Uganda Pentecostal University Journal of Sustainable Development
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Innovation Among Family Business, A Strategic tool for Entrepreneurial Performance: Innovation in Family Businesses
No full textoai:ojs2.articles.upu.ac.ug:article/1Using Schumpeter’s theory of innovation, which situates innovation as a driver of economic change, this study investigated the influence of innovation among family businesses as a driver for entrepreneurial performance in the Kabarole District in Uganda. Traditionally, innovation became popular after WWII, associated with technological development and competitive advantage. Kabarole and Uganda at large have traced entrepreneurial changes since the 1980s to better the integration into markets for local goods, but the reliance on outside processed items has limited innovation and expansion for the family businesses in Kabarole. Using a statistically based design, 70 registered sole enterprises were examined using regression to observe the association between innovation (in terms of product innovation, process innovation, and strategic management) and entrepreneurial performance. The results showed significantly positive associations for product development (β = 0.325, p = 0.002), process management (β = 0.212, p = 0.025), and strategic management (β = 0.475, p < 0.001), among which the strongest influence came from strategic management. The model accounted for 67.3% of variance in performance (R² = 0.673), clearly demonstrating the key driving force as innovation. Results were consistent with Schumpeterian principles that stress strategic decision-making as crucial to growth. While the global perspective demonstrates innovation\u27s correlation to market share and competitiveness, Kabarole\u27s dependence on foreign products shows a localized divide. The research highlights the importance of localizing innovation-driven policies to improve entrepreneurial results and recommends policies that promote ingenuity and managerial talent within family firms. This will help advance the debate regarding the appropriateness of innovation in developing economies, underscoring its universality and compelling regions to look inward
An Overview Of Organ/Tissue Transplantation And The Role Of Law
Get PDFThe practice of organ/tissue transplantation as a medical sub-specialty has over the years gained worldwide popularity as the modern treatment option for End Stage Organ Failure. As a result, therefore, it has garnered a lot of attention from a wide spectrum of society on the important issues, challenges and considerations arising from the practice. The research has therefore attempted through doctrinal research, to present a general overview of the subject of organ/tissue transplantation and to put into perspective all the arrays of issues associated with the practice by tracing the historical development of organ/tissue transplantation, outlined and discussed some of the contemporary and controversial issues associated with the practice. The research also examined some of the ways in which the law has intervened to stabilize the practice through the provision of a workable, fair and equitable regulatory framework. The research also discussed the practice in Nigeria through a brief analysis of its development, impediments and the existence, legal framework put in place for the management of the practice. The research then proceeded to examine some novel trends, ideas, research and innovations in the transplantation sector that will potentially bear heavily on the future of organ transplantation as a sustainable treatment option. The research findings show that certain challenges exist in this practice even with the advent of the National Health Act 2014, the law does not adequately protect vulnerable citizens from organ commercialization and tourism. This research recommends that certain sections especially sections 48 and 51 of the National Health Act be repealed and there should be more emphasis on donor consent and Government should do more within its power to protect the vulnerable by upgrading hospitals to international standards and possibly include organ transplant in the National Health Insurance Scheme
ELECTORAL INTEGRITY AND HUMAN RIGHTS IN AFRICA: UNPACKING THE TENSIONS BETWEEN HUMAN RIGHTS, ELECTORAL POLITICS, AND DEMOCRATIC GOVERNANCE
No full textHuman rights violence during armed conflict is no longer a novel incidence in Africa. It has become an evil consequence of any armed conflict though more pronounced in Africa. Violation of human rights during election process is however what appears indignant and abnormal for any democratic regime that is emerging. Every election year in African nations records casualties of human rights violations before, during and after electoral process. What is responsible for this ill in Africa and what implication does violation of rights in election process portend for African nations? Relying on findings made from pragmatic researches done by way of doctrinal and quantitative analysis, this paper addresses the situation of violence recorded about human rights during election period, discuss the multiplier effects it has on any growing democracy in Africa and provides useful recommendations. It further examines the role of some of the entities whose activities results in violation of the rights of the citizens during electoral process, its implication for a growing democracy. It concludes by providing a useful guide for a holistic law reform of the substantive law on crime as well as laws establishing the relevant law enforcement agencies in Afric
