Dr. Baluku is one of the growing researchers in the area of entrepreneurship psychology on the African continent. He also has done substantial research work in the areas of career development and workplace deviance. He is currently the Dean, School of Psychology at Makerere University
Dr. Baluku is one of the growing researchers in the area of entrepreneurship psychology on the African continent. He also has done substantial research work in the areas of career development and workplace deviance. He also has rich experience in program development at management. Dr. Baluku is desirous to establishing a research lab for entrepreneurship psychology at Makerere University. Beyond the research and publications, Dr. Baluku has made significant contribution to science as an editor and reviewer for scientific journals. He is a Review Editor for Frontiers in Psychology (Organizational Psychology specialty). He has also reviewed paper for Psychological reports (Sage), The International Journal of Human Resource Management (Taylor & Francis), Frontiers in Psychology, Career Development International (Emerald), Journal of Global Mobility (Emerald), Journal of Small Business and Entrepreneurship (Taylor & Francis), Journal for Global Entrepreneurship Research (Springer), International Journal for Entrepreneurship Behavior and Research (Emerald), and International Small Business Journal (Sage).
Mindfulness, Social Capital, and Happiness of Refugees in Uganda: the Mediating Role of Assertiveness Journal Article
In: Int. Journal of Com. WB, vol. 9, no. 1, 2026, ISSN: 2524-5309.
Psychological Outcomes and Commitment: A Cross-country and Gender Analysis of the Self-employed and Salary-employed Individuals Journal Article
In: Journal of Entrepreneurship and Innovation in Emerging Economies, vol. 12, no. 1, pp. 52–74, 2026, ISSN: 2394-9945.
Perceived Organizational Readiness and Enabling Factors for Human Capital Management System Use in Ugandan Public Universities Journal Article
In: sp, vol. 45, no. 3, pp. 332–355, 2025, ISSN: 2602-2982.
The mediating effect of individual beliefs between self-testing knowledge and HIV self-testing use Journal Article
In: African Journal of AIDS Research, vol. 24, no. 3-4, pp. 120–127, 2025, ISSN: 1727-9445.
Integrated psychological capital and theory of planned behavior as predictors of entrepreneurial intentions among refugees Journal Article
In: Discov Psychol, vol. 5, no. 1, 2025, ISSN: 2731-4537.
How interpersonal psychotherapy groups support recovery from depression: a qualitative study in rural Uganda Journal Article
In: vol. 2, no. 4, 2025, ISSN: 2997-9196.
Psychological Outcomes and Commitment: A Cross-country and Gender Analysis of the Self-employed and Salary-employed Individuals Journal Article
In: Journal of Entrepreneurship and Innovation in Emerging Economies, 2025, ISSN: 2394-9945.
In: The Journal of Entrepreneurship, vol. 34, no. 3, pp. 455–490, 2025, ISSN: 0973-0745.
Mindfulness, refugees’ perception of the host community, social capital and entrepreneurial outcomes – a study of refugees in Uganda Journal Article
In: JEPP, vol. 14, no. 2, pp. 329–350, 2025, ISSN: 2045-211X.
Organizational compassion, employees' mental health, commitment and engagement in the context of COVID-19: a serial mediation analysis Journal Article
In: EBHRM, vol. 13, no. 2, pp. 374–391, 2025, ISSN: 2049-3983.
Organizational compassion, employees' mental health, commitment and engagement in the context of COVID-19: a serial mediation analysis Journal Article
In: EBHRM, vol. 13, no. 2, pp. 374–391, 2025, ISSN: 2049-3983.
Organizational compassion, employees' mental health, commitment and engagement in the context of COVID-19: a serial mediation analysis Journal Article
In: EBHRM, vol. 13, no. 2, pp. 374–391, 2025, ISSN: 2049-3983.
