Management Information System Design on Human Resource Management of Kampala International

The study designed, developed, implemented and determined the effectiveness of the  human resource management of KIU, identifies  the profile of the respondents in terms of age, gender, and highest educational attainments, number of years in present position and designation, Assessed the existing human resource management systems(EHRMS) at KIU in terms of usability and applicability by academic and non academic staffs,  established significant difference in the level of assessment on the EHRMS,  between the male and female users, distinguished significant differences in the  perceived characteristics of a designed and implemented HRMIS,  determined assessment  of the users on the  Designed human resource management information system  (DHRMIS), established  significant difference in the level of assessment of the Designed human resource management information system (DHRMIS) between male and female users , distinguished significant difference in the assessment before and after the implementation of the Human resource management information system (HRMIS). Quasi-experimental method was applied Utilizing Sloven’s formula and the sample size of 350 and Purposive sampling technique was employed; data were collected from KIU’s 360 academic staffs, 198 non academic staffs, 177 administrators and 5 users of HRMS. Data were analyzed using descriptive statistics and inferential statistics. The EHRMIS was perceived as being poor (1.85) which implied that there was a room for improvement. Since the Academic; non academic and administrative Staff do not directly interact with the system, their perception did not differ from that of the Users The Designed system was evaluated as satisfactory (2.86) as compared to (2.84) a significant change in the HRMIS. The study recommends that, the KIU management requires to put in place new software for DHRMIS to facilitate HR department to effectively manage human resource information and records

A preliminary survey of the avenues for and contraints on women in the development process in Kenya

This paper attempts to review the social conditions of women in Kenya with specific reference to the position of women in the rural areas. The main purpose of the paper is to present information on factors which facilitate the participation of women in the national economy and others which act as constraints on their full involvement in development in Kenya. Of special significance are levels of literacy and access to educational facilities and the degree to which these constrain women's entry into formal employment; the legal position of women with regard to marriage, divorce and land holding and how this affects the management of resources at the farm level; government assistance for women; and questions concerning the use of time by rural women. The findings emerging from this research, as well as from secondary source material, suggest that the present conditions of rural women are inadequate. In the face of a narrowing land base and a rising population, women in the rural areas of Kenya have to be enabled through legislation, education and training to channel their potential into development efforts more effectively. They form a majority in the rural areas and are responsible for most of the agricultural work. The success of agricultural improvement in the rural areas requires that women be educated, that certain institutional structures be relaxed which have discouraged the full involvement of women in rural change and that women achieve recognition for the part they have played so far

Asymptotic distributions for weighted power sums of extreme values

Let $X_{1,n}\le\cdots\le X_{n,n}$ be the order statistics of $n$ independent random variables with a common distribution function $F$ having right heavy tail with tail index $\gamma$. Given known constants $d_{i,n}$, $1\le i\le n$, consider the weighted power sums $\sum^{k_n}_{i=1}d_{n+1-i,n}\log^pX_{n+1-i,n}$, where $p>0$ and the $k_n$ are positive integers such that $k_n\to\infty$ and $k_n/n\to0$ as $n\to\infty$. Under some constraints on the weights $d_{i,n}$, we prove asymptotic normality for the power sums over the whole heavy-tail model. We apply the obtained result to construct a new class of estimators for the parameter $\gamma$

Women in rural development: report of a discussion group

This paper was prepared as the report of a discussion group participating in the Conference on Assembling and Collecting Data on the Participation of Women in Kenyan Society, held at the Nairobi School on August 11 to 15, 1975. It was agreed that the search for improvements in agriculture and in extension to rural women must take into account the complexity of rural society, the diverse activities of rural residents and the variety of their economic and nutritional needs. The principal concern of the group was to underscore the need for systematic and standardised collection of data which will more genuinely reflect women's participation in the economic activities which are the principal target of rural development. Five priority areas were identified in which the need for greater information on the role of women is especially urgent: accurate representation of the household unit, wage differentials, and their consequences for rural incomes, the sociological context of communal labour activities, access to extension and credit, and diversification and upgrading of non-farm activities. Finally, the need for an action-oriented research programme was stressed, in which work is carried out on several levels, coordinated and presented to a wide audience

Assessment of EGM2008 using GPS/levelling and free-air gravity anomalies over Nairobi County and its environs

