ABSTRACT This paper investigated on the use of Coaching for Performance as a tool for employee bonus allocations in an organisation. The argument was based on the over expenditures being experienced at World Vision Zimbabwe on bonus payments every year. The performance measurement tool in use at World Vision Zimbabwe was evaluated and its practicability on offices in the organisation that provide services that cannot be measured quantitatively was evaluated. The paper discussed the practicabi...
ABSTRACT The effects of recession has seen many companies in Zimbabwe going through financial distress. Having seen that the company is now under financial distress, the stakeholders seek methods of resuscitating their operations. The methods sought are either judicial management, bailout or scheme of arrangement. The main objective of this research was to analyze the challenges of judicial management as a resuscitation tool for distressed companies in Harare District. Literature in the field...
ABSTRACT Aim The aim of the study was to investigate the impact of competition on the financial performance of MBC Accounting Services (Pvt) Ltd. It was prompted by the noted decline in the annual profits and gradual decreases in the clientele base from the year 2013 to 2016 despite efforts by management to improve the financial performance. Methodology The study was conducted on a survey descriptive approach which uses quantitative and qualitative data collection methods. A census of 19 ques...
ABSTRACT The study strengthens the role played by Ndau taboos, folklore and sacredness in biodiversity conservation. The belief systems’ relevance and resilience around conserved landscapes / sites is symbolic and a reality when contrasted with other open landscapes across the same community where unregulated human activity is common. The latter depict landscapes under degradation with soil erosion leading to loss of arable land and biodiversity. This research paper therefore highlights con...
ABSTRACT The research was conducted to establish the effectiveness of export incentives in revitalising business competitiveness in an organisation (A case study of the Zimbabwe tourism industry). It was conducted after the researcher noticed the decline in competitiveness in the tourism industry which was mainly due to the 2014-2015 Ebola crisis, deterioration of major Zimbabwean manufacturing industries which were providing raw material inputs to the industry as well as the banning of impor...
Abstract This study sought to evaluate the extent to which the SMEs sector has contributed towards the livelihood options of marginalized women in Harare. This group was chosen firstly because women world over have the greatest burden of taking care of the family but are sidelined in the development process as they have limited access to opportunities compared to men preventing them from fending for their families. Focus was put on Harare because past research seems to be mostly biased toward...
ABSTRACT The core principle behind this research was to carry out an “An investigation on the operations of Income generating projects on the overall performance of a Local Authority” A case study of Chipinge Rural District Council. Chipinge Rural council is local authority with the mandate of governing, administer the affairs and service delivery to the district populace. In line with the amendments made by central government to reduce grants to local authorities, the local authority the...
ABSTRACT The purpose of this research was to examine the effectiveness of rehabilitation of female prisoner in Zimbabwe in case of Chikurubi Female Prison.in particular this include the rehabilitation mechanisms which were introduced at Chikurubi with the purpose of reforming inmates and to prepare them for the reintegration process. The rehabilitation mechanisms include vocational training which involves programmes such as hairdressing, cosmetology, chicken rearing, tailoring, secretariat, k...
ABSTRACT The research sought to explore that provision of health services can be used as a solution to development challenges thus enabling the improvement of the lives of the rural people. Local Authorities who have adopted provision of health services have been treating it as a social goal and not a development goal hence in turn they have been failing to implement successful development initiatives in rural areas. The research was based on one broad objective which is to establish the exte...
ABSTRACT This study is an investigation on how marriages can influence early child birth registration and hamper opportunities for children. The study looks at the 4 types of marriages in Zimbabwe and how they can work for and against early child birth registration.The four types of marriages are Civil marriage 5:11, Registered customary marriage 5:07, unregistered customary marriage and cohabitation. The study compares registered marriages versus the unregistered customary marriages on birth...
ABSTRACT In an ardent attempt to put their natural resources into better use, developed and developing countries have given a very high priority to the planning and development of high-level manpower wince the end of World War II. The university, being the capetone of any country's educational system and the main supplier of graduates and allied high-level manpower, undoubtedly assumes a strategic position in any serious endeavour to develop highly skilled personnel. Consequently in Nigeria, ...
ABSTRACT This study explores the plight of the unaccompanied refugee minors from a human rights perspective. A case study of Tongogara refugee camp is used for purposes of this study. The human rights approach used explores the refugee minor’s plight from the perspective of the unaccompanied children themselves, that is, how they view their difficult situation becomes very important. The study exposes the importance of involving the unaccompanied refugee minors in making decisions on i...
ABSTRACT The study focused on the determinants of bank interest rate spreads in Zimbabwe’s commercial banking sector during the multiple currency period from 2009 to 2012. The study was based on the hypothesis that bank interest rate spreads are determined by banks specific factors and macro economic factors. Several theories including the Loanble funds, Liquidity preference, Loan pricing, Signaling arguments and Credit market theories were propounded to explain the determinants of interest...
ABSTRACT The main objective of the study research was to analyse the effects of cost cutting on financial performance using a case of Zesa National Training Centre. The major issue that gave rise and prompted the researcher to study across this area was the increased levels of recurring losses in the organisation of which no increase in financial performance was being marked. The study employed a mixed approach in answer the research questions which were both quantitative and qualitative. The...
ABSTRACT The main objective of the study was to evaluate the shifting from insourcing to outsourcing of transport and distribution services in response to humanitarian emergencies at UNICEF, Zimbabwe. The specific objectives of the study were to: identify the drivers of outsourcing, determine the influence of outsourcing on the performance of UNICEF Zimbabwe, evaluate the extent to which transport outsourcing impact on the performance of UNICEF Zimbabwe and establish the influence of transpor...