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GROWTH AND YIELD RESPONSES OF BREAD WHEAT (Triticum aestivum L.) VARIETIES TO SEEDING RATES AT WOLISO, SOUTH WEST SHEWA, ETHIOPIA
(Wolkite University, 22-12) TESHALE ACHALU IBSA
A field experiment was conducted during the 2021 main cropping season with the objective of determining the best seeding rate of bread wheat varieties for optimum growth and yield in Woliso District, South West Shewa, Ethiopia. Three varieties (Shorima, Ogolcho and Dandea) and five seeding rates (100, 125, 150, 175 and 200 kg ha 1 ) were used in factorially arranged randomized complete block design (RCBD) replicated thrice. The analysis of variance revealed that the main and the interaction effect of variety and seeding rates had highly significant (p<0.01) on effect days to 50% emergence and heading; while the interaction effect of seed rate and variety was significantly (p<0.05) affected harvest index (HI) and grain yield of wheat varieties. Days to 90% physiological maturity, spike length and thousand kernels weight were affected highly significantly (p<0.01) and plant height (p<0.05) by the main effects of variety and seed rate. Number of effective tillers and number of kernels per spike were significantly (p<0.05) affected only by the main effects of variety and the main effects of seed rate, respectively. The above ground dry biomass yield was highly significantly (p<0.01) affected only by the main effect of the variety. The use of 150 kg ha 1 seeding rate for variety Dandea resulted in highest harvest index (37.29%) and grain yield (4103 kg ha 1 ). From the result of this study, the use of 150 kg ha 1 seed rate for variety Dandea and Ogolcho; and 175 kg ha 1 for variety Shorima were identified for good crop stand and final yield. However, extra study has to be done in diverse sites and time of year with a wide variety of seed rates and varieties to develop convinced recommendation of this stud
DETERMINANTS OF AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTIVITY AND RURAL HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN ETHIOPI A
(wolkite university, 2018-06) BIRHANGI RMA
I improvements in the agricultural productivity and rural household’s income and identifying the factors contribute to its improvement is very critical for enhancing food security and poverty reduction strategy in Ethiopia. The aim of this paper isto investigate the factors contributing to agricultural productivity and rural households’ income differential in Ethiopia. The study used panel data of Ethiopian socio- economic survey collected by Central Statistical Agency of Ethiopian collaboration of World Bank in the three survey periods of 2012, 2014 and 2016production years. The study was used econometric models derived from Cob- Dogla sproduction function namely: Pooled ordinary least square (within- group) , fixed effects (FE) and random effects (RE) models for labor and land productivity and multiple regression models to identify contributing factors for rural household income differential across regions. And the model output indicated that, irrigation use, number of oxen, non- farm income, and education level of household head, cultivated area, age and amounts of fertilizer used were the significant variables that contribute to farm income differential in the study area. Therefore, the policy implication of the study is that, increasing and proper utilization of the aforementioned variable’s should have get due attention to speed up the enhancement of agricultural productivity and rural household income.
