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- ItemBudgetary practices and performance of manufacturing small and medium scale enterprises in Kaduna State Nigeria.(Kamapala International University, 2017) Saidu, Ibraham HaliduThe study established the relationship between budget practices and performance of manufacturing SMEs in Kaduna State Nigeria.
- ItemBudgeting And Performance Of Public Instutitions In Uganda: A Case Study Of Ministry Of Works And Transport, Kampala.(2018-09) Bambanza, Grace.The study sought to examine budgeting and performance of public institutions in Uganda: A case study of Ministry of Works and Transport, Kampala. The study objectives were: to identify the contributions of budgeting towards performance of Ministry of Works and Transport. Kampala. to establish challenges facing budgeting towards performance of Ministry of Works and Transport, Kampala and to examine the possible solutions to address challenges facing budgeting towards performance of Ministry of Works and Transport. Kampala. The study applied a crosssectional research design to reflect aspects of perception. feelings, experiences. Inflicts and emotional feelings of the study respondents oil the study topic. This is because cross sectional research design is generally quick, easy, and cheap to perform. They arc often based on a questionnaire survey. The study population involved 58 participants and these are 5 lop management officials of Ministry of Works and Transport. I I officials from Engineering &Works department, 15 officials from Transport department. 13 provincials 1mm Finance & Administration department and 14 officials from the Policy & Planning department. The sample size of the study consists of 50 of target population. Data was collected from primary and secondary sources using questionnaires and interviews. After collecting data. the researcher organized well-answered questionnaire, data was edited and sorted for the next stage. The data was presented in tabular form, pie charts and bar graphs with frequencies and percentages. The study findings revealed that the sample constituted of 50 respondents of which 66% were males and the 34% remaining were females. This implies that males are the majority. This implies that the most respondents were men due to the societal beliefs that the males are hardworking and hence capable of handling issues regarding the budgeting and performance of public institutions in Uganda. This further implies that men were the majority since they are the ones who are mostly involved in these public institutions in the country. The study concludes that budgetary control involves departmental or sectional or functional heads in the organisation.. receiving a copy of budget relating to his activities. Each month he will receive a copy of budget report showing visibly where he has over or under spent his budgeted allowance. The study recommends that the financial management systems need to be supported in order to ensure prudent management of flinds. There is a need for adequate sensitization of both the employees and the public on best financial management practices so that the oversight role is enhanced.
- ItemBudgeting and Resource Utilization in The Local Governments of Bosaso, Somalia(Kampala International University, Colleges of Humanities and Social sciences, 2016-11) Hassan, Ali MohamedThis study carried out an investigation on the role of budgeting on the utilization of resources in the local governments of Bosaso, Somalia. The objectives of the study were 1) to establish the influence of program budgeting in resource utilization, 2) to find out how zero budgeting affects resource utilization, and 3) to examine how performance budgeting affects resource utilization in the local governments of Bosaso, Somalia. The study employed descriptive cross-sectional study design which involved both quantitative and qualitative approaches. Using the quantitative approach, the study employed structured questionnaires containing three sections A, B and C. Section A dealt with demographic characteristics of respondents, B dealt with the budgeting process while C dealt with resource utilization. Qualitative data was collected by use of the interview guide. Out of a target population of 133, 100 respondents were identified as the sample size by use of the Slovene’s formula. Simple random sampling and purposive sampling techniques were used to identify the respondents to take part in the study. Analysis entailed frequencies, percentages, means, standard deviation, t statistic, ranks, and regression analyses. Findings suggested that program budgeting had a significant effect on resource utilization (R2= 0.656, F = 61.85). Zero-based budgeting was also found to significantly influence resource utilization of the institution (R2 = 0.423, F = 71.777). Finally, performance budgeting was found to have a marginal but significant influence in determining resource utilization at the local government in Bosaso (R2 0.039, F = 4.057). The study recommends inclusion of all stakeholders in budgeting decisions, according sufficient time to the budgetary process, and competent personnel to be allowed in budget refinements. It was established that Bosaso local governments did not do enough to use program budgeting in the best way possible. The fact that it was observed to be lowly employed by the local governments made it hard for the institutions to manage their resources especially allocating and utilizing their finances. The study concludes that there was a significant positive effect. Bosaso local governments did not practice this type of budgeting to required levels and this led to the poor utilization of resources. The study recommends that there is a need to involve all relevant stakeholders when making budgeting decisions. The budgetary committee ought to have a composition that caters for all the people and departments that the budget would affect. There should be strict rules regarding the amount of time that the process should take and this time should not be too limited. It should be long enough to allow all input from all members and concerned parties to be obtained adequately and in the right manner.
- ItemBudgeting and road infrastructure maintenance in Uganda(Kampala International University, 2018-05) Masereka Kayugha, AsasioThe study was about Budgeting and road infrastructure maintenance in lower local Governments of Bukonzo west Kasese District. The study was carried out in the Sub counties of Bwera, Nyakiyumbu and Isango. The objectives of the study were to assess the role of budget process on road infrastructure maintenance in the Sub counties of Nyakiyumbu, Bwera and Isango, Bukonzo west Kasese District. To establish the effect of resource allocation on road infrastructure maintenance in Bukonzo west. To establish the effect of accountability on road infrastructure maintenance in Bukonzo west. The research was based on the effect of budgeting on road infrastructure maintenance in lower local governments of Bukonzo west. The research design used was descriptive survey, and the study population comprised of the CDOs, ACDOs, LCIII Chair persons, Sub county Chiefs, Sub accountants, local residents, and the councilors totaling to 224, who were purposively , and randomly selected. Both qualitative and quantitative data was collected using the interview guide questionnaire guide, and documentary data source. Data was analyzed using Microsoft excel. Basing on the study objectives, it was established that Sub counties in Bukonzo west do plan for their road infrastructure maintenance which has helped them to monitor their Community Access Roads. It was also established that Sub counties of Bukonzo west do allocate resources to their road infrastructure maintenance, but the resources are not enough to maintain local roads as required. This has affected the quality of roads in Bukonzo west and caused recurring expenditures and costs associated leading to increased poverty levels in Bukonzo west and accidents to traffic movers and goods of trade along the poor road network. Poor accountability of resources allocated to road infrastructure maintenance has compromised the quality of roads in Bukonzo west leading to recurring expenditures and slowed development in the area. In addition, the budget cuts due to emergencies like floods, wars has caused virements and re-allocation of resources meant to maintain community access roads. However, there are other factors responsible for poor road network in Bukonzo west, among which are; delay in government releases for community access roads, Lack of owner ship of community xiv roads by the community members, bad politics, among others. To bridge the above gap, planners of road infrastructure maintenance at all levels of government should allocate enough resources to road infrastructure maintenance, widen tax base, local leaders should identify local resource base and mobilize more local revenue to supplement central government releases to lower local Governments, community ownership of community roads is also needed. There is need for multi sect oral- multi stake holder coordination in the monitoring and implementation of government projects and programs as well as influencing public accountability for public resources and empower anticorruption bodies.