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 This study assesses the effectiveness of service delivery and technology utilization in banking sector. It was conducted in the CRDB Mbinga branch. Specifically, the study examined the implementation technology in services provided by banks and challenges facing the Mbinga CRDB Bank branch. The study look at the self-service technology such as ATM, internet banking and telephone banking together with other bank services like loan, account and how it impacts on the customers’ supp...
ABSTRACT Healthcare reform is a difficult policy issue that involves complex trade-offs between policy goals, such as ensuring access to high-quality healthcare and keeping public spending at fiscally affordable levels. Namibia, like most emerging economies faces challenges in expanding public healthcare coverage without undermining its fiscal sustainability. Yet, in the wake of the 2008 global financial crisis, developed countries had to undertake fiscal consolidation, which has seen a decli...
ABSTRACT There is also a growing interest from African policy makers- practitioners on how best to configure their national systems of innovation in their respective countries. Many countries including Botswana and Namibia, have embraced the concept of national systems of innovation into their national policies for science, technology and innovation. The study did literature review on theories, models and characteristics of National Systems of Innovation, including science, technology and Inn...
Abstract Affordable housing is one of the most important economic indicators of a country. The shortage of affordable housing is not only limited to the city of Windhoek but affects the country as a whole. A major concern pertaining to affordable housing is that it affects mostly the less privileged people in the population who are in the low and middle income groups. The study focused on the shortage of the affordable housing supply in Windhoek Combination of quantitative and qualitative app...
ABSTRACT The main objective of the study was to assess the funding arrangements available to SMEs in Dodoma region. Specifically the study assessed the source of funds that exists for the start-up of SMEs in Dodoma Municipal, outlined the main challenges to credit for start up of SMEs in Dodoma Municipal, identify sustainable sources of funding start up of SMEs in Dodoma Municipal and Identified ways of improving credit availability, accessibility and delivery to SMEs in Dodoma Municipal. A c...
ABSTRACT This dissertation reports on the influence of push and pull factors on the selection of tourism sites in Tanzania. Using the descriptive research design coupled with mixed research approach, data were collected from 89 respondents, i.e. 80 tourists and 9 national parks officials, using a questionnaire and interviews in three national parks located in Iringa Region, i.e. Kalenga, Ismila, and Ruaha national parks. In this study, the logistic regression model was used since the dependen...
ABSTRACT The major aim of this study was to assess the contribution of retirement benefits on the economic wellbeing of pensioners in Dodoma city, Tanzania. Specifically, the study addressed three objectives: (i) to assess the economic wellbeing of the pensioners, (ii) to determine the relationship between retirement benefits and economic wellbeing of pensioners, and (iii) to examine the effects of retirement benefits on the economic wellbeing of pensioners in Dodoma city. A cross sectional r...
ABSTRACT There are several challenges which face farmers in Igunga District in Tabora Region, who have decided to engage in the production of sunflower. Despite of these challenges, more famers keep on leaving their formal cash crop like cotton and seem to prefer growing sunflower. This study was thus put in place in order to assess the perceptions of small growers with respect to considering sunflower as an alternative cash crop. The study was conducted in Igunga District in Tabora Region, a...
ABSTRACT The study is focused on the pull and push factors towards petty trade development in Tanzania, drawing data from Dodoma City. Specifically, the study informs of the pull or ambitious factors that influence people to engage in petty trade, the push or compelling factors that lead people to engage in petty trade the challenges encountered by petty traders and the opportunities for future development. Using a cross section design, the study generated data from the sample of 96 petty tra...
ABSTRACT Human Resource Information System adoption is increasingly associated to several factors including Technological, Organizational and Individual factors. The study focused on the factors influencing the adoption of human resource information system in parastatal organization. Specifically, this study addressed the influence of Technological Factor on the adoption of Human Resource Information System, Organization Factors on the adoption of Human Resource Information System and Individ...
ABSTRACT This research is to examine the role of financial intermediation in promoting the growth and development of Micro Small and Medium Scale Entrepreneurs in Nigeria. The primary data was collected through structured questionnaires containing both closed and open ended questions. The data was analysed using descriptive statistics such as frequency, percentages, and tables. The findings show that most of the respondents agreed with the fact that, they did not received a lot of suppor...
ABSTRACT This study is based on assessing the roles of TUICO on improving employees working conditions and the effectiveness of TUICO on improving employees working conditions and identifying strategies employed by TUICO on improving employees working conditions. A sample size of 67 respondents was employed and cross sectional survey was employed with a combination of data collection techniques including questionnaires, interviews and SPSS was used for management of data and analysis. The fi...
ABSTRACT Tanzania rural entrepreneurship is facing a number of challenges such as limited access to capital, market, entrepreneurship skills and technology. Understanding the importance of assessing donors projects and to ascertain their contribution on rural entrepreneurship, this study examined the USAID funded Living Project implemented by CARE International in Mvomero district, Morogoro region from January 2007 to December 2009. The objective was to assess the projects‘ contribution to...
ABSTRACT This study had an aim at assessing the impact of employee’s incentive system on the performance of DUWASA. The study specifically addressed three objectives, namely; perceptions of the employees regarding incentives system used by DUWASA, an effect of incentive used on the performance of DUWASA and challenges facing DUWASA, in operationalizing incentive to its employees. This study employed a holistic descriptive case study design, where data were collected from employee responden...