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Participation of Workers’ and Employers’ Organizations in Poverty Reduction Strategies in Uganda
(Asian Social Science, 2012-03)
It is now over a decade since poverty reduction strategies were embraced by Uganda as a one of the preconditions to reach the debt relief completion point associated with Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (HIPC) initiative. ...
Adopting new approaches for public procurement efficiency: critical success factors (CSFs) for the implementation of e-procurement in Uganda’s public sector
(International Journal of Procurement Management, 2012)
In the public sector, the issue of efficiency and effectiveness (value for money) is now a key governance agenda. Electronic procurement has become prominent in the language and strategy of the public sector effectiveness ...
Measuring the performance of contractors in government construction projects in developing countries: Uganda’s context
(African Journal of Business Management, 2012-08-15)
Traditionally, the success of projects is measured on time, cost and quality parameters; although, most construction projects in Uganda have not performed well on each of these parameters. In this paper, we identify important ...
Driving up standards: civil service management and decentralization: Case study of Uganda
(Commonwealth Journal of Local Governance, 2012-12)
There is a consensus that decentralization by devolution leads to improved service delivery, but
debate on the appropriate type of personnel arrangements for delivering decentralized services is far
from over. Put ...
Public Sector Reforms in Africa: What Lessons have we Learnt?
(Forum for Development Studies, 2012-03)
Several public sector reforms (PSR) have taken place in Africa over the last few decades with varying degrees of success; these range from very excellent performance to limited success and then failure. However, regardless ...
The Impact of Culture on Performance Appraisal Reforms in Africa: The Case of Uganda’s Civil Service
(Canadian Center of Science and Education, 2012-04-01)
This article explores the impact of administrative culture on performance appraisal reforms in Uganda’s civil service. Data gathered from 147 questionnaires, 29 interviews and various documents indicates that administrative ...
Teacher Professional Development and Quality of Pedagogical Practices in Public Secondary Schools in Uganda
(The Ugandan Journal of Management and Public Policy Studies, 2012)
The study examined the influence of teacher professional development on quality of pedagogical practices in public secondary schools in Uganda and specifically examined the extent to which induction, coaching and training ...