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Speech by Mr. Vetumbuavi Junius Mungunda, Chief Executive, Standard Bank Namibia, on 11 April 2014, 09h00, at Safari Court Hotel, Windhoek.
No full textGraduation Ceremony (19th: 2014 April 11: NUST, Windhoek
The impact of Namibian reclassification as an upper-middle income country on Official Development Assistance.
No full textThesis presented in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the Degree of Master of International Business, in the Harold Pupkewitz Graduate School of Business, at the NUST.The aim of the study was to analyse the impact of Namibian reclassification as
an Upper Middle Income Country on Official Development Assistance (ODA). This study
was prompted by the negative perception that was going on in the country about the
reclassification and how it reduces ODA while on the contrary having the knowledge that Namibia is striving to become an Industrialised country with a high income status by 2030. In order to address the issue of the negative perception about the eclassification as the contributor to reducing ODA, the research approach selected was a descriptive qualitative interpretivist approach. A mix of primary and secondary data analysis was employed to gather information on the subject matter. Interviews were conducted with experts in the field of foreign aid to obtain views and feelings on the reclassification and how Namibia could better manage ODA. However the study revealed that although there were some donors who phased out traditional assistance to Namibia, the reason is not necessarily because of the reclassification. Hence the perception that the reclassification reduces ODA could not be proven, since ODA flows to Namibia after the reclassification were even higher than before. Given that ODA will eventually reduce because of global changes in the ODA architecture, the study recommended that Namibia start positioning herself to influence the ODA architecture in her favour. It is also recommended that the National Planning Commission (NPC) prepares an ODA strategy that will be aligned to the National Planning and Budgeting system to guide policy makers and to avoid donors to drive the development cooperation agenda in Namibia. It was further recommended that timely communication and proper consultations
be held with donors in preparation of donor exits.Supervisor: Prof. Grafton Whyt
Welcome remarks by Prof. Tjama Tjivikua, Vice Chancellor, NUST, on the occasion of the hand over of the sponsorship for the Book Project on the Legacies of a Colonial Town by the FNB Foundation, on 15 April 2014, at 11h30, at the NUST Hotel School.
No full textHand over of the sponsorship for the Book Project on the Legacies of a Colonial Town by the FNB Foundation (2014 April 15: NUST
Customer support design considerations for an information system. Paper presented at the 1st Namibia Customer Service Awards & Conference, 2014.
No full textNamibia Customer Service Awards & Conference (1st: 2014 Nov.: Windhoek)The efficiency of an information system could be traced to its design. Typically, information systems are designed with immense focus on the business logic and direct users of such systems, and not the customers who may be the indirect users of the system. The problem associated with such design is that it is not customer inclusive and this deficiency would over time lead to customer dissatisfaction. In safety-critical systems, the users and customers are both taken into account while designing the system. This practice is less pronounced in the design of information systems. This paper identifies the similarities and dissimilarities between a user and a customer, investigates an approach to designing information systems that supports the needs of customers and finally develops an architectural framework in line with a customer-centred design for an information system
Customer service in the Namibian logistics industry: Benchmarking for the future. Paper presented at the 1st Namibia Customer Service Awards & Conference, 2014.
No full textNamibia Customer Service Awards & Conference (1st: 2014 Nov.: Windhoek)An efficient and effective logistics industry is essential if Namibia to achieve the objectives of its “Vision 2030” and “NDP_4” plans to stimulate growth through trade. Logistics can support trade, but only if it achieves the appropriate service levels. Namibia plans to develop a thriving port-centric logistics cluster, however for this to succeed it is vital that Namibia’s logistics industry delivers levels of customer service that match those required by international shippers and does so at a competitive price. This research used an exploratory approach through questionnaires and telephone interviews to gain a better understanding of those levels of service. The findings produced a preliminary view of the service levels offered by the logistics industry in Namibia. The results showed the service aspects that are of greatest importance to Namibian logistics users and indicated how well the industry is fulfilling them
An evaluation of corporate governance practices on board member selection and recruitment in Namibian state owned enterprises.
No full textMini-thesis presented in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Masters in Leadership and Change Management in the Harold Pupkewitz School of Business, NUST.This study highlights the importance of corporate governance in the selection
and recruitment of board members in Namibian SOEs. Furthermore, the study intended
to investigate the criteria and methods used in the selection of board members and
also to examine the corporate governance practice in nomination of board members.
Critical analysis and empirical studies were conducted to answer the objectives of the study. The poor performance of the state-owned enterprises is attributed to
political interference in the activities of the organisations which include the selection
and recruitment of the board of diVice Chancellors.
