ABSTRACT This research was a case study of Turnall Holdings Limited which sought to establish the prevalence of financial stress and examine its effect on workplace performance of employees. The study was motivated by the fact that some employees are extrinsically motivated whilst others are not, yet the employer was trying to combat the current corporate financial constraints through eliminating all employee financial benefits. As such, Turnall employees were found to be facing financial dif...
ABSTRACT The study was aimed at addressing the problem of persistent capacity utilization problems faced by Sable Chemical Industries limited. The major objectives of the research study were the determination of the basis of calculating capacity, capacity-utilization, under-capacity utilisation, major causes of under-capacity utilisation, and effects of under-capacity utilisation to both the entity and the economy in its entirety and to prescribe the possible solutions to reverse the endanger...
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 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...
ABSTRACT Inadequate state subsidy, and purely monetary interpretation of the private social rates of return from state Universities combined with the view that not all beneficiaries of public subsidies are students from poor background has led to a situation where there is a demand that the beneficiaries, that is parents and students be made to share the cost of providing University education. Furthermore, the need for cost effectiveness and supplementary income to argument public subsidy als...
ABSTRACT The thrust of the research was to evaluate the impact of Decentralised Information System on the quality of Financial Reporting, case of Size Investments. The time frame of the research was 2011 to 2014. Objectives of the study were put in place to assess how the manual accounting system of accounting reporting, to evaluate the relevance of integrating Information System at the SBUs and Accounts Department and its impact on quality of financial reporting and to establish the relation...
ABSTRACT The current study was carried out to investigate on the efficacy of the cost cutting measures implemented at ZINARA in an attempt to enhance the financial performance of the organisation. The researcher opted for a descriptive research design which was effectively coalesced with a qualitative research approach. A systematic sampling technique was employed to identify the 45 respondents to questionnaires and 5 interviewees from the management and employees of ZINARA. Results indicated...
Abstract This study was carried in wake of the challenges bedevilling the once lucrative contract farming business where a number of contract farming funders withdrew their arrangements citing side marketing, failure to repay loans while farmers complain about prices offered by funders which are too low for sustainability. It is to be established if the increase in the level of tobacco production is commensurate with beneficiation of both contracting parties. The purpose of this is to assess ...
ABSTRACT The study sought to examine the effects of organisational citizenship behaviour on service quality at MSU. Objectives of the study were to examine if altruism has any effect on responsiveness, to determine if conscientiousness has effect on reliability and to determine if sportsmanship has effect on empathy. A thorough review of literature of the two concepts of Organisational Citizenship Behaviour and Service Quality was conducted with a view to get a good insight of contributions o...
ABSTRACT The Zimbabwean Insurance and Pension Commission (IPEC) aspire to reach a double digit penetration rate by end of year 2017. Therefore, this research intend to identify factors causing low life assurance penetration, assess the strategies adopted to increase the penetration rate by life assurance companies and recommend alternative strategies that can be implemented to increase life assurance in Zimbabwe. To achieve the set objectives, a descriptive research design was used to gather ...
ABSTRACT Working capital management is vital and it has become the lifeblood of any organisation. This research study “Analysis of the impact of working capital management on company liquidity: The case of Chipinge District Hospital.” This research study sought to examine the implications of effective working capital management on organisation’s liquidity. The research sought to fulfill objectives such as assessing the influence of average collection period, average creditors’ payment...
ABSTRACT The research sought to assess the effectiveness of customer retention strategies in enhancing brand loyalty at FAVCO. The first objective of this research study was to evaluate the effectiveness of customer retention strategies in enhancing brand loyalty at FAVCO. Secondly, it was to determine factors contributing to customer dissatisfaction at FAVCO and lastly to establish benefits contributed by customer retention at FAVCO. The research made an assumption that major factors contrib...
ABSTRACT The research was prompted by the continual rising of costs and decreasing profitability of PSMAS, a health insurance firm in Zimbabwe. Despite the fact that the firm had made efforts to contain costs since 2013, its profitability and general financial performance continued to decline. The research therefore sought to identify and analyse the cost containment strategies being implemented by PSMAS and to establish factors that influence the success of these strategies. The research als...
ABSTRACT Taxation and other regulatory requirements were cited by the management at TVFH as the major causes behind the sharp reduction of annual profits and unfavourable working capital between the periods 2013 to 2015.A descriptive research design was employed on a sample population of 22 staff members at TVFH most of whom were from the administrative departments. A total of 18 questionnaires were distributed to the sample population while interviews were carried out on 4 heads of departmen...