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An Introduction to Franchising
(IFA EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION, 2000) Beshel, Barbara
An Introduction to Franchising is designed to introduce young people to the fascinating world of franchising. Many people think of fast food restaurants like McDonald’s, Burger King, and Wendy’s, when they think of franchising. But there are many more types of franchise businesses. The idea is to introduce young people to franchising, to the many facets of the franchising business, and to the many opportunities that franchising offers – for both employment and professional careers and for business opportunities and business ownership. There are many opportunities for people who want to explore careers and business ownership.
Growing better Cities
(IDRC Books, 2006) Mougeot, Luc J.A.
The UN system’s interest in urban agriculture began to grow in the early 1980s. This was about the time that a survey in Uganda by UNICEF and Save the Children concluded that urban agriculture (UA) supplied sufficient food and that there was no need for supplementary feeding programs, despite ongoing civil dislocation at the time. The steady rise of urban agriculture on the international development agenda over the next 25 years paralleled a rising involvement in many parts of the UN system, often in collaboration with pioneering research being supported by Canada’s International Development Research Centre. Publication of this book could not be more timely. It reflects on IDRC’s 20-year experience in a wide variety of urban settings in the developing world and draws from this experience a series of valuable principles that will help city governments to integrate urban agriculture into their strategies to meet the Millennium Development Goals. And it will help them do so in ways that will be comprehensive and flexible, inclusive and effective.
Six Sigma for Small Business
(CWL Publishing Enterprises, 2006) Brue, Greg
Six Sigma—you’ve heard of it, but it’s for the big guys, right? Well,this book is here to refute that myth. What you need to understand is that, plain and simple, Six Sigma is a proven set of methods to help you run your business or organization more efficiently and profitably. It’s a way to reduce waste, stop delivering defective products and services from inefficient processes, and make your customers more than satisfied. Jack Welch, the legendary former CEO of GE, called Six Sigma. In Six Sigma for Small Business, I will systematically take you through this methodology. If you’ve never dealt with statistics and have mainly just dealt with problems as they arise, Six Sigma will seem a pretty drastic change from what you’ve been doing. But don’t despair: anyone can master the steps in this improvement process and profit, often substantially, from doing so.
A Refugee Sensitive Framework for the Horn of Africa for Africa Peace Forum (APFO) and IDRC
(Mbarara University of Science, 2007) Tukwasiibwe, Moses
The research problem is situated in the realization that, whereas there is a large number of refugees and IDPs in the Horn of Africa, the framework for their security among humanitarian bodies, agencies and governments focuses on physical protection rather than on ensuring human security. This research thus focuses on examining avenues for having in place a refugee security framework that prioritizes human security of refugees through fundamentally addressing their basic human needs and fears. The conceptual framework of this research is situated in the relatively new yet widely used concept of ‘human security’ that serves to describe the complex of interrelated threats associated with civil war, genocide, and the displacement of populations, among others. Important to note is the distinction between human security and physical security. While physical security focuses on the defense of individuals and communities from external attack, human security is about protecting individuals and communities from any form of violence. While all proponents of human security agree that its primary goal is the protection of individuals, consensus breaks down over what threats individuals should be protected from. Proponents of the ‘narrow’ concept of human security focus on violent threats to individuals, while recognizing that these threats are strongly associated with poverty, lack of state capacity and various forms of socio-economic and political inequity. Proponents of the ‘broad’ concept of human security argue that the threat agenda should be broadened to include hunger, disease, and natural disasters because these kill far more people than war, genocide, and terrorism combined. This is where the proposed security framework finds its ground. In the Horn of Africa, the refugee problem has been recurrent dating back to the early 1990s when serious armed conflicts began to erupt in the various nations of the Horn. Since then, the political situation has remained volatile and countries in the region continue to experience both domestic crises and external pressures.
Core Concepts of Marketing
(2008) Burnett, John
Through good economic times and bad, marketing remains the pivotal function in any business. Determining and satisfying the needs of customers through products that have value and accessibility and whose features are clearly communicated is the general purpose of any business. It is also a fundamental definition of marketing. This text introduces students to the marketing strategies and tools that practitioners use to market their products.
The accounting Cycle
(Veritus Publishing, 2009) WAlther, Larry M.
Deals with fanancial and managerial accounting information, accounting profession and accounting career, fundamental accounting equation Assets=liabilities+oweners equity, transaction impact the fundamental accounting equation and four core financial statement.