EFFECTIVENESS OF RURAL JOB OPORTUNITY CREATION PACKAGE IN THE CASE OFMAREKO WEREDA, GURAGE ZONE
(WKU, 2019) Dr.ShiferawMitiku
DETERMINANTS’ OF TEACHERS JOB SATISFACTION AND COMMITMENT AT SOME SELECTED SCHOOLS OF GURAGE ZONE
(WKU, 2019) KIFLU ANSA
THE ROLE OF ORGANIZATIONAL CULTURE ON EMPLOYEES’ COMMITMENT AND ORGANIZATIONAL PERFORMANCE CASE OF COMMERCIAL BANK OF ETHIOPIA
(Wolkite University, 2019-01) SIRAJ JEMAL
Organizational culture can be seen as the heart of an organization that shapes how employees behave at work place and is a body of knowledge, attitude and beliefs. It guides the way the employees think and behave around, assumes like quality, teamwork, customers, innovation and decision making all things that directly impact an organization’s performance and how it workswith and it perceived to work with its stakeholders. The purpose of this study was to investigate the role of organizational culture on employees’ commitment and organizational performance in commercial bank of Ethiopia. The researcher employed quantitative research approach and used descriptive and explanatory research design for analysis. The total theoretical population of the study was 33,625 and accessible population was 110 out of this population the research took 86informants as a sample size. Organization culture conceptualized as coordinated team work, culture strength, achieving goal, customer orientation and change management. The major research findings of this research revealed that both models (relationship between organization culture with employee commitment and relationship between organizational cultures with organization performance) have ability to predict both employee commitment and organization performance. The research recommended to Commercial bank of Ethiopia’s management bodies to set strategies, policies and procedure to train and to teach the bank’s culture for their employees to realize the banks’ performance and enhance employees’ commitment
THE CHALLENGE OF RECRUITMENT, SELECTION AND PLACEMENT PRACTICE
(WOLKITE UNIVERSITY, 2019-01) ABDULAZIZ HEYRADIN
Challenges of Recruitment, selection and placement are key functions within any organization. The objective of this study is to state briefly therecruitments, selection, and placement concepts, methods and problems practiced by the college. This study uses data collection from primary and secondary data sources. Primary data collected from 45 employees and 5 members of human resource officers through structured self-administrated questionnaires. The sampling method used to gather this firsthand information was random sampling; The information or data gathered by questionnaire and analyzed by using tables, percentages and ratios. The data obtained indicate that there are some problems, which need special attention in the employment processes. The college to attract suitable candidates for completion should notify job vacancies is detail through different media. The finding of the study shows that the college have potential and powerful work force. The college need to expand the way it advertises new vacancy. The college use mostly interviews for its employment and also the employees agreed that the process of Recruitment, selection and
EFFECTIVENESS OF RURAL JOB OPORTUNITY CREATION PACKAGE IN THE CASE OFMAREKO WEREDA, GURAGE ZON
(Wolkite University, 2019-05) MISBAH BULGU
Creating job for jobless or unemployed youth is an activity that engages the youth to new job and gives to solution for rural youth unemployment. The rural job opportunity creation package was a package that started in 2012G.C. The package applied for 6 years by budgeting10648273.5 ETB as a revolving fund by targeting all the 25 rural kebele jobless and land less youth to participating the locally identified income generating activities like off farm and ofarm IGAs. According to the wereda youth and sport office report 485 enterprises or 2951individuals are participated in the package. From the total population of 485 enterprises the study was selected 144 enterprises by applying Yamaneh / 1967/ formulas. The research used explanatory type of research, relevant data collected from primary and secondary data sources. The study used different sampling techniques like systematic random sampling, simple random sampling, stratified sampling, probability sampling techniques. The major activities of the package were creating continuous and sustainable job for the rural jobless youth by providing different supports. The major focus of the study was assessing the effectiveness or continuity of package participants, how the profitable enterprise becomes profitable, how those create their economic capacity, and identifying the major challenges to implement the package was focus areas of the study. Data’s was analyzed by usinglogit model to test the probability to contribute independent variables to those effective business enterprises. From the result the study was identified among the total targeted enterprise 82 enterprises was continuously run their business,88 enterprises was profitable with their selected business, and 84 enterprises able to create additional asset or capacity. The result of logit model indicates business profitability, training, saving habit, provision of working place, economic capacity improvement, guiding with BP, are positively probability to increase business effectiveness or continuity. The other result enterprise to become profitable, appropriate IGAs selection was highly contributed for their profitability, to improve economic capacity, saving was primarily identified. Finally the study identified fluctuation of market price and lack of working place as major challenges to implement their business
