ABSTRACT This study examines the relationship between corporate social responsibility (CSR), employee engagement and job satisfaction in leading Ghanaian companies. More specifically, the study examines the nature and form of CSR activities in the selected companies, the influence of CSR on job satisfaction and employee engagement as well as the independent relationship between job satisfaction and employee engagement. In all, three companies adjudged the best CSR companies in the 2015 editi...
ABSTRACT The core problem facing youth in Tanzania is unemployment. The youth constitute 60 % of all people who are unemployed. There is lack of job opportunities in urban areas, and underutilization of the majority of the national labour force in the rural areas (Youth Development Tanzania, 2006).The factors that can influence youth to be involved in Art centers are not known, Therefore, this study specifically examined youth skills toward Art Centers as a source of employment, also examined...
ABSTRACT The issue of employee dissatisfaction and related attitude towards work is assuming alarming rate worldwide. The situation is even more serious in developing countries where working conditions are unattractive (Miroshnik, 2002). As indicated by Dartey-Baah & Amoako (2011), motivation is a key determinant of work performance. It strengthens, directs, and sustains human behavior. Motivation is crucial for organisations to function; without motivation employees will not put up their be...
ABSTRACT This study assessed effectiveness of climate change adaptation strategies for cattle keepers in Tarime District. Four selected villages namely; Muriba, Taghare, Bungurere and Kubori were involved in the study. Data were collected using household questionnaire, observation and interviews. Ninety eight respondents and ten key informants were involved in the study. Quantitative data were analyzed by using Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS) software version 20, and content an...
ABSTRACT This study aimed to examine the role of people‟s participation as stake holders in the donor funded projects in school buildings projects in Iramba district. The specific objective of this study were to determining the factors influencing the sustainability of school building projects in Iramba after the donor withdrawing, Assess the impact of participation, and sense of ownership towards sustainability of school building projects in Iramba districts, Challenges facing the school b...
ABSTRACT Approaches to delivering health services, including mental health services are increasingly being re-imagined. Attempts to improve mental health services at various levels in Tanzania are hindered by various factors, including the lack of information and communications technology (ICT)/mobile phone-driven communication platforms, resulting in both health workers and psychiatric patients spending substantial amount of time and meagre financial resources interacting physically to addre...
ABSTRACT The study was conducted to assess the contribution of CHF on the improvement of health services among informal sector workers in Dodoma city council. Specifically, the study assessed the awareness of informal sector workers about community health fund on accessibility, affordability, availability and acceptability; investigate the health services status in the Dodoma City Council and identify the challenges encountered by informal sectors workers in accessing CHF benefits. A cross-se...
ABSTRACT Job satisfaction is a special ingredient for employee’s productivity. It is believed that, happy employees are productive than unhappy employees, for that reason, job satisfaction is quite imperative for the success of organization. This study intends to address the factors influencing job satisfaction among Employees in Pensions Funds, Dodoma Tanzania. Specifically, it considered organizational factors, technological factors on job and tasks related factors on job satisfaction. Th...
ABSTRACT The study was conducted to examine the importance of employee’s participation in decision making and its impacts on workers performance. It was guided by three objectives namely: to examine the perception of workers towards participative decision making, to analyze the extent to which employees participate in organizational decision-making affects performance, and identifying managerial factors affecting workers participation in decision making. The study used Management by objecti...
ABSTRACT This research has aimed at examining the fishery resources management and its impact on people‟s livelihoods in Ukerewe district. The general objective was to examine the nature of fishery resources management and its impact on people‟s livelihood in Ukerewe island. The study employed descriptive survey design method using qualitative and quantitative investigations. Data were collected through Interviews and survey methods, whereby interview guide and questionnaire were used to ...
ABSTRACT This study, was conducted to investigate challenges facing women in management positions, in the Higher Education Institutions (HEIs) in Tanzania, taking the University of Dodoma as a case study. The specific objectives of this study were to determine how women entered in management positions, to evaluate the level of job satisfaction, to understand the perceptions of people towards women in management positions and to identify challenges encountered women in management positions. To...
ABSTRACT This study investigated the factors that hinder the growth and survival of small and micro enterprises (SMEs) in Tanzania; with Tanga City SMEs as a case study. This study focused on three issues. These include the investigation of the major factors constraining the growth and survival of (SMEs), exploration of the efforts made by the government to deal with problems facing (SMEs) and an assessment of solutions to the problems. The sample size was 180 respondents. The study used prim...
ABSTRACT This study aimed to examine the influence of informality on employee’s performance in public institutions. This included looking at how informal channels of communication, social networks and managerial interpersonal skills influence the performance of academic staff in public universities in terms of teaching, research and consultancy.The population of studyincluded all academic staff in University of Dar es Salaam and University of Dodoma with the sample size of 100. The study em...
ABSTRACT This study, seeks to describe the contributions of hides and skins to the small scale livestock keepers in Tanzania. The study was conducted at Kwimba District in Mwanza Tanzania. A cross sectional research design was adopted; a sample size of 151 respondents was obtained through both purposive and non-purposive sampling techniques. The study has used both quantitative and non-qualitative methods for data analysis. Statistical Package of Social Sciences (SPSS) and Excel were used to ...
ABSTRACT This study examined spatial and temporal variation of Pteropus voeltzkowi population and its potential roles in restoring forest connectivity in Pemba Island where four villages including; Wete, Ngezi, Kidike, and Msitu mkuu were involved. The study adopts longitudinal research design whereby the data were collected once in a dry season and once in a wet season. The collected data were then processed and analysed using R computer software. Specifically, the study aimed at assessing v...