Faculty of Management Sciences: Recent submissions
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Candidate’s physical attractiveness as a consequence in an election
(International Journal of Public Policy and Administration, 2022)Purpose: The purpose of this study is to deconstruct election results within the framework of candidate’s physical attractiveness. There is a mounting fear that modern-day political institutions are not presenting candidates ... -
Analysing the significance of village savings and loan association (VSLA) to community development in Uganda
(IJISET - International Journal of Innovative Science, Engineering & Technology, 2022)financial services to the rural poor in Africa. But poverty reduction, in the context of sustainable development, remains a major challenge. Extreme poverty ravages the lives of one person in four in the developing world. ... -
Towards deconstructing Urban tourism within the framework of Commercial Sex Work in Uganda
(2022-06)There is great anxiety that present day urban authorities are not considering the amount of hetero-sexual activities that are neither among legitimately married couples nor casually relating friends. This anxiety has brought ... -
Ethnobotanical survey of plants locally used in the control of termite pests among rural communities in northern Uganda
(CABI Agriculture and Bioscience, 2022)Background: Termites are the most destructive pests in many agricultural and forest plantations in Uganda. Current control of termites mostly relies on chemical pesticides. However, the adverse effects of chemical ... -
The impact of political, administrative and financial factors on local participants in Uganda
(Journal of Governance and Accountability Studies (JGAS), 2022)a descriptive study was used in which primary data was analysed using descriptive statistics. Results: The factors were identified and clustered into thematic areas; they indicate a cluster of three factors appeared as ... -
Financial Rewards and Employee Commitment in Local Governments in Apac Municipal Council
(European Journal of Business and Management, 2022)The aim of this study is to assess the effect of financial rewards on employee commitment of employees in Apac Municipal Council. The specific objectives of the study were as follows: to determine the effect of ... -
Contribution of Village Saving and Loan Association (VSLA) to HouseholdWelfare Improvement in Kole District- Northern Uganda
(European Journal of Business and Management, 2022)Abstract The study was conducted to examine the effect of VSLA loan activities on poverty reduction in Bala Sub-county. Specifically, the study examined the effect of lending modality on the household welfare improvement ... -
Training and Organizational Performance: A Case of Education Service Sector in Lira District Local Government
(European Journal of Business and Management, 2022)Abstract The study was conducted to examine the effect of training on employee performance in the education sector of Lira District Local Government (DLG). Specifically, the study investigated the effect of on-job training ... -
Functional Adult Literacy Levels: Relevance to Women’s Improved Income Generation in Apac District- Northern Uganda
(International Journal of Education, Training and Learning, 2022)This study explores the experiences of women about the levels of skills acquired by Functional Adult Literacy (FAL) -trained women and their ability to improve their financial status and well-being in Apac District, ... -
Women’s Functional Adult Literacy and Access to Community Participation in APAC District, Northern Uganda
(International Journal of Education, Training and Learning, 2022)This article explores how Functional Adult Literacy (FAL) plays or fails to play a role in women’s community participation in Apac district, Northern Uganda. The article was underpinned by Freire’s literacy and Kabeer’s ... -
The nexus between the traditional system of governance and the local government system in Karamoja, Uganda
(Commonwealth Journal of Local Governance, 2021)In the 1990s several countries in Africa adopted decentralisation policy reforms that coincided with a renewed interest in traditional institutions. This development has since sparked an intense debate on the compatibility ... -
Policy implementation in mid-western Uganda: Examining personnel resources, financial capacity, administrative capability and political support
(Dynamics of Politics and Democracy, 2021)Purpose: This study aimed to examine the level of personnel resources, financial capacity, administrative capability and political support in Hoima district local government in mid-western Uganda. Research Methodology: A ... -
The effect of COVID-19 on financial inclusion in the Kigezi and Lango subregions in Uganda
(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 ... -
Consequence of Covid-19 lockdown on household food security: Voices from Hoima City, Uganda
(Journal of Social, Humanity, and Education, 2021)Purpose: To investigate the consequence covid-19 lockdown on food security among a cohort of peri-urban households in Hoima city. Research methodology: A descriptive survey was employed targeting 186 respondents. Data ... -
A case study on the quality of healthcare in Uganda: Examining the effectiveness, safety, patient-centred and timeliness of district healthcare facilities
(Journal of Governance and Accountability Studies (JGAS), 2021)Purpose: This study aims to examine the quality of healthcare in Uganda in terms of effectiveness, safety, patient-centred and timeliness of District Healthcare Facilities. Research methodology: This study took a case ... -
Technical – politics dichotomy in Mid-Western Uganda: Interrelationship between municipal councillors and administrators in service delivery
(Annals of Management and Organization Research (AMOR), 2021)Purpose: This study aimed to analyse the interrelationships between municipal councillors and administrators in municipal councils in mid-western Uganda. Research Methodology: The study took a case study design, which was ... -
The Shifting Patterns of Customary Marriage and Gender Relations in Post-Conflict Northern Uganda
(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 ... -
Efficacy of farmer field schools in achieving participatory technology development among smallholder farmers in the Hoima district, Uganda
(Journal of Social, Humanity, and Education, 2021)Purpose: This study investigated the efficacy of FFS for participatory technology development among smallholder farmers in Hoima district, Uganda. It is anticipated that by making FFS concrete, household food security will ... -
(Neo)-Colonialism, globalised modernisation and global energy and environment: A review of available opportunities and their threats to globalisation
(International Journal of Social Science and Humanities Research, 2021)This review looks at three issues which are key to the process of globalisation, namely; colonialism, modernization, energy and environment. The benefits of globalised colonialism, though very weak, may include a few of ... -
Deconstructing Global Movements of People: Implication for Collective Security and International Borders
(International Journal of Social Science and Humanities Research, 2021)This review deconstructs a set of four aspects, namely immigration, global security and global borders. In particular, we focus on issue one, the global immigration, in terms of its significance, challenges and implication. ...