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Organizational Factors Affecting Employee Performance in Non -Governmental Organizations in Uganda: A Case Study of Uganda Rainwater Association
(u, 2016-01) BANTURAKI, Promise Winnie; Dr. Namara, Rose (Supervisor); Dr. Barifaijo, Maria K. (Supervisor)
The study investigated Organizational factors affecting employee performance at Uganda Rainwater Association (URWA). Uganda Rainwater Association provided an optimal location for the study because employees’ nonperformance had been reported. The study specifically sought to establish the effect of Organisational Structure, Organisational Culture issues and Leadership Styles on employee performance at Uganda Rainwater Association. The study adopted a cross-sectional correlation study design. Data was gathered using a questionnaire from 40 URWA members and 6 employees and an interview guide was used to collect data from 6 Executive Committee Members. Results indicate that organisational structure has a significant effect on employee performance. The study found evidence that the organisational structure of an organisation has a significant positive effect on employee performance. Organisational culture was also found to have a significant positive effect on employee performance as well as organizational leadership. The study concludes that all the three independent variables; organisational structure, organisational culture and leadership styles once improved lead to improved employee performance in non-governmental organisations.. The study recommends that URWA’s organizational structure should be architected to strengthen decentralization decision making processes, strengthen communication and reporting relationships that must be supported by relevant policies, rules and regulations to guide staff actions, conducting periodic reviews and evaluations of the organizational structure to ensure its effectiveness in facilitating employee performance by management, upholding and improving teamwork and further recommends that mmanagement and the EXCOM of URWA to maintain their leadership machinery and capitalize on their personal attributes in order to improve employee performance.
Social Reintergration and Well-Being of Women and Girls Affected by Fistula in Soroti District Uganda
(Uganda Management Institute, 2016-01) EYOTARU, Lillian Awizia,; Dr. Namara, Rose (Supervisor); Kamukama, James (Supervisor)
The study examined the relationship between Social reintegration and the well-being of women and girls affected by Obstetric Fistula in Soroti District Uganda, while using TERREWODE interventions as a case study. The following objectives guided the study: To examine the relationship between Counseling support and Socio-economic well-being of the women and girls affected by Fistula in Soroti District; To investigate the relationship between skill empowerment support and socio-economic well-being of the women and girls affected by Fistula in Soroti District and lastly; To explore the relationship between social empowerment and socio-economic well-being of women and girls affected by fistula in Soroti District. The study used both qualitative and quantitative methods to collect and analyze data. The sample size was 74respondents. Simple random sampling and purposive sampling techniques were employed in selecting respondents. The study used both Primary and Secondary data. Analysis was done using statistical package for social scientists (SPSS. Findings revealed a strong positive relationship r=0.940 between counseling support and emotional well-being of women affected by fistula. This implies that anything affecting counselling greatly impacts on well-being of fistula victims. Counselling support was found to be in adequate. There was a strong positive relationship r=0.887 existing between skill empowerment support and socio-economic well-being of women and girls affected by fistula where by more quality skill empowerment provided was related to more socio-economic well-being of the women and vice-versa. There was a strong positive relationship r=0.849 between social empowerment and well-being of women affected by fistula where by more social empowerment was related to more well-being of the women and vice-versa, although other social empowerment aspects such as involvement of public xvii institutions, male involvement are not yet implemented. Thus, the study concluded that psychosocial support through counseling; skill empowerment and social empowerment have close relationship with physical, social and economic well-being of women affected by fistula. It is recommended that at policy level, for better well-being of women to be achieved, Government and other funding agencies should increase on funding allocation to social reintegration intervention. The study also recommends, policy reviews, cultural reforms, clear structures by Government and NGOs to implement social policies. The study further recommends that the Government of Uganda should design policies, strategies that will not only be helpful to the Government and local NGOs but rather to the external stakeholders who may wish to partner with the Government in the fight against fistula. At community level, the study recommends involvement of the affected women in planning and programming by Local Governments and NGOs. Engage media to capture and document women’s experiences before, during and after fistula. Lastly, Government should step up poverty alleviation programs that should benefit the survivors of fistula for better well-being of the women.