The study examined the relationship between institutional roles and the implementation of Local Economic Development (LED) in Uganda, taking Kasese District as a case study. The study objectives were to examine how technical roles, political roles, Civil Society Organisations and private sector roles affect implementation of LED implementation in Kasese District Local Government. The study was a correlational research design that adopted both quantitative and qualitative approaches. A sample of 120 respondents were observed using questionnaires and interviews. Data were analysed using Pearson correlation coefficient and regressions analysis. The study findings revealed that there is a positive significant relationship between technical roles, political roles, civil society roles and private sector roles with the implementation of LED. The study recommended among others, that local governments should be assisted to create efficacious LED institutions and create LED implementation planning frameworks involving key actors and stakeholders at locality level.
This article explores administrative culture and examines its impact on performance appraisal reforms in Uganda's civil service. It reveals that Uganda's bureaucracy is characterised by large power distance, strong uncertainty avoidance, high ethnicity adherence and political neutrality. Research fi ndings indicate that these cultural variables infl uence the performance appraisal by sabotaging its actual implementation and undermining its institutionalisation. The study supports the use of power distance and uncertainty avoidance by various scholars to analyse the linkage between administrative culture and instruments of management. The additional dimensions of political (neutrality) biasness and ethnicity pursued are highly relevant additions to the literature. It is argued that for the successful introduction of performance appraisals, culture matters. Although the Ugandan government introduced appraisal reforms, incompatibility between the values embedded in the appraisal and the host administrative culture watered down the reform.
The study was set to examine the extent to which Credit Risk Management Practices influence banks' performance in South Sudan. Credit Risk Management practices were looked at in terms of Credit Risk Identification (CRI) Credit Risk Assessment (CRA) and Credit Risk Control (CRC). The study applied a cross-sectional survey design with 124 respondents linked to the Credit process across 7 sampled banks in Juba. Cluster, purposive and sample random techniques were employed in gathering data using Structured questionnaires and interview guides. The study revealed a strong positive correlation between risk management practices and bank performance (r = 0.959; p-value = 0.000 which is less than 0.01). Credit Risk Assessment (CRA), Credit Risk Identification and Credit Risk Control all revealed significant results at r = 0.932 at p-value = 0.000; r = 0.977 at p-value = 0.000. The study further revealed that a unit increase in CRI and CRA and CRC, increased bank performance by 35.8%, 25.3% and 37.1% respectively. While CRI = (β = 0.358 and p = 0.000) and CRA (β = 0.253 and p = 0.000) seamed to drive growth of the asset book, CRC influenced Asset Quality by (β = 0.371 and p = 0.000).
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