Business Fundamentals
(2009) McCubbrey, Donald J
The Business Fundamentals text is designed to introduce students, particularly those in developing economies,to the essential concepts of business and other organizations. It does this by focusing on small, entrepreneurial start-ups, and expanding the discussion in each chapter to include issues that are faced in larger organizations when it is appropriate to do so. Traditional business models are discussed as well as eBusiness models, with appropriate links to the IS Global Text and other relevant websites. All major functional areas of modern organizations are covered. A common thread in most, if not all, chapters will be applicable principles of sustainable development and corporate social responsibility.
How to Motivate Creative People
(published by Mark McGuinness, London 2009, 2009-01) McGuinness, Mark
This e-book will help you: • Understand how motivation affects creativity • Get better work out of creative people • Avoid (inadvertently) crushing people’s motivation • Use rewards effectively • Understand and influence many different types of people. • Facilitate creative collaboration
Challenges of Teaching and Research In a New Private University In Uganda
(Bishop Stuart University, 2009-12) Moses, Tukwasiibwe; Gershom, Atukunda; Emmanuel, Ahabwe
This article 6C'"Cmmcm fuuncW suppon. nus article conduclcs tlut new artcs arc dearly in nttd o( a rapid chang• o ( appro>ch 10 rcopond 10 the rnany social. economic, art
Accounting Principles
(Endeavour International Corporation, Houston, Texas, USA, 2010) Edwards, James Don; Hermanson, Roger H.;
magine that you have graduated from college without taking an accounting course. You are employed by a company as a sales person, and you eventually become the sales manager of a territory. While attending a sales managers' meeting, financial results are reviewed by the Vice President of Sales and terms such as gross margin percentage, cash flows from operating activities, and LIFO inventory methods are being discussed. The Vice President eventually asks you to discuss these topics as they relate to your territory. You try to do so, but it is obvious to everyone in the meeting that you do not know what you are talking about. Accounting principles courses teach you the "language of business" so you understand terms and concepts used in business decisions. If you understand how accounting information is prepared, you will be in an even stronger position when faced with a management decision based on accounting information. The importance of transactions analysis and proper recording of transactions has clearly been demonstrated in some of the recent business failures that have been reported in the press. If the financial statements of an enterprise are to properly represent the results of operations and the financial condition of the company, the transactions must be analyzed and recorded in the accounts following generally accepted accounting principles. The debits and credits are important not only to accounting majors but also to those entering or engaged in a business career to become managers because the ultimate effects of these journal entries are reflected in the financial statements. If expenses are reported as assets, liabilities and their related expenses are omitted from the financial statements, or reported revenues are recorded prematurely or do not really exist, the financial statements are misleading. The financial statements are only useful and meaningful if they are fair and clearly represent the business events of the company. We wrote this text to give you an understanding of how to use accounting information to analyze business performance and make business decisions. The text takes a business perspective. We use the annual reports of real companies to illustrate many of the accounting concepts. You are familiar with many of the companies we use, such as The Limited, The Home Depot, and Coca-Cola Company. Gaining an understanding of accounting terminology and concepts, however, is not enough to ensure your success. You also need to be able to find information on the Internet, analyze various business situations, work effectively as a member of a team, and communicate your ideas clearly. This text was developed to help you develop these skills.
