ... -
Assessment of local revenue collection and sharing arrangements in rural districts: a case study of Moroto District local government
(2010-06)This study, builds on the tax reform studies already conducted in local governments. It attempts to assess the current practices of local revenue collection and sharing in rural districts, as a means of shedding light on; ... -
Budgeting, donor assistance, co-funding and service delivery in local governments: a case study EU-MPP projects in Busia District
(2009-09)The study investigated the relationship between Budgeting, Donor Assistance, Co-funding and Service Delivery in local governments. Specifically, the study sought to establish the relationship between; Co-funding and Service ... -
The causes of rural poverty in Uganda: a case study of Wakiso Sub County, Wakiso District.
(2005-12)The problem of rural poverty in Uganda has persisted despite the various efforts by the government to alleviate it and its continued existence has impacted negatively on the overall development efforts in the country. This ... -
Competence, reflective and organisational learning, organisational commitment, task performance and organisational citizenship behavior: a case study in Bank of Uganda
(2007-06)The study involving the levels of organizational citizenship behavior in Bank of Uganda staff highlights the increasing importance of use of competences in all the human resource functions of the bank. A cross sectional ... -
Competences, empowerment and performance management of public sector accountants in Uganda
(2011-04)This study aimed at finding out the relationship between Competencies, Empowerment and Performance Management of Accountants in the public sector of Uganda. It commenced by developing a conceptual framework that related ... -
Competencies, organizational citizenship behaviours and perceived performance of social entrepreneurs
(2011-04)Although the study of social entrepreneurship has increased markedly in the past few years, little work has focused on the relationship between competencies, OCB and perceived performance of social entrepreneurs. This study ... -
Constraints to Rwanda’s export performance
(2010-04)The research investigated the constraints to the effective performance of Rwanda’s exports. The need for the study arose from the fact that over the years, Rwanda’s exports have been fluctuating from time to time. This ... -
Contract, relational norms and outsourcing performance in Commercial Banks.
(2009-07)The research study focused on establishing the relationship between contract, relational norms and outsourcing performance in commercial banks. It was prompted by reports of increasing contract violations, low levels of ... -
Determinants of demand for anti retroviral (ARV) drugs in Uganda: a case study of Wakiso District
(2010-03)The research was motivated by the low ARV demand response following the introduction of generic ARV drugs which lead to a cost reduction in Uganda’s adopted first line ARV treatment (AZT+D4T+NVP) from US$ 456 per month in ... -
Effect of foreign direct investments on export performance in Uganda
(2011-02)The Ugandan economy is a mixed economy and private sector plays a dominant role in terms of development potential (World Bank, 1991). Uganda has implemented an ambitious programme of economic liberalization (IMF, 2003) ... -
The effect of malaria on agricultural production in Uganda
(2011-02)Uganda’s agriculture is largely labor-intensive employing over 73 percent of the total population in the country. It is therefore apparent that any factor that affects availability of labor impacts on agricultural crop ... -
The efficiency of Uganda's stock market
(2012-09)This study explored the efficiency of Uganda’s stock market and under this; the study focused on determining the degree of efficiency and estimation of the liquidity level and derived implications towards market efficiency. ... -
Fiscal decentralisation and effectiveness of Local Governments in Uganda
(Makerere University, 2009-10)Although fiscal decentralization has emerged as a focus of public sector reform in many less-developed nations, the substantial body of theory and research on public finance in developing countries includes little substantive ... -
Foreign direct investment and economic growth: the case of Uganda (1970-2007)
(2011-02)Most countries strive to attract Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) because of its acknowledged advantages as a tool of economic development. Africa and Uganda in particular joined the rest of the world in seeking FDI as ... -
Human resource practices, empowerment, procedural justice, commitment and teacher OCB in schools: a case of selected public secondary schools in Kampala and Wakiso Districts
(2008-09)The main purpose of the study was the relationship between HR Practices, Empowerment, Procedural Justice, Commitment and Organizational Citizenships Behavior. The objectives of the study were the relationship between HR ... -
Informal savings schemes and household welfare in Northern Uganda: a case study of Amuru District
(Makerere University, 2012-10)Households in Amuru district and Northern Uganda at large are associated with very poor welfare conditions. The indices of household welfare in the region have deteriorated over time despite participation in informal savings ... -
Innovativeness, customer value, and the growth of SMEs in Uganda: a case of radio broadcast media in Kampala.
(2009-11)The study examined the relationship between firm Innovativeness, Customer Value, Brand Equity, Brand Preference and the growth of FM radio broadcasting organizations in Uganda. Through a cross-sectional study, respondents ...