Browsing by Author "Ntayi, Joseph Mpeera"

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    Moral Schemas and Corruption in Ugandan Public Procurement
    (Journal of Business Ethics, 2013) Ntayi, Joseph Mpeera; Ngoboka, Pascal; Kakooza, Cornelia Sabiiti
    This study investigates the relationship between moral schemas and corruption in public procurement. It adopts a moral schema framework to examine procurement-induced corruption from Uganda. Experiences, attitudes, and values of respondents are used to construct future behavior of public procurement staff. The schema framework was built around the premise that procurement-related corruption is a function of the social framework and human nature paradox, constructing logical justification for the acts of corruption. The study uses data from 474 public procurement staff to demonstrate that social identity, ethical egoistic, legislative, amoral, and religious moral schemas account for 78.51% of the variance in moral schema of respondents. All these schemas were found to be significant predictors, accounting for 73.3% of public procurement corruption. The paper urges managers of procuring and disposing entities to utilize moral scripts in reducing corruption. Managers are encouraged to engage in morally responsible behaviors to promote ethics and value-for-money transactions. The paper provides an alternative framework for examining corruption in sub-Saharan Africa where explicit elaboration of insights on corruption is still lacking.
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    Perceived Project Value, Opportunistic Behavior, Interorganizational Cooperation, and Contractor Performance
    (Journal of African Business, 2010) Ntayi, Joseph Mpeera; Rooks, Gerrit; Eyaa, Sarah; Qian, Cheng
    Predictors of contractor performance have attracted the attention of researchers in the developed world. However, research from sub-Saharan Africa to corroborate these findings has remained sparse. What exists is speculative and at best anecdotal. Using data from construction firms in Uganda, this study finds that commitment to the project, perceived value of the project, interorganizational cooperation, and opportunistic behavior are significant predictors of contractor performance. This has both policy and managerial implications, which we present in this paper.
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    Perceived satisfaction and household fuel transition: evidence from Ugandan households
    (Frontiers Media S.A, 2024-07) Elasu, Joseph; Ntayi, Joseph Mpeera; Adaramola, Muyiwa S; Buyinza, Faisal; Atukunda, Ronnette; Ngoma, Muhamad
    Introduction The dominance of biomass for cooking has implications for the country. For instance, biomass conversion using traditional technologies (three stone) in poorly ventilated kitchens produce smoke that influences the reproductive health outcomes for expectant mother. Beyond health outcomes, uncontrollable harvesting of biomass for cooking contributes to environmental degradation. Unfortunately, biomass in form of firewood, charcoal, plant and animal wastes is widely consumed by more than 94% of Ugandan households for cooking. This paper examined whether perceived satisfaction plays a significant role in household energy transition in Uganda. Methods The study adopted a panel data methodology employing an ordered logit model with random effects to estimate the effect of perceived satisfaction on household fuel transition from high to low pollutant cooking fuels in Uganda. The data used was obtained from Uganda Bureau of Statistics (UBoS) which is mandated by an Act of parliament to develop and maintain a national statistics system to ensure collection, analysis and publication of integrated, relevant, reliable and timely statistical information. Findings and discussion Our findings demonstrate that perceived satisfaction influences household fuel transition decisions in Uganda. The study concluded by suggesting policy recommendations for government action. CrossRef
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    Performance Management Practices, Employee Attitudes And Managed Performance
    (International Journal of Educational Management., 2010) Kagaari, James; Munene, John C.; Ntayi, Joseph Mpeera
    The purpose of this paper is to establish the relationship between performance management practices, employee attitudes and managed performance.Using a disproportionate stratified purposive approach, a sample of 900 employees was drawn from four public universities in Uganda.The paper reveals that performance management practices and employee attitudes are crucial for achievement of managed performance in public universities.This was a cross‐sectional study that inherently has common method biases. Such biases could be minimised with replication of the study using a longitudinal study approach that would also unearth all salient issues that could have remained untouched.The paper emphasises the need for public universities to institutionalise result‐oriented relationships and adapt in the external hyper changing environment.The paper calls for a new approach to managing employees in public universities with increasing demand for university education and stakeholder interests in delivery of cost‐effective quality services.
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    Social capital: mediator of financial literacy and financial inclusion in rural Uganda
    (Review of International Business and Strategy, 2016) Bongomin, George Okello Candiya; Ntayi, Joseph Mpeera; Munene, John C.; Nabeta, Isaac Nkote
    The purpose of this paper is to examine the mediating role of social capital in financial literacy and financial inclusion relationship in rural Uganda. The major aim is to establish the role of social capital in the relationship between financial literacy and financial inclusion.The paper adopts and uses MedGraph programme (Excel version 3.0), Sobel and Kenny and Baron tests to test the mediation effect of social capital in the relationship between financial literacy and financial inclusion.The results reveals that social capital is a significant mediator in the relationship between financial literacy and financial inclusion of rural poor in Uganda. Financial literacy did not have a direct effect on financial inclusion, but through full mediation of social capital. Existence of social capital into the relationship boosts the relationship between financial literacy and financial inclusion by 61.6 per cent among rural poor households in Uganda. Thus, the finding suggests that with the absence of social capital, financial literacy may fail to enhance the level of financial inclusion among rural poor households in Uganda.arch approach using a questionnaire. However, future research through interview may be of importance. Besides, for the purpose of triangulation, a study involving financial institutions’ staff may be viable. Moreover this study was limited by the fact that it was cross-sectional. Furthermore, a longitudinal study may be useful in future to investigate the mediating impact of social capital spanning over a long period of time.Managers, policymakers and financial inclusion practitioners should advocate and embark on building social capital among rural communities, so as to improve on the level of financialinclusion.While a large body of research has been carried out on financial literacy, this paper is the first to test the mediating role of social capital in the relationship between financial literacy and financial inclusion, especially in rural Uganda. This study generates evidence and contributes to the powerful influence of social capital in enhancing the level of financial inclusion based on financial literacy.