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IT skills of academics and practising accountants in Botswana
(Inderscience Publishers, http://www.inderscience.com, 2008)Information Technology (IT) skills are important for practising accountants and accounting educators. This paper reports on a study done to evaluate the levels of IT skills of practising and accounting educators in Botswana, ... -
Knowledge sharing behaviour and demographic variables amongst secondary school teachers in and around Gaborone, Botswana
(South African Journal of Information Management, http://www.sajim.co.za, 2011-11-25)The purpose of this study was to investigate the relationships between knowledge sharing behaviour and the demographic variables gender, age, organisational tenure and professional tenure. Following a correlational survey ... -
Lending decision making and financial information: the usefulness of corporate annual reports to lenders in Botswana
(Asian Network for Scientific Information, http://www.scialert.net/jindex.php?issn=1991-0886, 2007)This study sought to determine the usefulness of annual report information to lenders in Botswana with a view to establishing whether users of financial statement information derive any utility from information presented ... -
Lending decision making and financial information: the usefulness of corporate annual reports to lenders in Botswana
(Asian Network for Scientific Information, www.ansinet.org, 2007)The study sought to determine the usefulness of Annual reports information to lenders in Botswana with a view to establishing whether users of financial statement information derive any utility from information presented ... -
Linking environmental scanning to total quality management through business planning
(Journal of Management Development; Emerald Group Publishing Ltd; www.emeraldinsight.com/0262-1711.htm, 2004)This paper investigates the relationship between scanning and planning, planning and TQM practices, and scanning and TQM practices by collecting primary data from 54 small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) through ... -
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 ... -
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, ... -
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 ... -
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 ... -
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 ... -
Modern retailing and its implications for developing countries: insights from retail managers
(Macrothink institute; http://www.macrothink.org, 2015-04-18)This paper provides insights into modern retailing, its challenges and implications for retail management in developing countries. On average 17 semi-structured interviews were conducted with retail managers in food, ... -
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 ... -
Motivation, influences, and perceived effect of ICT adoption in Botswana organisations
(Emarald Group Publishing Limited, www.emeraldinsight.com/, 2008)Purpose- The purpose of this paper is to examine the motivation, and perceived effect of information and communication technology (ICT) adoption in Botswana organisations. While a conceptual model of the adoption process ... -
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 ... -
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 ... -
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 ... -
Peer influence on young adults’ products purchase decisions
(Academic Journals, http://www.academicjournals.org/AJBM, 2007)There are some people that an individual keeps in mind when making a purchase. Usually, such people disseminate opinions and other individuals are pressured into following their trend, becoming associated with them and ... -
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 ... -
Perceptions of Entrepreneurial Behaviour in Botswana
(Macrothink institute; http://www.macrothink.org, 2012)With the high rate of unemployment in Botswana, it has become imperative that the alternative source of employment seen by policy makers and researchers as the panacea to the problem, is entrepreneurship. Although, research ... -
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 ...