Browsing Research articles (Dept of Management) by Subject "Botswana"
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Assessing managerial skills in SMEs for capacity building
(Emerald Publishing Group Ltd, www.emeraldinsight.com/jmd.htm, 2008)The paper aims to identify perceived critical managerial factors (PCMFs) affecting the performance of SMEs, show the direction and extent of relationship between PCMFs and firm characteristics, and forward some research ... -
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 ... -
Business Planning in Small and Medium Enterprises in Botswana
(Faculty of Business, University of Botswana, http://www.ub.bw/ord/ord_journals.cfm?pid=540&rf=545, 2004-03)Although the relationship between planning and profitability is inconclusive, there is much consensus in the strategic management literature that no firm can survive in todayâ s turbulent and competitive markets without ... -
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 ... -
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, ... -
A decision tree approach for integrating small business assistance schemes
(Journal of Management Development; Emerald Group Publishing Limited; www.emeraldinsight.com/0262-1711.htm, 2004)There is a general consensus among public policy makers, academics and researchers that entrepreneurship is a vital route to economic advancement for both developed and developing economies. As a result, a host of small ... -
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 ... -
Managerial Competency and Organizational Flexibility in Small and Medium Enterprises in Botswana
(Business Perspectives; Sumy State University (Ukraine); http://www.businessperspectives.sumy.ua/, 2005)Although the discovery of diamond has propelled Botswana from one of the poorest countries in 1966 to its current stage of development as a middle-income country, the country still faces the problems of economic diversification, ... -
The moderating impacts of business planning and firm size on total quality management practices
(Emerald; http://www.emeraldinsight.com/0954-478x.htm, 2003)Total quality management (TQM) research has concentrated on large firms. Little has been done on the TQM practices of small- to medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), particularly in developing countries. This paper investigates ... -
Monitoring environmental complexities and changes:some lessons from small firms
(International Journal of Globalisation and Small Business; Inderscience Enterprises Ltd; http://www.inderscience.com/browse/index.php?journalCODE=ijgsb, 2006)The process of gathering and interpreting pertinent information from the environment and introducing the results into the business planning process is referred to as environmental scanning. This paper investigates the ... -
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 ... -
Perceived managerial problems in SMEs: evidence from Botswana
(Development and Learning in Organisations; Emerald Group Publishing Ltd; www.emeraldinsight.com/reprints, 2006)Although the discovery of mineral wealth (i.e. diamond) has propelled Botswana into the middle-income category, the country still faces the problem of economic diversification, employment creation, income distribution and ... -
Proactive marketing and financial management for Small and Medium Enterprises
(Botswana Institute of Administration and Commerce (BIAC), 2006-05)Although the discovery of diamond has propelled Botswana from one of the poorest countries in 1966 to a middle-income developing nation, the country still faces the problems of economic diversification, employment creation, ... -
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 ... -
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, ... -
Towards small business development through business incubation programmes: a review
(Botswana Institute of Administration and Commerce (BIAC), 2004-11)The number of new indigenous business start-ups in Botswana has significantly increased during the past two decades. Unfortunately, the majority of them are not successful. Over 70% of new start-ups fail during their first ... -
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 ...