Browsing by Author "Akankwasa, Alex"

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    Examining the effect of Electronic Banking on the Performance of Financial Institutions in Uganda. The Case of Stanbic Bank Kabale
    (International Journal of Academic and Applied Research, 2022) Akankwasa, Alex; Akakikunda, Teddy; Murezi, Caroline Matsiko; Akatwijuka, Ivan Habasa; Turyomurugyendo, Peace
    The goal of the research study was to determine how the performance of financial institutions in Uganda was impacted by electronic banking. The case study used was Stanbic Bank's Kabale Branch in the Kabale District. Finding out the factors affecting electronic banking in financial institutions in Uganda, evaluating ways to improve electronic banking among financial institutions, and determining the effect of electronic banking on the performance of financial institutions in Uganda served as the goals for the research study. During the data collection phase of the study, questionnaire and interview guide methods were used. The entire research process or exercise was conducted using a descriptive research design, and both qualitative and quantitative methodologies were used for data collecting and analysis. The study surveyed 50 participants, including the manager, accountant, credit officer, supervisor, loans officer, banking officer, support personnel, and other bank customers at the Stanbic Bank Kabale Branch. According to the research's findings , there is a strong correlation between electronic banking and the performance of financial institutions at the Stanbic Bank Kabale Branch. In today's financial institutions, electronic banking is the way to go because it increases client happiness, which is essential to raising performance levels. The study went on to say that there is still much work to be done in order to address issues relating to minimizing operating costs, maintaining high levels of liquidity, ensuring capital adequacy, and maintaining borrowing levels among customers while emphasizing customer satisfaction and taking into account the bank's overall mission.
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    Product Planning and Development on the output of Small scale and Medium Enterprises in Uganda case study Northern Division Kabale municipality
    (International Journal of Academic Pedagogical Research, 2022) Akankwasa, Alex; Akakikunda, Teddy; Habaasa, Ivan Akatwijuka; Murezi, Caroline Matsiko; Mugisha, John Steve
    The purpose of study was to establish Product Planning and Development on the output of small scale and medium enterprises in Northern division Kabale Municipality. The research study was guided by the following research objectives which; to identify the problems experienced by the small and medium enterprises in planning and development of new products in a competitiveand depressed economy like ours, to establish the possible solutions for effective planning and development of new products in a competitive environment and to examine the relationship between product planning and development and output of Small scale Enterprise. The study deployed both qualitative and quantitative designs. The methods used in the collection of data included Questionnaires, focused group discussions and interviews. The findings revealed that there is a high level of relationship between product planning and development and the output levels of Small and Medium enterprises in Northern Division Kabale Municipality. Product planning and development are very important for the increase in the level of output since it helps in enhancing increased sales volume and thereby leading to more revenue. Therefore all the owners and operators of small and medium scale enterprises should conduct research and innovation so as to be able to come up with new products that are in line with the needs of their consumers so as to be able to retain and maintain them. This can be realized by conducting marketing research and intelligence by moving in the field to establish the needs and the changes in the preferences of the consumers