ABSTRACT This study examines the determinants of the real exchange rate in Namibia using annual time series for the period 1980 to 2014. The fundamental determinants of the real exchange rate in Namibia are openness, terms of trade, ratio of government expenditure to GDP and the ratio of investment to GDP. Time series properties were tested for stationarity using the Dickey Fuller-GLS test. The variables were found to be nonstationary but became stationary at their first differences. The stu...
Abstract This project involved an examination and a comparison of customer service training programs offered by both micro/small and large/medium retailers in Ondangwa, Namibia. The goal of the study was to determine and classify the types of customer service trainings offered to employees of differently sized firms in Ondangwa, in addition, to determining the effectiveness of the trainings offered. The study only looked at the retailers and their employees in Ondangwa, using, both quantitati...
ABSTRACT This research studied an analysis of the tender process in the government of Namibia. The findings of the study revealed that ethics, awareness and training influence the compliance of procurement regulations in government. The study acknowledges the importance of ethics, awareness and training in compliance to procurement procedures and regulations. However, a lot needs to be done to improve ethical conduct, knowledge of employees on procurement regulations and training because fail...
ABSTRACT This thesis sought to investigate unemployment from a psychological perspective in an African country in general, and in Namibia in particular. The research question aimed to investigate what the situation of Namibia's "street unemployed" (men who wait at certain street points to be picked up for a day-job) entails and what its psychological repercussions are. Seligman's reformulated Theory of Learned Helplessness was chosen as the theoretical framework for the study. The empirical i...
ABSTRACT Nowadays, many organisations, including educational institutions, realise that traditional resources are not the only sources that should be managed during the transition to Knowledge Economy and Knowledge Society. Knowledge has become a strategic organisational resource for the 21st century that should ensure stable growth of performance and competitiveness for an organisation. The critical analysis of literature revealed that the role of knowledge management (KM) in achieving and s...
Abstract Unwanted pregnancy and unsafe abortions are two of the most controversial topics in Namibia. Due to these controversies, the debate on the legalization of the availability of abortion on demand should be brought back into the spotlight. The aim of this research was to unveil men’s and women’s attitudes towards the legalization of the availability of abortion on demand. The target group were youth from five Katutura youth centres. The data were collected with the use of closed-end...
ABSTRACT The study on the effectiveness of mobile money services on performance of SMEs in Tanzania was conducted in Dar es Salaam city. The study focused on examining the financial and operational factors influencing the usability of the mobile money services by the SMEs owners and determining the relationship between the financial and operational factors influencing the usability of the mobile money services and performance of SMEs respectively. Three municipals ward namely Kinondoni, Ilal...
ABSTRACT The study to assess the contribution of support for community initiated project on Communities livelihood was conducted at Vumari and Kisiwani Barazani villages, in Same District. Case study research design was adapted. Data were collected by using household questionnaire surveys, Interviews and Focus Group Discussion (FGD). A total of 127 respondents were involved in the study. Information obtained through households questionnaire, was analyzed by using a Statistical Package for So...
ABSTRACT The aim of this study was to assess the factors contributing to secondary school pregnancy and its impacts in Dodoma Municipality, Tanzania. One hundred respondents from two wards, Hombolo and Nzuguni were sampled for the study; whereby seventy students from two secondary schools were employed in the study. Data was collected using in-depth interviews, questionnaire and focus group discussion to allow the researcher a platform to ask both open-response questions and closed-response ...
ABSTRACT The spread of mobile phones across the developing world particularly SubSaharan Africa, is one of the most remarkable technology stories of the past decade as well as Tanzania. This study aimed at finding the “Customer Satisfaction on the usage of Sim-Banking in Tanzania, specifically in Dodoma Urban District”. It attempted profoundly to acquire information on factors influencing customer satisfaction on the usage of sim-banking, to determine the overall customer satisfaction on...
ABSTRACT This study aimed at examining the criteria employed in allocating School Feeding Program [SFP] and its subsequent effects in primary schools of Tanzania taking Manyoni district, Kintinku Ward as a case study. This study specifically focused on examining the criteria employed to allocate SFP, determine the effects of SFP on performance, enrollment, attendance and drop out among students and challenges affecting the program as such. The study adopted cross sectional design with a case...
ABSTRACT This exploratory study looks at statelessness in Namibia, focusing on citizenship as a legal status. The study uses the theory of politics of citizenship to assess how the issue of statelessness fits into citizenship discourse in Namibian. It defines the problems presented by statelessness and highlights the urgency of addressing it. The study draws upon qualitative data like documentary analyses, books, journals and semi-structured interviews. Despite provisions on protection agains...
ABSTRACT This study, concerned with the contribution of secondary school administrators, in promoting workers service delivery in public secondary schools. The main aim was to investigate to what extent the adoption and implementation of secondary school administrators in Tanzania, impacted service delivery in public secondary schools. The theoretical framework, have been created from the theories of Managerial, Transformation, Participative, Transactional, Post modern, Instructional, Contin...
ABSTRACT The study investigates the effect of strategic planning on the performance of local government in Tanzania. Specific objectives are; to assess the effects of setting objectives on the performance of local governments, assessing the effects of budgetary allocations on the performance of local governments and to assess the effects of performance review on the performance of local governments. A descriptive research design was employed using 70 respondents who were employees with quest...
ABSTRACT Since, the implementation of the 1985 structural adjustment programs in Tanzania many sectors of the economy including mining were privatised. With time, peasants flocked the mines in numbers as artisanal and small scale miners (ASMs). As time passed, complaints emerged that, artisanal and small scale miners were selling their minerals through dealers, who were paying them low prices relatively to the market prices. This study was conducted to assess the pricing practices of ASMs. T...