ASSESSING THE PRACTICE OF RISK MANAGEMENT IN CASE OF COMMERCIAL BANK OF ETHIOPIA WOLKITE BRANCH
(Wolkite University, 2019-06) AEMIRO BAWOKE
The senior essay on the risk management practice was conducted on commercial bank ofEthiopia at Worksite branch. The researcher stated the statement of the problem both general and specific objectives and significance of the study. The researcher used descriptive data analysis method. To conduct the research, the researcher employed use primary data was collected through questioner on risk management practice. The data collected was analyzed using percentage and presented in tabular form base on identifiable problems. By increasing the independent variables researcher try to reduce error and the result were likely to be more accurate and precise. The financial performance would be measured by use of return on asset. The study also focused on financial risk as independent variable and more result the relationship between risk management and financial performance in commercial bank of Ethiopia. The researcher recommended that it was a high time forth bank to adopt a contemporary, proactive and decentralization risk manage metasystem if it tends to survive the thunders of local composition, the flood of globalization and the tremble of our dynamic market and economic condition
ASSESSMENT OF THE EFFECTIVENESS OF BALANCED SCORECARD IMPLEMENTATION: THE CASE OF GURAGE ZONE SELECTED GOVERNMENT ORGANIZATIONS, ETHIOPIA
(Wolkite University, 2019-06) Mohammed Shihure Jijo
Although Balanced Score Card has been adopted by the Government of Ethiopia at all levels of the government structure for some time now, effectiveness of its implementation is not adequately studied empirically. The current study was, thus, conducted to assess the effectiveness of BSC implementation in Gurage Zone selected government organizations. The study employed mixed type of research to achieve intended objectives of the study. Simple random sampling and stratified sampling techniques were used to select 144 respondents from 1052 civil servants in the government offices. The data was gathered through pretested questionnaire and interview. The study used SPSS Version 20 for processing the data. The collected data was analyzed using descriptive statistics such as frequency ,percentage, mean and standard deviation presented by using table. Besides, regression and correlation analysis were used to show cause effect relationships. Though the departments made efforts to realize of the effectiveness of BSC Implementation, the findings of the study revealed that they were not at good deal in attaining their intended objectives. To mention few: lack of leadership commitment, absence of continuous training and participation of employees during BSC Planning, lack of awareness in reform concept, no close supervision, no relevant rewarding system, no adequate evaluation and monitoring activities. Here, 57.2 % of the variations in the effectiveness ofBSC Implementation were jointly accounted by the nine variables at 5% level of precision. The major finding of this study depicts that BSC Implementation practice is not at good deal in the selected public sectors. Therefore, it is recommended that the departments should focus on strengthening reform team and change agents to achieve the effectiveness of BSC implementation and enhancing communication at every stage of reform implementation. It is also recommended that the top managers to be highly committed towards avoiding taking more time in finalizing reform implementation and putting incentives in place to motivate the best performers. Genuinely speaking, to realize effectiveness of BSC implementation, the departments suggested to employ the implementation practices by incorporating the necessary components of BSC.
THE INFLUENCE OF CUSTOMER BENEFITS AND SERVICE QUALITY ON CUSTOMER SATISFACTION: THE CASE OF HOME TO HOME NURSING CARE BUSINESS IN ADDIS ABABA
(Wolkite University, 2019-06) SEGNI TEFERA OLGERA
Customer benefits and service quality regarded as the key for customer satisfaction in which influence both tangible customer loyalty for re-purchasing and recommend it to others. A services considered satisfactory if the service can meet the needs and expectations of customers. The main purpose of the study was to assess the influence of customer benefit and service quality in customer satisfaction the case of home to home nursing care business in Addis Ababa. In order to achieve the objectives of the study, descriptive study design was employed. The study used questionnaire using SERVQUAL model to collect primary data. Accordingly 77 respondentwere selected using multiple stages Snow ball sampling method. The data were analyzed using both descriptive and inferential statistics mainly frequency, percentage, mean, standard deviation; and correlation and regression coefficient respectively. The descriptive study revealed that patients are mostly satisfied with services offered by Home to home nursing care service. Whereas areas such as the medical equipment they use are the factors that need improvement. The inferential analysis also revealed that there is a positive and significant relationship between service Benefit dimension and customer satisfaction and moderate relationship between service quality and customer Satisfaction. Hence, it is conclude that Service benefits have great influence for customer satisfaction than service quality. It is recommended that Home to Honursing care providers to continue their commitment to provide medical services to patients busing modern medical equipment and strongly recommended to give more attention for servicquality dimensions (Tangibility and reliability) to provide better service quality for the clients.
