ABSTRACT Civil society organisations (CSOs) in developing countries like Namibia experience multiple operational hindrances, especially financial sustainability challenges that lead to the closure of their operations after few years leaving a void in many communities where they operate due to their dependency on foreign funding. Thus, there is need to establish the factors that affect the financial sustainability of these CSOs. The research sought to investigate the factors that affect finan...
ABSTRACT The Performance Management System (PMS) has evolved to enhance the performance of individuals and subsequently the entire organisation. The Government of the Republic of Namibia introduced the Performance Appraisal System in 1997. However, it was suspended in 1998 because of various problems. Nevertheless, there was still a need to evaluate employees’ performance, therefore, in 2010 the Performance Management System (PMS) was introduced in the Public Service including the Office o...
ABSTRACT This study combined significant hypothetical and empirical writing to create suggestions and proposes a research agenda on the usage or non-execution of audit recommendations. Auditing has developed to a phase where it is regarded as a value adding tool in the organisation and is relied upon to assume a value adding role by giving an extensive variety of services that help enhance organisational performance. By adopting a quantitative descriptive design and using questionnaires as t...
Abstract The study aimed at investigating organisational change at the Motor Vehicle Accident Fund (Hereafter referred to as the MVAF) which was as a result of a transition, by identifying problems and consequences that hindered the change process. The further studies the impact of organisational change on job satisfaction, analyse effects of change on employees and identify factors that are critical in successfully managing change. Jacobs, van Witteloostuijn and Christe-Zyse (2012, p. 772) ...
ABSTRACT This study is about how the effectiveness of leadership in an organisation is determined by or is a consequence of the style of the leadership as delineated by Hersey and Blanchard who limit styles to Selling, Telling, Participating and Delegating. A selected group of managing directors in one of the oldest and most respected business enterprise in Namibia, the O&L Group of Companies was studied. The study used Hersey's (1989) “Leader Effectiveness and Adaptability Description” ...
ABSTRACT Micro enterprises are the major sources of entrepreneurial skills, innovation and economic development. They are a very important aspect in Namibia as they have potential to contribute over 30% to the country’s Gross National Product if they are provided with financial assistance. This study was aimed at assessing the effects of the government’s microfinance grant scheme on rural micro entrepreneurship development, identify the characteristics of micro enterprises funded and det...
ABSTRACT This study investigated on the factors driving high cost in the private medical health providers in Namibia. The study sort seeks answers to the following questions (1) how has the trend in the Private Medical Aid Fund cost been during the period 2009 to 2013 (2) What are the factors contributing to annual increments in the Medical Aid Fund Premiums (3) Do increases in the Medical Aid Fund Premiums have impacts on access to Private healthcare in Namibia (4) What can be done to curb ...
ABSTRACT This research sought to assess the effects of employee attitudes and perceptions on the functionality of the Performance Management System (PMS) in the Ministry of International Relations and Cooperation (MRICO). It also aimed to achieve the following research objectives: to determine whether employee attitudes and perceptions influenced the PMS; to explore whether the PMS motivated employees to perform better and to identify the major problems facing the PMS. The Office of the Prim...
Abstract This study empirically investigates the inflation-economic growth relationship to determine whether a threshold effect exists and if so to estimate the optimal inflation level which is conducive for economic growth in Namibia. With this view, various tables and charts, correlation matrices, pair-wise Granger Causality tests and a quadratic regression equation was estimated by OLS. Time series annual data covering a sample period from 1980 to 2012 were used in the estimation process....
ABSTRACT Energy is an essential component of a developing economy such as that of Namibia. The affordability, availability and security of energy supply are indispensable to economic development on many facets. This study focused on electricity consumption patterns by the mining sector in Namibia by examining variations of annual production output, electricity consumption, electricity per unit output of production, and electricity tariffs of Gold, Uranium and SHG (Special High Grade) Zinc in...
ABSTRACT This study investigated the relationship between foreign investment flows and foreign exchange reserves in Namibia for the period 2005Q2 to 2016Q2. The approach used for this analysis was the simple regression method utilising unit root test techniques. Augmented Dickey Fuller (ADF) results showed that the two variables are stationary in levels suggesting that they are integrated of order zero. The Jarque-Bera Normality test rejected the null hypothesis at 5% and 10% that the normal...
ABSTRACT This study aimed to investigate the funding challenges faced by small and medium enterprises in Windhoek city. The specific objectives that this study sought to address were to ascertain whether SMEs have challenges in accessing credit in Namibia and if so, determine these specific challenges; to determine how financing challenges affect the operations of Small and Medium Enterprises and recommend to policy makers on how to overcome these funding challenges and thus improve accessib...
ABSTRACT This research study investigated the role real estate investment plays in diversifying portfolios of institutional investors in Namibia. The study was encouraged by the fact that real estate investment in portfolios of most institutional investors in Namibia is low, despite existing research studies having reliably reported attractive risk-return attributes that would suggest much higher allocations. The research design applied both the qualitative and the quantitative research appr...
Abstract This study sought to assess the need for funding for a sustainable bus service for the City of Windhoek. The study was guided by two main objectives namely, to ascertain other potential revenue streams that the City of Windhoek can use to provide a sustainable public transport bus service, and secondly to explore existing best practices of funding strategies in the sustainable public transport system of the City of Windhoek. The study adopted a qualitative approach and primary data ...
ABSTRACT The purpose of this study was to analyze the effects of Microfinance on youth empowerment. The researcher targeted 72 beneficiaries of the Namibian Youth Credit Scheme in Otjiwarongo. A descriptive research design was adopted and purposive and systematic sampling methods to select 72 respondents of which 55 participated in the survey. Descriptive and Chi- square test statistics were used to analyze the data. The findings of the study seem to suggest that NYCS is an effective tool to...