Abstract Old Mutual Insurance System is a fully integrated browser-based insurance system that facilitates for faster interaction between potential clients, insured clients and the organisation. The system was developed with the clients at the heart of system and this provided an end-to-end policy administration system with a client-centric approach. The aim of the Insurance Administration System was to reduce application process and insurance claims approval process and address customer se...
Abstract The study sought to determine the relationship between working conditions on job satisfaction in mission hospitals. The research was influenced by a number of hitches, the first one being the researcher’s past experience in the deterioration and poor health service delivery in the health sector in Zimbabwe. Secondly, the need to investigate on the human resource management issues leading to high attrition rate in the health sector. It was realized that there is lack of understandi...
Abstract It is imperative to acknowledge that brand equity is an inseparable part of marketing and essential to the companies to create core-competencies and build strong brand experience that will impact the consumer decision making process and foster customer loyalty, Aaker (2011). This study involves assessing the effectiveness of brand equity on creating customer loyalty at Sign Graphics Private limited, Harare. The study aimed at investigating the relationship between brand familiarity ...
ABSTRACT The research sought to analyse mobile banking as a strategy to curb cash shortages in the Zimbabwe Banking Industry with specific emphasis on Agribank. Banks in Zimbabwe were experiencing cash shortages as evidenced by long queues as well as continuous reduction of daily cash withdrawal limits. Mobile banking is one of the many strategies implemented to curb cash shortages. In August 2016 Agribank introduced mobile banking to its customers. In this research, data was collected throu...
ABSTRACT The purpose of this study was to find the causes of student poor performance in A‟ level Business Studies at two selected high schools, which are in Chimanimani District of Manicaland province. The study sought to explore the challenges faced by both students and educators in the teaching and learning of Business Studies at A‟ level which results in poor student‟s performance. Both home environmental factors and the school environmental factors were looked upon as target areas...
ABSTRACT This study focused on the problems associated with the use of ICT as teaching media in Principles of Accounts at Ordinary Level in Buhera Central Mudanda Cluster. The study was motivated by the need to improve the need to improve use of ICT as media. The problem was that Principles of Accounts teachers’ were not fully integrating technology as media in teaching at Ordinary Level. The study therefore looked at the uses of technology and challenges faced by teachers in using techno...
Abstract This study focused on the emerging trends in Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) within the financial services sector of Zimbabwe. Having noticed the continued decrease of the stakeholder image of the sector despite the relative growth and participation of this sector in the economic development, the researcher sought to unravel specific CSR activities that banks were partaking. The Zimbabwean banks have been accused of levying exorbitant charges on the poor client base, abusing ...
ABSTRACT The thesis examines the dynamics of fiscal performance in the Zimbabwean economy. The study used annual time series data starting from the year 1990 up to 2018 to establish the economic factors contributing to budget deficits. During the period under review, Zimbabwe has experienced perpetual budget deficits except during the years 2009, 2010 and 2011 were budget surpluses were chronicled. The fiscal imbalance that has characterised the economic landscape of Zimbabwe has had negati...
ABSTRACT A number of national economic policy inconsistencies have occurred in Zimbabwe since the year 2010. This study was carried out to assess the effect of national economic policy deficiencies on the standard of living of ordinary citizens in Harare Central Business District and the economy of Zimbabwe. The researcher applied the pragmatism philosophy and mixed methods approach whereby a combination of qualitative and quantitative data was collected using questionnaires and interviews....
ABSTRACT The study focused on the effects of financial management practices on the firm’s financial performance. This study was motivated by the decline in the profitability of the organisation despite the company making effort to implement cost cutting measures. As a result, the study investigated the effect of current practices in the areas of working capital management, noncurrent assets management and investment practices. The study made use of descriptive research design as to allow q...
Abstract The major focus of the study was to assess the role corporate entrepreneurship has played in the performance of Zimbabwean banks post dollarization (2010-2012). The multicurrency regime brought challenges to banks, which included limited foreign currency reserves, limited capital sources, illiquidity, limited market, market scepticism, and competition that has a bearing on the performance of banks. These challenges have resulted in loss of business for some banks and cases of bank c...
ABSTRACT. Turnover in public universities in Kenya has become a high profile issue due to the changes and challenges that face the entire education system. Despite the economic contribution of 6.7% Gross Domestic Product by public universities in Kenya, the 2013 Public Universities Inspection Committee of Kenya reported that these institutions were experiencing high turnover rates of 33% compared to other sectors in the economy resulting to poor employee engagement. Moreover, the 2013 World E...
This work is designed to examine the problem of academic stress among students of the University of Cape Coast, School of Business, its causes and ways of controlling it to enhance the students’ performance. The objective of this study is to examine the effect of stress on the academic performance of University of Cape Coast, School of Business students and the associated risk when stress is not managed properly. To achieve this objective, three (3) research questions were tested and the li...
Abstract Zimbabwe after independence was hailed as the breadbasket of the Southern African region. Today the country has become dependent on other states in the Southern region and beyond Africa. Zimbabwe from the period of 2000, faced a multidimensional crisis which negatively impacted on the Zimbabwean population leading to many people migrating to neighboring states in search for greener pastures. The crisis in Zimbabwe also tremendously affected the southern region prompting SADC’s int...
ABSTRACT. NGOs have played a pivotal role towards capacity development of small scale farmers through provision of agricultural information. This study assesses the impact of NGOs intervention on capacity development of small scale farmers in ward 5 of Mutasa district in Manicaland province. The objectives of this study were to assess the capacity needs of farmers, evaluate contribution made by NGOs to enhance capacity of farmers in ward 5 of Mutasa District as well as to assess the challen...