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    Analysis of Information and Communication Technologies in the Management of Climate Change Impacts in Uganda
    (International Journal of Information Technology and Business Management, 2017) Magolo, John F.; Basheka, C. Benon; Picho, Epiphany Odubuker
    Well-tested and implemented Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs) can and should be an integral part of climate change impacts management (mitigation, preparedness, response, and rehabilitation). ICTs can play an important role in the collection, retrieval, dissemination, and storage of information, to ensure that it is available to those who need it, at the time and place it is needed. However, access to adequate infrastructure is a prerequisite for the adoption and use of ICTs in risk reduction and disaster response coordination. The implementation of ICTs for climate change impacts management in Uganda is uneven among regions, and the lack of access to modern and up-to-date ICT infrastructure has severely hampered the effectiveness of a disaster management authority to competently respond to identified hazards. This therefore calls for increase in the amount of ICT infrastructure information gathering, hazard and vulnerability assessments, early warning alerting, quick response capability, and the coordination of rehabilitation activities both locally and nationally.
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    The Relationship between Employee Engagement and Employee Job Satisfaction in the Uganda Management Institute, Uganda: An Empirical Study
    (Journal of Business and Public Dynamics for Development, 2013) Picho, Epiphany Odubuker; Basheka, C. Benon; Muhenda, Mary Basaasa
    The purpose of the study was to investigate the relationship between employee engagement and employee job satisfaction in the Uganda Management Institute. A cross-sectional survey design was used with the target sample size being 118. Purposive, stratified and systematic sampling techniques were used to select respondents. Data analysis involved frequencies and percentages, Spearman rank correlation, coefficient of determination, regression, and ANOVA. There was a moderate positive relationship between employee engagement and employee job satisfaction. Employee engagement accounted for 21.3% of variance in employee job satisfaction; hence there is a relationship between employee engagement and engagement job satisfaction.
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    Using Herzberg’s two factor theory to develop a construct validity for motivation of employees in Uganda’s National Agricultural Research Organisation (NARO): a preliminary analysis
    (Global Journal of Commerce and Management Perspective, 2014) Lukwago, George; Picho, Epiphany Odubuker; Basheka, C. Benon
    This paper attempts to explore how Herzberg’s two factor theory can be used to validate what motivates employees in an agricultural research organization within the context of a developing country; Uganda. This is a preliminary analysis; based on the existing literature and information before the empirical findings are concluded. Agricultural Research Institutions, by their nature, present a unique context whose attempt to adopt traditional approaches or theories may post different results altogether. Our variables are constructs contained in Herzberg’s theory and their variances, mean values, correlations, and factor analysis will be measured to validate the theory. We have conceived employee motivation as the dependent variable while hygiene and motivational factors constitute the independent variables. Employee characteristics will be tested as a moderator variable. A detailed methodological stance that the empirical study will adopt is presented.