OPPORTUNITY AND CHALLENGES OF INTEREST FREE BANKING IN GUBRAE TOWN
(Wolkite University, 2019-06) Mohammed Sefa
In order to examine opportunities and challenges adjacent to the growth and development of interest free banking in Gubrae town. A descriptive study was conducted on the respondents from two commercial banks operating in Gubrae town, namely commercial bank of Ethiopia and Nib bank. The population of this study consisted of those of customers of bank in Gubrae town. Data were collected from a total of 150 respondents by means of structured questionnaires which were distributed to both customers of bank in a town. The results revealed that the main challenges in implementing IFB system included lack of awareness by customers about IFB services, institutional, need for special regulations and lack of specialized human resource. On the other side, IFB in Gubrae was believed to still have a huge untapped opportunity to be exploited bother financial services providers which would use customer satisfaction as a niche in offering IFB services. Other potential opportunities mentioned included business expansion and investment, economic growth in Gubrae and customer satisfaction. The findings suggest that the opportunities of interest free banking are more significant than its challenges in Gubrae. A number of recommendations related with the study findings were forwarded
TREND ANALYSIS OF LIQUIDITY IN ESHET MICROFINANCE INSTITUTION
(Wolkite University, 2019-06) MEKIDES KASSAHUN
The choice of trend analysis of liquidity is one of the most important strategic financial decisions of firms. Since financing decisions influence profitability and hence firm’s value, this study examines the impact of trend analysis liquidity on Sheet microfinances of core business operations of micro finances in Ethiopia. In order to meet the objectives of this study a quantitative data methodology was employed. The data were obtained from the annual reports of Eshet microfinance institution for period of2010 to 2014.Of this, constitute deposit and the remaining was non-deposit liabilities. This has reaffirmed the fact that finances are highly levered institutions. The findings revealed that trend analysis as measured by total debt to asset had statistically significant negative impact, whereas inflation had statistically significant positive impact on liquidity of core business operations of micro finances. Moreover, GDP also had statistically significant and positive relationship with liquidity. However, growth found to have statistically insignificant impact on micro finance liquidity. Therefore,Eshet micro finance shall give due consideration to manage their debts properly, mobilize deposit sufficiently, increase loan advances, spread, and size in their financing decisions. Furthermore, banks also advise to reduce non-deposit debt financing and raise equity financing so that to keep costs of financing at minimum level and hence optimize profitability and the value of micro finances. Future researchers also recommended assessing the overall performance of trend analysis liquidity and other micro finances sectors in the area of this research
A Senior Essay Research Submitted to Department of Accounting and Finance for the partial fulfillment of the requirement of Bachelor of Art Degree in Accounting and Finance
(2019-06) NUREDIN MENGIS
Liquidity creation is the main concerns of microfinance since it is crucial for its existence; hence the main purpose of the study was to trend and assess the liquidity practice of Microfinance institution. To deal with the problem, three fundamental research questions were formulated that stress on assess the effect financial performance on liquidity of microfinance institution the existence what the effect of non-earning liquid asset on liquidity of MFIs and how the level of deposit will affect liquidity in microfinance The data cover the period from (2007-2014) for 8years and used secondary data. To conduct the study, descriptive method was employed. The study involved secondary data collection of the return on assets, deposit to loan and nonliquid asset to measure trend of Microfinance during a specific year. The study found out that there is a negative relationship between liquidity with ROA & non liquid asset of microfinance. But positive relation with depositor. The study recommends that Incentives in the form of rewards for depositor should be strengthened depositor and need good management and also MFI must increase liquid asset than non-liquid asset
THE IMPACT OF NON PERFORMING LOANS ON PROFITABILITY OF ETHIOPIAN PRIVATE COMMERCIAN BANKS
(Wolkite University, 2019-06) DESTA TAMENE
