Browsing Faculty of Commerce e-Theses Collection by Title
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Adequacy of information technology governance in Zimbabwe's mining sector : the case of Maranatha Ferrochrome (Pvt) (LTD)
(2018-04)The decline in Zimbabwe economy from 1998 to 2008 had an adverse effect on the business ventures, not sparing the ferrochrome industry. This led to reduction in production. On the after math of economic recovery, ferrochrome ... -
Adoption of internet and mobile banking in the Zimbabwe commercial banking sector: The case of Standard Chartered Bank Zimbabwe
(2018-03)This study is an investigation into the criticality of adopting internet and mobile banking by commercial banks in Zimbabwe. It looks at the benefits these two alternative delivery channels offer and the challenges associated ... -
The adoption of the holistic marketing concept as a customer retention strategy and its impact on customer retention in the financial industry: A case study of CABS Zimbabwe
(2018-03)Customer retention has gradually gained momentum as a vital tool for surviving in the highly competitive environments and increasing revenue. Most customer retention strategies adopted by banks have been over-used and some ... -
Agency costs: An analysis of the impact of corporate governance on the performance of public sector entities in Zimbabwe
(2018-11)The impact of corporate governance on organisational performance is an area that has long been debated by behavioural scientists, legal practitioners, financiers, economists, and business operators. However, there seems ... -
Analysing mandate fulfilment, the relationship between business level strategy and performance within Agribank
(2017-03)The issue that this study addresses is poor organisational performance of Agribank, a state owned bank. This study explores mandate fulfillment, the relationship between business level strategy and organisational performance ... -
An analysis of adoption of a productivity- linked wage system in Zimbabwe: Case study of Harare Metropolitan Province
(2016-12)Zimbabwe is a nation with a diversity of employees working and industries that are performing differently. A push has been made by the Employers’ Confederation of Zimbabwe as well as through the Minister of Finance and ... -
An analysis of effectiveness of quality management in private universities: A case of Women's University in Africa
(2018-04)The main objective of this study was to determine the effectiveness of quality management approaches adopted to enhance the quality of education offered by WUA through a preliminary review of the implementation of quality ... -
An analysis of enterprise risk management and its benefits to banks: A case of Ecobank Zimbabwe
(2017-11)The study sought to analyse Enterprise Risk Management (ERM) and its benefits to financial institutions. The study built its foundations on risk management gradually building the case of the existence of ERM today. The ... -
An analysis of factors impacting on the profitability of asset managers in Zimbabwe and strategies that can be adopted to improve profitability
(2019-10)The asset management industry is experiencing viability challenges as evidenced by failure to post profit by most players amidst weakening macroeconomic environment. The aim of the research was to thus analyze the challenges ... -
An analysis of factors leading to rising credit risk in the Zimbabwe banking sector
(2018-05)The global financial crisis and increasing vulnerability of banking institutions has created a lot of interest on the analysis of problems banking crisis can have in an economy. Of great interest has been the factors that ... -
An analysis of factors resulting in low uptake of mobile banking as a banking delivery channel in Zimbabwe a case study of CBZ Bank (2009 - 2014)
(2017-05)Financial liberalization, globalization, technological advancement and increased competition have brought about new ways of doing business in the banking sector the world over. Technological advancement has brought about ... -
An analysis of marketing strategies employed by parastatals : a case of Grain Marketing Board - Silo brands (2009 - 2012)
(2017-08)Literature indicated that effective marketing strategies results in increase in sales, increase in market share, increase in profits and assists organizations in focusing their concentration on resource utilization to win ... -
An analysis of meetings management in organisations: The case of Zimbabwe newspapers (1980) Limited
(2018-05)The study sought to identify and assess the impact of meeting design characteristics on the meeting effectiveness with specific reference to Zimbabwe Newspapers (1980) Limited. The research reviewed both theoretical and ... -
An analysis of mobile payment services consumer adoption in Zimbabwe
(2017-03)Mobile Payment is a new payment method in the retail arena where the payer uses their mobile phone, through special software to pay for goods and services. The services can be offered by a bank, a telecommunications company ... -
An analysis of the benefits of employee engagement on organisational performance: A case for companies in the commercial sector in Harare
(, 2018-10)In a challenging economic environment coupled with globalisation and increasing competitive market forces, organisations are looking for critical strategies to get ahead. The challenge for managers is offering something ... -
An analysis of the critical factors in the successfull implementation of total quality management practices by small to medium scale enterprises in Zimbabwe: A case of SMEs at Glen View 8, Harare
(2017-03)The researcher carried out the research with the intention of exploring ways of successfully implementing Total Quality Management (TQM) in Small to Medium Scale Enterprises (SMEs) in Zimbabwe. The study was aimed at ... -
An analysis of the diffusion and adoption of technologies and innovations in the public healthcare sector in Zimbabwe
(2018-04)The study investigates the rate of diffusion and adoption of technologies and innovations in the public healthcare sector in Zimbabwe. Samples of sufficient numerical sizes were collected from a number of public health ... -
An analysis of the effectiveness/impact of ICTs in dairy production: A case of Zimbabwe's Mashonaland East's Beatrice-Mariranwe dairy farmers
(2016-10)This study analyses the effectiveness/Impact of ICTs in dairy production. This is a case study of Zimbabwe’s Mashonaland East BEATRICE-MARIRANWE Dairy farmers. By nature, dairy production is a complex business that involves ... -
An analysis of the effects of longevity risk on pension planning in Zimbabwe
(2018-11)This study is about the analysis of the effects of longevity risk on pension planning in Zimbabwe with a particular focus on defined benefit pension schemes. A defined benefit scheme is an arrangement whereby the pension ... -
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 ...
