Browsing Faculty of Social and Behavioral Sciences e-Theses Collection by Title
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Mergers and Acquisitions and Firm Performance in Zimbabwe
(2016-05)Mergers and Acquisitions (M&A) are one of the most important corporate growth strategy actions being used by companies the world over. Zimbabwe has not been left out. As such, this dissertation sought to investigate the ... -
A Micro Study of Livelihood Factors Impacting the Lives of Rural Households in the Buhera District of Zimbabwe.
(2013-09-06)Poverty is the greatest humanitarian challenge the world faces. With a fifth of the world living below the poverty datum line, the world has a huge burden to reduce poverty. A target has been set through the United Nations ... -
A Model for Up-Scaling Adoption of Appropriate-scale Farm Mechanisation in Zimbabwe.
(Unpublished, 2023)This dissertation presents results of a study on drivers and impacts of adoption of appropriate-scale farm mechanisation among rural farming households with the aim of better targeting of beneficiaries by both government ... -
Modelling signalised intersections’ capacity under the impact of minibus public transport in Harare, Zimbabwe.
(2019-10)This thesis arises from the need to increase research efforts on the impact of varying driver behaviour on transportation facilities operational performance. Such knowledge is useful in traffic engineering and planning ... -
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 ... -
The moderating effect of psychological capital on the relationship between emotional labour and burnout.
(University of Zimbabwe, 2014-01)The survey study investigated the moderating role of psychological capital on the relationship between emotional labour. The survey study investigated the moderating role of psychological capital on the relationship between ... -
Mothering experiences of lesbian women in Harare, Zimbabwe.
(University of Zimbabwe, 2017)This study provides a Sociological and Anthropological understanding of how lesbian women accomplish and negotiate their mothering journeys in Zimbabwe given the fact that they are operating outside the idealised family ... -
A multi-stake holder approach to addressing public problems: The case of the cholera epidemic in Mutare 2008 -2009
(2018)The study examined the role of the multi-stakeholder approach in addressing public problems with special focus on the 2008-2009 Cholera epidemic in Mutare. This study hypothesized that ‘a multi-stakeholder approach is an ... -
NATO intervention in Libya: Implications on the norm of protection.
(University of Zimbabwe, 2017-05)Humanitarian intervention under has been executed throughout history with authorisation of the United Nations Security Council resolutions. With the development of the Responsibility to Protect (R2P) and the Protection of ... -
Nature and dynamics of student activism at the University of Zimbabwe
(2013-06-04)This study explores the nature and dynamics of student activism at the University of Zimbabwe (UZ) and explains why there has been increased silence at a time when the number of student grievances has increased. Historically, ... -
THE NEED FOR POSITIVE LIVING AMONG PEOPLE LIVING WITH HIV. A CASE STUDY OF HARARE’S HATCLIFFE EXTENSION SUBURB.
(2013-09-17)The purpose of this study is premised on the basis that in the absence of a cure for the Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) the emphasis is on living positively with HIV, a term used to describe leading a normal, non-risky ... -
The nexus between natural resources and conflict in the Gulf of Guinea: Case of Nigeria
(2016-08)Countries endowed with natural resources such as Nigeria have been susceptible to economic underdevelopment and conflict. Nigeria is an empirical case for the resource curse-a notion that depicts a negative correlation ... -
NYIKA VANHU: THE LAND IS THE PEOPLE: An Examination of Natural Resource Management in Zimbabwe’s Communal Lands
(2012-07-30)It is generally agreed that for the sustainable management of natural resources to be effective a degree of de-centralisation to local level is an essential requirement. This simple axiom conceals a multitude of conflicting ... -
Opportunities and challenges for political social work in Zimbabwe: Implications for practice.
(University of Zimbabwe, 2018-05)The study examined opportunities and challenges for political social work practice in Zimbabwe. It sought to determine the level of political social work practice in Zimbabwe, assess opportunities and challenges for ... -
Opportunities and challenges for women’s participation in the informal sector: a case of artisanal gold panning in, Mukaradzi, Mount Darwin district, Zimbabwe.
(Unpublished, 2021)The research focused on the opportunities and challenges for women’s participation in the informal sector and a particular focus was on artisanal women gold miners in Mukaradzi, Mt Darwin district. The objectives of the ... -
Parameter and practice of development control in Zimbabwe: An evaluation of the System of Development Control with emphasis on the Determination of Planning Permission Applications and Appeals 1976 to 1996.
(2017-09)The concern of the study is to document and evaluate the development control process in Zimbabwe. Development control is an interventionist tool used by government to regulate development. This regulatory mechanism has ... -
Participation of persons with disabilities in the formulation of economic empowerment policies in Zimbabwe: The case of Harare.
(2016-08)This thesis examines the extent to which persons with disabilities participate in the formulation of economic empowerment policies in Zimbabwe. To this effect, two disability categories have been chosen namely visual ... -
Patterns and determinants of maternal mortality in Zimbabwe: 1999-2016.
(University of Zimbabwe, 2019-10)Maternal mortality remains unacceptably high in Zimbabwe. Some of the causes are highly preventable and can be easily dealt with through a better understanding of the underlying issues. This thesis aimed to characterize ... -
People's perceptions on Zimbabwe's constitution making process: a case study of Glen Norah A, Harare
(2014-07-10)This study focused on what selected people in Glen Norah A, Harare think about Zimbabwe’s 2012 constitution making process. First, it sought to find out whether people were aware of the process and second, it investigated ... -
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 ...
