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Corporate governance and the financial performance of locally listed companies on the Namibia stock exchange.
No full textThesis presented in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Master in Leadership and Change Management in the Harold Pupkewitz Graduate School of Business at the NUSTThis study examined the relationship between Corporate Governance and Financial
Performance of locally listed companies. The study was prompted by Institutional
turbulences as a result of ad hoc policy and decision making processes and poor
financial performance of locally listed companies.
The study aimed at establishing the relationship between corporate governance, Board roles, contingency, board effectiveness and financial Performance of locally listed companies. A cross sectional and correlation study was conducted in the six locally listed companies. Statistical Package for Social Scientists (SPSS) was used and Spearman Correlation Coefficient and Multiple Regression Analysis to determine the magnitude of the relationship and prediction of financial performance respectively were applied.
The findings revealed that corporate governance variables namely; board size, had a negative effect on financial performance while policy and decision making had a
significant positive relationship with financial performance. Corporate Governance
had a significant positive relationship with board roles, board roles had a significant
positive relationship with board effectiveness, and contingency had a significant positive relationship with board roles and effectiveness.Supervisor: Ms. Lydiah Wambu
Speech by Prof. Tjama Tjivikua, Vice Chancellor, NUST, on the occasion of the public lecture delivered by Prof. John Ralston (Emeritus Laureate Professor, University of South Australia), 24 May 2012, Windhoek.
No full textPublic lecture (2012 May 24: NUST
Novel aspects of the Z and R3 antigens of streptococcus agalactiae revealed by immunological testing.
No full textGroup B streptococci (GBS) are important human and bovine pathogens which can be classified by a variety of phenotype- and
gene-based techniques. The capsular polysaccharide and strain-variable, surface-anchored proteins are particularly important
phenotypic markers. In an earlier study, a previously unrecognized protein antigen called Z was described. It was expressed by
27.2% of GBS strains from Zimbabwe, usually in combination with R3 protein expression. In this study, a putative Z-specific
antiserum actually contained antibodies against two different antigens named Z1 and Z2; Z1 was>250 kDa in molecular mass.
Z1, Z2, and R3 generated multiple stained bands on Western blots and showed similar chromatographic characteristics with
respect to molecular mass, aggregate formation, and charge. Of 28 reference and prototype GBS strains examined, 8/28 (28.5%)
isolates expressed one, two, or all three of the Z1, Z2, and R3 antigens; 4/28 expressed all three antigens; 2/28 expressed Z2 and
R3; 1/28 expressed Z1 only; and 1/28 expressed R3 only. Twenty (71.5%) of the 28 isolates expressed none of the three antigens.
Expression of one or more of these antigens was shown by isolates of the capsular polysaccharide types Ia, Ib, V, and IX and NT
strains and occurred in combination with expression of various other strain-variable and surface-localized protein antigens.
When used as serosubtype markers, Z1, Z2, and R3 affected existing GBS serotype designations for some of the isolates. For instance,
the R3 reference strain Prague 10/84 (ATCC 49447) changed serotype markers from V/R3 to V/R3, Z1, and Z2. Other isolates
may change correspondingly, implying consequences for GBS serotyping and research
Evaluating the effectiveness of an adult entrepreneurship training programme in Namibia.
No full textThesis presented in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Leadership and Change Management at the NUSTSmall and Medium Enterprises play an important role in emerging economies with its capacity to create employment opportunities and hence contributing to a country’s GDP. The training of adult entrepreneurs however remains a challenge as there is no consensus as to the components that should be included in such training initiatives. This study aims to evaluate an adult entrepreneurship programme in terms of its content, delivery methods and outcomes concurrent to the perceived values and challenges experienced by entrepreneurs in the Namibian business community. A cross-sectional research approach was followed, with surveys distributed to a convenience sample of Entrepreneurs (N= 102) who participated in the training programme. The results overall showed that the respondents benefitted to a large extent from the training programme. The training programme contributed to improved business performance, an increased client base for the respondents, improved work attitude and overall entrepreneurial skills. Various challenges are faced by entrepreneurs, of which the perceived values of the Namibian market plays an important role. The research presents an integrated framework by combining the elements of the macro, meso and micro environments to enable the effective transfer and application of knowledge for adult entrepreneur trainees in their respective businesses. Recommendations are made.Supervisor: Prof. Nicolene Barkhuize
Development of a crime mapping, analysis and prediction tool for Windhoek.
