University of Zimbabwe Institutional Repository: Recent submissions
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Assessing the socio-economic problems associated with invasive alien plants on rural agricultural productivity: A case of selected wards in Makoni district
(2018)Invasive alien plants any other ecological have effects that can translate into socio-economic problems if they interact with critical sectors of societal development. Developing countries are particularly susceptible ... -
Regional variations in childhood mortality in Zambia
(2018)Although Zambia has experienced reductions in childhood mortality over the years, wide gaps in childhood mortality rates still exist across the provinces within the country, warranting for a call for an equity focused ... -
Government spending and economic growth in Zimbabwe: A dis-aggregated analysis (1980-2014)
(2018)The study empirically examined the impact of various components of government expenditure on economic growth in Zimbabwe for the period 1980 to 2014. Government expenditure was broadly divided into three components: capital ... -
Ideophones in Shona
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Sexual and reproductive health issues among HIV positive adolescents in Gweru rural district
(2018)The Sexual and Reproductive Health (SRH) needs of adolescents have been largely ignored to date by existing reproductive health services. Adolescents Living with HIV (ALHIV) face twin challenges of adolescence in general ... -
A critical analysis of the efficacy of the intergovernmental authority of development in North Eastern African region peace initiatives: The case of study of South Sudan
(2018)This study examines the efficacy of IGAD in East African peace initiatives zooming on the conflict in South Sudan. The research problematized IGAD’s long involvement with peace resolution in South Sudan resulting in multiple ... -
Challenges and strategies to survive in Zimbabwe’s hostile business environment: The case of manufacturing firms in Harare
(Africagrowth Institute, 2015)The quantitative study sought to ascertain the strategies that manufacturing firms adopted in order to survive in Zimbabwe’s hostile business environment. The survival of a firm in such an environment depends on its ... -
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 ...
