Makerere University Business School (MUBS) Collection: Recent submissions
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Business performance, business relationship and trade credit terms offered to clients: The case of wholesale business in Kampala
(Makerere University, 2012)This study was carried out to examine the extent to which business performance, business relationship affect trade credit terms offered to clients. The objectives of the study were: To establish the level of performance ... -
Entrepreneurship education and the motivation to start business in Uganda
(Makerere University, 2009-11)Entrepreneurship education has become an interesting academic area. The main intention behind its increase in learning institutions is to increase the level of business startups. This study set out to establish the ... -
Competences, social capital and perceived performance of social entrepreneurs
(Makerere University, 2011-12)This study aimed at finding out the relationship between competences (operant and key personal competences) of social entrepreneurs, social capital and perceived performance of social entrepreneurs. The study was carried ... -
Accounting information system, financial decentralization and quality of financial reporting in Kampala City Council
(Makerere University, 2011-08)The study examined the effect and relationship between Accounting information system, financial decentralization and quality of financial reporting in Kampala city council. The AIS and financial decentralization were the ... -
Ethical culture, moral awareness, moral attitude and moral action of Ugandan Public Procurement Office
(Makerere University, 2012-02)The purpose of this study was to investigate the relationship between ethical culture, moral awareness, moral attitude and moral action of staff involved in public procurement in Uganda. The study used a cross sectional ... -
Perceived quality of loan appraisal reports, relationship quality, mutual disclosure and loan performance: A case of Centenary Rural Development Bank
(Makerere University, 2009-12)The study sought to examine the impact of perceived quality of loan appraisal reports, mutual disclosure, relationship quality and loan performance of Centenary Bank. A sample of 637 respondents was selected using ... -
Loan portfolio management and performance of micro finance institutions in Uganda: The case of Wakiso District
(Makerere University, 2009-10)The purpose of the study was to establish the relationship between loan portfolio management and performance of Microfinance Institutions (MFIs) in Wakiso district. This was prompted by the fact that most of the MFIs in ... -
Government control and performance of Uganda Prisons Industries
(Makerere University, 2012-08)The study was to establish the extent to which government control affects performance of prisons industries. There was a reported decline in performance of Prison Industries over the years 2001-2010, (end of year accounts). ... -
Usage levels of telecommunication technology and the rural household living standards: A case study of Nakaseke District
(Makerere University, 2009-11)The study examined the usage levels of Telecommunication Technology and living standards in the rural households in Nakaseke district. The study was prompted by the introduction of the village phones especially the MTN ... -
Organisational climate, organisational learning, innovation and academic achievement in government aided primary schools in Kampala District
(Makerere University, 2012-09)This study focused on examining the relationship between Organizational Climate, Organizational Learning, Innovation and Academic Achievement in public primary schools in Kampala district. This study was driven by the ... -
Perceived quality of accounting information and performance of Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs)
(Makerere University, 2011)Quality information is critical to organizations’ success in today’s highly competitive environment. The Statement of Accounting Concepts 3, International Accounting Standard Board (IASB) and Financial Accounting Standard ... -
Outsourcing, contract, trust, opportunistic behaviour and service delivery in Public Procuring and Disposing Entities (PPDEs) in Uganda
(Makerere University, 2009-11)The research study focused on establishing the relationship between Outsourcing, Contract, Trust, Opportunistic behavior and Service delivery in Public Procuring and Disposing entities in Uganda. It was prompted by reports ... -
Occupational stress, organizational citizenship behaviour, psychological contract and performance among field workers: a case of World Vision Uganda
(Makerere University, 2012-04)The study was carried out to assess performance among field workers in World Vision Uganda in relation to occupational stress, psychological contract, work climate and organizational citizenship behavior. A cross sectional ... -
Managerial competencies, funding and perceived performance of Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) in Uganda
(Makerere University, 2012-12)The purpose of study was to examine the impact of management competencies and funding on the performance of SMEs in Uganda, a case study of central and Nakawa Divisions of Kampala. A cross sectional survey design was used ... -
Marketing culture, values of owner managers, moral reasoning and survival of SMEs in Southern Highlands of Tanzania: a case study
(Makerere University, 2013-04)The purpose of this study was to examine the relationship between Marketing culture, Values of SME managers, Moral reasoning and Survival of SMEs in the Southern Highlands of Tanzania. A cross sectional survey design was ... -
Contracting, transaction costs, behavioural practices and procurement performance of public entities: The case of state owned enterprises in Uganda.
(Makerere University, 2010-09)The purpose of this study was to establish the relationship between contracting, transaction costs, behavioural practices and procurement performance of the state owned enterprises (SOEs) in Uganda. SOEs are the private ... -
Consumer attitudes, financial literacy and consumption of insurance in Kampala, Uganda
(Makerere University, 2011-08)The study examined consumer attitudes, financial literacy and consumption of insurance. The purpose was to examine the extent to which consumer attitudes and financial literacy can explain insurance consumption in Uganda ... -
Accessing micro credit, borrowers’ characteristic and household income in rural areas: A case of Kasese District
(Makerere University, 2009-11)Improving household income is one of the major challenges faced by developing countries. Different plans focusing on increasing household income through the use of credit institutions have been developed for example PEAP, ... -
Leadership behaviour, distributive justice, procedural justice and counterproductive work place behaviour in the Uganda Police Force: A case study of Kampala Extra Region
(Makerere University, 2011-12)The Uganda Police Force was characterised by high rate of corruption, alcohol use and other forms of indiscipline. Unfairness of the leaders in handling formal procedures was suspected to be a contributory factor. The ... -
Market liquidity, information efficiency and stock performance on the Uganda Securities Exchange (USE)
(Makerere University, 2010-12)The purpose of the study was to examine the relationship between Market Liquidity, information efficiency and Stock Performance on the Uganda Securities Exchange (USE). This arose out of the observation that trading ...