The performance of Earth Gravitational Model 2008 (EGM2008) is evaluated over Nairobi County and its environs using GPS/levelling and free-air gravity anomalies. The data used include 18 GPS/levelling and 97 gravity points. The heights in Kenya are referred to the mean sea level and they are generally considered as orthometric heights. Hence the height anomalies obtained from tide-free EGM2008 model are converted to geoid undulations using a conversion model supplied with EGM2008. The standard deviation of the differences between EGM2008 implied and GPS/levelling geoid undulations at the 18 points is ±11.6 cm while the standard deviation of the differences between EGM2008 implied free-air and observed free-air gravity anomalies at the 97 points is ±10.7 mGal. These results indicate a high potential for EGM2008 in geoid modelling over Kenya. An initial high-resolution gravimetric geoid model over Kenya can be developed by combining EGM2008 and local gravity data sets.Keywords: EGM2008, geoid undulations, free-air gravity anomalies, GPS/levelling, Nairobi County and its environ

Evaluation of GOCE-based global gravity field models over Japan after the full mission using free-air gravity anomalies and geoid undulations

The performance of Gravity field and steady-state Ocean Circulation Explorer (GOCE) global gravity field models (GGMs), at the end of GOCE mission covering 42 months, is evaluated using geoid undulations and free-air gravity anomalies over Japan, including six sub-regions (Hokkaido, north Honshu, central Honshu, west Honshu, Shikoku and Kyushu). Seventeen GOCE-based GGMs are evaluated and compared with EGM2008. The evaluations are carried out at 150, 180, 210, 240 and 270 spherical harmonics degrees. Results show that EGM2008 performs better than GOCE and related GGMs in Japan and three sub-regions (Hokkaido, central Honshu and Kyushu). However, GOCE and related GGMs perform better than EGM2008 in north Honshu, west Honshu and Shikoku up to degree 240. This means that GOCE data can improve geoid model over half of Japan. The improvement is only evident between degrees 150 and 240 beyond which EGM2008 performs better than GOCE GGMs in all the six regions. In general, the latest GOCE GGMs (releases 4 and 5) perform better than the earlier GOCE GGMs (releases 1, 2 and 3), indicating the contribution of data collected by GOCE in the last months before the mission ended on 11 November 2013. The results indicate that a more accurate geoid model over Japan is achievable, based on a combination of GOCE, EGM2008 and terrestrial gravity data sets

Testing The Three Factor Model Of Fama And French: Evidence From An Emerging Market

This study tested the three factor model of Fama and French (1993) using the Nairobi Securities Exchange (NSE) data using excess returns of six portfolios sorted by size and Book-to-Market Equity for the three factor model and size and trade concentration ratio for the augmented model. The study used daily stock prices for the period July 2004 to June 2014. Our results show that the predictions of the three factor model hold on NSE especially when the model is adjusted for thin trading. However, the premium is not statistically significant. Further, firms with high trade concentration posted higher returns than firms with low trade concentration during the study period

COMPLETING COLLEGE: A LONGITUDINAL EXAMINATION OF POTENTIAL ANTECEDENTS OF SUCCESS IN POST-SECONDARY EDUCATION FOR STUDENTS WITH DISABILITIES

The purpose of this study was to determine the antecedent conditions that contribute to post-secondary education (PSE) completion for students with disabilities, taking into account institutional experiences associated with social integration. A prospective longitudinal design was used to analyze data from the National Longitudinal Transition Study-2. The study sample consisted of youth who were currently enrolled in vocational schools, two-year community colleges, and four-year universities six years after high school exit. Logistic regression was used to examine the relationships between pre-entry variables and PSE completion. To test the hypothesis of mediation, the causal step approach (Baron & Kenny, 1986) was used. Findings indicated that self-advocacy, participation in work-study or paid employment, participation in extra-curricular activities, and development of vocational skills as a primary transition goal significantly predicted PSE completion. Students who participated in work-study or paid employment reported higher levels of PSE completion. Students who provided input in IEP meetings were less likely to report completing PSE compared to peers who took leadership roles in IEP meetings. Both participating in extra-curricular activities and developing vocational skills as a primary transition goal were negatively associated with PSE completion. The mediation analysis revealed that it is unlikely that institutional experiences examined in this study mediate the relationships between pre-entry variables and PSE completion. Findings further showed that many of the factors considered in the student integration model (Tinto, 1975, 1987, 1993) are positively related to PSE completion for students with disabilities