Research Papers and publications: Recent submissions

  • Regional Economic Integration and Economic Growth in the COMESA Region, 1980–2010. 
    Tumwebaze, Henry Karamuriro; Ijjo, Alex Thomas (Blackwell Publishing Ltd., 2015)
    A key goal of the COMESA Treaty (1993) was to stimulate sustainable economic growth in the region through increased trade between member states. On the basis of a 1980–2010 annual panel data set, we examine the contribution ...
  • Determinants of Domestic Food Price Differentials: 
    Shinyekwa, Isaac M. B.; Ijjo, Alex Thomas (Canadian Center of Science and Education., 2016)
    The paper estimates the determinants of price differentials across 79 districts in Uganda. In the framework of the law of one price, we examine the hypothesis that the spatial price differentials are at least ...
  • Foreign Aid and Trade Capacity Development Recent Evidence from Uganda. 
    Ijjo, Alex Thomas; Shinyekwa, Isaac M. B. (Canadian Center of Science and Education., 2016-06)
    Endemic supply side constraints including fluctuating output levels, deficient trade infrastructure, rampant non-tariff barriers and incapacity to ensure international quality standards continue to thwart the gainful ...
  • The Impact of Aid on Health Outcomes in Uganda. 
    Odokonyero, Tonny; Marty, Robert; Muhumuza, Tony; Ijjo, Alex T.; Moses, Godfrey Owot (John Wiley & Sons, Ltd., 2017-11-03)
    The health sector has attracted significant foreign aid; however, evidence on the effectiveness of this support is mixed. This paper combines household panel data with geographically referenced subnational foreign aid data ...
  • Corporate Communication and Governance in Public Enterprises in Africa, A case of Uganda in the 21st Century: 
    Ssebbaale Mukasa, Eldard; Kibukamusoke, Martha (International Journal of Technology and Management, 2018-06-10)
    This paper gives an exploration and examination of corporate communication, Governance and leadership challenges of public enterprises in Africa, looking at Uganda as a case study in the 21st century. The study adopted a ...
  • Macroeconomic Policies, Currency Risks, Lending Policies and Banks’ Competitiveness in Uganda. 
    Ssewankambo, Tonny; Kibukamusoke, Martha (International Journal of Technology and Management, 2018-06-12)
    This study focused on Macroeconomic Policies, Currency risks, Lending Policies and Banks’ Competitiveness in Uganda. The study assessed competitiveness in commercial banks their ability to remain competitive; in an ...
  • Modeling Improved Low Latency Queueing Scheduling Scheme for Mobile Ad Hoc Networks. 
    Kakuba, Samuel;; Kaawaase, Kyanda Swaib;; Okopa, Micheal; (American Journal of Computer Science and Engineering Survey., 2017)
    In a recent study, an Enhanced Low Latency Queue (ELLQ) scheduling algorithm that categorizes and prioritizes the real-time traffic was developed. In this algorithm the high priority queues are ...
  • Modeling Delay and Energy Consumption for Wireless Sensor Networks with High Coefficient of Variability. 
    Okopa, Michael;; Nambasa, Ruth;; Asingwire, Barbara K.;; Kakuba, Samuel;; Matovu, Davis; (Australasian Journal of Computer Science., 2017)
    Background and Objective: Previous attempts to estimate the delay and energy consumption in wireless sensor networks employed an M/M/1 queue model. In the M/M/1 queue model, the packet length is assumed to have low variability ...
  • Revenue Maximization Based on Slowdown in Cloud Computing Environments. 
    Okopa, Michael; Turatsinze, Didas; Bulega, Tonny; Wampande, Jowalie (Australasian Journal of Computer Science., 2017-01-16)
    Background and Objective: Previous pricing mechanisms have been based on response time. The challenge with response time is that it only focuses on the time when a request terminates and does not focus on the size of the ...
  • Pricing Scheme for Heterogeneous Multiserver Cloud Computing System. 
    Nansamba, Barbara; Kaawaase, Kyanda Swaib; Okopa, Michael; Asingwire, Barbara K. (Australasian Journal of Computer Science, 2017)
    Background and Objective: Previous works on pricing in cloud computing environments assumed cloud servers are homogeneous. The assumption of homogeneous servers was not realistic and cannot accurately model practical ...
