Role of Small and Medium Enterprises on Employment Provision in Uganda. A Case of Selected MSMES In Kabale Municipality.
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2023
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Kabale University
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The study was about the Role of small and medium enterprises in employment provision in Uganda A case study of Kabale Municipality. Objectives of the study were: to examine the financial capacity of SMEs in relation to employment provision in Kabale Municipality; to establish the management of SMEs in relation to employment provision in Kabale municipality; and lastly, to assess the nature of SMEs in relation to employment provision in Kabale municipality. The study was carried out in Kabale municipality, found in Kabale district. The study adopted a cross-sectional research design with both quantitative and qualitative approaches. Out of 127 target sample expected to participate in the study, a total of 90 respondents actually participated, giving a response rate of 70.8%. Results from objective one, the correlation coefficient r = .572** show that there is a positive relationship between Financial capacity of SMEs and Employment Provision in Kabale municipality. The implication of the correlation coefficient is that with a stable strong financial capacity of SMEs, there will be many jobs created. Regarding The study findings also revealed that there was a significant positive relationship between management of SMEs and employment provision in Kabale municipality at Pearson’s Correlation Coefficient (r = .836**). The researcher therefore concluded that improvement in management of SMEs in Kabale municipality would lead to increase in employment provision. Lastly, Regarding objective three of the study, findings revealed a positive relationship between nature of SMEs and employment provision in Kabale municipality at Pearson correlation coefficient (r = .681**). The researcher therefore concluded that the nature of SMEs, especially in terms of creditworthiness and size of the SME, determines the number of people to employ in Kabale municipality.
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Namanya, Moreen (2023). Role of Small and Medium Enterprises on Employment Provision in Uganda. A Case of Selected MSMES In Kabale Municipality. Kabale: Kabale University.