The study assessed the effect of corruption on public finance management at Wakiso District. The objectives of the study included; to find out how bureaucratic corruption affects public finance management at Wakiso District, to examine how causes of corruption in local government affects public finance management at Wakiso District and to find out how bribery and extortion affects the delivery of services at Wakiso District. A case study research design was adopted employing both qualitative and quantitative approaches. Out of the targeted sample size of 161 respondents, 126 respondents participated in the study, which was equivalent to a response rate of 78.2%. The quantitative data was analyzed using descriptive statistics, Spearman correlation and regression analysis techniques. Qualitative data was summarized and presented using verbatim statements. The findings showed that, bureaucratic corruption affected public finance management by 23.9%, causes of corruption in local government had 38.9% effect on public finance management while bribery and extortion affected public finance management by 18.9%. The results therefore mean that causes of corruption in local government had the greatest effect on service delivery. In conclusion, the researcher observed that bureaucratic corruption which results into low morale among the health workers significantly contributes to poor health service delivery. Causes of corruption in local government contributed to poor public finance management since it compromises the recruitment process and cheats the health centers of would-be competent and committed staff. Solicitation for bribes from the patients was also contributed to poor service delivery. The study recommended that Buyende sub county should come up with strategies to motivate its workers, especially in the health department; streamline the recruitment system to minimize causes of corruption research.miu.ac.ug/publications 754 METROPOLITAN JOURNAL OF BUSINESS & ECONOMICS (MJBE) ISSN 1813-4238 Vol. 2 Issue 5, August - 2023, Pages: 754-767 in local government and seriously revise and emphasize the work ethics and code of conduct.

The study aimed at cultural tourism and community development and it was guided by the following objectives; To examine the effects of imbalu festival to economic development in Mbale Uganda and to examine the relationship between cultural tourism and community development in Mbale Uganda. The study population included the management and leaders and members of the cultural tourism and community developments. The study population was consisted of both male and female respondents. The study was based on a sample size of 40 that was drawn from 100.The sample size of 40 sufficient as it was supported by Krejcie, Robert, Morgan and Daryle in (1970) in their work. They stated that where a total population is 100, a sample size of 40 or more is sufficient. Mbale central was selected for this study which include; motto village, nauyobugama town council. From the findings, it was revealed too, that majority of the respondents agreed when they were asked to give their opinions about cultural activities (rituals) in Mbale Uganda makes (SD=17(26.6%), D=14(21.9%). This implied that cultural activities (rituals) do have a lot of stages for a boy to become a man in bagisu tribe. It was Furthermore revealed from this study that majority disagree when they were asked whether khukhuyalula hatching was a site of short cuts representing SD=17(26.6%), and (SD=17(26.6%). It is recommended that there is a need to put in place strategies and guidelines for improving the cultural sites in Uganda. Authorities responsible for tourism in Uganda need to set up policies for cultural sites operations and will improve standardization of activities.

This study comes as a result of the effect of youth unemployment on the crime rate in Mityana District and Uganda as a country. The purpose of the study was to investigate the relationship between youth unemployment and crime rates, the causes of unemployment among the youth and its impacts on crime rates, and the aspiring strategies that are being put forward in order to address the problems caused by youth unemployment in Mityana District. A descriptive cross-sectional study design was used of 252 respondents who included local leaders and youths in Mityana District. The study findings revealed that there are a number of socioeconomic factors that account for youth unemployment and these include among others: The poor University education, the mismatch between skills and the labour market, the theoretical education curriculum, Ruralurban migration resulting into high population growth rates in the area. The study concluded that youth unemployment and its impact on crime rates is high at around 60 % and the most affected are the males and because the population is growing very fast, provision of social services is difficult given the low tax contribution. The study further concluded that whereas some people say many youths in Mityana District are voluntarily unemployed, the fact is that the problem of unemployment is structural resulting from a deficiency in demand for labour in the labour market as some of the youth who are educated complained of low industrialization and discrimination in the labour market and the formal sector which explains they’re under employment or unemployment in the informal sector. The study recommended that to fight the problem of youth unemployment, there should be efforts put in place to among other things; Control rural-urban migration that results into high population growth research.miu.ac.ug/publications 857 METROPOLITAN JOURNAL OF BUSINESS & ECONOMICS (MJBE) ISSN 1813-4238 Vol. 2 Issue 5, August - 2023, Pages: 857-874 Make reviews and redesign Uganda’s education system Avail credit facilities to address young peoples’ financial constraints that limit entrepreneurship. Construct skills imparting institutions in many parts of the country to provide youths with practical skills education and make the cost of the training affordable. Attracting foreign investors to promote industrialization

