University of Zimbabwe Institutional Repository: Recent submissions
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Analysing the utility of strategic human resources management in the public sector: Case of the Civil Service Commission of Zimbabwe
(2016)The study focused on the utility of the Strategic Human Resources Management model in the Civil Service Commissions. The SHRM model has for some time become an area of concern in the management of the Public Sector. It ... -
Perceptions of policy makers and bureaucrats on the informal sector in Zimbabwe: A case of the informal metal manufacturing in Harare
(2016)The informal sector in Zimbabwe has become the largest employer in the country and the major source of livelihoods for most of the people. The study focused on policy makers’ and bureaucrats’ perceptions on the informal ... -
Ethical challenges to Medical Professionalism: Zimbabwe 2006
(University of Zimbabwe, College of Health Sciences, 2006)In recent years organisations of doctors in many countries have become concerned with the concept and practice of professionalism. In this article I apply these concerns to local circumstances in Zimbabwe, aiming to identify ... -
Susceptibility of Zimbabwean Streptococcus agalactiac (group B streptococcus',; GBS) isolates to four different antibiotics
(University of Zimbabwe, College of Health Sciences, 2001)Objective: To establish the susceptibility of Zimbabwean GBS strains isolated from hospitalised patients to four antibiotics. Design: Cross sectional survey. Settings: Four regions of Zimbabwe (Bindura, Bulawayo, Harare, ... -
Harare doctors support the need for training in basic business and economics principles in medical school: A pilot study
(University of Zimbabwe, College of Health Sciences, 2006)The world is becoming more and more capitalist. This change is affecting all health disciplines including general practice. Lomas reported that economic factors also contribute to a change in doctors' behaviour.' This ... -
The role of dental practitioners in Provider Initiated HIV Counseling and Testing (PITC) for patients attending dental practices in Harare, Zimbabwe
(University of Zimbabwe, College of Health Sciences, 2012)Objective: To assess the role o f Zimbabwean dental practitioners in Provider Initiated H IV Counseling and Testing (PITC). Design: A cross-sectional analytic study was conducted. A structured interviewer administered ... -
Medicine in the struggle for Namibian liberation
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Determinants of smallholder tobacco contract farming participation in Zimbabwe
(2016)Determinants of smallholder tobacco contract farming participation were considered in this study. The study was motivated by the shift in Zimbabwe’s tobacco production base that used to be almost entirely large-scale ... -
An analysis on the impact of informal growth on tax performance a case of Zimbabwe: 1985 to 2013
(2016)The informal sector in Zimbabwe is among the most buoyant sector yet contributes marginally to tax revenue collection. There are views that taxation evasion is huge due to lack of knowledge and information and heavy costs ... -
Demand for money in Zimbabwe: 2009 - 2013
(2016)This study estimates both narrow and broad money demand in Zimbabwe for the period 2009 to 2013. The money demand function is an important tool for macroeconomic policy analysis, especially monetary policy as it provides ... -
The relationship between fiscal deficit, money growth and inflation: The case of Zimbabwe
(2016)The aim of the study is to investigate the relationship between budget deficit, money growth and inflation in Zimbabwe for the period 1980-2007. This study stands as a basis of building blocks for future policy analysis ... -
Modelling the impact of energy use on economic growth: The case of Zimbabwe
(2016)This study investigated the impact energy use has on Zimbabwe’s economic growth using time series data spanning the period 1980-2011. Pesaran et al’ (2001) bounds testing approach, which does not require pretesting of ... -
Right of minority people to self-determination under international law: The case of Tibet (2003 -2013)
(2016)The research sort to address the right of minorities to self-determination under International Law (IL) focusing on Tibet and, based on a hypothetical framework of the current United Nations systems which are far from ... -
Determination of the impact of climate change on economic growth in Zimbabwe (1980-2011)
(2014-05)This research was aimed at determining the role of climate change on economic growth in Zimbabwe. In addition, the study sought to determine the individual role of global warming and a reduction in rainfall on economic ... -
An investigation into the efficacy of diamond beneficiation as a fiscal resource mobilisation strategy: The case of Zimbabwe
(2016)Diamond mining is a highly contested area in the world, more so in Zimbabwe, while diamond beneficiation remains even more enigmatic. While some developed countries have managed to convert their natural resource riches ... -
Examining the twin deficit hypothesis: Evidence from selected SADC countries (1980-2011)
(2016)The dissertation investigates the existence of a causal relationship between fiscal balance and current account balance over the period 1980-2011, for nine SADC countries individually. The analysis is conducted within ... -
Burial societies after the multi-currency regime: A case study of work-based burial societies at Mazowe mine
(2016)The study examines emergent changes on the activities of burial societies during the transitional period from the 2006-2008 Zimbabwe dollar to the present multiple currency regime. Burial societies are mutual arrangement ...
