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Consumer attitudes towards credit reference bureaus in Botswana: the effects of financial literacy, experience with credit reference bureaus and personal values
(University of Botswana, www.ub.bw, 2015-05)The aim of this study is to investigate consumer attitudes towards Credit Reference Bureaus and how financial literacy, experience with credit reference bureaus and personal values shape those attitudes. Using a survey, ... -
Barriers of establishing profitable and sustainable pharmaceutical manufacturing firms in Botswana
(University of Botswana, www.ub.bw, 2021)Africa is believed to bear a very heavy burden of disease accounting for 25% of the world’s disease statistics (Owoeye, 2014) . Modern curative care is believed to depend on the availability of medicines (World Health ... -
A review of the literature on employee turnover
(Academic Journals, http://www.academicjournals.org/ajbm, 2007-06)“Employee turnover” as a term is widely used in business circles. Although several studies have been conducted on this topic, most of the researchers focus on the causes of employee turnover but little has been done on the ... -
Organisational conflict and its effects on organisational performance
(Academic Journals, www.academicjournals.org, 2009)The aim of this study was to find out the causes, types, effects and strategies on how to manage conflicts in organisations effectively to enhance organisational performance. Therefore, it is prime responsibility of ... -
PMS in the magistrates courts of Botswana: the unintended consequences of public service change
(Academic Journals, http://www.academicjournals.org, 2011-07-04)This paper explores the implementation of public sector performance reforms in Botswana magistrate courts to improve service delivery. The authors argue that it is imperative for management to consider the possibility of ... -
Using the servqual model to evaluate the impact of the public service reforms in the provision of primary health care in Botswana
(Routledge, www.routledge.com, 2010-09)The health sector is pivotal to any national development initiative; hence, Botswana has taken seriously the principle of primary health care as contained in the the Alma-Ata declaration of 1978. As a demonstration of ... -
Challenges faced by graduate business education in Southern Africa: perceptions of MBA participants
(Emerald Group Publishing Limited, www.emeraldinsight.com, 2011)Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to examine the degree of satisfaction and perceived relevance of the Graduate Business Education (GBE) programme at the University of Botswana. Design/methodology/approach – A ... -
New public management and the corporatisation of the public sector in peripheral capitalist countries
(Emerald Group Publications, www.emeraldinsight.com, 2006)Capitalist transformation of the public sector is global phenomenon that affects many countries. This paper seeks to examine recent public sector reforms introduced by the Government of Botswana to improve civil service ... -
Small business critical success/failure factors in developing countries: some evidences from Botswana
(Asian Network for Scientific Information, www.ansinet.org, 2004)Although the discovery of diamonds has propelled Botswana from one of poorest countries in 1966 to its current economic status as a middle-income country, the country still face the problem of economic diversification, ... -
Strategic motives for alliance in the travel sector of tourism
(Routledge, www.routledge.com, 2009)The purpose of this article is to evaluate the strategic motives for alliance formation among tourism businesses. Based on past work on motivation for strategic alliance formation, this article identifies a set of motives ... -
Role of Information Communication Technologies adoption in SMEs: evidence from Botswana
(Academic Journals, www.academicjournals.org, 2009)The study tries to find out the driving forces for ICTs adoption, benefits, ICTs tools and barriers to ICTs adoption by SMEs.The methodology adopted for the study was a survey method whereby a conveneince random sampling ... -
Managing behind the scenes: employee empowerment
(Asian Network for Scientific Information, http://www.ansinet.org, 2008)The main objective of this study was to find out the strategies for success of employee empowerment in organisation to reduce employee turnover. In addition, the study focusses on the benefits and criticism of employee ... -
An assessment of academic stress among undergraduate students: the case of University of Botswana
(Academic Journals, http://www.academicjournals.org/AJBM, 2009)This research finding is based on the responses obtained from the undergraduate students at a higher learning institution (University) in Botswana. This paper investigated the stressors, symptoms and effects that are ... -
From operating efficiency to competitive edge: lessons from small firms in Botswana
(WileyInterscience, http://www.wileyinterscience.com, 2008)Today’s business environment is characterized by stiff competition, rapid technological advancements, and changing requirements of customers and employees. To grow and survive in this turbulent environment, Small and ... -
How company and managerial characteristics influence strategic alliance adaptation in the travel sector
(WileyInterscience, www.wileyinterscience.com, 2007)The purpose of this paper is to examine the role of company executive characteristics in strategic alliance formation in the tourism sector of travel. A survey of Australian travel sector businesses was carried out and the ... -
Managing behind the scenes: a view point on employee empowerment
(Academic Journals, http://www.academicjournals.org/AJBM, 2009-01)Empowerment is a concept which is widely used in management and many managers and professionals in various claim to be practicing it. Nowadays empowerment has occupied a central point in many organisations of the 21st ... -
Critical review of literature on workforce diversity
(Academic Journals, http://www.academicjournals.org/AJBM, 2007-07)Workforce diversity is a primary concern for most of the businesses. Today's organisations need to recognise and manage the workforce diversity effectively. Many articles have been written about this topic but there is ... -
Evolution of a doctoral thesis research topic and methodology: a personal experience
(Elsevier Ltd, www.elsevier.com, 2009)This paper gives an insight into the practical process of identifying the research philosophy, methods and research topic by doctoral students. The paper draws from personal experiences on the dilemma and challenges of the ... -
Linking firm and managers' characteristics to perceived critical success factors for innovative entrepreneurial support
(Emerald Group Publications, www.wileyinterscience.com, 2010)This paper aims to examine perceived critical success factors (SCFs) affecting the performance of small to medium sized enterprises (SMEs) and their relationships with firm characteristics. The paper also seeks to investigate ... -
Paradigm shift in managing career plateau in organisation : the best strategy to minimize employee intention to quit
(Academic Journals,http://www.academicjournals.org/AJBM, http://www.academicjournals, 2009-06)In this era of globalisation career plateau in organisations needs to be managed effectively to minimize employee's intention to quit. Many employees find themselves in jobs that offer them limited mobility opportunities ...
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