Faculty of Business Administration and Management: Recent submissions
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Cash Management and Performance of Small Scale Businesses in Mbale Municipality, Uganda
(2017)Abstract This paper intended to determine the relationship between cash management and profitability in small businesses in Mbale municipality. Mixed methods were employed; survey design was employed with a sample of 167 ... -
General Practice Patients Treated for Substance Use Problems: Acrossnational Observational Study in Belgium
(2016)General Practitioners (GPs) are well placed to care for patients with (chronic) substance use problems. This pilot was carried out to study the feasibility and usefulness of a continuous surveillance of substance use ... -
History and Evolution of Public Procurement Reforms in Uganda
(2016)This chapter discusses the history and evolution of public procurement in Uganda and presents a thorough review of the laws and regulations, audit and investigation reports, as well as the opinions of the practitioners ... -
Neglected Outcomes of Customer Orientation in Urban Public Water Utilities in Uganda and Tanzania
(African Journals Online, 2012)We used 30 decision making units (DMUs) of National Water and Sewerage Corporation (NWSC) in Uganda and Dar es Salaam Water and Sewerage Corporation [DAWASCO] in Tanzania to collect data from customers and workers/regulators ... -
Application and Effectiveness of New Public Management in National Water and Sewerage Corporation
(African Journals Online, 2009)Worldwide, public uti liti es are undergoing reforms, including the adopti on of New Public Management (NPM)—a managerial strategy that departs from monopolisti c forms of public uti liti es to argue for the adopti on ... -
The ‘People’s Budget’ and Budget Effectiveness: the Case of Local Governments in Uganda
(African Journals Online, 2010)All over the world, participatory budgeting is being advocated. This is based on the belief that stakeholders’ participation in the budgeting process improves transparency, accountability and service delivery. Using ... -
Effect of Introducing Audiovisual Learning Materials on Distance Learning Students’ Performance and it’s Cost Implication for Uganda Martyrs University
(Uganda Martyrs University, 2010)The study investigated the effect of introducing audiovisual learning materials on distance learning students’ performance, perceptions of learning and its cost implications for Uganda Martyrs University (UMU). The study ... -
Strategic Faculty Management Plan for Teaching and Research at the Faculty of Business Administration and Management – Uganda Martyrs University, Uganda
(2010)The Ugandan higher education system is built on the one which was promoted by the colonial government from about 1920s. The system has been remodelled under the ‘higher education reforms’ implemented during 1980s and ... -
User fees in private non-for-profit hospitals in Uganda: a survey and intervention for equity
(BioMed Central Ltd., 2005)Background: In developing countries, user fees may represent an important source of revenues for private-non-for-profit hospitals, but they may also affect access, use and equity. Methods: This survey was conducted in ... -
Stakeholders, accountability and the theory-practice gap in developing nations’ corporate governance systems: evidence from Uganda
(Emerald Group Publishing Limited, 2013)Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to examine perceptions about the nature and role of corporate governance in Uganda, with the emphasis on accountability within a stakeholder framework. Design/methodology/approach ... -
Frameworks Underpinning Corporate Governance: Evidence on Ugandan Perceptions
(Blackwell Publishing Ltd, 2009)Manuscript Type: Empirical Research Question/Issue: This paper sets out to investigate perceptions about corporate governance practices in the developing African nation of Uganda. The study employs interview and questionnaire ... -
Corporate governance and accountability in Uganda a stakeholder perspective
(University of Dundee,, 2007)The interviews documented in this study suggest that much more sensitisation is needed to develop an awareness of the importance of good governance and accountability among a wide range of groups of stakeholders in Ugandan ... -
Action learning, the tool for problem-solving in universities;
(2015-03-15)The article presents an account of how action learning principles were implemented to alleviate complex problems in universities. It focuses on the registrars and administrators under the academic Registrar's department. ... -
Improving the Secondary School Curriculum to Nurture Entrepreneurial Competences Among Students in Uganda
(Science Publishing Group, 2014-08-30)There is need to design a secondary school curriculum that will contribute to the alleviation of the unemployment problem among the youth. Such a curriculum should inculcate entrepreneurial competences in addition to other ...