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    Microfinance Services and Women Involvement in Business in Kasese District: A Case of Women Entrepreneurs in Hima Town Council
    (Kampala International University, 2021-03) Thabugha Hannington
    This study assessed how Microfinance Services affect Women Involvement in Business in Kasese District: A Case of Women Entrepreneurs in Hima Town Council and it was guided by three objectives namely; To find out the relationship between loans and women involvement in business in hima town council; To examine the relationship between savings and women involvement in business in hima town council and To assess the relationship between trainings and women involvement in business in hima town council. The study adopted descriptive cross-sectional research and correlational designs on a sample of 236 respondents. Data were collected using a questionnaire and an interview guide. Quantitative data were analysed using frequencies, percentages means, correlation and regression. Qualitative data were analysed using thematic analysis. Descriptive results revealed that loans from micro finance institutions play a big role, followed by savings and trainings by financial institutions. Inferential analysis results indicated that loans have a high positive significant relationship with women involvement in business, savings have moderate relationship with women involvement in business and training a weak positive relationship with women involvement in business. Therefore, it was concluded that loans and savings contribute much to women involvement in business as compared to training Thus, the study recommended that Government should support Micro finance institutions’ activities so as to improve women involvement in business since sometimes Micro finance institutions’ lack enough resources. Should encourage every woman to get involved in any venture that is able to earn her some income every weak or every month and financial institutions especially micro finance institutions should carry out regular training programs of women and other client on microfinance services to provide them with the required skills to manage economic resources for developing their families and the country in general. Should regulate the conditions of offering loans to their clients especially women so as to enable them to get involved in businesses and be able to be self-reliant
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    Business constraints and performance of small and medium enterprises in Uganda: A case study of Kabale Municipality South Western Uganda
    (Kampala International University, 2018-09) Aruho Rukundo Sarah
    This study was conducted to identify the business constraints affecting the performance of small and medium enterprises in Uganda, through a case study of Kabale Munincipality. The objectives of the study were: to identify and explain the constraints of small medium enterprises. to assess the performance of small medium enterprises in Uganda, and to examine how business constraints affect the performance of SMEs. Using a mixed method design, both qualitative and quantitative methods were used. Data was collected from 270 small and medium enterprise owners in Kabale Municipality, the District Community Development Officer, the District Commercial Officer, Community Development Officers and LC1 chairpersons, using a researcher made questionnaire. Data was analysed using the SPSS package, and descriptive statistical measures. The study revealed that 93% of the respondents find it hard to access funding which constrains their performance, 87% of the respondents were negatively affected by policy, 73% were negatively affected by their business locations, 81% of business performance is affected by political stability, 69% by uncertainty and risk, 91% performance is affected by skill and education, 84% business performance is affected by technology and infrastructure and then 77% of the business performance is affected by motivation. The key factors that influenced performance of small and medium enterprises were identified as equipment, policy, people behavior, political stability, business location, uncertainty, social cultural beliefs, and gender as well as government policy. Finally, the study recommends the following possible policy measures: From a management perspective, SMEs need to employ professionals in order to manage their businesses and banks / and other microfinance institutions (MFIs) need to improve their credit term. Government should involve draft policy frameworks for SMEs that focus on the legal and regulatory conditions; capacity building in support of improving the business environment, government also needs to provide tax incentives and subsidies for SMEs. SMEs need to widen their markets so as to be competitive on the market. SMEs managers need to position their firms well, and policy makers and other stakeholders need to encourage SMEs to upgrade their productive assets.
