ABSTRACT Inclusive finance is drawing attention as a vehicle for economic growth and poverty reduction. This study focused on the impact of financial inclusion on poverty reduction among small holders‘ farmers in Dodoma particularly Chamwino District. The study specifically focused on the type of financial institutions available to small holder farmers, the contribution of access to financial services by smallholder farmers and the effects of financial inclusion on poverty reduction. The s...
ABSTRACT The aim of the study was to investigate the way of Managing Urban Solid Wastes in Kahama Town Council, where three Wards were involved including Kahama Mjini, Majengo and Nyasubi. The study was based on the following objectives: to assess the SWM stakeholder participation in the study area; to assess factors that affected the success of stakeholders on solid SWM in the study area; and in the Public and Private Partnership in SWM Framework. The study has involved both qualitative and...
ABSTRACT Corporate social responsibility has become the rhetoric of every business enterprise, no exceptions to small and medium scale enterprises. This study examines the relationship between corporate social responsibility and organizational performance of SMEs in Lagos State, Nigeria. Data were generated by means of questionnaires to 261 operators of SMEs, 2518 employees and 2591 consumers of the products and services of the enterprises on CSR and performance variables.
ABSTRACT This study aimed at investigating the impact of training and development on employee work performance in public organizations in Nyamagana district and finds out factors that affect training and development on employee work performance in government organizations and suggests some measures which add value to the training and development programs. The study used a non-experimental cross-section design that allowed the uses of questionnaires and interview in which a sample size of 96 ...
ABSTRACT This study was set out to explore the impact of public-private partnership on health services delivery in Tanzania. There is a smooth relationship between public and private sector on provision of social services in Tanzania. This study reveals the extent in which public-private partnership has managed to achieve in the provision of health services to the people especially of Arusha District. A sample of 80 respondents was taken and these were public and private officials, specialis...
ABSTRACT This study was carried out to empirically test the relationship between organizational change and performance as well as proffer better strategies for managing change to enhance organizational performance.
ABSTRACT This study focuses on the challenges of proliferation of small arms and light weapons (SALW) to peace-building in Liberia and Sierra Leone. The study provides a critical analysis of the nature of warfare in Africa with the use of small arms and light weapons and child soldiers. It is a discourse of post-conflict peace-building as it assesses the various measures adopted in Liberia and Sierra Leone. It argues that continual availability of SALW in these countries poses a great threat...
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...