Faculty of Business Management Sciences and Economics: Recent submissions
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Collaborative Expression of Stakeholder Needs and Expectations
(MaCotra, 2014)This article has its genesis in my doctoral study with the University of South Africa’s (UNISA) School of Business Leadership (SBL) from 2001 to 2003. An electronic version of the thesis is available on the UNISA Institutional ... -
Collaborative Listening to Business Stakeholders
(MaCotra, 2014)This article has its genesis in my doctoral study with the University of South Africa’s (UNISA) School of Business Leadership (SBL) from 2001 to 2003. An electronic version of the thesis is available on the UNISA Institutional ... -
Holding Collaborative Promise Delivery Forums with Staff
(MaCotra, 2014)This article has its genesis in my doctoral study with the University of South Africa’s (UNISA) School of Business Leadership (SBL) from 2001 to 2003. An electronic version of the thesis is available on the UNISA Institutional ... -
NURTURING LATENT ENTREPRENEURSHIP AND THE GROWTH OF SMALL FIRMS IN ZIMBABWE: A case study of Harare Metropolitan Province
(2013-11-22)The phenomenon of small firms located in industrial clusters is widespread in many countries, particularly in Italy, Brazil, Mexico, Peru and India as well as in some African countries such as Kenya, Tanzania and Ghana. ... -
NURTURING LATENT ENTREPRENEURSHIP AND THE GROWTH OF SMALL FIRMS IN ZIMBABWE
(2013-09-06)The phenomenon of small firms located in industrial clusters is widespread in many countries, particularly in Italy, Brazil, Mexico, Peru and India as well as in some African countries such as Kenya, Tanzania and Ghana. ... -
A Critical Analysis of the “fit” Between Strategy and Structure, (Framework) as a Determinant of Economic Performance in the Tourism and Hospitality Industry in Zimbabwe.
(2013-09-06)For a number of years company reports have discussed the issue of economic growth through business practices. Prominent among these articles was the issue of economic performance outcome. This triggered interest in the ... -
Usability of Eisenhardt’s Process in the Emerging Economy of Zimbabwe
(MaCotra, 2010)My intensive literature search on the application of Eisenhardt’s (1989) eight steps of building theory from case study research revealed that no-one had tried out the process in Africa. Further evidence suggested that ... -
A Synthesis of Challenges and Themes From Four Zimbabwean Companies
(MaCotra, 2010)In the study, a longitudinal multiple case design was used to capture the experiences (in transformation) of four Zimbabwean companies spanning from 1980 when Zimbabwe attained its independence to 2000. This article ... -
Selected Best-Practice Cases
(MaCotra, 2010)An intensive literature search on transformation, change management and leadership revealed that the transformation theory arena has been driven by case studies. However, the case studies cited are predominantly Western. ... -
The 1980 to 2000 Context for Zimbabwean Companies
(MaCotra, 2010)A longitudinal multiple-case design was used to capture the experiences (in transformation) of four Zimbabwean companies spanning from 1980 when Zimbabwe attained its independence to 2000. The within case analysis prompted ... -
A Teaching/Learning Case History of LEISURE in Zimbabwe
(MaCotra, 2010)An intensive literature search on transformation, change management and leadership revealed that the transformation theory arena has been driven by case studies. However, the case studies cited were predominantly Western. ... -
A Teaching/Learning Case History of FINANCE in Zimbabwe
(MaCotra, 2010)An intensive literature search on transformation, change management and leadership revealed that the transformation theory arena has been driven by case studies. However, the case studies cited were predominantly Western. ... -
A Teaching/Learning Case History of CROP in Zimbabwe
(MaCotra, 2010)An intensive literature search on transformation, change management and leadership revealed that the transformation theory arena has been driven by case studies. However, the case studies cited were predominantly Western. ... -
A Search for Constructs
(MaCoTra Publications, 2011)This article is a derivative of my doctoral thesis at the University of South Africa’s (UNISA) School of Business Leadership (SBL) from 2001 to 2003. The electronic version of the thesis is available on the Unisa Institutional ... -
An Example of a Grounded Theory Research Proposal
(MaCoTra Publications, 2011)This article is a derivative of my doctoral thesis at the University of South Africa’s (UNISA) School of Business Leadership (SBL) from 2001 to 2003. The electronic version of the thesis is available on the Unisa Institutional ... -
A Synthesis of Zimbabwean-relevant Literature from 1980 to 2000
(MaCoTra Publications, 2011)A number of scholars (e.g. Ferreira 1997, Clegg & Birch 1998, Secretan 1999, Beer & Nohria 2000, Mbigi 2000) share great concern over the limited in-depth examination and understanding of challenges related to organisational ... -
Epidemiological studies of amphistome infections in cattle in the highveld and lowveld communal grazing areas of Zimbabwe
(Oasis Open journals, 2005)During the period between January 1999 and December 2000, the distribution and seasonal patterns of amphistome infections in cattle in the highveld and lowveld communal grazing areas of Zimbabwe were determined through ... -
Does Money-growth Still Granger Cause Inflation and Economic Growth in Zimbabwe
(Southern Bureau of Strategic Studies Trust, 2009)The purpose of this study is to analyze, in the light of Zimbabwe's economic crisis, whether there is a stable and predictable relationship between monetary aggregates and macroeconomic variables such as output and prices. ... -
Groups and Group Behaviour
(2010)Groups and teams are a major feature of organisational life. The work organisation and its sub-units are made of, are groups of people. Most activities of the organisation require at least some degree of co-ordination ... -
Individual at work: Physical Characteristics, skills and Personality
(2010-06-29)Organisations in their collective sense are composed of individual human beings. These individuals act out their working lives within the framework of an organizational structure and in the context of particular ...
