ABSTRACT This research explains how gender differences influence the leadership styles adopted at FRGM. The research examined whether men and women really have different leadership behaviours, highlighted the possible factors that may influence their differences in leadership behaviours such as biological differences, structural differences and also looked at the role society and culture play in shaping the leadership behaviour of male and female leaders, looked at other factors apart from g...
ABSTRACT The research attempts to explore Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) practices particularly in the context of rural development. The main objective was to explore, the extent to which the mining sector in Zimbabwe promotes socio-economic development through CSR employed by Unki Mines in Shurugwi rural. The study established the effectiveness of CSR strategies in rural socio-economic development and recommended approaches to make Unki mines CSR strategies effective for rural socio...
ABSTRACT The formative study focused on the impact of Share Ownership Schemes on development in Mberengwa District in Zimbabwe. The qualitative research established that some of the objectives of the programme were indeed relevant to the current challenges being faced by the people in rural Zimbabwe. The study also explored the impact of the share ownership schemes on individual and household levels with emphasis on the eradication of poverty. It explored the implementation process of the bro...
ABSTRACT The study was undertaken to investigate on the appropriateness of employing private sector management and accounting techniques through the adoption of International Public Sector Accounting Standards (IPSAS) at Beitbridge town council. The non-compliance with IPSAS provisions, non-compliance with IPSAS due to the need for complying with statutes, high volume of errors in the financial statements, consolidation complications of IPSAS municipal financial statements and IFRS based sta...
ABSTRACT This research was carried out with the aim of establishing the relationship that exists between variance analysis budget control technique and organisational performance. World Vision has experienced wide adverse budget variances due to ineffective variance analysis by the organisation resulting in the organisation repetitively over spending and under spending, los ing donor confidence and trust and hence motivation to this study. A descriptive research design was used in gathering t...
Abstract We are living in a dynamic world characterized by spontaneous changes happening in the twinkle of the eye brought about mainly by advances in technology. This research was set out to evaluate the impact of e commerce on the quality of financial reporting (A case of Soledd Finance). The research was mainly prompted by the observations that the researcher witnessed during industrial attachment experiences within an e commerce firm. The choice to focus on this study was due to the chall...
ABSTRACT The research sought to investigate into credit risk management as a tool to bring down the level of non-performing loans in Microfinance Institutions .A case of Zimbabwe Microfinance Fund (ZMF) .The study is arranged starting with the introduction of the chapter which was followed by the background of the study highlighting factors related to credit risk management and non performing loans. Statement of the problem will show what triggered the researcher to carry out such a research....
Abstract This study poses a general question of whether or not foreign direct investment (FDI) inflows have come to Namibia because of the tax incentives offered to foreign investors; and thus whether or not offering such incentives has been beneficial to the country. To answer this question and as dictated by the availability of data, the study reviewed the FDI inflows into Namibia and attempted to assess the benefits and costs through an investigation of related indicators and making infer...
Abstract This chapter encompass the important aspects of this research that is,(background to the study, statement of the problem and the objective of the study). The objective of the study is to unearth the challenges that SDCs are facing in the management of school development. This chapter gives precedence to all the other chapters and it begins with giving an overview of how SDCs came into being. The legal framework governing the operations of SDCs and their core functions. The chapter th...
ABSTRACT The study sought to analyse the sales promotional activities as key fundamentals in the improvement of BIMCOs’ performance. The objectives of the study were to: identify the sales promotional activities being used by BIMCO, to determine the impact of sales promotional activities on sales turnover, to determine the impact of sales promotional activities on market share, to determine the impact of sales promotional activities on customer retention, to establish weaknesses of the cur...
ABSTRACT The research examined the integration and participation of the elderly in the socio-economic development of Harare Metropolitan Province (HMP). It targeted religious denominations, industry and commerce, non-governmental organizations, tertiary institutions, state enterprises and parastatals and a local authority. The research identified serious stigmatization of Old Persons (OPs), leading to their ostracism by HMP institutions in particular, and ordinary citizens in general. The les...
ABSTRACT The purpose of the study was to investigate the challenges faced and survival strategies used by employees under precarious employment at BTL and CH representing the agricultural and hospitality industries in Zimbabwe respectively. Out of 1666 total population at BTL and 68 employees at CH, the sample size of 20 participants was chosen from each organisation through quota, convenience and purposive sampling. Qualitative research approach and the multiple case study research design wa...
ABSTRACT The absence of parents as a cause of migration has had negative implications on the psychological, social and economic wellbeing of the adolescents left behind. The study then sought to find if there are any significant differences in the psychological, social and economic wellbeing for adolescents with parents in the diaspora and adolescents with parents in the home country. The study adopted the quantitative research paradigm, and used the descriptive survey design. The research dr...
Abstract The majority of the Zimbabwean retail companies were in the collapsing mode as indicated by a performance decline of more than 50% over the past ten years. This miserable predicament necessitated the government to craft locally driven remedies, and one of them was the “Buy Zimbabwe” campaign launched in 2011. This prompted the researcher to assess the impact of the “Buy Zimbabwe” campaign on the performance of the Zimbabwean firms. The study objectives were to establish the i...
ABSTRACT The notion that chronic budget deficits impose costs on the stock market performance through depriving the private investors of the much-needed foreign currency and rising short and long-term interest rates, has been generally recognized by experts in finance and the popular financial media. In Zimbabwe over the years, the local stock market has not been providing capital up to sustainable levels that promote business, economic growth, development, improve standards of living and mos...