Department of Business Administration and Enterprenuership
https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12504/38
2024-03-28T05:01:03ZContract management and service delivery in local governments: a case of Mukono District local government
https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12504/1644
Contract management and service delivery in local governments: a case of Mukono District local government
Kwikiriza, Godfrey
The study was designed to examine the effect of contract management on service delivery in local governments using a case study of Mukono District local government. The study was guided by the thee objectives that is; to examine the effect of contract planning on service delivery in Mukono District local government examine the influence of contract evaluation on service delivery in Mukono District local government and to evaluate the influence of contract implementation on service delivery in Mukono District local government.
A cross-sectional research design was used for the study since data was collected as single point in time and this enabled the researcher to collect detailed and in-depth data from Mukono District government staff. The researcher used questionnaire and interview guide to collect data from the respondents and the sample size of 175 respondents was selected.
The findings of the study indicated that there is a moderate linear relationship between contract planning, contract evaluation, contract implementation and service delivery (r = .762). Contract planning, contract evaluation and contract implementation account for 55.4% variance of service delivery. Thus, this implies that; Contract planning affect service delivery in Mukono District local government, Contract evaluation influences service delivery in Mukono District local government and Contract implementation influences service delivery in Mukono District local government. The study recommends that the district contract committee should ensure that there strict adherence procurement regulations and compliances with contract procedures in order to ensure efficient service delivery. In short, improving contract management can lead to efficient service delivery'.
x, 89 p. ;
2014-01-01T00:00:00ZInternal control practices and organisational performance a case study of steel and tube industries limited
https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12504/1634
Internal control practices and organisational performance a case study of steel and tube industries limited
Abias, Muhwezi
This study was centered on internal control practices and the performance of Steel and Tube. The study was guided by three specific objectives that is to examine how control environment influences the performance of Steel and Tube limited, to examine how segregation of duties affect the performance of Steel and Tube limited and to ascertain how information and communication affects the performance of Steel and Tube limited
A cross sectional research design was used for the study. This is because data was collected at a single point in time. This research design was employed in order to answer the research questions of the study. The sample size was114 selected basing on Krejcie and Morgan (1970) which is an efficient method for obtaining a representative sample. Data was collected using questionnaires and interview guide.
The study revealed that internal control practices together with its component of control environment, segregation of duties and information and communication have a direct bearing on performance of the organisation. The study indicated that control environment account for 71.1% variation in performance, Segregation of duties account for 63 .5% variation in performance followed by" information and cornmui1ication which account for 65.8% variation in performance, respectively.
The study recommends that the management should evaluate the controls environment in which it operates and should ensure that there is proper segregation of duties and that should use information and communication since they contribute greatly towards the performance of the organization. It can therefore be concluded that there is significant relation between internal controls and performance.
xi, 69 p. ;
2014-01-01T00:00:00ZContract management and procurement performance in public sector in Uganda, case study of the Microfinance Support Centre Limited (MSC)
https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12504/1613
Contract management and procurement performance in public sector in Uganda, case study of the Microfinance Support Centre Limited (MSC)
Joseph, Mwebesa
This study titled, "Contract Management and Procurement Performance in public sector; a case of the Microfinance Support Center Limited was carried out in the Microfinance Supp01t Center
Limited, P.O Box 33711 Kampala, Uganda, East Africa. The study was prompted by increasing poor contract management practices in public organizations characterized by implementation of substandard works, delivering mal-functional goods, delayed payments, delayed implementation of contracts, lack of monitoring reports among others.
The main objective of the study was to examine how procurement performance can be improved through effective contract management in public sector entities in Uganda. The researcher looked at roles undertaken by different stake holders in contract management, contract management challenges, and the strategic interventions that can be undertaken to improve procurement performance through effective contract management at the Microfinance Support
Center Limited.
A cross-sectional research design was employed with both quantitative and qualitative methods.
A questionnaire was used to collect all quantitative data while interviews were conducted to collect qualitative data for purposes of this study. The findings of the study revealed that there is a significant positive relationship between effective contract management and procurement performance in public sector. The findings further revealed that public organizations can improve procurement performance through carefully implementing contract management activities as stated in procurement contract.
Based on the findings of this study and the subsequent conclusions reached, the study was able to come up with recommendations: To overcome the challenges it is essential to pay service providers on time stated in the procurement contract, drop service provider that fail their contractual obligations, it is also important to appreciate procurement contract review as an ongoing process and consider changes in environmental variables such as inflation that need to be properly handed so that they do not fail contract execution. Public organizations should properly follow PPDA guidelines; appoint a contract manager where required by law, monitor progress of contracts and submit reports to PDU, inspect quality of products, among others.
xii, 55 p. ;
2014-01-01T00:00:00ZFinancial literacy and growth of youth led entrepreneurial ventures in luwero district
https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12504/1610
Financial literacy and growth of youth led entrepreneurial ventures in luwero district
Ssekyewa, Vicent
Drawing on the Resource Based Theory, this study examined the effect of financia11 literacy on growth of youth led entrepreneurial ventures in Luwero district of Uganda. The study was guided by four objectives that is; to examine the effect of book keeping literacy on the growth of youth led entrepreneurial ventures, to examine the effect of savings literacy on the growth of youth led entrepreneurial ventures, to examine the effect of debt literacy on the growth of youth led entrepreneurial ventures and to examine the effect of financial resources accessibility on growth of youth led entrepreneurial ventures. A case study design was adopted and a sample of 121 was selected from all 175 youth entrepreneurial ventures that were established in Luwero district under YLP. The main study instrument was a questionnaire which comprised of Likert-type scale questions on the .main variables of the study. The data was analyzed using both descriptive and inferential statistics. The findings of the study indicated that financial literacy had a statistically significant effect on growth of youth entrepreneurial ventures.
Further the study established that book keeping literacy had a statistically significant positive effect on growth of youth entrepreneurial ventures. The study also revealed that savings literacy had a statistically significant effect on growth of youth entrepreneurial ventures. In the same vein, debt management literacy had a statistically significant effect on growth of youth entrepreneurial ventures. Finally, the study revealed that financial resource accessibility has a low but significant effect on growth of youth led entrepreneurial ventures. Future research should include more intervening and moderating variables and study this effect, and further research may conduct longitudinal studies that may study the effect over a long period of time.
xiii, 110 p. ;
2018-12-01T00:00:00Z