Browsing Faculty of Social Studies e-Theses Collection by Title
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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 ... -
An analysis of capital flows and current account dynamics in Zimbabwe (1990-2013)
(2016-04)This study analyzed capital flows and current account dynamics in Zimbabwe from 1990 to 2013. The primary objective of the study was to determine whether Zimbabwe’s current account deficit is sustainable or not. The study ... -
An analysis of drivers of the functional status of selected communal irrigation schemes in Zimbabwe: Lessons for climate change adaptation strategies
(2016-05)This study aims to determine the drivers of long-term functionality of selected communal irrigation schemes in Zimbabwe. The analysis is based on a nation-wide data set of 266 communal irrigations which were randomly ... -
An analysis of European Union (EU) aid to Zimbabwe from 1980 to 2000
(2013-06-04)According to Walter Rodney in his book, How Europe Underdeveloped Africa, the pillaging of resources in third world countries created a master servant relationship between the developed countries and the developing countries. ... -
An analysis of the effectiveness of sanctions in the age of nonpolarity: the case of Iran
(2014-07-17)This research study aims at interrogating the utility and futility of sanctions as a weapon in the diplomatic circles in the face of increasing Nonpolarism that chiefly characterizes the current and future international ... -
An analysis of the effects of the general agreement on trade in services (gats) on Kenya
(2016-04)At the heart of the WTO are the WTO agreements, negotiated and signed by the majority of the world’s trading nations and ratified at their parliaments. One of these agreements is the GATS. These contracts are binding ... -
An analysis of the efficacy of United States’ drone targeted attacks in combating terrorism in the Middle East: The case of Pakistan
(2016)Drones are the latest technology in the development of air warfare .The United States of America today is employing these unmanned aerial vehicles as a strategic tool against militants in their global war on terror. Most ... -
An analysis of the fiscal potential of the informal sector on Zimbabwe’s revenue base: The case of Glenview home industries
(2014-02)The need to attract resources to boost Zimbabwe’s revenue base from the informal sector has attracted debates within the academia, development advocates, revenue administrators, donor agencies, among others. There is ... -
An analysis of the impact of coups on human security in Africa: The case of Central Africa Republic (CAR), 2013-2015
(2016-03)The overall objective of the research was to ascertain the impacts of the 2013 coup in CAR on human security. The research investigates the effects of the coup in CAR on all the seven elements of human security which are ... -
An analysis of the impact of cultural imperialism to regional economic integration initiatives: A case study of the Southern African Development Community (SADC)1992-2015
(2018-03)This research is premised on the hypothesis that lack of industrialisation has impeded Southern African Development Community (SADC) member states’ regional economic integration initiatives. It seeks to explain why this ... -
Analysis of the impact of dollarisation on Zimbabwe’s international trade flows (2009-2013)
(2015-04)This study analyses the extent to which dollarisation or the multi-currency system impacted on Zimbabwe’s trade flows to, and from, its major trading partners during the period 2009 to 2013, in comparison with the period ... -
An analysis of the impact of external actors in an internal armed conflict: The case study of Syria (2013 - 2015)
(2017)This study aims to analyse the impact of external intervention in the ongoing Syrian conflict. The hypothesis of the research is that external intervention aggravates internal conflicts. Journals, reports, newspapers, ... -
An analysis of the opportunities and challenges of the African Union Peace and Security Council (AUPSC) in conflict resolution and peace maintenance: the case of the Madagascar coup (2009)
(2014-07-21)The formation of the African Union (AU), on 9 July 2002, as a successor to the Organization of African Unity (OAU), and the establishment African Union Peace and Security Council (AUPSC) in 2004, gave hope of a positive ... -
An analysis of the potential use of public-private partnerships in water infrastructural development in Zimbabwe: The case of Harare City Council
(2016)The study was carried out to analyse the potential use of Public Private Partnerships (PPPs) in water infrastructural development in Zimbabwe using Harare City Council as a case study. PPPs play a pivotal role in water ... -
AN ANALYSIS OF THE RELEVANCE OF THE PRINCIPLE OF SOVEREIGNTY IN 21ST CENTURY AFRICA. THE CASE OF SUDAN.
(2014-01-27)The whole study is premised on the assumption that the sovereignty of Sudan has been eroded due to the failure by the government to protect the Christian Africans in the South from persecution by the Muslim Arabs in the ... -
An analysis of the role played by information communication technologies (ICTs) in the Arab uprisings: The case of Egypt and Tunisia 2010-2014
(2016)This research focuses on the role the Information Communication Technologies (ICTs) played in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA). Emphasis is placed on the case studies of Tunisia and Egypt as they are seen as the ... -
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 ... -
Assessing the implications of centre-local relations on service delivery in municipalities: Case of Chitungwiza
(2014)The area of centre-local relations in local government is a contemporary and topical debate in Zimbabwe. It was on this background that the research decided to undertake a study on centre-local relations and its implications ... -
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 ... -
An assessment of compliance with City Council by-laws : Governing solid waste management among Glenview vendors
(2016)Solid waste management is a global problem which is affecting most nations and local authorities. Globalisation and urbanization are the main causes of the all the solid waste problems affecting the world. Population growth ...