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The Moderating Role Played By Human Resource Department in Promoting Ethics: A Case Study of the Pharmaceutical Industry in Bulawayo.
No full textAs background to the study it can be stated that the ethical conduct of employees in an organisation is of paramount importance to the successful operations of an organisation. HRM through its functional activities, recruitment, training, performance management, etc. has a role to play as organizations address ethical challenges and as many strive to become ethical organizations. The main aim of the paper is to find out the moderating role played by HR in promoting ethics in the pharmaceutical industry in Bulawayo.
The motivation for this study is based on the question of whether the functions of HRM lead to good establishment of ethical organisations in the pharmaceutical industry and, if such is the case, what benefits would this bring to the pharmaceutical industry. Quantitative research was used collect data. The stratified sampling method where questionnaires were used as the main measuring instrument, with 60 questionnaires being distributed was used.
The research results substantiate the fact that the HR departments of the surveyed organisations did implement specific ethics interventions with the majority of respondents acknowledging the importance of ethical behaviour in the organisation. However there were a few ethical issues that need to be reconsidered, i.e. equal opportunity where it was noted that the industry was not evenly balanced with more that 70% of the workforce being male. It was also found out and recommended that the organisations under study take issues of compensation and rewards seriously as this had a negative effect on employee motivation. This recommendation came after it was noted that most employees were not happy with the delay in implementing new Collective Bargaining Agreement in their organisation.,Lupane State Universit
An Investigation of Teenage Pregnancies as a Possible Barrier to Girls’ Education: A Case of Four Wards In Tsholotsho District in Matabeleland North
No full textThe study sought to investigate Teenage Pregnancy as a possible barrier to girls’ education. In conducting the research the researcher used questionnaires to solicit information from the girls. Interviews were also used to obtain information from teachers, traditional leaders’, headmasters and the district education officer. Interviews conducted showed that girls falling pregnant in schools was the greatest education obstacle hence this is causing a high dropout rate in the District. Although a schoolgirl is allowed to return to school after the birth of her baby, she is faced with many challenges in trying to cope with the demands of motherhood and schooling simultaneously. Research has established that pregnancy and motherhood have a profound impact on the mother and child by placing limits on her educational achievements. Data was summarized quantitatively and qualitatively using evaluative descriptions and SPSS (Statistical Product Service Solution). This study revealed that most of the girl child dropouts were a result of early marriages, abject poverty, long distance traveled to school, peer pressure and economic hardships as well as religious and traditional beliefs that work against educating the girl child. This paper recommends that civil education and the conscientisation of rural parents, teachers and the girl child on the importance of girl child education be made as a matter of urgency if the current situation is to be remedied.,Lupane State Universit
An Assessment of the Role of Women Run Income Generating Projects (IGPS) towards Improving Standards of Living at Household Level in Plumtree Town.
No full textIncome generation interventions attempt to address poverty, unemployment, and lack of economic opportunities to increase participants’ ability to generate income and secure livelihoods. This study sought to assess the role of women run Income Generating Projects (IGPs) in improving standards of living at household standards of living but it is also essential for poverty alleviation. The Sustainable Livelihoods Framework (SLF) was used to assess impact made on the livelihoods of the urban women and their household. This study enjoyed both qualitative and quantitative approaches and the data collection tools that were used are questionnaires, interviews and focus group discussions. The result obtained show that IGPs are effective in addressing household needs, the programme is progressing well in improving the standards of living in Plumtree town. Evidence of improved household income has been shown through increased access to health and education, quality food, accumulation of household and productive assets participating households. However, IGPs are associated with challenges which include absence of market, lack of capital, illiteracy engaging in projects that are not viable which then leads them to project failure. The study has recommended a holistic and coordinated approach by the local authorities and all management to the women running IGPs and create n enabling environment to more positive impact both at household and community level
An Investigation into the Transfer of Cash Remittance from Sender Regions into Rural Zimbabwe. The Case of Dandanda Ward in Lupane West District.
