University of Zimbabwe Institutional Repository: Recent submissions
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Enhancing success of SMEs through risk enterprise management: Evidence from a developing country
(Pakistan Journal of Applied Economics, 2017)Owing to the lack of literature on risk management practice in Zimbabwe, the study sought to close the gap by investigating the impact of main dimensions of the enterprise risk management on Small and Medium Enterprises ... -
The uniqueness of the Faculty of Medicine
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Socio-economic determinants of livestock management strategies at the interface of rural and protected areas: A case of Hwange communal area, Ward 15
(2015-12)Livestock is key to the wellbeing of rural communities even those at the periphery of Protected Areas.Limited grazing opportunities in Hwange rural land drive people to exploit resources in bordering Hwange National Park ... -
The Open Access landscape in Zimbabwe: The case of university libraries in ZULC
(Emerald, 2014)Purpose: The paper focuses on the current state of Open Access (OA) initiatives in Zimbabwean Universities. The paper specifically reports the initiatives at Zimbabwean universities regarding institutional repositories ... -
An investigation of challenges in the effective utilization of E-commerce in the Mining Industry in Zimbabwe: The case of RioZim Limited (2005 – 2011)
(2017-11)This dissertation focuses on the challenges encountered in achieving the effective utilization of e-commerce in the mining industry. RioZim Limited was used as a case study for the period 2005 to 2011. Empirical data ... -
Impact of imports on Zimbabwe's furniture manufacturing industry
(2017-12)This study sought to determine whether imports were negatively impacting on Zimbabwe’s furniture manufacturing industry. It also sought to establish whether these imports had an impact on employment levels and the viability ... -
An evaluation of outsourcing as source of competitive advantage in the Zimbabwe telecommunications industry: The case of Liquid Telecom (2009 to 2012)
(2018-02)Outsourcing is one of the most researched and commonly used business practices. Most scholars agree that outsourcing can be harnessed to achieve competitive advantage. But is it all outsourcing approaches that give competitive ... -
An evaluation of the Harmonised Cash Transfer (HACT) approach as a risk management tool: The case of United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) Zimbabwe (2010-2013)
(2018-02)Intra-governmental organisations rely on funding from donor agencies to conduct their operations and managing risk is a very crucial aspect for their reputation. UNICEF Zimbabwe adopted a risk management tool which is the ... -
An assessment of strategic planning by commercial banks in a multi-currency era: A case study of Barclays Bank of Zimbabwe
(2018-02)Strategic planning proffers businesses a chance to influence future direction of a country’s economy. Over the last ten years, Zimbabwe has witnessed countless company closures that included private companies, banks, ... -
An analysis of the impact of changes in government taxation on corporate performance for African Distillers Limited (AFDIS) (2006 to 2011)
(2018-02)This study analyses the impact of changes in government taxation on corporate performance in an organisation with particular reference to Afdis (2006 to 2011). This study seeks to ascertain the different forms of taxes ... -
Current treatment and future prospects for the management of acute coronary syndromes
(University of Zimbabwe, College of Health Sciences, 1999)The impact of ischaemic heart disease on the burden of cardiovascular disease continues to escalate worldwide. • although international statistics suggest a levelling off in Western world, in the less industrialised parts ... -
Association of HIV infection with the development of severe and complicated malaria cases at a rural hospital in Zimbabwe
(2000)Objective: To determine the association between HIV infection and progression of Plasmodium falciparum malaria illness in Hurungwe district, Zimbabwe. Design: Prospective cohort.Setting: Hurungwe Rural Hospital in Mashonaland ... -
Not everything acid-fast is Mycobacterium tuberculosis: A case of Nocardia
(University of Zimbabwe, College of Health Sciences, 1999)We report a case of a 47 year old woman who presented with a history of motor convulsions and a three month history of an increasingly painful and progressively enlarging mass on the right side of her back. Neurological ... -
Oh no, not Nitric Oxide!
(University of Zimbabwe, College of Health Sciences, 1999)Nitric oxide (NO) is a unique, endogenous regulatory molecule that is involved in a wide variety of physiological processes in multiple organ systems. This simple gas functions as a cellular messenger in a broad range of ... -
Pain: friend or foe
(1999)Pain, the most urgent of symptoms usually signals the presence of potential or on-going injury to tissue which requires attention.The warning that pain provides is, therefore, a good thing and in a way friendly. When pain ... -
Diagnosis of neurological infections in AIDS patients: Possibilities for Zimbabwe
(2000)Routine cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) examination and culture was performed on CSF obtained from 23 HIV infected adults presenting with neurological symptoms at Parirenyatwa Hospital. Bacterial growth was obtained in CSF from ... -
Pharmacogenomics: today, tomorrow and beyond
(University of Zimbabwe, College of Health Sciences, 1999)Pharmacogenomics is today’s hot topic in biotechnology. In 1996 the word did not even exist; now international pharmacogenomics meetings are held monthly, and articles appear weekly in scientific journals ind the popular ... -
Trends in cancer pain management
(University of Zimbabwe, College of Health Sciences, 2000)Background: Pain is a prevalent symptom in cancer patients, affecting up to 50% of patients undergoing active cancer treatment and up to 90% of those with advanced disease. Although adequate relief can be achieved in the ... -
The Development of Community Care in Psychiatry
(1983)The theoretical considerations underlying the transfer of psychiatric care from the mental hospital to the community are discussed. The principal provisions of the British programme are set out. viz. 1.The establishment ... -
Hardly a harmless analgesic
(University of Zimbabwe, College of Health Sciences, 1999)Membranous nephropathy (MN), the most common cause of nephrotic syndrome in adults, is usually idiopathic, with an identifiable cause in only about 20% of cases.1 Causes of secondary MN include various auto-immune diseases, ...