Combating Maritime Piracy in Somali Waters: An Analysis of National Legislative Counter-Piracy Measures
Get PDFThis study focused on the framework for combating piracy off the Somali maritime zone. Seas piracy is the crime of robbery of ships or boats on the sea. The threat of piracy attacks against international shipping has increased in various parts of the world, including the South China Sea, the Bay of Bengal, West Africa, and off the Brazilian coast. Thus, the research objectives were to analyze the adherence of Somali Government to international legal frameworks for combating piracy and examine the role of national legal framework in combating piracy along the Somali Maritime Zone. The findings on the implementation of anti-piracy measures off the Somali coast can be helpful to the government of Somalia as well as to both local and foreign investors. The study found that due to civil war, absence of central government, and lack of natural resources, Somalia is presently one of the most underdeveloped and chaotic countries in the world and would require robust legal regime to combat this menace
AN EXPLORATION OF THE IMPLICATION OF THE BURDEN OF MULTIPLE TAXATION ON THE TELECOMMUNICATIONS SECTOR
Get PDFThe telecommunications services have witnessed exponential growth in the recent past. This is not unconnected with developments in Information and Communications Technology. Despite this growth, the telecommunications industry has been bedevilled with high and multiple taxation, the resultant effect of which has adversely hindered the overall development in the telecommunications sector. This paper therefore seeks to examine the issue of multiple taxation and how it has impacted on quality telecommunications services. The methodology employed in this paper is doctrinal with the use of both primary and secondary sources of law. The primary source includes statutory provisions and relevant judicial authorities while secondary source includes journal articles and other internet materials. It has been found that the adverse effects of multiple taxation on both the telecommunications service providers and subscribers are too enormous on quality telecommunications services. And this is, among others, as a result of multiple regulatory regime. The paper therefore recommended that all laws and regulations governing telecommunications services should be reviewed with a view to identifying unpleasant multiple regulatory regimes on taxation of telecommunications services and amend or repeal such laws and regulations in such a way to avoid multiple taxes of telecommunications services
IMPLEMENTATION OF GENDER EQUITY IN INTERNATIONAL LAW - AN APPRAISAL OF A NATIONAL CONTEXT
Get PDFDespite the existence of constitutional provisions and commitments of regional and international human rights conventions, the rights of female are grossly violated and devalued in many African countries. The establishment of structures of inequality has generated gender discrimination against women. Although, women play vital roles in nation development, they do not have equal share of land, credit, education, employment, and political power with men. Fundamentally, women have been subjected to domination by men as a result of persisting cultural stereotype, abuse of religious and traditional practices, patriarchal societal structures in which economic, political and social powers are dominated by men. This article examines the concept of female gender discrimination and empowerment, its background and its causes in Nigeria. This study reveals that in spite of the existence of various legal frameworks protecting women against discrimination, the practices continue in Nigeria. It further reveals that Islamic law protects women’s’ rights in Qur’an and Sunnah contrary to some expressed negative opinions. To accomplish the thrust of this study, the writers employed primary and secondary sources like international, national and regional instruments on human rights, Nigerian Constitution, Qur’an and Sunnah. Others are text books, journals and internet. The study recommends for the abrogation of practices that discriminate against women, amendment of provisions of Nigerian legislations that discriminate against women and to restructure some federal agencies that discriminate against women folk
THE NEW PARTNERSHIP FOR AFRICA’S DEVELOPMENT (NEPAD): INITIATIVES AND CHALLENGES
Get PDFThe 37th summit of the Organisation of African Unity (OAU) now African Union (AU) held in July, 2001 formally adopted the New Partnership for Africa’s Development strategic framework development to develop an integrated socio-economic development framework that would guarantee Africa’s renewal. The NEPAD founding document makes it very clear that it is national government and Regional Economic Communities (RECs) that must drive the socio-economic renewal agenda. It embodied the principle of no peace without development and no development without peace, that is, if there is no development in a continent, there could be no peace and a continent cannot witness development without relative peace in the continent. NEPAD’s development strategy made security a priority. The writer relies on published and unpublished materials like text books, articles in journals, Newspapers, Charters/Acts of some National and International Organisations, Constitutions of some African countries and internet facilities. NEPAD subsequent evolution however revealed a serious disconnection between its focus on development and its peace and security. It is on this backdrop that this paper traced the several developmental plans couched out by various African leaders that eventually manifested into the present day “The New Partnership for Africa’s development.” The paper further examined the long term, short and medium term objectives of NEPAD and mechanisms through which these objectives could be enhanced. Effort is equally made to discuss the concept of development, achievements and failure of NEPAD in area of Sustainable development, challenges of development in Africa and ways of accomplishing development through the programmes
