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      Faculty of Graduate Studies & Research

      Vision:

      In line with the school vision, the faculty aspires to enhance performance and compositeness of our students and clients by providing business education with high quality standards and responds to the changing environment. We envisage the FGSR as the flagship faculty of the school.

      Mission:

      A centre to act as a hub in the promotion and development of postgraduate knowledge in the areas of Business and Management.

      About the Faculty of Graduate Studies & Research:

      The graduate programmes of the MUBS were started with a view to encouraging research and publication in the School. Management established the Graduate and Research Centre (GRC) to administer postgraduate programs. This has since become a full faculty as FGSR.

      Objectives

      • Promote research in the university and in the areas of Business and management at Graduate and Doctoral levels.
      • Provide high quality human resource for Business and non-Business in areas of management.
      • Facilitate specialized research in the areas of business and management
      • Facilitate staff development
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      Economics, Energy & Management Science
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      Computing & Informatics
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      Business Administration
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      Department of Education
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      Staff Members

      Geofrey Nkuutu
      Prof

      Geofrey Nkuutu

      Deputy Dean, Faculty of Vocational & Distance Education

      Publications

      1. Farhoud, M., Bignotti, A., Hamann, R., Kauami, N. C., Kiconco, M., Ghalwash, S., … & Kgaphola, M. (2023). African perspectives on researching social entrepreneurship. Social Enterprise Journal, 19(5), 421-434.
      2. Kiconco, M., Alinda, K., Mwebaza, S. and Ssemata, R., 2025. Livelihood strategies for achieving sustainable livelihood outcomes among communities near national parks in Uganda: a study of tourism-related and non-tourism-related approaches. Tourism Critiques: Practice and Theory.
      3. Kiconco, M., Nelmapius, A., Venter, E. and Alinda, K., 2025. Livelihood capital access and sustainable livelihood outcomes of park adjacent communities in Uganda. IIMBG Journal of Sustainable Business and Innovation.
      4. Dawa, S., Namatovu, R., Mulira, F., Kyejjusa, S., Arinaitwe, M., & Arinaitwe, A. (2021). Entrepreneurial competences and growth of female-owned enterprises: The mediation role of absorptive capacity. International Journal of Gender and Entrepreneurship, 13(1), 30-49.
      5. Mercy, A., Dorothy, R., & Catherine, M. (2021). Top Management Team Shared Responsibility and Non-Financial Performance of Star-Rated Hotels in Uganda: The Moderating Role of Innovativeness. International Journal of Economics, Business and Management Studies, 8(2), 24-37.
      6. Mercy, A., Catherine, M., & Dorothy, R. (2021). Effect of Entrepreneurial Orientation on Perceived Non-Financial Performance of Star-Rated Hotels in Uganda. Economic Research, 5(6), 167-182.
      7. Kesande, P., Arinaitwe, M., Atcero, M., & Kawere, R. (2023). Fostering tourism social entrepreneurship through community-based tourism: A window of opportunities for Fragile Collectives. Journal of Hospitality & Tourism, 21(2).
      8. Kesande, P., Arinaitwe, M., Atcero, M., & Kawere, R. (2023). Fostering tourism social entrepreneurship through community-based tourism: A window of opportunities for Fragile Collectives. Journal of Hospitality & Tourism, 21(2).
      9. Gedecho, E. K., Masiero, L., Wavei, E. B., Qiu, R. T., & Kesande, P. (2023). Investigating the determinants of outbound long-haul tourist daily expenditure and length of stay. Tourism Economics, 29(8), 1995-2011.
      10. Atcero, M. (2021). Le rôle du multilinguisme dans l’intégration régionale :Le contexte de la Communauté d’Afrique de l’Est. Disponible sur [Enligne] https://revues.acaref.net/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2021/09/AMINA-GORON-OUVRAGE-2__-Multilinguisme…..pdf
      11. Atcero, M. (2021). Une évaluation critique des nouveaux défis liés aux activités de traduction et d’ interprétation en Afrique subsaharienne. Le cas de l’ Ouganda. Dans NDONGO-KELLER, J., NTAKIRUTIMANA, É., THIERNO CISSE, M., & VAN CAMPENHOUDT, M. (dir.), La traduction et l’interprétation en Afrique subsaharienne : les nouveaux défis d’un espace multilingue. Éditions des archives contemporaines, France, pp. 25-38. https://doi.org/10.17184/eac.3540
      12. Atcero, M., & Bugingo, D. P. (2021). Le rôle du Français dans la promotion du commerce: évaluation des avantages pour l’Ouganda. Revue Della/Afrique, Numéro Spécial/Décembre 2021.https://revues.acaref.net/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2021/12/Milburga-ATCERO.pdf
      13. Atcero, M. (2022). L’importance de la littérature de jeunesse dans l’apprentissage de la compréhension orale en classe de français langue étrangère en Ouganda. Synergies Afrique des Grands Lacs, 11, 25-44. http://gerflint.fr/Base/Afrique_GrandsLacs11/AfGrandsLacs11.htmlhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-5923-7737
      14. Atcero, M., & Ayikoru, M. (2022). Digital and Language Inequalities in Disseminating COVID-19-Related Health Campaigns in Uganda: The Effects of
      15. Confinement and Social Distancing Strategies. In: Zheng, Y., Abbott, P., RoblesFlores, J.A. (eds) Freedom and Social Inclusion in a Connected World. ICT4D 2022. IFIP Advances in Information and Communication Technology, vol 657.
      16. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-19429-0_19
      17. Atcero, M. (2023). Le lexique de la pandémie de Covid-19 et les pratiques langagières : le cas des langues locales en Ouganda. Synergies Afrique des Grands Lacs, 12, 57-75.Disponible https://gerflint.fr/component/content/article/103-pages-synergies/293-synergies-afrique-des-grands-lacs-12
      18. Bada, J. K., Atcero, M., Dopia, B. A., Ayikoru, M., Asianzu, E., & Abima, B. (2023). Applying the ADDIE Model to Develop Multimedia Lessons for Adolescent Reproductive Health Education in Uganda. University of Dar es Salaam Library Journal, 18(2), 82-97. ISSN: 0856-1818. Retrieved from African Journals Online (AJOL):Page | 9https://www.ajol.info/index.php/udslj/article/view/264030. https://doi.org/10.4314/udslj.v18i2.7
      19. Kesande, P., Arinaitwe, M., Atcero, M., & Kawere, R. (2023). Fostering tourism social entrepreneurship through community-based tourism: A window of opportunities for Fragile Collectives. Journal de l'Hospitalité et du Tourisme, 21(2). Récupéré sur https://johat.org/2023-volume-21-no-2/
      20. Maureen, A., Cole, J., Dodds, K., Atcero, M., Bada, J. K., Petrikova, I., & Worodria, W. (2023). Addressing vaccine concerns through the spectrum of vaccine acceptance, Social Science & Medicine, Volume 333, 2023, 116146, ISSN 0277- 9536,https://doi.org/10.1016/j.socscimed.2023.116146.(https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0277953623005038)
      21. Atcero, M. (2024). Évolution des enseignements en langues étrangères et scienced’éducation en Ouganda : Défis passés, réalités présentes, perspectives futures. Revue DELLA/Afrique, Vol. 6, Numéro Spécial – Février 2024. ISSN2790-0584 (Disponible sur [En ligne ] https://revues.acaref.net/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2025/01/0-Preambules_-Revue-DELLA-Tome-1_VOL.-6-Numero-Special_-Fevrier-2024.pdf
      22. Atcero, M. (2024). Innovation technologique et enseignement supérieur en Afrique : la révolution communicationnelle pour une émergence éducative. Synergies Afrique des Grands Lacs, 13.[Available on] https://gerflint.fr/images/revues/Afgrandslacs/Afgrandslacs13/atcero.pdf
      23. Atcero, M. (2024). L’importance de la communication interculturelle dans