The study followed the positivist approach and a quantitative research design
to gather the relevant data from the state-owned enterprises. Self-administered questionnaires were designed, and a sample of 40 senior managers and diVice Chancellors was selected to complete the questionnaires. Thirty-five (35) of the questionnaires were returned which constituted adequate respondents for the research. According to this study it was found, although the board nomination is well qualified with adequate experience, corporate governance guidelines are not being fully adhered to. This study
found out that there is a relationship between SOEs overall corporate governance performance and board nomination guidelines. Overall the study found that there is a
strong relationship between board nomination and corporate governance performance of state owned enterprises in Namibia. Based on the findings of the study, recommendations were highlighted in order to improve selection and recruitment of board members at the state-owned enterprises. One of the main recommendations is that, there should be proper guidelines to ensure good corporate governance in the selection of board members, and an effective Nomination Committee should be in place. Furthermore, political interference should be minimised or otherwise avoided altogether.Supervisor: Prof. Grafton Whyt
A literary exploration of trauma and resilience in Tagwira's 'The Uncertainty of Hope'.
No full textThe aim of this paper is to critically analyse Tagwira’s The uncertainty of hope, a novel set in turbulent Zimbabwe using the critical lenses of trauma and resilience theory. The two theories are applied as a way of accounting for the challenges, realities and hopes faced by 21st century African states and citizens. Through the application of these two theories the paper argues that literary theory has to address itself to the issues and concerns raised in fiction and that it is through balancing the traumatic realities of life and how the ordinary people resiliently face these challenges that African literature can truly mirror. The research found that the novel, The uncertainty of hope, clearly captures the different forms of trauma faced by the characters in crisis-hit Zimbabwe. Moreover, the research also demonstrated the characters’ resilience and their agency in mitigating the traumatic experiences they face
Review of the book Dust by Yvonne Adhiambo Owuor.
No full textBook reviewThis article reviews the book entitled 'Dust' by Yvonne Adhiambo Owuor, published in 2013 by Alfred A. Knopf
The impact of organisational culture on the performance of junior secondary schools in Oshikoto Education Region.
No full textMini-thesis presented in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Masters in Leadership and Change Management in the Harold Pupkewitz School of Business, NUST.The possibility of a school’s culture influencing school performance has triggered
wide spread research in recent years, with the introduction of organisational culture as a field of management studying the 1970s. This topic gained the wide interest of scholars’ attention by 1980. Building from sociological and anthropological perspectives, scholars have argued that organisations could possess a culture-which is the taken-for-granted assumptions and behaviour that makes sense of the people’s organisational context and therefore contributing to how groups of people respond and behave in relation to the issues they face. Cultural influences on organisational life can be good or bad. An ideal culture
should be that which promotes school effectiveness and efficiency as these are the most important deliverables of performance. As can be discerned from the definition by Johnson above, researchers have found that culture influences performance ,attitudes and behaviour of both teachers and learners and thus builds the identity of a school. School culture is therefore a significant component of school life that fuels the school excellence
or failure. It is thus of utmost importance for school principals and their staff to
understand their school culture and strive towards developing an exemplary and yet
inspiring culture-a culture that promotes and signifies teaching and learning through
effective school management practices.
The challenge remains with the school leadership to embrace the heterogeneous
manifestation of culture among its school inhabitants and take cognisance of the fact that culture is volatile. The later implies that an effective organisation needs to develop a culture that has an “intrinsic ability to adopt to changing circumstances”. The reason behind this reasoning is that this type of culture embraces fast changing trends in performance enhancement in the dynamic world with the available resources, thus ensuring consistency or improvement despite the unstable situations. Amidst hard
economic times and the stiff competition evident in the education sector in the twenty
first century, any institution that endeavours to survive must justify its existence through its performance. As a result this research tries to take a range of approaches to understand school culture, from exploring the forces that may create and change culture, to measurements of the characteristics of a school culture and examining it as a driver of school performance.Supervisor: Prof. Grafton Whyt
Factors contributing to technology-enabled distractions in the classrom: A case study of students at the NUST.
No full textClassroom access to computers and the Internet may be indispensable for teaching and research both for the student and the teacher. Yet, these technologies can also be an impediment to learning as students may engage in actions unrelated to classwork such as texting, web browsing, e-mailing, online gaming, online shopping or a myriad of other activities. This paper examines the extent of this behavior by college students and the factors that may contribute to this behavior. The factors that were studied include the student's addiction to the Internet, learning style, classroom environment, and other individual student factors (gender, age, etc.). Data for this research were gathered using a questionnaire from 213 NUST students. The results show that the level of Internet addiction, the degree of mismatch between learning and instructional styles, and some individual factors have significant impact on the degree to which students engage in distractive activities. The paper also discusses the pedagogical and classroom management implications both for educators and administrators