East African Community Common Market Protocol On Free Movement Of Labour In Burundi: Prospects And Challenges
Get PDFThe five EAC countries as a way of moving forward with integration process, jointly established a Common Market which would provide for free movement of factors of production such as people, goods, services, money, labour, right of establishment and right to residence of the EAC citizens within EAC member states. This will be in addition to free movement of goods under the Custom Union. The protocol on the establishment of EAC Common Market entered into force on 1st July 2010, following ratification by all the five partner states and this protocol was signed by Heads of States on 20th November 2009, coinciding with 10th anniversary celebrations of the revived Community. The objectives of this paper are therefore to trace the evolution of East African Community Common Market Protocol, to examine the provisions on free movement of labour in East African Community, legal provisions on Common Market Protocol, prospects and challenges of Common Market Protocol on the free movement of labour in Burundi. The writers relied on published and unpublished materials like Treaty for the Establishment of East African Community 1999, Protocol on the Establishment of the East African Community Common Market 2009, Protocol on the Establishment of East African Community Custom Union 1999, text books and articles in journals. Others are Newspapers and Internet materials. The writers recommended that for effective free movement of labour in Burundi, there is need for elimination/adjustment of domestic laws to fit in EAC-CMP, there is need for increase on infrastructure investment in order to reduce the cost of doing business and facilitate efficiency in production, transportation and delivery of goods and services to the people of East Africa, need for promotion of joint border regular meetings and Sensitisation of Burundians about Common Market Protocol
DEMOCRATIC CONSOLIDATION: THE STUDY OF POST-THIRD WAVE DEMOCRATISATION IN GHANA AND NIGERIA
Get PDFThe practice of democratic consolidation in Nigeria and Ghana is primarily based on performance of political system in the West African sub-region. While many studies have strongly affirmed this assertion, the incumbent political party and the opposition parties contested for power by election. Democratic consolidation is an institutional arrangement that reflects upon competition with the aim of changing leadership consistently in the political system. The opposition parties in each country have formed an alternative government (power) in the post-third wave democratization. Consequently, the assertion that the performance of the ruling party corroborates the practice in Nigerian and Ghana that the legitimacy of rulers usually depends on the extent to which the contestants meet the expectations of the voters determine who the vote for as their rulers. In this study, the qualitative research method is adopted. Ghana perfectly consolidated with little electoral challenges, while Nigerian is lagging behind due to inter and intra party crises that resulted in party disunity. The study finds that the practice of democratic consolidation requires electoral setting fashioned along the line of allowing peaceful changes in government where the people so wish. The study concluded that the politicians and electorates must allow democratic tenets to thrive; and recommended that African nations need in the present time to charter a course thet will allow democratization and guarantee development of genuine institution of democracy
The Jurisprudence Of Environmental Protection: An Inquiry Into The Moral Foundations Of Global Environmental Governance And Its Implications
Get PDFThe paper is a contribution to environmental jurisprudence. It affirms the existence of a universal morality which is centred on the need to protect the environment. Common grounds on the need to maintain the intrinsic worth and values of the environment are explored. The perspectives of major religions, cultural practices, conservationists, international bodies, governments and other relevant role players in environmental protection are examined. Contemporary issues in environmental protection and climate change like plastic pollution, environmental justice, the Paris agreement, and the rise of courts across the globe in environmental protection are discussed. The paper finds that some of the initiatives on securing the global environment are already yielding results. It identifies innovative legislations, emerging decisions from the court rooms and the increased awareness and actions by organizations, communities and individuals as measures reflecting the morality. The paper acknowledges the need for and proposes greater action towards compelling a more proactive commitment on the part of the developed countries in the implementation of the different agreements on environmental protection and climate chang