This study examined how supervision allowances, supervisory load and student–supervisor co-authorship interacted in the academic labour and promotion of university lecturers in Uganda. A mixed-methods crosssectional design was used. Questionnaire data were collected from 217 lecturers in four universities, and 15 lecturers, heads of department and graduate school officials were interviewed. Lecturers supervised an average of 21.1 students per year, and the load rose most for junior staff at undergraduate level and for senior staff at doctoral
level. Supervision allowances were rated low in adequacy (mean = 2.04) and timeliness (mean = 2.31), while the contribution of supervision to promotion was rated high (mean = 3.78). Most lecturers (72.8%) had co-authored with a student in the previous three years, and 56.7% had initiated such co-authorship to meet promotion requirements. Promotion pressure, supervisory load and allowance adequacy together explained 46% of the variation in reliance on student co-authorship, with promotion pressure the strongest predictor (β = .41). The study
concluded that co-authorship functioned as an informal payment in kind for under-compensated supervision, and that this raised concerns about equity and authorship integrity. It recommended adequate and timely allowances, workload recognition for supervision and transparent authorship practices.

The arts encompassing visual arts, music, drama, and crafts occupy a constitutionally recognised and educationally significant place in Uganda's national curriculum, contributing to the creative, emotional, cultural, and cognitive development of learners and supporting the country's creative industries and cultural heritage. However, art programs in Ugandan secondary schools have remained chronically underdeveloped relative to science, mathematics, and commercial subjects, with art teaching positions persistently unfilled, art facilities largely absent, and art subject enrolments declining as a proportion of total secondary school enrolments. This quantitative study examines the barriers to the growth of art programs in secondary schools in Mbarara District, Uganda, employing a descriptive cross-sectional design. Structured questionnaires were administered to 218 respondents comprising art teachers, other subject teachers, head teachers, students enrolled in art programs, and district education officers across 22 purposively selected secondary schools. Barriers were operationalised across five dimensions: resource and infrastructure barriers, teacher qualification and staffing barriers, administrative and institutional barriers, curriculum and policy barriers, and
social and attitudinal barriers. Descriptive statistics, one-sample t-tests, and multiple regression analysis were employed. Findings reveal that resource and infrastructure barriers rank as the most severe (mean=4.31/5.00), followed by administrative and institutional barriers (mean=3.94), social and attitudinal barriers (mean=3.71), teacher qualification barriers (mean=3.58), and curriculum and policy barriers (mean=3.42). Multiple regression analysis
identifies funding inadequacy (β=0.512), administrative de-prioritisation (β=0.387), and negative societal attitudes toward arts careers (β=0.341) as the strongest independent predictors of art program growth constraints, explaining 74.3% of variance in the composite barrier index. The study concludes with evidence-based policy recommendations targeting the structural funding, administrative, and attitudinal barriers that most severely constrain art program
development in Mbarara District's secondary schools.

This study reported the design and development of a local e-agriculture produce marketing platform for smallholder farmers in Wakiso District, Uganda, and assessed the factors that influenced farmers’ readiness to use it. An agile, user-centred development approach was followed, covering requirements elicitation, architecture design, and implementation as a mobile-friendly web application with USSD and SMS access, and pilot testing. A survey of 180
farmers provided data for requirements and for analysis of technology acceptance using descriptive statistics, Pearson correlations, multiple linear regression and binary logistic regression, supported by diagnostic tests. Perceived usefulness, ease of use, trust, smartphone ownership and mobile money use were positively associated with intention to use the platform, and age was negatively associated; the model explained 66.4 per cent of the variance. Each
additional point of perceived usefulness raised the odds of registering and listing produce in the pilot 3.90 times, and
trust raised them 2.87 times. Pilot testing indicated acceptable functionality and usability (mean System Usability
Scale score 79.2). The study concluded that a low-bandwidth, multi-channel platform integrated with mobile money
and focused on price information and buyer access was feasible and acceptable to Wakiso farmers. Recommendations
addressed farmer training, trust-building, buyer onboarding, data protection and sustainability.

