Abstract This study is an attempt to extend the frontiers of knowledge about company finances, with particular empirical reference to Nigeria. It examines the extent to which Nigerian firms use owners’ funds (equity) and borrowed funds (debt). It covers a period of 10 years, from 1974 to 1983. The study samples 87 non-financial companies quoted on the Nigeria Stock Exchange; the sample excuses the financial sector because its financing patterns sharply differ from those of the other secto...
Abstract This study attempts to assess the impact of the Export Processing Zone (EPZ) programme in Namibia. Using data from the country’s EPZ programme authorities, the central bank, relevant studies, and country reports, the study shows that although the programmes have facilitated employment generation and foreign exchange earnings from manufacturing and exports, such exports rely highly on the mining processing sector such as diamond cutting, polishing, as well as zinc refinery. The rel...
ABSTRACT Over the years, the increase in executive remuneration in both the private sector and stateowned entities (SOEs) has been the subject of intense discussions. The poor performance of some SOEs with highly remunerated executives, begs the question whether chief executive officers (CEOs) in Namibian SOEs deserve the high levels of remuneration they receive. The main purpose of the study was to determine whether there is a relationship between CEOs’ remuneration and company performanc...
ABSTRACT Small and medium size enterprises (SMEs) play a significant role in the economy in terms of sustainable growth, employment generation, development of entrepreneurial skills and contribution to export earnings. In Namibia, SMEs contributed 14 per cent to the annual Gross Domestic Product (GDP) and employs more than 160 000. However, access to finance is a major obstacle for developing and sustaining the SMEs sector as an engine for employment creation and poverty alleviation. It rema...
ABSTRACT The main thrust of this study is to investigate a novel phenomenon in health care delivery at Vane, in the Volta Region of Ghana called the Nazareth Healing Complex (NHC). Designed to provide comprehensive health care at one location, the NHC combines faith, herbal and modern medical systems. The central aim of the NHC multispeciality group practice is to allow an interchange of ideas and consultation among all the health practitioners within the same facility. The assumed advantage...
Abstract The existing studies on the relationship between government spending and economic growth provide inconclusive empirical evidence. This study examines the causal relationship between government spending and economic growth for the Namibian economy by employing general government (final) consumption expenditure and real Gross Domestic Product (GDP) data for the period 1980 to 2012. The study employs the pair wise Granger causality test, Co-integration test and Vector Error Correction ...
Abstract The purpose of this research is to make an exploratory study on the factors effecting repayment of Namibia Students Financial Assistance Fund (NSFAF) loans. The NSFAF has been riddled with challenges and currently owed over N$400 million in student loans. The student beneficiaries have argued that they will not pay their loans back because the loans should be turned into grants. The beneficiaries’ argument was that they are already burdened with rentals, transport, food and increa...
ABSTRACT Poverty is the state for the majority of the world’s people and nations which exits when certain sections of people cannot satisfy their basic primary needs in terms of food, cloth and shelter. Poverty and the poor are always associated with resourcelessness, choicelessness, insecurity and deprivation which create incapacities in the pursuit of dignified life in a given society for a person, household, group or community. The purpose of this study was to investigate the poverty si...
ABSTRACT This study examines the determinants of the real exchange rate in Namibia using annual time series for the period 1980 to 2014. The fundamental determinants of the real exchange rate in Namibia are openness, terms of trade, ratio of government expenditure to GDP and the ratio of investment to GDP. Time series properties were tested for stationarity using the Dickey Fuller-GLS test. The variables were found to be nonstationary but became stationary at their first differences. The stu...
Abstract This project involved an examination and a comparison of customer service training programs offered by both micro/small and large/medium retailers in Ondangwa, Namibia. The goal of the study was to determine and classify the types of customer service trainings offered to employees of differently sized firms in Ondangwa, in addition, to determining the effectiveness of the trainings offered. The study only looked at the retailers and their employees in Ondangwa, using, both quantitati...
ABSTRACT This research studied an analysis of the tender process in the government of Namibia. The findings of the study revealed that ethics, awareness and training influence the compliance of procurement regulations in government. The study acknowledges the importance of ethics, awareness and training in compliance to procurement procedures and regulations. However, a lot needs to be done to improve ethical conduct, knowledge of employees on procurement regulations and training because fail...
ABSTRACT This thesis sought to investigate unemployment from a psychological perspective in an African country in general, and in Namibia in particular. The research question aimed to investigate what the situation of Namibia's "street unemployed" (men who wait at certain street points to be picked up for a day-job) entails and what its psychological repercussions are. Seligman's reformulated Theory of Learned Helplessness was chosen as the theoretical framework for the study. The empirical i...
ABSTRACT Nowadays, many organisations, including educational institutions, realise that traditional resources are not the only sources that should be managed during the transition to Knowledge Economy and Knowledge Society. Knowledge has become a strategic organisational resource for the 21st century that should ensure stable growth of performance and competitiveness for an organisation. The critical analysis of literature revealed that the role of knowledge management (KM) in achieving and s...
Abstract Unwanted pregnancy and unsafe abortions are two of the most controversial topics in Namibia. Due to these controversies, the debate on the legalization of the availability of abortion on demand should be brought back into the spotlight. The aim of this research was to unveil men’s and women’s attitudes towards the legalization of the availability of abortion on demand. The target group were youth from five Katutura youth centres. The data were collected with the use of closed-end...
ABSTRACT The study on the effectiveness of mobile money services on performance of SMEs in Tanzania was conducted in Dar es Salaam city. The study focused on examining the financial and operational factors influencing the usability of the mobile money services by the SMEs owners and determining the relationship between the financial and operational factors influencing the usability of the mobile money services and performance of SMEs respectively. Three municipals ward namely Kinondoni, Ilal...