This study focuses on the impact of NPL on profitability of Ethiopian private commercial banks. Bank loans have a vital contribution towards development of economy by financing different sectors. However, nonperforming loans are leads to incidence of huge loss on banks profit in particular and country economy in general. Hence, this study was conducted to examine both internal factors (nonperforming loan rate and loan to deposit rate) and external factors(Ethiopian inflation and GDP rate) impact of NPL on bank profitability. To this end, the researcher has selected 7 private banks of Ethiopia. This study used secondary sources of data, which is cover the period 2007- 2016.These data were collected from NBE directives and CSA.Furthermore, a descriptive statics and linear regression model was used to examine the impact of NPLs by using EVIEWS 7. This research is explanatory research design that identifies the cause and effect relationships between the study variables and ROA. According to the findings, the result of bank variables, non-performing loan (NPL), and Loan To Deposit (LTD) were found to have a major impact on ROA of EPCBs, with respect the other variables, inflation rate andGDP were found to be statistically insignificant impact on ROA in EPCBs. In particular, inflation rate had a positive association with the levels of profitability. The findings also suggested a significant the negative relationship among GDP and ROA of EPCBs which indicates whenever there was an increase in GDP rate, the bank need additional income loan to cover the cost paid to deposit, due to this the ROA is goes up. In addition, the effective exchange rate had also a negative association with NPLs of Ethiopian private commercial banks. The finding of this study is significant since once identifying the impact of NPLs might enable management body to make appropriate lending policies that prevent the occurrence of NPLs Furthermore, the study recommended the bank should emphasize the management of loans to reduce the level of nonperforming loans. Besides, it is better for the loan officers to provide financial counseling to the borrowers on the wise use of loan
THE EFFECT AND PRACTICE OF EMPLOYEE PERFORMANCE MANAGEMENT SYSTEM ON EMPLOYEE PERFORMANCE: THE CASE OF SELECTED PUBLIC SECTORS IN GURAGHE ZONE
(Wolkite University, 2019-06) NURSEFA IBRAHIM ALI
The aim of this study was to the effect and practice of Employee Performance ManagementSystem on employee performance: the case of selected public sectors in Guraghe Zone, SNNPR. The study employed descriptive and explanatory survey research design approach. The targetpopulation was public sectors employees in Guraghe Zone. But, in this study, 144 employees were selected using proportional stratified random sampling technique. Data sources were primary and secondary and these data were collected using questionnaire, interview, and document review. Descriptive statistics, Pearson correlation coefficients, multiple linear regression model was employed to analyze the collected primary data using a Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS) version 20. The performance of employees were measured by employees ‘performance scales as a dependent variable and criteria identification, measurement, evaluation, improvement, and reward were used as independent variables. The findings of the study unveiled that all the independent variables had positive and significant correlation with the dependent variable – employee performance. Regards to effect, only the four variables, namely, criteria identification, employee performance evaluation, employee performance improvement, and reward had statistically significant effect on the employee performance. In this regard, 49.8 % ofthe variations in the employees’ performance were jointly accounted by the five variables at 5%level of precision. The major finding of this study is that Performance management system is not tool that is not well known by Gurage zone selected public sectors. The most known type of evaluation which much also practiced in thus sector is performance appraisal which is twice annually used for legislation purpose. Therefore, this study suggests that, the public sector may view performance management system as holistically, encompassing all the elements public-sector culture. Without this capability, performance management system likely to become compliance activities rather than adding value to the sector and individual employees. Sensitization to all employees might be taken in to account to create awareness on the implication of performance managements and concerned bodies have to intervene in order to employees’ performance.