Organizational compassion, employees' mental health, commitment and engagement in the context of COVID-19: a serial mediation analysis Journal Article
In: EBHRM, vol. 13, no. 2, pp. 374–391, 2025, ISSN: 2049-3983.
Personality Characteristics as Predictors of Temporary Labor Migration Intentions and The Moderating Role of Family Influence: A Case of Prospective Ugandan Female Migrant Domestic Workers to Saudi Arabia Journal Article
In: Journal of International Migration and Integration, pp. 1–26, 2025.
Mindfulness, refugees’ perception of the host community, social capital and entrepreneurial outcomes–a study of refugees in Uganda Journal Article
In: Journal of Entrepreneurship and Public Policy, vol. 14, no. 2, pp. 329–350, 2025.
A workplace-based HIV self-testing intervention as a determinant for self-testing knowledge, beliefs, and use among unskilled workers in Wakiso Uganda Journal Article
In: BMC Public Health, vol. 25, no. 1, pp. 187, 2025.
Job Insecurity during the COVID-19 Pandemic, Teachers’ Psychological Wellbeing, and Job Attitudes: Organizational Compassion as a Buffer Journal Article
In: International Journal of Applied Positive Psychology, vol. 9, 2024.
In: PLOS Mental Health, vol. 1, 2024.
Approaches to assessment of twenty-first century skills in East Africa Book Section
In: The contextualisation of 21st century skills: Assessment in East Africa, pp. 99–116, Springer International Publishing Cham, 2024.
The Only way is up? How Different Facets of Employee and Supervisor Perfectionism Help or Hinder Career Development Journal Article
In: Psychological Reports, pp. 00332941241229204, 2024.
The effect of a group-based mindfulness and acceptance training on psychological flexibility and adherence to antiretroviral therapy among adolescents in Uganda: an open-label randomized trial Journal Article
In: Journal of the International Association of Providers of AIDS Care (JIAPAC), vol. 23, pp. 23259582241236260, 2024.
Self-testing knowledge and beliefs on HIV self-testing use in central Uganda Journal Article
In: PLOS Global Public Health, vol. 4, no. 6, pp. e0002869, 2024.
Job Insecurity during the COVID-19 Pandemic, Teachers’ Psychological Wellbeing, and Job Attitudes: Organizational Compassion as a Buffer Journal Article
In: International Journal of Applied Positive Psychology, vol. 9, no. 2, pp. 1–22, 2024, ISSN: 2364-5059.
Self-testing knowledge and beliefs on HIV self-testing use in central Uganda Journal Article
In: PLOS Global Public Health, vol. 4, no. 6, pp. e0002869, 2024.
Children’s lived experience and perceptions of community members’ influence on their schooling: a study in Uganda Journal Article
In: Frontiers in Psychology, vol. 14, pp. 1045737, 2023.
Associations of psychological inflexibility with posttraumatic stress disorder and adherence to COVID-19 control measures among refugees in Uganda: The moderating role of coping strategies Journal Article
In: Journal of Contextual Behavioral Science, vol. 28, pp. 278–288, 2023.
Serially mediated effects of psychological inflexibility on quality of life of refugees in Uganda during coronavirus pandemic Journal Article
In: PLOS Global Public Health, vol. 3, no. 10, pp. e0002450, 2023.
The role of mindfulness, psychological capital, and social capital in the well-being of refugees in Uganda Journal Article
In: Current Research in Ecological and Social Psychology, vol. 5, pp. 100148, 2023.
Applying self-determination theory to explaining differences in career commitment between self-employed and salaried employees: The role of basic psychological needs Journal Article
In: Journal of Entrepreneurship in Emerging Economies, vol. 12, no. 5, pp. 593–619, 2020.
Entrepreneurial socialization and psychological capital: Cross-cultural and multigroup analyses of impact of mentoring, optimism, and self-efficacy on entrepreneurial intentions Journal Article
In: Entrepreneurship Education and Pedagogy, vol. 2, no. 1, pp. 5–42, 2019.