Browsing The Ugandan Journal of Management and Public Policy Studies by Issue Date
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Using baseline studies as a basis for monitoring and evaluation: A review of the literature
(Uganda Management Institute, 2016-11)Baseline data is often required by any organization or agency before an intervention as a basis for bench-marking progress; not only when implementation commences, but even prior to starting to gain knowledge of the situation ... -
Community service functions of higher education institutions and socio-economic development in Uganda
(Uganda Management Institute, 2016-11)This study examined the link between community service functions of higher education institutions (HEIs) and socio-economic development of localities around these institutions. The study set out to: explore the forms and ... -
Reward policy as distributive justice: The case of primary school teachers in Uganda
(Uganda Management Institute, 2016-11)This study focused on the effect of reward policy on distributive justice. Primary school teachers from 2009 expected to be rewarded with just salaries. When these were not forthcoming, teachers went on strike between 2009 ... -
Performance of non-African foreign commercial banks in Uganda
(Uganda Management Institute, 2016-11)The focus of this study was to establish key factors responsible for the performance of non-African foreign Commercial banks in Uganda, in the light of Global Advantage Theory. The analysis was supplemented by structure–conduct ... -
Institutional capacity critical for effective record management towards enhanced transparency and accountability in public procurements
(Uganda Management Institute, 2016-11)Enhancing transparency and accountability is widely recognized as an indicator for improved governance and pre-requisite for enhancing service delivery and development. In a bid to promote transparency and accountability ... -
The controversies of social media surveillance: When privacy and exposure are at war
(Uganda Management Institute, 2016-11)Social media is characterized by a self-regulatory privacy policy regime that puts capital interest’s first. Surveillance normally occurs in political and economic forms; though to a small extent social surveillance is also ... -
Can social media enhance service delivery? Lessons and best practices
(Uganda Management Institute, 2016-11)Governments are increasingly leveraging social media to deliver better services to the public. These networks are useful for government organizations since they have many interactive and innovative features which aid ... -
A comparative analysis of the Uganda public service across time since Independence
(Uganda Management Institute, 2016-11)Uganda attained independence on 9th October, 1962. Since independence, the Uganda Public Service sector has undergone three phases of reforms. The Public Service is the administrative machinery through which the government ... -
Accelerating the fight against corruption in Uganda: Strengthening the coalition between Anti-Corruption agencies and the media
(Uganda Management Institute, 2016-11)This article seeks to examine how the media contributes to corruption, the need to report on corruption with intent to create awareness as a preventive measure, and how the media can partner with anti-corruption agencies ... -
Drivers of recentralization in Uganda and effect on service delivery
(Uganda Management Institute, 2016-11)Decentralization defined as the transfer of authority from central to local governments to perform certain duties, is seen as one of the public sector reform strategies to increase service delivery. Uganda is one of the ... -
Causes and cost of traffic jams in Kampala
(Uganda Management Institute, 2017-05)This article investigates the causes and cost of traffic jam in Kampala, through a survey of 291 road users. Narrow roads, indisciplined drivers, poor urban planning, limited car parking and concentration of most economic ... -
Teacher professional development and quality of pedagogical practices in public secondary schools in Uganda
(Uganda Management Institute, 2017-05)This article provides an analysis of the influence of teacher professional development on the quality of pedagogical practices in public secondary schools in Uganda. The study specifically examined the extent to which ... -
Constraints in using mobile money services in Uganda
(Uganda Management Institute, 2017-05)The purpose of this study is to examine constraints hindering the successful use of mobile money (MM) services in Uganda from the perspectives of the users and agents. The researcher used a cross sectional study design and ... -
Uganda’s efforts towards industrialization: Catalyzing production, productivity and investment in local industries
(Uganda Management Institute, 2017-05)The Ugandan economy’s trade balance has been in deficit for a number of years. Imports have been growing faster than exports, leading to trade deficits. Uganda has a vision for transformational development of the economy ... -
Good governance and intellectual capital: Emerging evidence from universities in Uganda
(Uganda Management Institute, 2017-05-01)The study explores faculty perception of intellectual capital and governance practice in public and private universities in Uganda. Furthermore, the investigation examines factors that account for faculty retention and ... -
Participatory governance: Which way for Uganda?
(Uganda Management Institute, 2017-05-01)Participation of communities in development initiatives has been a key concern for countries world over. Through the decentralization policy, Uganda has over the years emphasized that participation of community members ... -
Oversight role of rule of parliament and the management of public finances in Uganda: a financial approach
(Uganda Management Institute, 2017-05-01)The oversight role of Parliament has been variously described as, for example, Chameleon-like, as ever expanding and as an iconic concept. The oversight role of Parliament is a contested but fundamental concept in the ... -
Women in governance at Central and Local Government Institutions: Tanzania’s experience
(Uganda Management Institute, 2017-11)This article provides a descriptive analysis of the state of women’s participation in decision making while occupying political and managerial positions following government of other series of conventions, reports and ... -
Readiness and implementation of the open performance appraisal in the Uganda Public Service
(Uganda Management Institute, 2017-11)The Open Performance Appraisal (OPA) was introduced, among other performance service delivery. OPA marked a shift from the closed performance appraisal system. Despite efforts to build capacity for its implementation, the ... -
Accounting for UPE implementation: the contribution of school management committees
(Uganda Management Institute, 2017-11)The political promise of free primary education but also for the wider reasons of closing the education gap of Access, Quality and Equity. The introduction of UPE coincided with the abolition of Parents Teachers’ Associations ...