      l’enseignement du français langues étrangères : Le cas de l’Ouganda. Les Cahiers del’ACAREF, Numéro Spécial, Février 2024. ISSN 2790-0371 (Print). ISSN2790- 038X (Online).Available at https://revues.acaref.net/uploads/sites/2024/02/ [En ligne] https://revues.acaref.net/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2025/01/10-Milburga-ATCERO.pdf

      1. Changha, G., Otengei, S. O., Ntayi, J. M., Ngoma, M., Bagire, V., & Dawa, S. (2025). Explaining social sustainability practices of hotels using a multi-theoretical approach: A narrative inquiry. Tourism and Hospitality Research, 14673584241306361.
      2. Dawa, S., Romijn, H., & Sutrisno, A. (2024). Opportunity Recognition and Innovation in Uganda: The Moderating Role of Pluriactivity. Journal of African Business, 1-21.
      3. Dawa, S., & Marks, J. (2023). An effectuation approach to sustainable entrepreneurship. Journal of Entrepreneurship in Emerging Economies, 16(6).
      4. Dawa, S., Namatovu, R., Mulira, F., Kyejjusa, S., Arinaitwe, M., & Arinaitwe, A. (2021). Entrepreneurial competences and growth of female-owned enterprises: The mediation role of absorptive capacity. International Journal of Gender and Entrepreneurship, 13(1), 30-49.
      5. Changha, G., Otengei, S. O., Ntayi, J. M., Ngoma, M., Bagire, V., & Dawa, S. (2025). Explaining social sustainability practices of hotels using a multi-theoretical approach: A narrative inquiry. Tourism and Hospitality Research, 0(0). https://doi.org/10.1177/14673584241306361
      6. Otengei, S.O., & Changha, G. (2023). Resident loyalty formation for the survival of African-ethnic restaurants during COVID-19: The adaptive capabilities logic. Journal of Hospitality and Tourism Insights, 6(1), 52-69. https://doi.org/10.1108/JHTI-07-2021-0159
      7. Omuudu, O.S., Francis, K., & Changha, G. (2022). Linking key antecedents of hotel information management system adoption to innovative work behavior through attitudinal engagement. Journal of Hospitality and Tourism Insights, 5(2), 274-291. https://doi.org/10.1108/JHTI-10-2020-0201
      8. Katongole, C & Mukama, I, T. (2022). Nutritional richness of traditional foods in Uganda’s tourism industry: An investigation of luwombo. Tourism and Hospitality Research 24(19):146735842211413. DOI 10.1177/14673584221141387
      9. Mukama, I, H, T., Mukisa, I, M & Muyanja, C, K. (2023). Profile and Operations of Highway Tourist Stop-over Foodservice Establishments in Uganda. Asean Journal of Hospitality and Tourism, 21(2). DOI: 10.5614/ajht.2023.21.3.01
      10. Mukama, I, H, T., Mukisa, I, M & Muyanja, C, K. (2024). Structural Modeling of Food Safety Knowledge, Attitude, and Practices of Food Handlers in Highway Tourist Stop-Over Food Service Establishments in Uganda. Asean Journal of Hospitality and Tourism, 22(2): 225-243. DOI: 10.5614/ajht.2024.22.2.06

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      • Strathmore Business School, Kenya
      • Graduate School of Business, University of Cape Town, South Africa
      • Strathmore Business School, Kenya
      • Graduate School of Business, University of Cape Town, South Africa

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