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An evaluation of the effect of work-life balance on employee productivity in the Financial Services Sector in Zimbabwe: A case of NMB Bank.
(2019-12)The primary objective of the study was to evaluate the effect of work-life balance on employee productivity in the financial services sector in Zimbabwe. The research used NMB Bank as the case study. A quantitative, ... -
An investigation into the impact of an innovative organisational culture on business performance : a case of Zimbabwean state owned telecommunication companies.
(University of Zimbabwe, 2019-12)The study’s main objective was to investigate the impact of an innovative culture on business performance in the Zimbabwean state owned telecommunication companies. The main aim of the study was to determine how strategies ... -
An investigation on the impact of outsourcing strategies on organizational performance in a VUCA environment in Zimbabwe: a case of Unilever Zimbabwe
(University of Zimbabwe, 2019-12)The emergence of globalization has made outsourcing to become one of the widely embraced business strategy for delivering outstanding services to consumers in the Fast-moving consumer goods (FMCG) sector. However, despite ... -
An investigation on the impact of sound operational risk management on the performance of financial institutions: a case for Zimbabwean banks
(University of Zimbabwe, 2019-12)The banking system has evolved over time and in the process new products, systems and services have been introduced. Technology has played a key role in shaping the banking system. New products have been launched to improve ... -
An assessment of the impact of technology on the competitiveness of SMEs in the furniture manufacturing industry in Harare: case of Willowvale Industrial Area.
(University of Zimbabwe, 2019-12)The need for adoption of new technologies has been necessitated by the advent of globalisation and technological advancement which have resulted in growing competition in the market place which forces enterprises to refocus ... -
The Impact of government policies and initiatives on the FDI Performance in the manufacturing sector: The case of Zimbabwe (2009-2018).
(2019-11)The study evaluated the impact of selected government strategies on Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) in the manufacturing sector. The ZIMASSET, SI64 and Ease of doing business were the strategies that were measured against ... -
An investigation into the impact of IT – business alignment on performance: A case of Zimbabwean state owned enterprises.
(University of Zimbabwe, 2019-11)The research was conducted using a quantitative research approach making use of a questionnaire as a research instrument. The specific objectives of the study were: i. Establish the relationship between IT governance ... -
An assessment of the effectiveness of strategies adopted to manage NPLs by commercial banks: case of FBC.
(University of Zimbabwe, 2019-11)The study assessed the effectiveness of NPL strategies adopted in managing NPL by commercial banks using a case of FBC. The main objective of the study was to assess the effectiveness of strategies used by FBC bank to ... -
An analysis of the effect of business model on business performance: case of Cellmed Health Insurance.
(2019-11)The research evaluates the current business model employed by Cell Medical Insurance (CellMed) company in Harare. The plummeting revenues of CellMed and shrinking of the customer base over the past years prompted the ... -
Non-legal effects of SI142 of 2019 on construction projects contract performance.
(University of Zimbabwe, 2019-11)After the introduction of SI142 of 2019 there has been a decline in construction projects success. The goal of this quantitative, correlational study was to critically analyze non-legal factors affecting implementation of ... -
An assessment of the effectiveness of IT shared services in RioTinto – A case of Murowa Diamonds
(2017-11)This study sets out to investigate the effectiveness of Information Systems Shared services in RioTinto PLC with focus on a case of Murowa Diamonds. The study aims to establish benefits that Murowa Diamonds users of ... -
An analysis of factors constraining growth for Artisanal and Small Scale Miners (ASMs) in the Gold Mining Sector in Zimbabwe: A case of Kadoma-Chakari Gold Miners
(2017-11)This research is about factors constraining growth of Artisanal and Small Scale Miners (ASMs) in the gold mining sector in Zimbabwe. ASMs are miners who employ manual, low technology mining, which is conducted on a small ... -
An analysis of the impact of corporate culture on the execution of strategy at Interfin Bank (2010 - 2011)
(2017-11)Corporate culture can either be an asset or a liability to an organization depending on the nature of the internal and external environments within which a company finds itself. In this study the researcher analysed ... -
An evaluation of customer retention as a strategy to enhance competitiveness in the edible oils industry in Zimbabwe (2009 - 2013)
(2017-12)The main aim of the study was to evaluate customer retention as a strategy that enhances competitiveness in the edible oil industry in Zimbabwe. There is so much competition from within the industry and mainly from South ... -
An analysis of the factors affecting and explaining the low private equity investment allocation of Zimbabwe's Asset Management Companies
(2019-10)Zimbabwe’s asset management industry has a low asset allocation threshold on average of 3% towards private equity (PE) investments against international benchmarks threshold of 5- 10%. This suboptimal allocation towards ... -
An analysis of the implementation of succession planning practice in the banking industry in Zimbabwe
(2019-10)Succession planning studies have been mostly conducted on family owned businesses due to the fact that the majority of family business operations start and end with the initial owner.This study focused on banks for the ... -
An evaluation of the background characteristics leading to non-performing loan or loan default among individual customers at BANCABC bank Zimbabwe limited (2012 to 2014)
(2019-10)Non-Performing Loans (NPLs) has become a challenge that affected viability of many banks and economies in different nations of the world which require urgent and lasting solutions. This research gives an evaluation of ... -
The critical success factors in Zimbabwe’s retail pharmaceutical sector.
(2019-10)The study was aimed at establishing Critical Success Factors in the Zimbabwe’s retail pharmaceutical sector. The major motivation to do the study was because most of the pharmaceutical companies in Zimbabwe were on the ... -
A study of turnaround strategies employed by companies experiencing corporate ill health; a case of companies under judicial management in Zimbabwe
(2019-10)Many companies are facing financial distress in Zimbabwe and it is a cause for concern that most companies that have gone under Judicial Management, which is supposed to be recuperative, have failed to recover. Studies ...
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