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  The contribution of indigenous knowledge to disaster risk reduction activities in Zimbabwe: A big call to practitioners Dube, Ernest ; Munsaka, Edson , 2018-03-26 This article examined the contribution of indigenous knowledge to disaster risk reduction activities in Zimbabwe. The current discourse underrates the use of indigenous knowledge of communities by practitioners when dealing with disasters’, as the [more...]
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  An Analysis of the Impact of Shareholder Activism in Corporate Governance: The Case of the Zimbabwean Banking Sector Dube, Z.L. ; Mkumbiri, N.M. , 2014-11 The shareholder-manager relationship is the most essential framework in corporate governance. A good corporate governance system is one which is able to tackle the conflicts of interest between managers and owners of a corporation and resolve them. [more...]
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  An Investigation of Corporate Financial Strategies Used by Banking Institutions during the Hyper-Inflationary Period in Zimbabwe Mhlanga, Richard ; Sibanda, Mabutho , 2013-11 The corporate investment and financing decision plays a pivotal role in the financial management of firms operating under any economic environment. This paper investigates and analyses corporate financial strategies employed by banking institutions [more...]
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  The Evolving use of Competitive Intelligence as a Strategic Business Management Tool: The Zimbabwean Experience. Ncube, Bulisani ; Ndlovu, Mlisa J. , 2015 This study employed a descriptive survey design to explore the difficulties manufacturing companies in Zimbabwe encounter in the application and practice of competitive intelligence (CI). This was done with full knowledge that adopting and implementi[more...]
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  Teaching of ‘Entrepreneurship’ as a Subject in Zimbabwean Schools- What are the Appropriate Teaching Methods? – A Case Study of Bulawayo Metropolitan Schools. Nani, Gwendoline, V. , 2014 The study sought to find out the appropriateness of the teaching methods used in selected Bulawayo Metropolitan schools, to enable learners to be entrepreneurs. The qualitative approach comprising the case study design was employed in this study. Clu[more...]
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  Implementation of Entrepreneurship in Teachers’ Colleges Implications for Teacher Educators and Captains of Industry in Zimbabwe Nani, Gwendoline, V. ; Mpofu, M. , 2015 The study was conducted to find out whether selected teachers’ colleges are equipping educators with Entrepreneurship education so as to enable them to impart relevant knowledge and skills to the learners. A case study design was adopted which used f[more...]
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  Strategic Management in Zimbabwean Profit and Non-profit Organizations: Identifying the Missing Tools in the Strategy Implementation Kit Bag Charumbira, Lysias Tapiwanashe , 2014 The purpose of this study was to identify the determinants of strategic success or failure in Zimbabwean Profit and Non-Profit Organizations. The convergent parallel mixed methods research design was adopted as the guiding model for the data collec[more...]
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  Participation of Women in Zimbabwean Politics and the Mirage of Gender Equity Maphosa, Mandlenkosi ; Tshuma, Nevel ; Maviza, Gracsious , 2015 Zimbabwe has signed and ratified a number of regional and international instruments that call for gender equality in various spheres of life. However, in spite of the existence of these supportive instruments, the country has not fared well in adv[more...]
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  Community Share Ownership Trust scheme and empowerment: The case of Gwanda Rural district, Matabeleland South Province in Zimbabwe. Mabhena, Clifford ; Moyo, Funa , 2014-01-01 The article primarily analyses the effectiveness of social and economic empowerment strategies targeted at the community of Gwanda Rural district. Despite abundant mineral resources, the indigenous communities living close to the mines have been depr[more...]
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  Assessing the challenges faced by rural agro-dealers in Matabeleland North Province, Zimbabwe Mtisi, Samson ; Dube, Albert ; Dube, Teddy , 2017-05-14 The aim of this exploratory research was to identify the challenges that are faced by rural agro-dealers (agricultural inputs retailers) in Matabeleland North Province in Zimbabwe as part of a non- governmental organisations (NGO) funded initiative[more...]