Women and Elections in Uganda
(Bishop Stuart University, 2011-12) Gcrshom, Atukunda
Elcction.s, as one of the pillMs of dcn1octacy, O\"Ct the )'t:an h•vc dcm m~ cd practically the possibility 10 usher in good. ponsib c and ccoutu~ble le<.u.lcrship in some counuits ir. Africa. 1l1cy have also demonsmrcd equality between men and women rhrough pobcical parricipation on 1hc basis or one adult citizen! one \"Otc. This article cx<1mincs womt n political participatlon in Ugamh: the challenges rhey face and opportunities •\'\\liable 10 them in Ug<1nda's electoral processes. This 1s imponan1 in finding ou1 :ippropri•rc pollcit$, lcgisl>iions and action to coh•ncc the level or women's participation in politics, within and bc}'Ond their politico! parties for equality 2nd d°'·d opmcnt
Rural Sociology and Development
(Bishop Stuart University, 2012) Semakura, Edward
Organizational Rewards and Performance of Health Centre IV workers in Greater Mbarara District, Uganda
(2013) Johnson, Atwiine; Gershom, Atukunda; Wycliffe, Tumwesigye; Justus, Asasira
Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to study relationship between organizational rewards, and performance of Health Centre IV workers in greater Mbarara District. Methods: This study used cross-sectional, explanatory and correlational approaches, and it utilised health center IV’s workers’ data that were collected by using a questionnaire survey from a sample of 200 health workers from 11 health centres from greater Mbarara district. Findings: Results revealed that rewards, were significantly associated with health workers’ performances. Contrary to previous thinking, organizational rewards and constructs do not significantly predict health workers’ performance. Once health centre IV’s have appropriate reward strategies for their health workers in health facilities, they are likely to work hard by meeting deadlines, being available at their work station and they would eventually enhance on job performance. Research limitations/implications: This study focuses on rewards, and performance of health workers’ in health centres iv in greater Mbarara and it is possible that these results are only applicable to the public health centres iv in greater Mbarara. More research is therefore needed to further understand the relationship between rewards, and performance of health workers in other sectors such as the private health sector and in other areas of the country like northern, central and eastern Uganda. Practical implications: The results are important for health policy development and implementation, for example, in terms of primary health care and reporting lines for the health workers so as to enhance on their performance in public health sector. Originality/value: As far as the authors are aware, no research has hitherto been undertaken that investigates the relationship between reward practices on health workers’ performance in health centres IV in greater Mbarara district. Thus the results of this study will provide health practitioners with better insights in some reward practices that could be adopted by government/health practitioners so as to improve the performance of health centres IV workers
Ethnobotanical study of nutri-medicinal plants used for the management of HIV/AIDS opportunistic ailments among the local communities of western Uganda
(Crossmark, 2013-09-26) Maud, Kamatenesi Mugisha; Savina, Asiimwe; Agnes, Namutebi; Anna-Karin, Borg-Karlsson; Peace, Musiimenta
Ethnopharmacological relevance: Herbal remedies are a source of therapeutics for nearly 80% of the population in Uganda. Poor health facilities and limited access to antiretroviral drugs have perpetuated and increased the use of traditional medicine especially in rural areas for the treatment of opportunistic ailments of HIV/AIDS. To document the traditional uses of nutri-medicinal plants in the management of immunocompromised ailments associated with HIV/AIDS. To document the parts and growth forms of plants used, methods of preparation and administration of the herbal remedies. Materials and methods: The study was conducted in Mbarara and Isingiro districts of western Uganda between December 2010 and May 2011. Ethnobotanical information was collected from 64 respondents who were sampled based on recommendations of local elders and administrators. Ethnobotanical data on the use of nutri-medicinal plants for traditional treatment of HIV/AIDS opportunistic ailments were collected by employing semi-structured interviews with selected respondents, house hold visits and field observations as described by (Martin, 1995a). The respondents were mainly traditional medical practitioners who treat patients who are already receiving antiretroviral drugs. Fidelity levels of plant species and informant consensus factor were determined to show the percentage of informants claiming the use of certain plant species for the same major purpose and to analyse people's knowledge of plant use.
Wild Plants Used as Nutraceuticals from Nebbi District, Uganda
(European Journal of Medicinal Plants, 2014-02-13) Maud, Kamatenesi Mugisha; Godwin, Anywar
Currently, there is a global outcry over food insecurity [1]. This is worsened by the soaring food prices [2,3]. Uganda is not an exception, with a high average annual population growth rate of 3.2% and low annual growth rate of food production of about 1.5 % [4,5]. The proportion of undernourished people is highest in sub-Saharan Africa at 30 % [6,7], especially among children, women and the elderly [8]. Although Uganda has fertile soils and good climate, food insecurity exists throughout the country, but varies both geographically and amongst livelihood groups [9]. Families in Nebbi have only one harvest or agricultural season per year causing a serious burden on the nutritional status, livelihood and health of the local people.
Profiling unauthorized natural resource users for better targeting of conservation interventions
(Conservation Biology, 2015-04-15) Medard, Twinamatsiko; Mariel, Harrison; Julia, Baker; E.J., Milner-Gulland
Unauthorized use of natural resources is a key threat to many protected areas. Approaches to reducing this threat include law enforcement and integrated conservation and development (ICD) projects, but for such ICDs to be targeted effectively, it is important to understand who is illegally using which natural resources and why. The nature of unauthorized behavior makes it difficult to ascertain this information through direct questioning. Bwindi Impenetrable National Park, Uganda, has many ICD projects, including authorizing some local people to use certain non timber forest resources from the park. However, despite over 25 years of ICD, unauthorized resource use continues. We used household surveys, indirect questioning (unmatched count technique), and focus group discussions to generate profiles of authorized and unauthorized resource users and to explore motivations for unauthorized activity. Overall, unauthorized resource use was most common among people from poor households who lived closest to the park boundary and farthest from roads and trading centers. Other motivations for unauthorized resource use included crop raiding by wild animals,inequity of revenue sharing, and lack of employment, factors that created resentment among the poorest communities. In some communities, benefits obtained from ICD were reported to be the greatest deterrents against unauthorized activity, although law enforcement ranked highest overall. Despite the sensitive nature of exploring unauthorized resource use, management-relevant insights into the profiles and motivations of unauthorized resource users can be gained from a combination of survey techniques, as adopted here. To reduce unauthorized activity at Bwindi, we suggest ICD benefit the poorest people living in remote areas and near the park boundary by providing affordable alternative sources of forest products and addressing crop raiding. To prevent resentment from driving further unauthorized activity, ICDs should be managed transparently and equitably.
