Makerere Business Journal

 

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  • Perceived auditor independence factors in Uganda 

    Kaawaase Kigongo, Twaha; Korutaro Nkundabanyanga, Stephen (Makerere University Business School, 2017)
    Purpose – The purpose of this paper is two-fold: the first is to establish whether, in the face of the company-pay model, financial statement preparers perceive threat and enhancing factors of Auditor Independence (AI) ...

  • Assessing local road transporters’ participation readiness in oil and gas industry in Uganda. 

    Namukasa, Juliet; Kabagambe Bategeka, Levi; Nakayima, Farida (Makerere University Business School, 2017)
    Purpose - The study sought to establish the readiness of local road transport service providers to participate and deliver the desired services in Uganda’s budding oil and gas industry. Methodology/Approach - The study ...

  • Perceived internal audit roles and challenges in a developing economy 

    Bananuka, Juma; Mukyala, Veronica; Nalukenge, Irene (2017)
    Purpose - The purpose of this study was twofold: 1) to explore the perceived Internal Audit (IA) roles and challenges faced by internal auditors in fulfilling their mandate among listed firms in Uganda and 2) to examine ...

  • Knowledge management and high performance in Uganda’s financial institutions 

    Bagorogoza Kyogabiirwe, Janatti; Moya, Musa (Makerere University Business School, 2017)
    Purpose: – The purpose of this paper is to report the findings of the mediation effect of the high performance organisation (HPO) framework in the relationship between knowledge management and high performance. Design ...

  • Firm characteristics, innovation, financial resilience under austerity and survival of firms: a pitch 

    Mugumya, Elizabeth (Makerere Business Journal, 2017)
    Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to apply the pitching research template that Faff (2015, 2016) developed to a research proposal on firm characteristics, innovation, resilience and survival of firms in the financial ...

  • A qualitative inquiry on the determinants of internet financial reporting in Uganda 

    Bananuka, Juma; Kaawaase Kigongo, Twaha; Musimenta, Doreen; Namusobya, Zainab (Makerere Business Journal, 2018)
    Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to report the factors that may affect the adoption of internet financial reporting in developing countries. Design/methodology/approach – The study in developing countries like ...

  • Top management team international orientation and internationalization of Universities 

    Nuwagaba, Dennis; Kennedy Ogollah, John Yab; Wainaina, Gituro (Makerere Business Journal, 2018)
    Abstract Purpose: Based on the assumptions of the upper echelons and the stages theories, this study sought to examine the influence of Top Management Team International Orientation (TMTIO) on the Internationalization ...

  • Efficacy of institutional framework in managing wild life trade in Uganda: Preliminary evidence 

    Musinguzi, James; Basheka, Benon C.; Odubaker Picho, Epiphany (Makerere Business Journal, 2018)
    Purpose: The aim of this paper is to report preliminary evidence on evaluating the efficacy of the institutional framework in the management of trade in wildlife products in Uganda. Methodology: The study adopted a ...

  • Determinants of aggregate electricity demand in Uganda 

    Nakirijja, Judith Flavia; Kiggundu, Tonny; Keryne Ajok, Sarah; Lwanga, Barbara (2018)
    Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to investigate the determinants of aggregate electricity demand in Uganda. Methodology: Using quarterly data over the period 2001-2015, the study employs time series diagnostic tests ...

  • Stakeholder behavior, relationship building practices and stakeholder management in Public Private Partnership Projects in Uganda 

    Mwesigwa, Rogers; Ntayi, Joseph; Bagire, Vincent; Munene, John C (Makerere University Business School, 2018-02-01)
    Purpose - The purpose of this paper is to provide evidence of the influence of stakeholder behaviour and relationship building practices on stakeholder management in Public Private Partnership (PPP) projects.in ...

  • The impact of merger and acquisition on firm performance in East Africa 

    Nagasha, Scola; Bananuka, Juma; Musimenta, Doreen; Lulu, Gu (Makerere University Business School, 2017-12-28)
    Purpose – The purpose of this paper is two-fold: the first is to establish whether, in the face of the company-pay model, financial statement preparers perceive threat and enhancing factors of Auditor Independence (AI) the ...

  • Business Incubation in Uganda, Services, Processes and Incubatee Perceptions- A case study 

    Abaho, Ernest; Nkambwe, Ismail (Makerere University Business School, 2017-05-30)
    Purpose-This paper examines the nature of services and processes of business incubation. Its specific objectives are to establish the nature of services offered by business incubation centers in Uganda, examine the incubation ...

  • Religiosity and Islamic Banking in Uganda 

    Kaawaase, Twaha Kigongo; Nalukwago, Lailah (Makerere University Business School, 2017-05-30)
    Purpose: The objective of this paper was to examine the extent to which religiosity matters in explaining existing bank customers’ propensity to patronise Islamic banking in the context of a predominantly non-Islamic country ...

  • Corporate Social Responsibility, Implementation: Lessons from Uganda 

    Katamba, David; Akora, Maxwell E.P (Makerere University Business School, 2017-05-30)
    Purpose: This paper presents aspects of a Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) Implementation Success Model to guide CSR engagements. Design/methodology/approach: A qualitative case methodology is used to investigate ...

  • Social networks and subjective norms: The Mediating effect of financial self efficacy on financial Inclusion 

    Mindra, Rachel Katorogo; Moya, Musa (2016-10-21)
    Purpose: The purpose of this study was to examine the mediating effect of financial self- efficacy on the relationship between social networks, subjective norms and financial inclusion among individuals in Uganda.Design/ ...

  • Organizational trust, collectivism and goal Congruence 

    Lubogoyi, Bumaali; Kasekende, Francis (Makerere University Business School, 2017-05-30)
    Purpose: The study addresses the building blocks of goal congruence among local governments by presenting a conceptual study on the impact of collectivism on the organizational trust - goal congruence relationship. ...