The study aimed at the effectiveness of existing youth livelihood programs and entrepreneurship development in Kisoro district. In order to critically assess the effectiveness of existing youth livelihood programs in promoting entrepreneurship and socioeconomic empowerment in Kisoro District, a mixed methods explanatory sequential research design was employed. This approach first involved collecting and analyzing quantitative data which was then explained further using qualitative data. The quantitative phase utilized a structured questionnaire survey administered to 300 randomly selected rural youth beneficiaries between 18-30 years who had participated in at least one of the district's skills training or entrepreneurship support initiatives in the past five years. Descriptive statistics and inferential analyses using correlation and multiple regression then examined relationships between independent variables relating to program components, implementation quality, and dependent variables concerning business ownership rates, job creation, income levels and perceived impact. From the findings, the correlation coefficient between Entrepreneurship development and Effectiveness of existing youth livelihood programs in Kisoro district was 0.469, which was statistically significant at the 0.05 level (two-tailed). This suggested a positive and moderately strong relationship between these two variables. It indicated that as entrepreneurship development increases, the effectiveness of existing youth livelihood programs also increases. The study recommends that youth livelihood programs in Kisoro district should collaborate with local business development service providers to provide tailored training and mentorship to young entrepreneurs.

The study aimed at the influence of facilitating conditions on organizational performance: a perspective of Uganda breweries. This study employed a mixed methods approach to examine the influence of facilitating conditions on organizational performance at Uganda Breweries. Quantitative data was collected through a comprehensive survey of 187 employees across departments administered over a one-month period from January to February 2020. The survey instrument measured facilitating conditions constructs using adapted items from the UTAUT model on a 5-point Likert scale. The positive correlation implied that the positive change in Facilitating Conditions resulted into a corresponding positive change in Organisation performance in Uganda Breweries limited and vice versa. Therefore, the results of the study confirmed that there was a strong positive strong statistical relationship between Facilitating conditions and Organisation performance in Uganda Breweries. The study recommends that the management of Uganda Breweries limited should be keen not to set up ICT policies that can negatively affect organisational performance. Uganda Breweries limited should adopt and implement acceptable policies that would result in a significant improvement in organisational performance.

The study aimed at the relationship between brand awareness and Marketing Performance of Uganda Breweries Limited. Financial reports and quarterly results of Uganda Breweries Limited spanning five years from 2016 to 2021 were analyzed to observe historical trends in key metrics like market share, revenue, and net profit. Changes in these numbers were correlated with fluctuations in the company's annual promotional spending on activities to raise brand awareness over the same period. From the findings, there was a positive relationship between Brand Awareness and Marketing Performance (r=0.201, p<0.05). This suggested that a higher level of brand awareness among consumers leads to a higher level of Marketing Performance. Hence, Marketing Performance was highly attainable where high brand awareness exists. With regard to brand awareness, the study identified that UBL’s brand awareness made the least contribution to its marketing performance compared to the other brand equity dimensions namely brand associations and brand loyalty. This implied that awareness did not contribute much to the Marketing Performance of UBL but it did not mean that it was less important, considering that many respondents showed awareness of UBL brands. This was a serious problem to the company considering that the other two dimensions of brand associations and loyalty were highly reliant on awareness.

The study aimed at the relationship between brand loyalty and marketing performance of Uganda breweries Limited. The results of the regression indicated a low positive relationship between brand loyalty and market performance as shown by a small positive R value of 0.102. This meant that a unit increase in brand loyalty increased market performance of UBL by 0.289 units. The results further revealed that if brand loyalty was held constant, marketing performance equates to 1.117 units. This meant that loyalty affected Marketing Performance by a small magnitude of 0.289 units, however it did not mean that brand loyalty should be undermined towards attaining improved Marketing Performance for UBL. It was recommended that there is a strong need by the company to provide timely, accurate and reliable information to customers on all their products especially in terms of price changes, ensure constant availability of the products at all the distribution points, continuous improvement of and addition to product variety, improvements in packaging

