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Exploring The External Environment On The Performance Of Microfinance Institutions: Evidence From Uganda
The high entrepreneurial activity demonstrated in Uganda does not translate into sustainable business performance, particularly in the microfinance sector. It is however, not clear whether the institutions’ inability to operate in a sustainable manner is related to the way their management deals with the impact of their external environment. The purpose of this paper is therefore to analyze how managing
Pricing, Consumer Capacity And Revenue Performance Of Renewable Energy Companies In Uganda
This paper examines the pricing of renewable energy products and how it affects consumer capacity and revenue performance of companies dealing in these products in Uganda. The paper is motivated by the observation that the capacity of consumers targeted by renewable energy companies was low in Uganda; yet, it is not clear how such capacity is explained by product pricing
Accessibility Of Microfinance Savings Services And Its Effect On Business Growth Of Small Scale Enterprises
In Uganda: A Case Of Pride Microfinance Branches And Their Small Scale Enterprise Clients In Kampala
This paper investigates the accessibility of microfinance savings services and its effect on the business growth of Small Scale Enterprises (SSEs) in Uganda, using Kampala branches of Pride Microfinance Ltd. and SSE clients as cases in point. The investigation was prompted by the question as to why SSEs were facing challenges in raising the financial capital they needed to support
Saccos' Savings Services And Economic Behavior Of Women Members In Rural Communities Of Uganda: A Case Of Bwijanga Sub-county, Masindi District
This paper analyses the effect of the savings services provided by SACCOs (Savings and Credit Cooperation Organizations) on the economic behavior of women members in rural communities of Uganda. It is developed from a study conducted in Bwijanga sub-county in Masindi District after observing that while a lot of research had been conducted about formal savings services and constraints to
E-government And Service Quality In Public Sectors
This paper was extracted from a bigger study which established the relationship between E-Government and service quality in Public Sectors. The objectives of the study were; to ascertain whether IT infrastructure influences service quality in Uganda Electoral Commission, to examine the effect of web accessibility on service quality in Uganda Electoral Commission and to establish the contribution of human resource
How Micro-finance Managers’ Ethical Orientation Affects Business Success: Anecdotal Evidence From Uganda
Uganda’s micro-finance industry has been attracting many new entrants, thereby registering one of the highest entrepreneurial drives. Indeed, 1,592 microfinance enterprises were attracted between 1990 and 2008, representing a numerical growth rate of 1,688.8 percent. However, no sooner had the institutions been established than over 91 percent of them failed to survive in the market. Uncertainty is also hovering in
Higher Education Institutions Contribution To Research & Innovations Through Public Private Partnership (ppp)
Uganda has pursued a Private Sector-led approach to its economic policy and management over the last three decades. This has put the Private Sector at the forefront of growth and development process of the Country. Among the important roles of Higher Education Institutions is to influence; development of improved technology, knowledge transfer, national unity, promotes democracy, as well as innovation,