The study assessed the opportunities and challenges presented by live-streaming media content to online audiences, using Facebook as a case study in Uganda. The study was guided by three objectives: to examine the influence of live streaming on audience engagement and participation, identify the opportunities associated with Facebook Live, and establish the challenges experienced by online audiences. A mixed-methods approach and descriptive research design were adopted. The study targeted 100 Facebook users, from whom a sample of 80 respondents was selected using purposive and simple random sampling techniques. Data were collected using questionnaires and interview guides, and analysed through descriptive statistics and thematic analysis. The findings revealed that Facebook Live enhances audience engagement through real-time interaction, immediate feedback, commenting, reacting, sharing, and discussions. The platform provides opportunities for timely information access, online learning, entertainment, business promotion, community interaction, and social
participation. However, audiences face challenges including misinformation, cyberbullying, privacy concerns, inappropriate content, high internet costs, unstable connectivity, and inadequate content moderation. The study concludes that although Facebook Live offers significant communication opportunities, technological, ethical, and informational challenges may undermine audience experiences. It recommends strengthening content moderation, promoting digital literacy, improving internet affordability and accessibility, and encouraging
responsible live-streaming practices among content creators and online audiences.

This study examined the relationship between service quality and customer satisfaction at the Kampala Serena Hotel, a five-star hotel in Uganda’s capital. A survey of 200 guests measured expectations and perceptions of five SERVQUAL dimensions, namely tangibles, reliability, responsiveness, assurance and empathy, together with overall satisfaction and intention to return and recommend. Reliability analysis, descriptive statistics, gap analysis, Pearson
correlations, multiple linear regression and binary logistic regression were used, supported by diagnostic tests.
Perceptions fell short of expectations on all five dimensions, with an overall gap of −0.54, the largest gaps being for responsiveness (−0.78), reliability (−0.62) and empathy (−0.61). The mean satisfaction index was 3.90 out of 5. In regression, reliability (β = 0.41), responsiveness (β = 0.40), empathy (β = 0.25), tangibles (β = 0.19) and assurance (β = 0.19) each had significant positive effects on satisfaction, and with repeat-guest status they explained 84.9 per cent
of its variance. In the logistic model, responsiveness raised the odds of intending to return and recommend 2.89 times per scale point, empathy 2.29 times and reliability 1.87 times. The study concluded that service quality was a strong determinant of satisfaction and loyalty, and that the hotel’s strengths in physical facilities and assurance were not matched by responsiveness and reliability. Recommendations addressed staff empowerment, service recovery, process
reliability and personalisation.

This study examined the role of Radio West FM in promoting human rights awareness in western Uganda, focusing on its contribution to public education, audience engagement, and the challenges affecting human rights broadcasting. Radio plays an important role in disseminating information and facilitating public dialogue, particularly in communities with limited access to other information sources. The study adopted a mixed-methods approach using a case study design. Data were collected through questionnaires and semi-structured interviews involving radio listeners, media practitioners, media experts, human rights activists, and civil society representatives. Of the 67 questionnaires distributed, 56 were returned and analysed, while eight key informant interviews were conducted. Quantitative data were analysed using descriptive statistics, while qualitative data were examined thematically. The findings revealed that 78.6% of respondents agreed or strongly agreed that radio contributes to human rights awareness, while 76.8% considered Radio West programmes accessible. Interview findings further indicated that news bulletins, talk shows, interviews, and interactive call-in programmes provide opportunities for educating listeners about human rights issues, including gender-based violence, child protection, land disputes, equality, and access to justice. However, the study identified several challenges affecting the station’s effectiveness, including limited airtime, financial constraints, political sensitivity, language barriers, and inadequate participation of legal and human rights experts. Guided by Agenda-Setting Theory, the study highlights the potential contribution of radio programming to the prominence of human rights issues in public discussions.
It concludes that Radio West FM provides an important platform for human rights education, although its effectiveness may be constrained by institutional and communication challenges. The study recommends increased airtime for human rights programmes, stronger editorial independence, improved funding, greater involvement of qualified experts, and the use of accessible language to enhance public understanding of human rights.

