Browsing Research articles (Dept of PAS) by Title
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Abrupt termination of employee contracts in a democratic state: the case of Botswana
(Macrothink Institute, en.macrothink.org/, 2012)Botswana has in the past received accolades of being the most peaceful country in Southern Africa. Any disturbance of this peace is either shunned or seen as a departure from the norm. The advent of trade unions in ... -
The Africa Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA) trade regime: Opportunities and challenges for Botswana
(Botswana Society, http://www.botsoc.org.bw, 2003)For a long time now, African countries have been demanding increased trade with the developed economies of the West as a means to promote economic development. 'Trade not aid,' has become the hallmark of this demand. ... -
Batswana female managers’ career experiences and perspectives on corporate mobility and success: original research
(AOSIS, www.aosis.co.za/publishing, 2014)Orientation: Corporate mobility remains elusive for female managers. Research purpose: To investigate Batswana female managers’ strategies for entering and succeeding in managerial positions, the challenges they face and ... -
The business sector
(Made Plain Commucation, 2008)This chapter reviews Botswana's integrity mechanisms within the business sector. It examines the role of the state owned businesses, by far the majority in Botswana,as well as the emerging privately owned business sector. ... -
Capacity building in a hostile environment: the case of Zimbabwe’s Rural District Councils
(Uts ePress, https://epress.lib.uts.edu.au/, 2013)The paper examines capacity building in Zimbabwe’s Rural District Councils (RDCs) from 1994 to 2001 and the resultant erosion of capacity during Zimbabwe’s protracted political and economic crisis that followed. It is ... -
Comparative analysis of teachers’ perception of equity, pay satisfaction, affective commitment and intention to turnover in Botswana
(Macrothink Institute, en.macrothink.org/, 2010)The purpose of the paper was to investigate the relationships between equity, pay satisfaction, affective commitment and intention to turnover among junior and senior secondary school teachers in Botswana. A total of 232 ... -
Corruption and its control in Botswana
(Botswana Society, 2003)Botswana is widely perceived as a succesful working democracy in Africa. What is striking about Botswana is that one party dominance over the past 36 years has not led to a proliferation of corruption as it did in most ... -
Declining voter participation in Botswana: trends and patterns
(Pula: Botswana Journal of African Studies, 2000)This article attempts to analyse the trends and patterns relating to the past eight general elections in Botswana, from the pre-independence period in 1965 to 1999. Factors that have influenced elections in the last eight ... -
Deep rooted conflicts and industrial relations interface in Botswana
(Macrothink Institute, en.macrothink.org/, 2012)Conflict is inherently part of any industrial relations environment. With the advent of employee – management relations, conflict is bound to be and has always been present. This paper looks at conflict as it occurs in an ... -
Democracy under siege: the Presidency and executive powers in Botswana
(Pula: Botswana Journal of African Studies, 2000)This article outlines that the Constitution of Botswana provides for an executive presidency with extensive powers. Unlike other constitutions in the region where power is vested with the people, in Botswana it is vested ... -
Developmental states: their historical absence and their emergence in post conflict Southern Africa
(Bentham Open, https://www.linkedin.com/company/benthamopen, 2010)Did Southern African states have the developmental focus to make their countries rich? My hypothesis is that a ordered in a certain way. My argument is that most Southern African states were historically not properly ... -
The effect of HIV/AIDS on job satisfaction amongst the nurses in the public health sector of Botswana
(Canadian Center of Science and Education, www.ccsenet.org, 2012-04-01)The purpose of this paper was to explore the effect of HIV/AIDS on job satisfaction amongstthenurses in the public health sector of Botswana. Despite the intensive research on job satisfaction, it would seem dissatisfaction with ... -
In search of an alternative electoral system for Botswana
(Pula: Botswana Journal of African Studies, 2000)Electoral systems are manipulative instruments that determine how elections are won and lost. Botswana is widely regarded as a frontrunner in democratic politics, but the electoral system that it operates has been wanting ... -
Independent Electoral Commission
(Made Plain Commucation, 2008)Botswana has since 1965 held nine successive multi-party elections, making it Africa's longest running democracy. Although elections are high tension events, they have not sparked violence in Botswana- a rare feature in ... -
Local governance
(Made Plain Commucation, 2008)This chapter looks at local governance in the context of the national integrity system. Local councils provide local services and incur financial expenses within the statutory framework set by the central government. The ... -
Nebulous labour relations in Zimbabwe’s rural local authorities
(Uts ePress, https://epress.lib.uts.edu.au/, 2013)Executive turnover can have far-reaching consequences on a local authority’s development policies, programs and commitments. This paper examines nebulous labour-related problems in Zimbabwe’s Rural District Councils (RDCs). ... -
Patronage and corruption under the National Party and African National Congress governments in South Africa, 1948-2000
(University of Botswana, http://www.ub.bw, 2008)This article argues that despite a change in government in 1994, there are continuities and parallels between the politics of patronage and political corruption under the apartheid National Party and African National ... -
Persistence and decline of traditional authority in modern Botswana politics
(Botswana Society, www.botsoc.org.bw, 2008)This paper explores the role traditional authorities have played in post-independence Botswana and their likely future impact. Three overarching themes run through the analysis. First, this illiberal institution is ... -
Political culture as a source of political instability: the case of Lesotho
(Academic Journals, http://www.academicjournals.org, 2010-04)This article considers Lesotho’s political history and culture, a political history characterised by rebellious chiefs who had rejected Christianity and who were heavily armed and fought numerous wars against their black ... -
Political parties
(Made Plain Commucation, 2008)This chapter discusses the national integrity system of political parties. In assessing the viability and integrity of political parties, the purpose of their existence needs to be established and analysed. The building ...