The study aimed at the relationship between performance expectancy and organizational performance: a perspective of Uganda breweries. A mixed methods approach was employed to examine the relationship between performance expectancy and organizational performance at Uganda Breweries. In January 2020, quantitative data was collected through a survey of 187 employees administered over two weeks. The survey instrument measured performance expectancy using adapted items from UTAUT on a 5-point Likert scale. Findings of the study shown the relationship between performance expectancy and organisation performance (dependent variable). It shown that through bivariate means, the correlation between performance expectancy and organisation performance was (r) = 0.577. This implied that there was a moderate positive relationship between the two variables since the significant value was 0.000 which was less than 0.05 (p < 0.05). The management of Uganda Breweries limited should consider revising and reestablishing it ICT adaptation among its employees so as to be effective and efficient in its performance. The study therefore recommends using ICT for learning and research.

The purpose of this study was to assess the influence of VSLAs services on household’s welfare in Alebtong district. The objectives of this study were to determine the influence of accumulated savings on household welfare in Alebtong district, assess the effect of loans access on household’s welfare in Alebtong district and determine the membership benefits from VSLA on household’s welfare in Alebtong district. This study adopted a cross sectional survey with mixed research methodology, which involved both quantitative and qualitative approaches, to make intensive investigation on the effects of village saving and loan associations on poverty reduction in Awei sub-county, The study population was 181 household heads who were VSLA (clients) members and 200 other VSLA members from Awei sub-county. Simple Random Sampling using lottery method will be used to draw the respondents from the VSLA members. The study found out that The study found out that there was a strong positive relationship between Accumulated Savings and household welfare, the study found out that access to credit is not significantly related to household welfare and the study found out that VSLA membership benefits are significantly linked to higher household welfare. The study found out that1.The study concluded that there was a strong positive relationship between Accumulated Savings and household welfare meaning that higher savings correspond to greater welfare. This study concluded that access to credit is not significantly related to household welfare, suggesting it is not a predictor of household welfare in this context. The study concluded that VSLA membership benefits are significantly linked to higher household welfare Given the strong positive relationship between Accumulated Savings and household welfare, individuals and policymakers should encourage saving habits and financial planning to enhance overall welfare. Based on the findings that access to credit is not a significant predictor of household welfare, it is advisable to explore alternative pathways to improving household well-being, such as education and employment opportunities. Recognizing the significant link between VSLA membership benefits and higher household welfare, organizations and communities should promote and expand VSLA programs to empower households and improve their overall economic well-being.

The study was about Employee’s Engagement and Organizational Performance: A Case Study of Kabale Local Government with objectives of: To assess the influence of work environment on Organizational performance, Kabale Local Government, to establish the influence of development opportunities on local government organizational performance, Kabale Local Government and to investigate the management style and relationships on Organizational performance, Kabale Local Government. The study used across sectional survey, descriptive research design. This design is preferred due to the limited time of the research period. The study was based on a sample size of 169 that was drawn from a population of 308.The sample size of 169 was sufficient and this was chosen basing on the sample size determination table by Krejcie& Morgan, (1970) with a confidence interval of 95% and margin error of 0.5% to come up with a reliable sample size. Results shown that there was weak a positive relationship between employee’s participation in work environment on local government (r = 0.180), but the relationship was significant as (sig = 0.007) was less than 0.01 level (2-tailed). There was a moderate positive relationship between development opportunities and Organizational performance (r=0.544** Sig=0.000). The positive relationship indicates that the two variables (development opportunities and Organizational performance) move in the same direction. The positive relationship indicates that the two variables (management style and local government employee performance in Kabale Local Government) move in the same direction. The study concluded that there is weak a positive relationship between Work Environment on Organizational performance Kabale Local Government (r = 0.180), but the relationship was statistically significant as (sig = 0.007) and this sig was less than 0.01 of the correlation sig. The researcher recommended that, Kabala District local government should advocate for setting realistic performance expectations, give autonomy to worker to make their own decisions, supervisors give timely feedback, and also proved degree of self-brief within the workers and in this there will be increase organizational performance.