This study examined the relationship between stock control practices and the management of costs in organisations, using the Mukwano Group of Companies as the case. A quantitative design was adopted, and a coded dataset of 80 stores and warehouses was analysed using descriptive statistics, Pearson correlations, multiple linear regression of inventory-related costs as a percentage of sales and binary logistic regression of whether a cost-reduction target was met, supported by diagnostic tests. The study results indicated that inventory-related
costs averaged 6.2% of sales, and that ABC classification (B = -1.74 percentage points, p < 0.001), more frequent stock counts, integrated inventory software, reorder-point rules, staff training and more reliable suppliers significantly reduced costs, while a larger number of items and a higher share of perishable stock increased them.
The logistic model of target achievement was not statistically significant overall, which was attributed to the small number of unsuccessful stores. The diagnostic tests were satisfactory. The study concluded that systematic stock control practices were associated with lower inventory costs, and it recommended ABC classification, regular counts, inventory systems, supplier management and staff training.

This study examined three linked questions in the teaching of artificial intelligence (AI) in Ugandan higher education: when in a student’s programme AI should be introduced, how it should be taught, and how institutions should respond to the competence dilemma that arises when the people expected to teach AI have not themselves been trained in it. The argument combined a conceptual analysis, drawing on constructive alignment, AI literacy and teacher knowledge frameworks, with a quantitative illustration. The study results indicated that the integration index averaged 50.9, and that self-rated competence (beta = 0.54, p < 0.001), STEM discipline, the use of AI tools in one’s own teaching, prior AI training and reliable computing resources were associated with greater integration, while years of teaching and academic-integrity concern were associated with less. Prior training (odds ratio = 4.34, p = 0.016) was the only significant predictor of support for early introduction. The diagnostic tests were
satisfactory. The study concluded that competence was the binding constraint, and it recommended staged introduction, competence-building for lecturers before curriculum mandates, and assessment redesign.

This study examined the impact of the adoption of International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS), with emphasis on IFRS 9, on the financial performance of Stanbic Bank Uganda. A time-series case study design used a quarterly series from the first quarter of 2012 to the fourth quarter of 2024 (52 quarters), analysed with descriptive statistics, Pearson correlations, group comparisons, multiple linear regression with autocorrelation-robust standard errors, and
binary logistic regression, supported by diagnostic tests. Return on assets (ROA) averaged 3.74 per cent. ROA fell to
a mean of 2.73 per cent in the 2018 transition year, 1.01 percentage points below the pre-IFRS 9 mean, and recovered to a mean of 3.91 per cent after 2018. In regression, the transition year lowered ROA by 0.68 percentage points, the post-transition period raised it by 0.55 points relative to the pre-IFRS 9 period, and the COVID-19 period lowered it by 0.56 points; the model explained 58.1 per cent of the variance. In the logistic model, the post-transition period
reduced the odds of a below-par return by 96 per cent. The study concluded that IFRS 9 imposed a temporary firsttime adoption cost on profitability through higher expected credit loss provisioning but had no lasting negative effect, and that it was associated with improved stability thereafter. Recommendations addressed transition planning, provisioning models, disclosure and capital management.

This study examined the relationship between the adoption of International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS), in particular IFRS 9, and the financial performance of a commercial bank, using Stanbic Bank Uganda as the case.
A quantitative single-case time-series design was adopted, and a coded dataset of 60 quarterly observations was analysed using descriptive statistics, Pearson correlations, multiple linear regression of return on assets and binary logistic regression of whether return on assets exceeded 3%, supported by diagnostic tests. The study results indicated that return on assets averaged 2.44%, and that the non-performing loans ratio (B = -0.32, p < 0.001), the COVID-19 period (B = -0.93, p < 0.001) and GDP growth were significant determinants, whereas the post-IFRS 9 indicator was not significant (B = 0.18, p = 0.400). The Durbin–Watson statistic indicated positive autocorrelation, and Newey–West standard errors left the conclusions unchanged. The study concluded that, in the study data, apparent changes in profitability after the standard’s introduction were explained by credit quality and shocks and not by the standard itself, and it recommended continued disclosure, capacity building and research on real data.