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Page 1 of 9A Longitudinal Analysis of the December Withdrawal Phenomenon in Ugandan Banks: Tracing the Destination of Funds from Financial Intermediation to Seasonal Expenditure
This study conducted a comprehensive longitudinal analysis of the December withdrawal phenomenon in Uganda's banking sector, examining withdrawal patterns from 2018 to 2022 and systematically tr…
MJAARAcademic Integrity in Research Writing: A Practical Framework for Citation Literacy and Plagiarism Avoidance
Academic integrity constitutes a foundational pillar of scholarly enterprise, yet persistent challenges in citation literacy and plagiarism avoidance continue to undermine the credibility of research…
MJAARArtificial Intelligence-Assisted Academic Writing: Recommendations for Ethical Use and the Philosophical Question of Machine Agency
This mixed-methods study investigated the ethical landscape of AI-assisted academic writing and examined how philosophical positions on machine agency influenced ethical attitudes and behavioral inte…
MJAARBetween Faith and Development: Religion, Resource Allocation, and the Postcolonial Dilemma in Africa
This study examined the intricate relationship between religious institutional presence and public resource allocation in postcolonial Africa, with particular reference to Uganda, Kenya, Nigeria, Gha…
MJAARBeyond GDP: An Examination of Uganda’s Economic Growth and the Lag in Subjective Well-Being Gains
This study examined the paradoxical relationship between Uganda's sustained economic growth and the persistent lag in subjective well-being improvements among its citizens. Using a cross-section…
MJAARBeyond Headline Figures: The Qualitative Shift in Foreign Direct Investment and Africa’s Development Trajectory
This study examined the qualitative dimensions of Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) flows into Sub-Saharan Africa, moving beyond aggregate headline figures to interrogate whether such investment genuin…
MJAARBeyond Replication: Edible Green Walls as a Catalyst for Contextual Urban Agroecology in Africa
This study investigated the potential of edible green walls (EGWs) as a contextually adaptive mechanism for advancing urban agroecology across sub-Saharan African cities. Despite growing global inter…
MJAARBeyond Romantic Ideals: Marriage as a Dyadic Fortress for Containing Distress and Building Resilience
This study examined marriage as a dyadic regulatory system — a shared psychosocial fortress through which couples jointly contain emotional distress and cultivate long-term resilience, moving the sch…
MJAARBeyond Technological Fixes: Integrating Ecological Principles in Policy Planning for Climate-Resilient Urban Development
Urban centres across the globe are increasingly confronted with the compounding threats of climate change, including intensifying urban heat islands, escalating flood frequencies, declining biodivers…
MJAARBeyond the Clock: A Case Study of Time Versus Output in Workplace Management Insights from Spain and Uganda
This mixed-methods comparative case study examined the differential effectiveness of time-based versus output-based workplace management systems on employee and organizational outcomes across Spain a…
MJAARBeyond the Clock: An Analysis of Extended Work Hours, Employee Compensation, and Perceived Productivity in Ugandan Organizations
Background: Extended work hours have become increasingly prevalent in Ugandan organizations, yet their relationships with employee compensation structures and productivity outcomes remain poorly unde…
MJAARBlack is Not a Color: A Philosophical, Scientific, and Decolonial Inquiry into Essence, Origin, and the Epistemology of Blackness
This study undertook a multi-layered philosophical, scientific, and decolonial investigation into the nature, classification, and epistemological positioning of Blackness both as a physical phenomeno…