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- ItemContract management and service delivery in selected local governments, western Uganda(Kampala International University, College of Economics and Management, 2011-09) Kabasinguzi, ChristineThis study assessed the level of contract management, and how it affects road works delivery cost, time, and quality. The researcher carried out this study while being guided by five research objectives: (1) to determine the profile of the respondents in terms of: Age, Gender, Highest educational qualification, (2) Position in department, relationship to program and length of involvement, to determine the extent of contract management in selected local governments in western Uganda, (3) to establish the level of effectiveness of service delivery in selected local governments in western Uganda, (4) to determine if there is a significant relationship between contract management and service delivery, and (5) to recommend ideas and strategies that will further enhance service delivery based on the findings of the study. A combination of qualitative and quantitative approaches was employed to collect and analyze the data. Population was characterized by district officials, service providers, end users and contracts. Purposive sampling and simple random sampling techniques were also used in selecting the actual respondents. A sample of 114 was created using Slovene’s formula. The study employed descriptive, correlation research designs. Three sets of self administered questionnaires were used to collect data from service providers, district officials and end users. The validity of the instrument was tested using Content Validity Index which was 0.93 and reliability using Cronbach’s alpha co-efficient and was 0.85. Data was analyzed using descriptive statistics, Pearson linear correlation co-efficient was also used in determining the degree of association between variables while regression analysis was used in determining the relationship between variables. The findings portrayed a moderate level (2.2) of contract management and a fair level of service delivery effectiveness indicated by a mean of 2.7. Findings further revealed a strong relationship between contract management and service delivery (r=0.875, p 0.000) while service timeliness had no relationship with contract management(r=0.556, p=0.061). Among other recommendations, the researcher recommends that all risks to contract management must be identified, managed and placed with the party best placed to manage them — possibly the provider and the government should endeavor to set policies that boost competition especially at district levels.
- ItemPartnership sourcing and organizational productivity. case study: Gm Tumpeco, Nakawa Kampala(Kampala International University, College of Economics and Management, 2008-04) Kabasinguzi, ChristineThe study sought to establish the relationship between partnership sourcing and organization productivity in GM TVMPECO with objectives such as; investigation of the contribution of partnership sourcing towards organization productivity, identification of ways of developing world-class partnerships and identification of the barriers of partnership sourcing. the purpose of the study was to assess the impact of partnership sourcing on organization productivity since organizations had not achieved the desired benefits from partnership sourcing . . 1 the process of data collection , the researcher used instruments such as self administered questionnaire and interviewing for primary data and extensive library research which data was analyzed and presented in form of tables, percentage distribution, as well frequency distribution. Therefore, the study found out that the contributions of partnership sourcing towards productivity in GM TUMPECO were great since the productivity levels were low before development of the :concept and high after the concept was developed. More so, development of world class partnership n GM TUMPECO was found out to be in a good path since the organization observed all the •requirements as identified by some authors. Lastly, it was identified that there were barriers to the .implementation of partnership sourcing that in turn affect the productivity levels. [t was therefore concluded that partnership sourcing plays a big role as far as productivity is concerned since productivity levels increased after the development of the concept. It was further observed that the concept is not adequately established due to the loop holes that were identified and a lot of problems that hinder the implementation of the concept were also identified. Thus, recommendations to the management of GM TUMPECO and intending researchers were; management should fully understand the concept before implementing it, embrace change positively and parties involved in such relationships should be proactive. The intending researchers should carry out an in depth research about the loopholes in development of partnership sourcing.