Browsing by Author "Nuwagaba, Arthur"

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Loan assessment and financial performance of SACCOs
(Academia Publishing, 2022-03-09) Baluku, Watsema; Nuwagaba, Arthur; Anthony, K. Agume
The study kicked off to examine whether a relationship appears mid loan assessment and financial performance of SACCOs in Mbarara City. This undertaking espoused a non-experimental cross-sectional research design with both descriptive and analytical styles where a quantitative approach to data collection and analysis was considered. The study gathered quantitative data from 109 participants using questionnaires. Questionnaires were used to gather quantitative data which was then put into a data management tool, statistical package for social scientists version 20 for further description and inferences. The tool was then used to output a descriptive presentation and Pearson correlation coefficient stood employed to ascertain statistical significance between the loan assessment and financial performance. Findings from the undertaking exposed a solid positive affiliation amid loan assessment besides financial performance of SACCOs (r=0.870**, p<0.000). This undertaking resolved that loan assessment influences financial performance of SACCOs positively. The study commends SACCOs to adopt well thought and efficient loan assessment strategies as means to improve their financial performance
ON-SPOT BILLING SYSTEM, COST OF WATER, REVENUE COLLECTION MECHANISM & REVENUE COLLECTION PERFORMANCE OF PUBLIC UTILITY ENTITIES EVIDENCE FROM NWSC MBARARA CENTRE
(Bishop Stuart University, 2023) Nekemia, Ampiire; Atukunda, Gershom; Nuwagaba, Arthur
Revenue collection performance is vital in promoting efficiency in the service delivery and economic development of organizations. The purpose of the study was to determine the contribution of on-spot billing system, cost of water and revenue collection mechanism on revenue collection performance of public entities in Uganda. The study objectives were to establish the contribution of cost of water on the revenue collection performance in NWSC, to examine the contribution of revenue collection mechanism on revenue collection performance in NWSC, and to find out the relationship between on-spot billing system and revenue collection performance in NWSC. The study was guided by the cash management theory which focuses improving liquidity and it adopted a cross sectional research design. Data was collected using a questionnaire and an interview guide. 108 respondents participated in the study. Data was entered into SPSS, and analysed using descriptive statistics. Findings show that the cost of water significantly contributes to revenue collection performance in NWSC, Mbarara Centre. Results also indicate that location of pay points, the failure to automate revenue collection, the number of pay points, and mode of paying bills significantly contributed to Revenue Collection Performance Findings. Further affirm that on-spot billing has a significant effect on revenue collection performance at NWSC because it enhances revenue collection performance. Basing on the results of the study, it is recommended that the government should subsidise more the cost of water, customers be engaged in the pricing or mode of payment for water bills, number of pay points be increased and establish more convenient ways of paying for water like of mobile money agents and more attention be attached on improving on the on spot billing system and meter reading challenges and also that customers be sensitized on their roles to NWSC.
Quality, Price, and Competition Strategy Effects on Performance of Soft Drink Enterprises in Rwanda
(Bishop Stuart University, 2021-12-31) Nimusima, Pereez; Nuwagaba, Arthur; Tuhirirwe, Jackson; Karuhanga, Nathan; Kamau, Abel Kennedy
Amidst market performance challenges of declining customer numbers and sales for some soft drinks enterprises in Rwanda, that has caused a big concern for academics and professionals, the study set to empirically investigate the effect of quality, price and competition strategies on sales and customer retention performance for these enterprises. The study was quantitative and cross-sectional where researchers obtained data at a single point in time on more than one case. A sample size of 118 marketing managers was taken from these enterprises in the central districts of Kigali that produce carbonated drinks, mineral water and juice. Due to corona virus pandemic, virtual means of data collection were used through telephone-based questionnaire survey. Despite the positive and significant relationship between quality and price strategies with market performance, (  =0.500, t=1.09, p<0.01) for quality, (  =0.23, t=3.05, p<0.01) for price, results for competition strategies (  =0.23, t=3.05, p=0.281), show nonsignificant relationship with market performance in the studied context. This finding manifests a big gap in managing competition and therefore advise these enterprises to revisit their competition management decisions and make investment in those positioning alternatives that impact on consumer perceptions