No full textThesis presented in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Information Technology at the NUST. November 2012The purpose of this study was to investigate the conceptual, technical and human aspects of how the Namibian Police Force can adopt the use of crime maps in its operations and reap the benefits thereof. Another aim was to find out how GIS information can be integrated with crime data to help in the analysis of crime and in understanding crime patterns. Interviews were conducted with various units of the Namibian Police Force. The findings of the interviews were combined with knowledge gained from an extensive literature review to produce a prototype of the crime mapping tool that allows user interaction with the data. The use of this prototype was then demonstrated with sample crime maps to pairs of officers from four different police units followed by interviews and questionnaires to record the users’ perception of the tool. While the prototype is a proof of concept for the technical feasibility, the final evaluation revealed that crime mapping can indeed be implemented across many units of the Namibian Police Force and that the participants found the tool to be conceptually very useful. GIS data can be integrated with crime data to better understand why certain crimes occur in certain places.Supervisor: Dr. Kasper L. Jense
Impact of climate change in Namibia: A case study of Omusati region.
No full textMini thesis submitted in partial fulfilment of the award of a Degree of Masters of International Business (MIB), NUST, Harold Pupkewitz Graduate School of BusinessClimate change is said to be a threat to country’s development. This thesis investigates the impact of climate change in Namibia with a specific focus on the socio-economic impact of flooding in the North Central Regions of Namibia. The thesis examines the socio-economic conditions of the local people as a result of the 2009 flooding in Oshitutuma village. The thesis’s literature review had looked at climate change and flooding concept within Namibia, Southern Africa, Africa at large, and the Global contexts.
The thesis relied on two techniques of data collection: interviews and document review (use of secondary data). The findings presented in the thesis suggest that the 2009 has caused major damages to the Oshitutuma village and had caused the government a great deal of money in attempting to help the villagers cope with the floods. People’s houses were destroyed, their agricultural crops were washed away, business buildings were destroyed and closed, schools were destroyed, disrupted and people were cut off from major services such as clinics.
The last part of this thesis presents the conclusion drawn from the research findings as well as some recommendations to policy makers on the possible ways of dealing with the issue of climate change related floods. The impacts of climate change will increase the challenge of ongoing poverty alleviation efforts in Namibia. This demonstrates the immediate need for an acknowledgement and improved understanding of vulnerabilities so that appropriate adaptation measures can be implemented swiftly. The thesis findings further demonstrate that residents of Oshitutuma village in Namibia are already experiencing the effects of climate change. Therefore it is imperative that support for adaptation is provided immediately and that efforts to develop a strong cross-cutting national adaptation strategy are prioritized.Supervisor: Dr. Ravinder Ren
Welcome remarks by Prof. Tjama Tjivikua, Vice Chancellor, NUST, on the occasion of the Media briefing on Germany's engagement in the education sector in Namibia, 12 November 2013, NUST Engineering Building.
No full textThe economic costs of exchange and capital controls on busineses in Namibia - A focus on institutional investors and exporting companies.
No full textMini-thesis presented in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Master of International Business in the Harold Pupkewitz Graduate School of Business at the NUSTThe process of globalization has permeated every sphere of human activity, most
notably in the arena of economic globalization. Economic globalization encompasses the integration of national economies into the international economy through trade, foreign direct investment, capital flows and migration. The benefits of globalization are numerous such as foreign direct investments and portfolio flows that engender accelerated economic growth both in the advanced and the emerging economies and
creation of employment opportunities and poverty alleviation. Capital exporting countries earn higher returns on investments.
However, large capital flows emanating from the global financial markets could have disruptive effects on the global economic system. These pervasive effects of capital
flows are often more pronounced in the developing and emerging countries, which often lack sufficient institutional capacity to mitigate such large capital flows. Based on the economic logic that capital allocation is more efficient in the absence
of exchange control and barriers to competition in financial markets, standard economic theories postulate the view that free movement of capital across international borders carries profound and widespread benefits. However, the recent global economic crises have led opinion makers to advocate for the use of capital controls especially for emerging and developing economies. Leading economists and policy makers world-wide are now recalibrating their views on the benefits of free capital flows, advocating for the use of exchange controls, in certain circumstances as a way to reduce a country’s
vulnerability to international financial crises.
This research paper found that existing exchange and capital controls in Namibia
impose economic costs as they tend to misalign companies’ decisions resulting in less optimal risk diversification options and exchange rate losses. Other costs on business manifest in the form of opportunity costs, administrative burdens and inefficiency losses.Supervisor: Prof. Grafton Whyt
Speech by Tertius Stears, CEO, Sanlam Namibia Holdings, at the occasion of the Official Handover of Computers to the Accounting Laboratory and Bursaries to Beneficiaries at the NUST, on 7 March 2012.
No full textSanlam Namibia Holdings Handover of Computers to the Accounting Laboratory and Bursaries to Beneficiaries (2012 Mar. 7 : Windhoek, Namibia
Welcome remarks by Prof. Tjama Tjivikua, Vice Chancellor, NUST, on the Occasion of the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding between the NUST and the National Disability Council of Namibia, 15 May 2012, NUST.
No full textMemorandum of Understanding between the NUST and the National Disability Council of Namibia (2012 May 15 : NUST, Windhoek