Browsing by Author "Mugisha Rulangaranga, Donatus"

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    Corporate Image and Organizational Performance of State Owned Enterprises Monitored by Privatization Unit (PU) Uganda
    (European Journal of Business and Management, 2014) Namubiru, Bridget; Nabeta, Nkote; Ntayi, Joseph; Mugisha Rulangaranga, Donatus
    This study was carried out to establish whether corporate image has any influence on organizational performance in state-owned enterprises in Uganda. This was consider relevant as a study area after a realization that stateowned enterprises operate with huge backing from the state unlike the privately owned enterprises. This prompted to ask the big question of whether corporate image has any impact on the overall performance of these entities. A cross sectional research design was adopted for the study. The unit of analysis considered was an entity. The entities were divided into four groups in relation to the industry. Out of a population of 140 firms, 104 were selected to form a sample. All the 103 firms successfully responded representing 100% response rate. In the analysis phase, Correlation and Regression Analyses were used. Findings indicated that Corporate Image of state-owned enterprises has a significant influence on the organizational performance (Sig=0.000; Sig < 0.01; β = 0.337). Basing on this finding, it has been recommended that the state-owned companies stop counting on the backing of the state and start working on their image so that they can get a wider acceptance in the Ugandan Market.
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    Enhancing proactive work behaviour amongst lecturers in public universities in Uganda
    (International journal of management and economics invention, 2016) Basemera, Mellan; Mafabi, Samuel; Kasekende, Francis; Mpaata, Eva; Mugisha Rulangaranga, Donatus
    This study was carried out with an intention of establishing the possibility of enhancing proactive work behavior amongst lecturers in public universities in Uganda. The aspects of job autonomy, organizational management support and self-efficacy were investigated as possible explanations of existence of proactive work behavior in an organization. In this research, the organization was composed of public universities in Uganda. Because of their prominence in the tertiary education in Uganda, Makerere University, Makerere University Business School and Kyambogo University were selected to represent the other public universities in Uganda. These three had a population of 2505 lecturers at different levels. Using Krejcie and Morgan (1970) formula, 333 respondents were considered to form the sample of the study from all the three universities. Cross-sectional research design was followed when carrying out the study. Correlation and regression analyses were carried out to be able to respond to the research inquiries in relation to this study. The analyses conducted indicated that there was a positive and significant relationship between job autonomy and self-efficacy, organizational support and self-efficacy, self-efficacy and proactive work behavior, job autonomy and proactive work behavior as well as organizational support and proactive wok behavior amongst lecturers of public universities in Uganda. Basing on these findings, it is recommended that lecturers in public universities in Uganda need to be given considerable degree of job autonomy as well as organizational support. These in turn shall boost the self-efficacy of the staff members leading to them behaving in a proactive manner while executing their duties at the different public universities in Uganda.