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    Taxpayers’ Awareness on Tax Compliance in Local Governments in Uganda, A Case of Lira District
    (Kampala International University, 2023-10) Ayugi Irene
    Tax is a very important aspect of any country. Revenue collected from taxpayers’ (taxes) enables the district to provides services for its citizens and also developing its economy. The study was about the relationship between taxpayers’ awareness and tax compliance in local government, a case of Lira district. The specific research objectives were; to establish the relationship between understanding tax laws and tax compliance in local government, a case of Lira district, to determine the relationship between the knowledge of tax regulations and tax compliance in local government, a case of Lira district and to establish the relationship between knowledge of tax obligations and tax compliance in local government, a case of Lira district.The study used descriptive and correlation research design which explored both qualitative and quantitative approaches. Questionnaire and interview as methods of data collection were used. The research used purposive and simple random sampling techniques to determine the sample size. The data collected was analyzed using the SPSS computer program and 172 respondents participated in the study. The findings of the study revealed that; there was a positive correlation betweenunderstanding tax laws and tax compliance (t=0.895**, P-value<0.05), there is a positive correlation between the knowledge of tax regulations and policies and tax compliance(t=0.903**,P-value<0.05); there is a positive correlation betweenknowing tax obligation and tax and tax compliance(t=0.919**, P-value<0.05). This study concluded that there is a positive correlation between the understanding tax laws and tax compliance. In other wards understanding tax laws contributes to the tax compliance. It was also concluded that there is a positive correlation between knowledge of tax regulations and tax compliance. Then finally the study showed that there is a positive correlation between the knowing tax rights and obligation and tax compliance. This recommends that the compliance of taxpayers’ in Lira district may be improve by holding tax training, seminars and workshops focused at enhancing tax laws, tax regulations and tax obligations in order to maximum tax payers’ compliance.
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    Working Environment and Employees’ Performance in Local Governments in Uganda: A Case of Bushenyi Ishaka Municipal Council
    (Kampala International University, 2024-04) Tukesiga Jackson
    Employees are valuable asset of an organization and their evaluating their performance is a crucial component of any organization. Therefore survival on an organization largely depend on employees‟ performance. The performance of local Government in Uganda has been consistently poor despite efforts made by the Government to improve working environment conditions. Therefore there was need to examine influence working environment on employees; performance in Local Government in Bushenyi Ishaka Municipality, Uganda. Objectives of the study were to: determine the contribution of performance feedback of employees‟ performance, assess the use of job aid towards employees; performance and determine influence of physical work environment on employee‟s performance and examine supervisor support contribution towards employees‟ performance. The study was anchored on two factor theory and guided by conceptual framework. The study adopted mixed research approach and descriptive research design. Target population was 340 with a sample of 183 respondents. Simple random sampling technique was used to select respondents and questionnaire was the main research instrument in data collection .Both validity and reliability of research instruments were tested for data quality control. The data was analyzed using descriptive statistics with the help of SPSS software .The results of performance feedback on employees‟ performance, the overall mean was 2.625 with standard deviation of 1.256.This implied that the majority of respondents were in disagreement. For the use of job aid towards employees‟ performance, the overall mean was 2.734 with standard deviation of 1.343.The supervisor support towards employees‟ performance, the oval mean was 3.15 with standard deviation of 1.112.This implied majority were in agreement with statements in the constructs. Therefore the study concluded that working environment influenced employees‟ performance in Local Government in Uganda. The study recommended that the Government should ensure that there is conducive working environment for employees‟. The findings of this study can be beneficial to researchers, policymakers, and can add to the existing body of knowledge through expansion of literature.
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    Supervision and Local Government Health Service Delivery in Uganda: A Case of Bushenyi-Ishaka Municipality, Bushenyi District
    (Kampala International University, 2023-05) Moureen Ainembabazi
    The study investigated the relationship between supervision and local government health service delivery in Uganda, Bushenyi Ishaka municipality Bushenyi district. The objectives of the study were to find out whether there is a relationship between supervision and health service delivery in Bushenyi Ishaka municipality, determine the level of supervision and evaluate the quality of health service delivery in Bushenyi Ishaka municipality. The study adopted a cross sectional survey design on a sample of 85 respondents, data were collected by use of questions, interview guides and documentary checklist, and quantitatively and qualitatively. Quantitatively data at descriptive statistics, frequencies and percentages (Mugenda, 2012). Qualitatively data was analysed through using thematic content analysis. Univariate findings of the study revealed that local government health service delivery was fair (fair) and multivariate results showed that supervision in terms of salary/wage scale increment had a positive significant influence on local government health service delivery, drug, sundries and safety equipments did not. In addition of enough drugs, flexible work time had a positive influence on local government health service delivery, sundries and safety measures did not. Therefore it was concluded that revised salaries/wage scales and allowances were the most elements required for the supervisors in order to enhance the provision of local government health service delivery whereas the tracking system mechanism on supervisors didn’t not.