No full textWhile the volume of remittances to developing countries has been growing significantly over the years remittances have not received much attention in the migrants’ countries of origin. As a result, the development potential of remittances has not been fully utilized. However, some countries have realized the development potential of remittances and have developed strategies to encourage the flow and investment of remittances. Several studies on international migration from Zimbabwe to South Africa have been carried out but in these studies the role of remittances, especially from undocumented migrants has received limited attention both as a research and policy issue. The Home link facility established by the Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe in May 2004 excludes undocumented migrants who are unlikely to use formal channels to send their remittances back home. Evidence from interviews and observations in Dandanda ward indicate that a wide network of international migrant remitters are ameliorating the economic crisis in Zimbabwe by sending monetary and in-kind transfers to over 50 per cent of rural households in Dandanda. The research combines quantitative measurement of scale and scope, with demographic and qualitative narrative to build a holistic picture of receiving households. This paper explores the nature of remittance transfer in Dandanda of remittances including nature of flows into the rural area in Dandanda
Dimensioning of hybrid solar-battery-grid micro-energy power systems to alleviate domestic power outages in urban Zimbabwe: A reliability-cost approach
No full textInternational Renewable Energy Symposium (IRES 2015) Conference Proceeding,Power outages are rampant in most of Southern African countries due to inadequate electricity generation capacity by the utilities in these countries. This situation results in direct and indirect costs to both the consumers of electricity- those that are lucky to be connected to the electricity grid- and to the utilities themselves. In a region endowed with abundant solar resource, hybrid solar-battery-grid micro-power systems are an attractive option to alleviate the power outage problems, resulting in improved electricity supply reliability at reasonable cost of energy. In this study, an approach to the dimensioning of these hybrid power systems, for domestic consumers in Zimbabwe is presented. For a given hourly load profile, and for a desired level of electricity supply reliability, a combination of solar photovoltaic (PV) array and storage battery can be specified in a fairly general way (i.e. independent of size of daily load) by use of dimensionless component size parameters, A/Ao and Bcap/Lday, respectively, and defined in the study. A “home-made†Excel program is utilized for performing the necessary simulation of the systems. A plot of the dimensionless battery size parameter, Bcap/Lday, versus the PV array size parameter, A/Ao, maps the locus of points of system-component combinations resulting in a desired level of electricity supply reliability. Least levelized cost of energy (LCOE) is then used as the objective function to select among systems delivering the same level of reliability. Properly dimensioned hybrid solar-battery-grid micro-energy systems are found to be much cheaper than the commonly used approach to alleviating power outages by use of an auxiliary petroleum fuel generator.,Namibia Energy Institute (NEI
Challenges of diatom-based biological monitoring and assessment of streams in developing countries
No full textStream biomonitoring tools are largely lacking for many developing countries, resulting in adoption of tools developed from other countries/regions. In many instances, however, the applicability of adopted tools to the new system has not been explicitly evaluated. The objective of this study was to test the applicability of foreign diatom-based water quality assessment indices to streams in Zimbabwe, with the view to highlight challenges being faced in diatom-based biological monitoring in this developing country. The study evaluated the relationship between measured water quality variables and diatom index scores and observed some degree of concordance between water quality variables and diatom index scores emphasising the importance of diatom indices in characterization and monitoring of stream ecological conditions in developing countries. However, ecological requirements of some diatom species need to be clarified and incorporated in a diatom-based water quality assessment protocol unique to these regions. Resources should be channelled towards tackling challenges associated with diatom-based biological monitoring, principally taxonomic studies, training of skilled labour and acquiring and maintaining the necessary infrastructure. Meanwhile, simpler coarse taxonomy-based rapid bioassessment protocol, which are is less time and resource consuming and require less specialised manpower can be developed for the country
A Survey of TV White Space Measurements
No full text6th International Conference, AFRICOMM 2014, Kampala, Uganda, November 24-25, 2014, Revised Selected Papers,Unused spectrum in the television band (so-called TV white
space) has the potential to provide new spectrum for access to informa-
tion and communication services in developing countries. This claim has
been subject to a variety of measurement studies. The purpose of this
paper is to survey these studies to better characterize the spectrum that
is provided by TV white space. We discuss some of the challenges to such
studies and characterize the available TV white space spectrum in terms
of the total volume that is available
Beacons of hope : youths and their contribution to the development of the theatre industry in Zimbabwe
No full textSince independence (attained in 1980), the theatre industry in Zimbabwe has experienced some tremendous changes due to the involvement of youths who have the capacity to experiment with different genres, such as theatre in the park, street theatre, forum theatre, proscenium theatre and community theatre. All these forms of theatre continue to explore different themes and perspectives that affect Zimbabwean youths in both positive and negative ways. This article explores factors that affect the productive life of theatrical productions in Zimbabwe paying particular attention to the extent to which youths were/are involved in contributing to the growth of the theatre industry in Zimbabwe. In this endeavour, the article will focus on education and training aspects, networking, collaborations, funding, research, theatre impact and advocacy. A better understanding of how the above-mentioned factors affect the developmental skills of youths and the growth of Zimbabwean theatre industry will create awareness among youths, who should make informed decisions if they are to survive 'cut-throat' competition in Zimbabwe's theatre industry
Silencing guardians of the democratic Shrine in Colonial and Post-Colonial Zimbabwe: student activism, Zimbabwean Nationalism and the Third Chimurenga (1960-2005)
No full textStudent activism at the University of Zimbabwe has a long history in colonial and post-colonial Zimbabwe. Student activism and activists have been dismissed, demonized, scandalized and rubbished in both pre and post-colonial Zimbabwe. During the decolonization process, the student movement and nationalists were allies in their quest to end colonialism, colonial injustices and unfair land distribution. The colonial regime branded them as terrorists because they supported the Liberation struggle. It needs to be underlined
that student activists were blinded by nationalist rhetoric as the Zimbabwean nationalists were masquerading as liberators driven by the propensity and passion to deliver the Zimbabwean people to the “Promised Landâ€. The honeymoon was short-lived soon after the attainment of independence as myths of decolonization and illusions of freedom became a nightmare. The independence euphoria vanished as student activists realized that the democratic shrine had been abandoned by the adoption of authoritarian and dictatorial tendencies by the Zimbabwean nationalist government. Draconian and biting pieces of legislation were enacted to
politically castrate and silence critical voices in order to maken them “null and voidâ€. The Third Chimurenga in our view had several purposes and functions. It was a political gimmick to serve political ends, a regime survival technique of ZANU-PF, an agenda to finish the unfinished decolonization process, an extension of the silencing of opponents and rewarding of political cronies and supporters