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The study was focused on specific objective of examining career development of academic staff in the Uganda Colleges of Commerce. The methodology used included questionnaires and interviews; questionnaires were administered to selected... more
The study was focused on specific objective of examining career development of academic staff in the Uganda Colleges of Commerce. The methodology used included questionnaires and interviews; questionnaires were administered to selected staff in the three Colleges. The Principals of these colleges were also interviewed and in addition, some Ministry Officials were also contacted. The findings of the study reveal that there is a positive relationship between government policy, environmental factors, political factors and career development. The recommendation put forward was that government policies be reviewed regularly particularly on recruitment, promotion and training; meanwhile UCCs management were encouraged to put more effort to develop their staff and finally the study concluded by urging all stakeholders to consider upholding career development activities which would empower the individual staff and eventually overall societal development.
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This study was conducted to investigate and examine the prospects of developing career for academic staff of Uganda Colleges of Commerce through a quantitative research approach and methods. The findings indicate that a combination of... more
This study was conducted to investigate and examine the prospects of developing career for academic staff of Uganda Colleges of Commerce through a quantitative research approach and methods. The findings indicate that a combination of recruitment, promotion and Training is positively correlated to Career Development. The study recommends that management of the Uganda Colleges of Commerce should support career development and also that staff should enroll on courses which will enable them upgrade to the next ladder. Staff are expected to be engaged in gainful activities such as research, seminars and refrain from disruptive activities such as over drinking. Those who aspire to go for further courses must ensure that they are relevant to enable them acquire the skills required for the new tasks. Staff should also be able to sacrifice and devote time and resources for their own good rather than waiting for the organization to think aloud for them.
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The Daily Monitor publications ran serialized articles showing the awful state of government hospitals across the country. While the Ministry of Health insists that the problem is not as bad as it is depicted, the level of service... more
The Daily Monitor publications ran serialized articles showing the awful state of government hospitals across the country. While the Ministry of Health insists that the problem is not as bad as it is depicted, the level of service delivery in public hospitals has come under serious public scrutiny espousing the cause for concern about policy, practice and research. There should be glaring gaps in management practices as a possible explanation. In this study, we investigated impact of management decision making, structure, processes, communication and management style on hospital performance. The study has emphasized good management as the determinant of better performance of hospitals in the Ugandan context. Findings of this study challenges policy makers to strengthen management processes in addition to mobilizing financial, human and capital resources for hospitals. The study extends the debate on application of management theory with practice in the health sector in the Ugandan c...
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There is an ongoing scholarly debate on management development in Africa. Managementtheory and practice have previously been accorded scanty scholarly scrutiny leading to agap in our knowledge of managerial work in Africa. This paper... more
There is an ongoing scholarly debate on management development in Africa. Managementtheory and practice have previously been accorded scanty scholarly scrutiny leading to agap in our knowledge of managerial work in Africa. This paper presents preliminaryfindings from exploratory study on what managers do in Ugandan organizations. It isunderpinned by the models in extant literature. We posit that there is no new thread ofthought in management thinking and the conventional tasks and skills defineproportionately what the managers were found to be engaged in; the skills were equallyproportionately distributed. The clustering around the same thematic areas could havebeen influenced by our conceptualization. We recommend grounded approaches to analyzemore deeply the task design and management work