The moral standing and general conduct of Entebbe secondary School students in the wider society has been dropping in the recent past. The morals of the secondary school graduates in colleges and society do not reflect the acquisition and practice of values learnt through Christian religious education and Islamic religious education as well as the morals stressed at school by teachers that vary in different aspects. This study was therefore designed to assess the role or effect of divine guidance on moral development of students in secondary schools, the objectives of the study were: To determine the impact of divine teachings onto the moral development of learners in secondary schools, to investigate the causes of indiscipline cases among students in secondary schools, to find out other sources of indiscipline among students and to find alternatives measures to curb the vices. It is evidenced that poor relationship with parents scoring 74(100%) was the major cause among other factors. In relation to the above peer influence and permissiveness scoring the second position with 65(88%) each cause followed by drug abuse scoring 53(71%), ignorance, carelessness and imprudence at 52(70%). These causes were considered to be the major causes for this study after applying Mugenda and Mugenda 1999 analysis. However other causes were considered relevant from this study and the responses of these causes indicated that poverty at 51(69%), low self-esteem scoring 38(51%) and adolescents’ perception cultural values and norms scoring 20(27%). The ministry of education should work together with teachers and parents to revise the syllabus so as to research.miu.ac.ug/publications 741 METROPOLITAN JOURNAL OF BUSINESS & ECONOMICS (MJBE) ISSN 1813-4238 Vol. 2 Issue 5, August - 2023, Pages: 741-753 include more contents of students’ specific sub-topics on positive behavior change. Religious leaders like priests and also religious teachers through school management should organize for students’ trainings’ Christian union officials training and learners’ camps where Christianity is taught as well as guidance and counseling.

The study aimed at electronic banking and customer satisfaction in centenary rural development bank, Uganda and it was guided by the following objectives; To establish the relationship between e-funds transfer and customer satisfaction of Centenary Bank, to examine the relationship between telephone banking and customer satisfaction of Centenary Bank and to assess the relationship between internet banking and customer satisfaction of Centenary Bank. The study population consisted of 215 respondents (Centenary Bank human resource manual, 2015). These consisted of 10 administrative bank managers and 120 lower bank officials using main branch (Mapeera Building) and 85 customers. The administrators were chosen because they were in charge of overseeing the implementation of the electronic banking in the bank. Findings of the study shown a moderate linear relationship (Multiple R = .188) between internet banking and customer satisfaction of Centenary Bank. Going by the adjusted R Square, it was shown that internet banking account for 16.7% change in customer satisfaction of Centenary Bank. These findings were subjected to an ANOVA test, which showed that the significance (Sig F = .001) of the Fishers ratio (F = 16.958) was greater than the critical significance at .05. Hence, the findings were accepted. Trust building among the customers should be a major concern for Centenary Bank while improving the usefulness of the system. In order to enhance trust in internet banking, trust-creating activities must be continuously pursued. Centenary Bank managers should develop a system that provides up to date and research.miu.ac.ug/publications 120 METROPOLITAN JOURNAL OF BUSINESS & ECONOMICS (MJBE) ISSN 1813-4238 Vol. 2 Issue 5, August - 2023, Pages: 120-140 relevant financial information with good user interface consistency in order to enhance trust. To counter the legal threat and security posed to net banking and ecommerce, the necessary legal codes backing the industry must be established; this will enhance the growth of the industry.

It is true that before the introduction of internet, marketing was moving in a way that marketers of that time believed was effective and sufficient enough to earn them clients for their businesses. By that time, the person to person, use of brochures and paper leaf lets marketing approaches were the order of the day by very many tourism firms and destinations. It is still true that even after the invention of internet as the world’s best innovation in the 90s, it was not taken as serious as possible to market goods and services produced or served by the different tourism firms all over the world. Taking on online marketing took marketers quite much time to an extent that spending on it (internet marketing) in 1994 nearly amounted to nothing. It took a proper and kin thinking that online marketing was to be very beneficial to the tourism markets. There came a surge of marketers of tourism products and destinations at large panting to create internet-based packages (online marketing tools) for their businesses. This became so intense to an extent that in only 1995, spending on online marketing had risen to over $300. Now, little more than a decade later, online marketing of tourism-based businesses has exploded to nearly $200 billion (according to Forrester Research). This came as a result of doubt whether online marketing had any contribution to tourism development which many tour and travel companies didn’t know yet understanding of them (contributions) could really motivate them (tourism firms and destinations) to enthusiastically engage in the use of these tools during marketing. So, all the objectives were designed to testify online marketing conviction as a contributor to Uganda’s tourism development. research.miu.ac.ug/publications 141 METROPOLITAN JOURNAL OF BUSINESS & ECONOMICS (MJBE) ISSN 1813-4238 Vol. 2 Issue 5, August - 2023, Pages: 141-154

