ABSTRACT This study aimed to investigate the funding challenges faced by small and medium enterprises in Windhoek city. The specific objectives that this study sought to address were to ascertain whether SMEs have challenges in accessing credit in Namibia and if so, determine these specific challenges; to determine how financing challenges affect the operations of Small and Medium Enterprises and recommend to policy makers on how to overcome these funding challenges and thus improve accessib...
ABSTRACT This research study investigated the role real estate investment plays in diversifying portfolios of institutional investors in Namibia. The study was encouraged by the fact that real estate investment in portfolios of most institutional investors in Namibia is low, despite existing research studies having reliably reported attractive risk-return attributes that would suggest much higher allocations. The research design applied both the qualitative and the quantitative research appr...
Abstract This study sought to assess the need for funding for a sustainable bus service for the City of Windhoek. The study was guided by two main objectives namely, to ascertain other potential revenue streams that the City of Windhoek can use to provide a sustainable public transport bus service, and secondly to explore existing best practices of funding strategies in the sustainable public transport system of the City of Windhoek. The study adopted a qualitative approach and primary data ...
ABSTRACT The purpose of this study was to analyze the effects of Microfinance on youth empowerment. The researcher targeted 72 beneficiaries of the Namibian Youth Credit Scheme in Otjiwarongo. A descriptive research design was adopted and purposive and systematic sampling methods to select 72 respondents of which 55 participated in the survey. Descriptive and Chi- square test statistics were used to analyze the data. The findings of the study seem to suggest that NYCS is an effective tool to...
Abstract This paper will investigates the importance of the local reinsurance industry in preventing capital outflow within the Namibian market through the insurance industry. The purpose of the study is to investigate the capital outflow that leaves the Namibian economy through insurance.Despite several efforts by the Namibian government to curb capital outflow, more cash still remnants the country through the insurance companies. The study has made use of questionaiers and interviews. The ...
Abstract The relationship between beer price, augmentation and beer consumption in Swakopmund has not been researched on in Namibia. The purpose of this research is to fill the knowledge gap in current literature on the alcohol and price relationship in Namibia. This study is an empirical analysis that draws on information from the overall population of the Swakopmund community, selecting those that are involved in alcohol activities and those frequenting beer outlets. The Statistical Packag...
ABSTRACT This study focused on challenges and opportunities in primary and secondary education in Namibia. Furthermore, the study focused on how partnership with Finland could help Namibia to overcome these challenges and meet Vision 2030. The study also researched on the marketing of an education system in a foreign country, specifically how the Finnish education system and solutions could be successfully marketed in Namibia in the context of globalisation and internationalisation. The rese...
ABSTRACT This study focused on investigating the effectiveness of in-service training programs provided to lecturers at the College of the Arts. The objectives of the study were: to investigate the effectiveness of the in-service training programs at the College of the Arts for the upgrading of teaching skills and specialist subject knowledge of academic staff members and to identify how these in-service training programs can successfully be used to improve the performance of academic staff ...
ABSTRACT Access to financial services by micro enterprises has long been regarded by the government as an important developmental tool. Poor access to financial services can hamper proper development of small and micro enterprises. Financial services encompass access to banks, which includes access to savings products, loans and operational bank accounts as well as access to insurance products. The study focused not only on the financing part but also on other products, such as savings produ...
ABSTRACT The primary objective of the study is to assess both the demand and supply side factors that hinder Small and Medium Enterprises (SME’s) in Namibia to gain access to finance. This is a case study of SMEs of Prosperita Industrial Park II in Windhoek. Four commercial banks, SME Bank and the Ministry of Industrialization, Trade and SME Development were also included in this study. The study employs both quantitative and qualitative methods, whereby a questionnaire and interviews were...
ABSTRACT The study utilised the Small Business Uniqueness theory and the theory of Financial Management to analyse and explain the findings of this study. The main finding was that small businesses do not share the same financial management problems with large businesses. The small and medium enterprise (SME) sector in Namibia has contributed to the national economy of the country in various ways, including employment creation, adding value to the Gross Domestic Product (GDP) of the country ...
ABSTRACT The aim of this study was to investigate challenges encountered in the implementation of NamPower strategic and business plan 2014-18. This research paradigm enabled the use of the mixed method approach which facilitated the interaction with respondents. The study adopted a descriptive survey research design. This study limits itself to NamPower employees covering a total sample of 214 respondents drawn from 531 employees. This population was justified because it is the one mandated...
ABSTRACT The aim of the study was to investigate motives influencing student decision to pursue graduate business education at Namibian business schools. In particular, it intended to determine how financial costs influence student’s decisions to opt for graduate business education; to define to what extent opportunity for career advancement is a reason that affect students to choose attend graduate business education and lastly, establish to what level is student’s choice of graduate bu...
ABSTRACT The aim of the thesis was to explore the relationship that exists between access to bank finance by manufacturing Small and Medium-sized Enterprises (SMEs) and the employment they create in the Khomas region. Employment creation is the dependent variable and defined as a measure of the net increase in employment levels over a two-year period. Access to finance is the independent variable and defined as a business condition wherein SMEs can obtain the funds they need to invest and gr...
ABSTRACT The purpose of this study was to evaluate in-patients and out-patients satisfaction of service delivery: A case study of Katutura Hospital, Windhoek. The main objectives of this research were to: identify the factors that contribute to poor service delivery at the Katutura Hospital, explore the factors affecting provision of service delivery in the public health sector, identify the service quality dimensions used by the Patients to evaluate service delivery and evaluate customer sa...