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From Savings to Sustainable Growth: A Policy Analysis of Project Okusevinga and Uganda’s Human Capital Investment Imperative

Dr. Arinaitwe Julius1 , Musiimenta Nancy2 · 31 Mar 2026

This study presents a comprehensive policy analysis of Project Okusevinga, Uganda's nationwide savings mobilization initiative launched under the Parish Development Model, examining its effectiveness in promoting h…

Savings Mobilization Human Capital Investment Financial Inclusion Sustainable Economic Growth.

Artificial Intelligence-Assisted Academic Writing: Recommendations for Ethical Use and the Philosophical Question of Machine Agency

Dr. Arinaitwe Julius1 , Ahumuza Audrey2 · 31 Mar 2026

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 intentions among East Af…

Artificial Intelligence and Academic Writing

Beyond the Clock: An Analysis of Extended Work Hours, Employee Compensation, and Perceived Productivity in Ugandan Organizations

Musiimenta Nancy1 , Ahumuza Audrey2 · 31 Mar 2026

Background: Extended work hours have become increasingly prevalent in Ugandan organizations, yet their relationships with employee compensation structures and productivity outcomes remain poorly understood, hampering e…

Extended work hours overtime compensation employee productivity job satisfaction

Beyond the Clock: A Case Study of Time Versus Output in Workplace Management Insights from Spain and Uganda

Dr. Arinaitwe Julius1 , Ahumuza Audrey2 · 31 Mar 2026

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 and Uganda, represent…

workplace management systems output-based management time-based management crosscultural comparison

Epistemology Rooted in Nature: Interrogating Sources of Knowledge Through a Da Vincian Lens

Dr. Arinaitwe Julius1 , Asiimwe Isaac Kazaara2 · 31 Mar 2026

This study examined Leonardo da Vinci's nature-based epistemology as a philosophical framework for understanding how direct engagement with the natural world serves as a source and validator of knowledge, and evalu…

Knowledge and Da Vincian Lens

Navigating the Storm: A Case Study of Fluctuating Moods and Ego in Research Supervisors at Higher Institutions of Learning in Uganda

Asiimwe Isaac Kazaara1 , Ahumuza Audrey2 · 31 Mar 2026

This mixed-methods study investigated the prevalence, impacts, and determinants of mood fluctuations and egodriven behaviors among research supervisors in Ugandan universities. A convergent parallel design was employed, …

research supervision mood fluctuations ego-driven behaviors postgraduate education

Navigating the Storm: A Case Study of Fluctuating Moods and Ego in Research Supervisors at Private Universities in Uganda

Dr. Arinaitwe Julius1 , Dr. Ariyo Gracious Kazaara2 · 31 Mar 2026

Background: Research supervision quality significantly impacts postgraduate student outcomes, yet supervisors' emotional and psychological characteristics remain under-examined, particularly in resource-constrained…

Research supervision supervisory relationships mood fluctuations ego-driven behaviors

Reclaiming Timbuktu: A Critical Analysis of the Pre-Colonial Center of African Scholarly Production

Dr. Arinaitwe Julius1 , Asiimwe Isaac Kazaara2 · 31 Mar 2026

This study critically analyzed Timbuktu's pre-colonial scholarly production to reclaim its position within global intellectual history and examine how colonial and postcolonial discourses have shaped contemporary u…

Pre-Colonial Center Africa and Scholarly Production

Importing Discipline? A Critical Examination of Behavioral Adaptation Among African Sojourners in Dubai and Implications for Cross-Cultural Policy Transfer

Dr. Arinaitwe Julius1 , Musiimenta Nancy2 · 31 Mar 2026

This study critically examined the nature, mechanisms, and durability of behavioral adaptation among African sojourners in Dubai, and assessed implications for cross-cultural policy transfer debates. Using a mixed-metho…

Behavioral Adaptation and Discipline

The Unsteady Pulse: Voter Discipline and Electoral Violence in Uganda's Historical Context

Dr. Arinaitwe Julius1 , Ahumuza Audrey2 · 31 Mar 2026

Electoral violence has become a defining characteristic of Uganda's political landscape, undermining democratic development and perpetuating authoritarian governance despite the formal restoration of multiparty pol…

Discipline and Electoral Violence