ASSESSMENT ON OPERATIONAL RISK MANAGEMENT IN COMMERTIAL BANK OF ETHIOPIA (IN CASE OF WOLKITE BRANCH)
(Wolkite University, 2019-06) BIRHANU ALAMINEH
The research was conducted to assess operational risk management in commercial bank of Ethiopia at wolkite branch. The main objective of this study is to assess the operational risk management and controlling techniques in the bank. The researcher used both primary and secondary data sources. The primary data was collected from the employees of the organization through questionnaires. The secondary data was also gathered from books, materials, documents, and libraries. Researcher has used census survey sampling techniques in order to gather the essential data accordingly 36 employees of the organization where included. The collected data were analyzed by descriptive analysis tool were use such as percentage, frequency, tabulations. The major findings of the research show that personal property and motor vehicle risk were happened mainly due to carelessness of the employees in the organization. Finally researcher recommended that the company give special attention on this issue to minimize the risk
ASSESSMENT OF THE PHYSICAL DISTRIBUTION PRACTICES OF WOWSPRING WATER COMPANY
(Wolkite University, 2019-06) WUDIE ENDAYU
This study is conducted in WOW spring Water Company to know the assessment of physical distribution practice of the company. The study was important to assess whether the physical distribution of the organization is going on right things or not to arrange objectives. The data were collected by using primary and secondary data. The sample size of customers was selected by using nonprobability sampling especially convenience sampling techniques, questionnaires distributed to them 150respondent and the data were analyzed using descriptive research statistics presented in the form of a table and percentages. Finally, from the questionnaire and interview findings, the researcher concludes..... Give recommendation and conclusionbody of the organization.
ASSESSMENT OF SERVICE DELIVERY AND CUSTOMER SATISFACTION (IN CASE OF AWASH INTERNATIONAL BANK,WOLKITE BRANCH)
(Wolkite University, 2019-06) YONAS WONDESEN
The purpose of conducting this research is to understand how the service WKULISDL delivery is and its effect on customer satisfaction .the objective of this study was an assessment of service delivery system and customer satisfaction on Awash International Bank. The scope of the study theoretically limited on service delivery and customer satisfaction and geographically limited on Awash International Bank in Wolkite city. To accomplish the required work the researcher used descriptive research design. The relevant data for the stud were collected through primary and secondary data and non-probability sampling technique specifically convenient sampling technique were employed to conduct the study. Quantitative data were analyzed and interpreted via table and percentage and qualitative data were analyzed busing theoretical or descriptive framework. Finally based on the findings the researcher tried to gave conclusions and recommendations
ASSESSMENT OF THE CHALLENGES AND OPPORTUNITIES OF THE PURCHASING PRACTICE (IN CASE OF WOLKITE UNIVERSITY
(Wolkite University, 2019-06) ZIGIJU BEREHANIE
Purchasing refers to a function in business where by the enterprise obtains the inputs for what was produced as well as other goods and services it requires. Purchasing practice in Ethiopia is not recent phenomena Nowadays, it play curtail role by providing the necessary material to other department. The investigation conducted on important and difficulties or challenges of purchasing activity Wolkite University. The major objective of this study was focus on improving purchasing mechanism of challenges enriching practice with the most relevant information and assessing the department. This research had been very significant in helping the organization. To do this both primary and secondary data is needed for successful achievement of the study. Primary data was collected from purchasing department committee and the manger though open and closed ended questioner. But secondary data were gathered from different document, books, and reports of purchasing department. The study use census sampling techniques
A RESEARCH PAPER SUBMITED TO THE DEPARTMENT OF MANAGEMENT IN PARTIAL FULFILLMENTS FOR THE AWARDS 0F BA DEGREE IN MANAGEMENT
(Wolkite University, 2019-06) ZULEIKA SHAFI
The study was attempted to assess employee recruitment and selection practice in Human resource department of Butajira Hospital. The main objective of the study was to assess employee recruitment and selection practice in case of HRM department of Butajira Hospital. Identify major problem areas and suggest suitable solutions and recommendation to improve recruitment and selection practice. The study was used primary sources of data to attain the above objective. The primary data was collected directly from the employees of the organization busing unstructured interview and questionnaire. The researcher utilized census survey because the number of employees was small in the HRM department of Butajira hospital. Finally the collected data was analyzed and interpreted using statistical techniques such as tabulation and percentages then recommendation and conclusion analysis were made