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Inventory Management Practices And Business Profitability: A Case Study Of Supermarkets In Kampala

Akampurira Sarah, Agaba Devis · 30 Jun 2026

This study examined the relationship between inventory management practices and business profitability among supermarkets in Kampala, Uganda. The inventory management dimensions studied included inventory control systems…

Inventory management Business profitability Demand forecasting Inventory control

Credit Management And Financial Performance: A Case Study Of Pride Microfinance

Asiimwe Isaac Kazaara, Dr Mategeko Betty · 30 Jun 2026

This study investigated the relationship between credit management practices and financial performance at Pride Microfinance Limited, one of Uganda's leading microfinance deposit-taking institutions. Credit management di…

Credit management Financial performance Non-performing loans Microfinance

Employee Motivation And Organizational Performance: A Case Study Of Kampala Capital City Authority

Dr Mable Namara, Asiimwe Prisca · 30 Jun 2026

This study investigated the effect of employee motivation on organizational performance at Kampala Capital City Authority (KCCA). The dimensions of employee motivation examined included financial incentives, recognition …

Employee motivation Organizational performance Financial incentives Career development

Racing the Clock: Cultivating a Time Mindset as a Foundational Skill for Learners in Uganda’s Competence- Based Curriculum

Arinaitwe Julius, Ariyo Gracious Kazaara · 31 Mar 2026

This study investigated the role of time mindset as a foundational competency among learners in Uganda's Competence-Based Curriculum (CBC). Anchored in the theoretical premise that metacognitive temporal awareness is int…

Time mindset competence-based curriculum Uganda foundational skills

Relationship Between Headteachers’ Leadership Styles And Teachers’ Content Masterly In Public Secondary Schools In Lwengo District, Uganda.

Kinene Stephen, Professor Edris Kasenene Serugo · 31 Dec 2025

The study investigated the relationship between headteachers' leadership styles and teachers' content mastery in public secondary schools in Lwengo District, Uganda. The research employed a correlational survey design wi…

Headteachers' leadership styles teachers' content mastery subject matter knowledge

Fostering Critical Thinkers or Efficient Doers? An Analysis of the "Why" Question in Uganda's Competency- Based Curriculum

Dr. Arinaitwe Julius, Musiimenta Nancy · 31 Dec 2025

Background: Uganda's Competency-Based Curriculum (CBC), introduced in 2018, represents a paradigm shift from knowledge-centered to skills-oriented learning, explicitly advocating for learner-centered approaches that prom…

Competency-Based Curriculum critical thinking inquiry-based learning

Bridging the Gap or Building on Sand? A Critical Analysis of Skill Identification in Uganda's Competency- Based Curriculum

Musiimenta Nancy, Ahumuza Audrey · 31 Dec 2025

This study critically analyzed skill identification processes in Uganda's Competency-Based Curriculum to determine whether the reform genuinely bridged gaps between education and labor market demands or merely built impr…

Customer Relationship Management And Customer Retention: A Case Study Of Centenary Bank

Dr Arinaitwe Julius1 , Asiimwe Isaac Kazaara2 · 30 Jun 2026

This study examined the influence of Customer Relationship Management (CRM) practices on customer retention at Centenary Bank, Uganda's leading microfinance-oriented commercial bank. The dimensions of CRM investigat…

Customer relationship management Customer retention Service quality Complaint handling

Financial Management Practices And Growth Of Small And Medium Enterprises: A Case Study Of SMEs In Mbarara City

Dr Ariyo Gracious Kazaara · 30 Jun 2026

This study investigated the relationship between financial management practices and the growth of Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) in Mbarara City, Uganda. Financial management practices examined included working capi…

Financial management Working capital SME growth Budgeting

Financial Performance And Internal Controls Of Saccos In Wakiso District

Jjingo Timothy1 , Irumba Alex2 · 30 Jun 2026

This study examined the relationship between internal controls and the financial performance of Savings and Credit Cooperative Organisations (SACCOs) in Wakiso District, Uganda. SACCOs play an increasingly important role…

Internal Controls Financial Performance SACCOs COSO Framework