A Survey of Hydrological Systems in the Great Virunga Landscape
(Institute of Tropical Forest Conservation, Mbarara University of Science and Technology, 2015-08) Medard, Twinamatsiko; Sam, Ayebare; Daniel, Mabirizi; Aventino, Kasangaki; Dennis, Babaasa
The Greater Virunga Landscape (GVL) is an interconnected chain of eleven protected areas that straddle the borders of Uganda, Rwanda and Democratic Republic of Congo. The landscape is famous for its mountain gorillas (Gorilla beringei beringei) and other endangered and endemic flora and fauna. Human threats in some of the Protected Areas (PAs) in the GVL include uncontrolled exploitation of forest resources as well as fires and the indirect pressures of demand for land. This is exacerbated by the insufficient water supply in communities that border with most of the PAs. Mgahinga Gorilla National Park and Echuya Central Forest Reserve are part of the GVL and were the focus for this study.
The Cycle of Violence.Associations Between Exposure to Violence, Trauma-Related Symptoms and Aggression—Findings from Congolese Refugees in Uganda
(vivo international, 2015-08) Herbert, Ainamani; Simon, Fetz; Tobias, Hecker; Thomas, Elbert
War-related trauma exposure has been linked to aggression and enhanced levels of community and family violence, suggesting a cycle of violence. Reactive aggression—an aggressive reaction to a perceived threat—has been associated with posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD). In contrast, appetitive aggression—a hedonic, intrinsically motivated form of aggression—seems to be negatively related to PTSD in offender and military populations. This study examined the associations between exposure to violence, trauma-related symptoms and aggression in a civilian population. In semistructured interviews, 290 Congolese refugees were questioned about trauma exposure, PTSD symptoms, and aggression. War-related trauma exposure correlated positively with exposure to family and community violence in the past month (r = .31, p < .001), and appetitive (r = .18, p = .002) and reactive aggression (r = .29, p < .001). The relationship between war-related trauma exposure and reactive aggressive behavior was mediated by PTSD symptoms and appetitive aggression. In a multiple sequential regression analysis, trauma exposure (β = .43, p < .001) and reactive aggression (β = .36, p < .001) were positively associated with PTSD symptoms, whereas appetitive aggression was negatively associated (β = −.13, p = .007) with PTSD symptoms. Our findings were congruent with the cycle of violence hypothesis and indicate a differential relation between distinct subtypes of aggression and PTSD.
Occupational Stress on Lecturers at College of Commerce in Uganda
(Bishop Stuart University, 2016) Bernard, Begumisa
Exploring the Potential Distinction Between Continuous Traumatic Stress and Posttraumatic Stress in an East African Refugee Sample
(SAGE, 2017) Herbert E., Ainamani; Tobias, Hecker; Katharin, Hermenau; Eva, Haefele; Thomas, Elbert
Posttraumatic stress (PTS) indicates a continuous stress response that persists though threats to life had been experienced in the past. However, threats to life are frequently ongoing. For these contexts, the concept of continuous traumatic stress (CTS) has been put forward. Based on structured clinical interviews with Congolese refugees (N = 226), this study investigated the CTS concept and whether it can be distinguished from PTS. We found that current exposure to violence correlated positively with concerns about its recurrence in the CTS group (r = .46). An ANCOVA indicated that higher intrusion symptom severity in the PTS group (no symptom reduction under safe conditions) was explained by higher lifetime trauma exposure (η2 = .125). In contexts of continuous trauma exposure, symptom-like responses may be regarded as appropriate responses to realistic danger. In these contexts, the possibility that symptom changes are a response to real threats should be considered to avoid overestimation of PTSD prevalences

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