  • Cooperate Governance and Financial Performance in War Child Uganda. 
    Kibukamusoke, Martha; Ssewankambo, Tony (Africa’s Public Service Delivery and Performance Review, 2019-04-29)
    Background: The corporate governance structure has employed a number of multiple empirical techniques that have influenced many organisations worldwide. War Child in Uganda, an independent international organisation, ...
  • Civic and Political Rights of the Batwa Ethnic Minority in Local Governance at Village Level: 
    Kibukamusoke, Martha; Alemiga, Jimmy (Africa’s Public Service Delivery and Performance Review, 2018-03-08)
    Since the 1970s, the Batwa ethnic minority group has been considered as a less superior group of human beings. They were forcefully evicted from the forest around Echuya Forest Reserve in Kisoro and Kabale districts of ...
  • Leveraging Social Media in Higher Education: 
    Mirembe, Drake Patrick et al. (European Journal of Open, Distance and e-Learning, 2019)
    Social media platforms have transformed the way we live and work. These platforms have opened up new opportunities for service provisioning and business models. Therefore, this paper presents findings of how leading Ugandan ...
  • Community Participation and Water Payment Compliance 
    Nakaggwa, Rosemary; Obanda, Peter W.; Pule, Samuel (International Journal of Social Science and Humanities Research, 2016)
    In this article, we examined the influence of community participation in planning, pricing and monitoring of water services on compliance to payment for water services taking Kit gum Town as a case study area. Using ...
  • Work Place Violence and Its Management in Uganda’s Regional Referral Hospitals. 
    Wandera, Lydia N.; Mugisha, John Francis; Katongole, Simon Peter (International Journal of Public Health Research, 2014-12)
    Incidences of work place violence are on the increase, and as a consequence, acts of violence in the work setting have been added on the list of occupational hazards. This study therefore sought to identify prevalent forms ...
  • Factors Associated with Sexual Behaviour among Students of Uganda Martyrs University. 
    Musiime, Khellen Everlyn; Mugisha, John Francis (International Journal of Public Health Research, 2015-02)
    In this era of HIV and AIDS, issues of sexual behaviour especially among the young people who are sexually active have become increasingly important. University students are particularly important because they live in a ...
  • Role of Remuneration in Retention of Health Workforce in a Rural District Setting in Uganda. 
    Kajungu, Tom Mwende; Mugisha, John Francis (International Journal of Public Health Research, 2015-02)
    Context: Although employee remuneration has been said to be pivotal in employee management, instituting suitable remuneration packages to retain functional human resources has remained an intriguing issue (Manila, 2011). ...
  • Perceptions of Health Workers and Managers on the Use of Non-Monetary Human Resource Motivation Tools in General Hospitals of Central Uganda. 
    Katongole, Simon Peter; Mugisha, John Francis; Anguyo, Robert DDM; Bikaitwoha, Everd Maniple; Wampande, Lillian Nantume (International Journal of Public Health Research, 2015-10)
    World over, there is a driving force to create a health care workplace that motivates, maintains and obtains the best out of health workers. In order to achieve this, non-monetary tools can be employed by health managers ...
  • Application of Workload Indicators of Staffing Needs (WISN) in Determining Health Workers’ Requirements for Mityana General Hospital, Uganda. 
    Govule, Philip; Mugisha, John Francis; Katongole, Simon Peter; Maniple, Everd; Nanyingi, Miisa; Onzima, Robert Anguyo DDM (International Journal of Public Health Research, 2015-08-30)
    Introduction: With reducing number of health workers amidst increasing disease burden, ever increasing population and limited resources, health systems are faced with challenges of providing adequate and quality health ...
  • The Effects of Performance Based Financing on the Health Centres of Jinja Diocese, Uganda. 
    Zziwa, Godfrey Buuka; Onzima, Robert Anguyo DDM; Govule, Philip; Mugisha, John Francis; Ayiko, Rogers (International Journal of Public Health Research, 2015-06-20)
    There is a growing concern that the traditional-budget-based financing of health services does not have adequate incentive to stimulate health sector performance improvement in terms of outputs and quality. Despite increased ...

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