Browsing by Author "Tusiime, Immaculate"

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    Corporate governance: Ownership structure, board structure and performance of public sector entities
    (Journal of Public Administration and Policy Research, 2011) Tusiime, Immaculate; Nkundabanyanga, Stephen K.; Nkote, Isaac N.
    This study seek to examine ownership structure, board structure and their relationship with public sector entities’ performance in Uganda. A cross-sectional and correlational research design with a sample of 85 public sector entities in Uganda was used. The findings portrayed that, CEO duality is not yet an issue as far as the performance of public sector entities in Uganda is concerned. Findings indicate that 67% of the variance in public sector entities’ performance is explained by ownership structure and board structure. Evidence has emerged that it is necessary to reduce government ownership in public sector entities in Uganda to achieve better performance. The significance of this paper is also to contribute to the dearth of literature on the African experience concerning public sector management and performance. The study is carried out in Uganda where corporate governance code is not highly developed and the sample size for this study may limit its generalization. Our findings underlie the importance of privatization in enhancing proper performance of public sector entities.
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    Entrepreneurial Framework Conditions and Business Sustainability among the Youth and Women Entrepreneurs
    (Asia Pacific Journal of Innovation and Entrepreneurship, 2020) Orobia, Laura A.; Tusiime, Immaculate; Mwesigwa, Rogers; Ssekiziyivu, Bob
    This study aims to investigate the relationship between entrepreneurial framework conditions (EFCs) and business sustainability among youth and women entrepreneurs using the institutional theory. This study is cross-sectional and follows an explanatory research design using 390 youth and women entrepreneurs in Mbarara district (Uganda). A principal factor analysis was conducted to single out the particular constructs of business sustainability and EFC. Inferential analysis was conducted to test the relationships. First, the constructs of business sustainability are stakeholder engagements, people and skills, ecosystem management, market and sales and innovation. Second, the constructs of EFC are education, government program and policies, IT infrastructure, market openness and finance. Finally, finance and IT infrastructure are significant predictors of business sustainability among the youth and women entrepreneurs.
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    Leadership Styles, Job Satisfaction and Organizational Commitment among Academic Staff in Public Universities
    (Journal of Management Development., 2020) Mwesigwa, Rogers; Tusiime, Immaculate; Ssekiziyivu, Bob
    The purpose of this paper is to examine the relationship between leadership styles and Organizational commitment among academic staff in Ugandan Public Universities, mediated by Job Satisfaction. The study was cross-sectional, quantitative, and used correlation and regression to test the hypothesis. A sample of 353 academic staff was drawn from five public universities in Uganda, of which a response rate of 66 percent was obtained. Organizational commitment among academic staff in public universities in Uganda depends on the age of the academic staff, length of service, position level, leadership styles employed, and job satisfaction. Findings further show that job satisfaction partially mediates the relationship between leadership styles and organizational commitment. Only a single research methodological approach was employed; thus, future research through interviews could be undertaken to triangulate.