The study aimed at working capital management and financial performance of Mukwano manufacturing industry in Uganda and it was guided by the following objectives; To examine the relationship between debtors’ management and financial performance of manufacturing companies in Uganda, to determine the relationship between creditors management and financial performance of manufacturing companies in Uganda and to determine the relationship between cash management and financial performance of manufacturing companies. This study was mainly quantitative in approach. Cross-sectional survey design was used to collect data at only one point and then inferences was drawn from it after processing, analyzing it on the population. Descriptive statistics was used to present data particularly the characteristics of the respondents and the organisations under the study. Correlational research design was used to describe and measure the degree or association between working capital management and financial performance of manufacturing firms in Uganda. From the findings, the data shown that 7.1% of respondents strongly agreed, 5.3% disagreed, 26.5% strongly agreed, 41.6% strongly disagreed, and 19.5% are not sure about the evaluation of the debtor's character before extending credit in their company. The mean rating for this statement was 3.61, indicating a moderate agreement overall. Based on this data, it was recommended for companies to assess the character and creditworthiness of debtors before extending credit to mitigate potential credit risks. The statistical analysis revealed a remarkably strong positive correlation between creditors' management practices and overall financial performance. Given over 70% of the variation in results could be attributed to creditors' management alone, it is imperative that the organization urgently prioritizes optimizing processes and controls pertaining to this important function.

The study aimed at Working Capital Management and Its impact on financial profitability of Mukwano group of companies in Uganda and it was guided by the following objectives; To determine the relationship between inventory management and Company’s financial profitability, to determine the relationship between receivables and Company’s financial profitability and to determine the relationship between payables and Company’s financial profitability. Firstly, quantitative secondary data was collected. Financial statements and annual reports for Mukwano Group subsidiaries spanning 2010-2020 were obtained from the Uganda Registration Services Bureau database as done in their analysis of listed Ugandan firms. Key working capital components including inventory, receivables and payables ratios were then be computed using standard formulae. Thereafter, multiple linear regression modeling within SPSS software was performed as employed by Raheman et al. (2010) to gauge associations between the independent working capital variables and dependent profitability metrics incorporating return on assets and operating margin over the period. From the findings, the correlation between Inventory Management and Financial Performance was 0.861. This strong positive correlation suggested that as Inventory Management improves, there was a positive linear relationship with financial performance. The p-value associated with the correlation coefficient was 0.000 (less than 0.01), indicating that the correlation was statistically significant at the 0.01 level. It is therefore strongly recommended that Mukwano Group formulates a centralized working capital management division tasked with establishing robust group-wide policies and strategies. Key recommendations include adopting an integrated Enterprise Resource Planning system linking subsidiaries to enhance collaboration and harmonize payment cycles. Introduction of a factoring program supported by financial institutions can aid cash flows.

The study aimed at workplace harassment and its impact on staff performance with a case study of Kisoro district local government in Uganda and it was guided by the following objectives; To assess the impact of workplace harassment on the performance and productivity of district local government staff and to investigate the relationship between workplace harassment and absenteeism of staff. The research employed stratified random sampling to ensure representation from different departments within Kisoro District Local Government. The process involved dividing the population into strata or groups based on their respective departments. A random sample was then selected from each stratum to ensure that participants are drawn from various areas of the local government, providing a comprehensive understanding of the organizational dynamics. The determined sample size for this research was 60 participants. This size was arrived at through a combination of factors, including the size of the target population, the resources available for data collection and analysis, and the need to achieve a balanced representation across different departments. From the findings, the unstandardized beta value of -.523 indicated that for every one-unit increase in absenteeism, there was a predicted decrease of 0.523 units in performance and productivity. More importantly, the significance value of .000, which was lower than the .05 threshold, shown this negative relationship was statistically significant. Mandatory periodic trainings and awareness campaigns on all forms of workplace harassment and related laws should also be conducted for all staff.