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  An Analysis of Factors Affecting the Performance of Insurance Companies in Zimbabwe Mazviona, Batsirai Winmore ; Dube, Mbakisi ; Sakahuhwa, Tendai , 2017-06-21 The study sought to examine factors affecting the performance of insurance companies in Zimbabwe. We utilized secondary data from twenty short-term insurance companies. The data was for the period from 2010 to 2014. We used factor analysis and mul[more...]
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  Economic migration and the socio-economic impacts on the emigrant’s family: A case of Ward 8, Gweru Rural district, Zimbabwe Ndlovu, Everson ; Tigere, Richard , 2018-03-22 Gweru Rural district in the Midlands province of Zimbabwe has witnessed an increasing number of outward migrations of breadwinners, leaving behind a desperate environment for families. This study was motivated by the realisation that most of the sick[more...]
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  Enhancing food security through micro- irrigation: Evaluating the contribution of treadle pumps to household food security in Umzingwane district of Zimbabwe Maphosa, Mandlenkosi ; Dube, Tomson ; Dube, Zenzo L. ; Ncube, Gracsious ; Tshuma, Nevel , 2014 Amongst a plethora of challenges facing the African continent today is the food security issue. Close to 240 million people in sub-Saharan Africa are food insecure (Bremner, 2012). A number of reasons have been advanced to explain the food insecuri[more...]
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  Paying for Cultural Ecosystem Services: The Case of Apostolic Sects (Vapostori) in Bulawayo Metropolitan province, Zimbabwe Ncube, Mthuthukisi , 2017 Apostolic Sects (Vapostori)‟s Open Space Worship (OSW) practices derive from “Ecclesiology from Below”, characterised by human choices. OSW practices‟ heavy reliance on Cultural Ecosystem Services (CES) for religious services set the stage for enviro[more...]
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  The Impact Of Conservation Agriculture On Food Security And Livelihoods In Mangwe District Tshuma, Nevel ; Maphosa, Mandlenkosi ; Ncube, Gracsious ; Dube, Tomson ; Dube, Zenzo L. , 2012 This study assessed the impact of conservation agriculture (CA) on food security and livelihoods in Mangwe district. The paper is based on findings from a research conducted in three wards of Mangwe district. Data was collected through indepth inte[more...]
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  The Characteristics and Constraints of Rural Enterprises Mtisi, Samson , 2016-12 This brief review paper discusses the characteristics of rural enterprises and their typical constraints in the rural milieu. In as far as rural enterprises are concerned, there is a thin line of difference between their characteristics and constrai[more...]
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  Dynamics of Culture and Climate Change and their Implications on Livelihoods: Experiences from Rural Zimbabwe Bongo, Pathias Paradzayi ; Lunga, Wilfred ; Sithole, Mkhokheli ; Chipangura, Paul , 2015-07 That climate is changing is evident in all the regions of the world, and people in those areas have been attempting to reorganize their livelihoods around the changing local contexts. One elusive issue about climate change is that it is producing m[more...]
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  The Characteristics and Constraints of Rural Enterprises Mtisi, Samson , 2016-12 This brief review paper discusses the characteristics of rural enterprises and their typical constraints in the rural milieu. In as far as rural enterprises are concerned, there is a thin line of difference between their characteristics and constrai[more...]
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  Some Aspects of the New Microfinance Law in Zimbabwe Makuyana, Tsanangurai , 2017-05 This paper analyses the new Microfinance Act [Chapter 24: 29] in order to reveal the shortcomings in the law and to suggest areas of possible improvement. The study was carried out using a purely desktop legal research method wherein a critical rev[more...]
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  An Examination of the Impact of Total Quality Management on Customer Satisfaction in the Zimbabwean Insurance Industry Mazviona, Batsirai Winmore , 2017-04 The subject of total quality management (TQM) is increasingly becoming topical worldwide, chiefly because of current intensified competition in the financial markets. Consumer satisfaction is an important determining factor in a company’s success. Qu[more...]

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