Browsing by Author "Nalweyiso, Grace"

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    Perceived leadership integrity and organisational commitment
    (Journal of Management Development, 2020) Nangoli, Sudi; Muhumuza, Benon; Tweyongyere, Maureen; Nkurunziza, Gideon; Namono, Rehema; Ngoma, Muhammed; Nalweyiso, Grace
    The purpose of this paper is to investigate the extent to which perceived leadership integrity influences changes in organisational commitment. The premise of the study is the argument that non-financial rewards alleviate the challenges associated with low levels of commitment in economies that are riddled with incessant situations of economic scarcity. Design/methodology/approach – An explanatory study approach was adopted to investigate the envisaged linkage between the study variables from a socio-psychological perspective. Findings – The results of the study establish that perceived leadership integrity significantly influences variations in commitment among organisational employees. Research limitations/implications – The study results provide a reason for firms to invest more resources towards promoting honesty among organisational leaders. The findings of the study support the idea that perceived integrity of an organisation’s leadership generates a sustainable win–win position not only between the organisation and employees, but also among the leaders and subordinates. Practical implications – Organisations must regularly consider the drivers of organisational commitment and pay sufficient attention to non-financial drivers. As advanced by this study, a very important yet economical way of effecting such a strategy is through instituting measures that sustainably create a perception among employees that organisational leaders execute their duties with the utmost integrity. Originality/value – This article has both empirical and theoretical value. Empirically, this work is the first of its kind aimed at investigating the effect of perceived leadership integrity on organisational commitment within Uganda’s hospitality setting. Theoretically, the study extends the versatility of the hierarchy of needs theory by clarifying that higher-level needs offer a basis for explaining the effect of psychological processes (in this case, perceived leadership integrity) on behavioural changes (in this case, organisational commitment).
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    Strategizing for project success in multifaceted public-sector stakeholder environments
    (ournal of Economic, 2015) Nalweyiso, Grace; Nangoli, Sudi; Muwanga, Robert; Byomire, Gorret; Musasizi, Yunia; Simiyu, Silvia W.
    Projects have various stakeholders whose expectations are diverse in nature and therefore the environment in which they operate is an issue of concern. This is achieved by knowing who these stakeholders are, understanding their interests or perceptions regarding the project and determining their level of influence towards the project in terms of power and above all the environments in which they operate. This study sought to examine the extent to which project stakeholder environments influenced project success of Universal Primary Education project in Uganda. It notes that the Universal Primary Education project in Uganda is categorized by poor quality performance and thus calls on strategies aimed at improving project success. Quantitative research methods were used. Questionnaires were used as the preferred data collection tool. Frequencies, means, correlations and regression data analysis techniques were used to draw inferences from collected and cleaned data. Data were collected from a sample of 181 Universal Primary Education schools operating in Central Uganda. Findings revealed that there is a positive significant relationship between the nature of stakeholder environments and perceived project success (r = .367, p < .01). Results also reveal that stakeholder environments predicted perceived project success (Beta = .453). The regression model was valid (sig. <.01). This means that the more supportive the Stakeholder environments are, the more successful Universal Primary Education project will be perceived to be by stakeholders. Thus, in order to ensure that Universal Primary Education is successfully implemented, there is need to provide better environment for various stakeholders. This could be in terms of improved working conditions of teachers, provision of teaching materials, and good classrooms among others.