The purpose of the study was to investigate the relationship between entrepreneurial motivation, innovation and resilience of tours and travel enterprises in Kampala. This study was a cross-sectional research design along with a quantitative research approach. A sample of 103 tours and travel enterprises was used. Data was obtained from business owners and top manager using questionnaire instrument. Validity of the questionnaire was tested using CVI, while reliability through pretesting and Cronbach Alpha coefficient. Data was analyzed using SPSS (v25) from which frequency tables, correlation and regression analyses were obtained to interpret results. This study found a positive relationship between entrepreneurial motivation and business resilience. The study also established a positive association between innovation and business resilience of tours and travel enterprises. Furthermore, the study found that entrepreneurial motivation and innovation significantly predict business resilience. Moreover, this study ascertained that entrepreneurial motivation is the better predictor of business resilience of tours and travel enterprises in Kampala. The study concludes that motivations or drives which propel entrepreneurial activity are crucial in ensuring business resilience. It further concludes that innovation plays a crucial role in ensuring business resilience. The study recommends tours and travel enterprises engagement in innovation; and entrepreneurship education to stimulate business resilience. This research suggests future researchers to examine relationship between entrepreneurial motivation and business resilience focusing on motivations other than locus of control, risk taking propensity, and achievement oriented; comparative study examining entrepreneurial motivation, innovation and business resilience; and quantitative and qualitative research.miu.ac.ug/publications 269 METROPOLITAN JOURNAL OF SOCIAL AND EDUCATIONAL RESEARCH ISSN: 1813-4270 Vol. 2 Issue 5, August - 2023, Pages: 269-279 approach examining entrepreneur motivation, innovation and business resilience among tours and travel enterprises in Uganda.

The study was about the “Evaluation of the effect of Enterprises Planning on Success of Enterprises in Uganda: A Case Study of Small and Medium Enterprises Makindye Division and study was guided by the following specific objectives; To examine relationship between enterprise planning and the success of enterprises in small and medium enterprises. To establish the significant factors essential for effective strategic planning practice and how they affect the overall enterprise success. To identify the challenges faced by the enterprises in practice of planning by small and medium enterprises in Makindye Division. The study adopted a case study design with quantitative approaches. The study targeted the population of 70 respondents and a sample size of 50 respondents was taken and this was purposively and randomly chosen and interview and questionnaire methods were used. From the findings, the mean values of the respondents were (Mean 3.35), respondents agreed that the enterprises plan extensively for its purchase with a mean score 4.0 I, the respondents further agreed that enterprise success begins with "planning" as shown by mean score of 3.90. This confirmed (Byokusheka, 201 0) that enterprise planning was the primary function that sets the stage for subsequent success within the enterprise. The top management takes part in the strategic planning as shown by a mean score of 3.83; and shown an appreciable level of full commitment by guiding the strategic planning of the agricultural firms to ensure that lower management strategies are consistent with the corporate strategies (mean score= 3.78). Organizations should accord priority attention to the elements of strategic planning for example; having a documented mission statement, a future picture (vision) of the organization, research.miu.ac.ug/publications 601 METROPOLITAN JOURNAL OF BUSINESS & ECONOMICS (MJBE) ISSN 1813-4238 Vol. 2 Issue 5, August - 2023, Pages: 601-614 organizations should establish core values i.e., organization's rules of conduct, set realistic goals, establishment of long-term objectives (this has to be measurable and specific) and the development of action (strategic) plans and its implementation and adequate follow-up.

This research report study aimed to investigate the “examining the impact of examination malpractice on students’ performance in mathematics in secondary schools of Uganda; a case study of Buremba SS, Kazo district”. Questionnaires were used to collect data under a case study research design. Qualitative and quantitative means were used to analyze the data. The objectives of the study used were; to examine the extent to which teachers’ alleged involvement in cheating influences students’ involvement in examination malpractices, to examine the impact of examination leakages on students’ academic performance and to examine how impersonation affects students’ performance in secondary schools in Uganda. To achieve this objective, the study sampled 100 respondents because it is large enough compared to the study population that is 1 Head teacher, 15 Teachers, 50 Students, 5 Mathematics teachers, and 29 Parents. The respondents were selected using simple purposive sampling method, it was important because it gave the researcher freedom to select certain respondents with in-depth knowledge regarding the issue under investigation. The regression results shown a statistically significant positive relationship (at 5 percent level of significance) between the poor study habit and the cases of examination malpractices in this study since its pvalue was less than 0.05. The results were as postulated and this means that on average, a unit increase in the poor study habit leads to a 3.25 increase in the cases of examination malpractices in public universities when the other independent variables are held constant. Emphasizing process rather than product during problem-solving sessions. promoting collaborative learning in science classes. Helping students to develop a positive attitude towards examinations.

The study focused on climatic change patterns and tourism activities in Budduda district. In this study climatic change patterns (measured by drought, floods and landslides) were the independent variable and tourism activities (measured by food supply, travel services and housing) was the dependent variable. The study used cross sectional design which enabled the researcher to draw the samples from the population over a short period of time. The study focused on the respondents from Budduda district. The researcher used different departments as clusters in which stratified random sampling was used to select the respondents from all layers in the cluster. Primary data and secondary data collection methods were used. Quantitative methods were used to collect and analyze the data. The research findings shown by correlation analysis generally indicated that there was a significant positive relationship between climatic change patterns measures (drought, floods and landslides) and tourism activities measures (food supply, travel services and housing) (Christopher, 2022). Regression models also indicated that drought, floods and landslides factors of climatic change patterns (independent variable) were better predictors of the variation in the tourism activities (dependent variable). Floods were the most significant predictor of the variation in tourism activities, followed by landslides and drought respectively.