Browsing by Author "Ejang, Mary"
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Bridewealth in Northern and Eastern Uganda: Transformations of generosity between partners and generations
Ejang, Mary; Otim, Jimmy; Meinert, Lotte (IMAGENU, 2024)Bridewealth – in different forms of gifts and services – constitutes social and economic exchange and cohesion between families and generations that can serve to express, confirm and acknowledge partners’ and generations’ ... -
The Effect of Budget Execution on Health Service Delivery in Lira District, Northern Uganda
Ejang, Mary; Okello, Patrick; Obonyo, Jimmy Francis; Okuna, Victor; Obici, Isaac Gilbert; Oboi, Alex; Apio, Sarah Okite (International Journal of Development Research, 2022)Budget execution is at the core of government businesses globally. This paper examines the effect of budget execution on health service deliver in Lira district, northern Uganda. We sampled two government-aided health ... -
The effect of COVID-19 on financial inclusion in the Kigezi and Lango subregions in Uganda
Eton, Marus; Mwosi, Fabian; Ejang, Mary (Journal of the International Council for Small Business, 2022)The year 2020 opened with tough policy measures to control the rapid spread of COVID-19. We sampled, explored, and analyzed the most recent studies that linked COVID-19 to business and finance. We identified two ... -
The Effect of Reward Practices and Health Service Delivery in Health Facilities—Kwania District Uganda
Opio, Moses; Agweta, Cosmas; Ejang, Mary; Picorella, Irene; Okello, Tom Richard (Journal of Human Resource and Sustainability Studies, 2022)Purpose: This study aimed to examine the relationship and effect of intrinsic and extrinsic reward practices on health service delivery. Methods: Data was collected prospectively from Thirteen Government health facilities ... -
Emerging Patterns of Social Capital, Livelihoods and Sustainable Development in Post-Conflict Northern Uganda
Ejang, Mary; Apio, Sarah Okite (Science Publishing Group, 2020)This qualitative study, conducted in Oyam district northern Uganda, presents an ethnographic analysis of the transformation of the social capital available to former internally displaced persons (IDPs) by the Lords’ ... -
Family Business Management and Business Performance in Lira City-Northern Uganda
Ogweng, Lawrence; Ejang, Mary; Acanga, Alfred (Lira University, 2021)Background: This study examined the relationship between family business management and the performance of family businesses in Lira City. The study objectives were; to analyze the influence of goal setting and visioning ... -
Financial Accessibility And Poverty Reduction In Northern Uganda, Lango Sub-Region
Eton, Marus; Epiphany, Odubuker Picho; Ejang, Mary; Ogwel, Benard Patrick; Mwosi, Fabian (International Journal of Social Science and Humanities Research, 2019)Access to a well-functioning financial system can economically and socially empower individuals and in particular poor people, allowing them to better integrate into the economy of their countries and to actively contribute ... -
Financial accountability and service delivery in Regional Referral Hospitals in Uganda: A case of Lira Regional Referral Hospital
Abdul, Geroge; Oguti, Robert Etengu; Ejang, Mary (Lira University, 2021)This study sought to assess the effect of financial accountability on service delivery in referral hospitals of Uganda focusing on Lira Regional Referral Hospital as a case study. The objectives of the study were: To ... -
Financial inclusion: Is it a precursor to agricultural commercialization amongst smallholder farmers in Uganda? A comparative analysis between Lango and Buganda sub-regions
Eton, Marus; Mwosi, Fabian; Ejang, Mary; Poro, Sammy Godfrey (Journal of Economics and International Finance, 2020)This study examines the contributions of financial inclusion in supporting agricultural commercialization amongst smallholder farmers in Uganda in Lango and Buganda sub-regions. The researcher adopted a comparative study ... -
Gender In Leadership and Organizational Performance in Uganda: A Case of Nwoya District Local Government
Akello, Agnes Ebong; Ejang, Mary; Obici, Gilbert (Lira University, 2022)Background: The study investigated the influence of gender in leadership on organizational performance focusing on Nwoya District Local Government. Methods: The study adopted a cross sectional design, which was both ... -
Gender-based violence and Women Economic Empowerment in Apac Municipality
Angol, Daniel; Ejang, Mary (Lira University, 2023)Background: The study focused gender based violence (GBV) and women Economic Empowerment (WEE) in Apac municipality. The research specific objectives were: to assess the factors affecting GBV, to examine the economic ... -
Having people, having heart: charity, sustainable development, and problems of dependence in central Uganda
Ejang, Mary (Routledge Taylor & Francis Group, 2016)China Sherz’s Having People, Having Heart: Charity, Sustainable Development and the Problem of Dependence in Central Uganda is a work of social science, specifically within the fields of sociology and anthropology, that ... -
Information and Communication Technology Adoption and the Growth of Small Medium Enterprises in Uganda: Empirical Evidence from Kampala City Council Authority
Eton, Marus; Okello-Obura, Constant; Mwosi, Fabian; Ogwel, Bernard Patrick; Ejang, Mary; Ongia, Francis (2019)The study used cross sectional study design and data were collected from business owners operating within the divisions of Kampala Capital City Authority. The study found out that the level of ICT adoption in Kampala ... -
Internal Corporate Governance Mechanism and Firm Financial Performance: A Case of Listed Commercial Banks at The Uganda Securities Exchange
Oder, Joshua; Etengu, Robert Oguti; Ejang, Mary (Lira University, 2021)The study empirically examined the effect of internal corporate governance mechanism on the financial performance of listed commercial banks at the Uganda Securities Exchange. In particular, the study sought to: (1) ... -
Leadership Styles and Job Satisfaction in Lira District Local Government
Ocen, Martin Odyek; Ejang, Mary; Acanga, Alfred (Lira University, 2021)The study examined the relationship between leadership styles and job satisfaction among employees in Lira District Local Government. Specifically, the study explored the leadership styles practiced in Lira District ... -
The Shifting Patterns of Customary Marriage and Gender Relations in Post-Conflict Northern Uganda
Ejang, Mary (Advances in Social Sciences Research Journal, 2021)This paper presents the transformations in the customary marriage processes, practices and gender relations among Lango in northern Uganda. The paper takes a qualitative approach using generational in-depth interviews ... -
Start-Ups and Youth Entrepreneurship as a Strategy for Reducing Youth Unemployment in Africa; Evidence from Gulu and Oyam Districts, Northern Uganda
Uwonda, Gilbert; Ejang, Mary; Biromumeisho, Justus; Kansime, Clara; Ojok, Karlo (Management and Administrative Sciences Review, 2017)This paper presents a trend in the challenges in the youth unemployment with particular emphasis on Uganda taking northern Uganda as a case. Youth unemployment remains a serious development challenge in most developing ... -
Tackling Youth Unemployment with Youth Livelihood Programme (YLP) in Northern Uganda
Ejang, Mary (Fountain Publishers, 2020)The twenty first century sub-Saharan Africa has witnessed a sharp rise in the youth unemployment rate amidst increasing demand for formal education. This article presents a detailed study of the contribution of the YLP in ... -
Women Living with HIV/AIDS and Economic Activities in Aduku Sub-County Kwania District
Ogwal, Moses Fred; Ejang, Mary (Lira University, 2022)Background: This study was about women living with HIV/AIDS and economic activities in Aduku Sub County, Kwania district. The specific objectives were to: to examine the different form of business activist women living ...