ABSTRACT The research was on the analysis of the implications of risk based audit on quality of financial reporting on the Ministry of Agriculture, Mechanization and Irrigation Development. The objective of this study is to identify the impact of risk based audit on financial reporting and it articulated the relationship between audit risk-based audit and quality financial reporting. Literature from different scholars was discussed in this study. Audit practices and financial reporting practi...
Abstract This study is concerned with the role of NGOs in the provision of quality education in Zimbabwe. It specifically makes a comparative assessment of the contribution to quality education by Higherlife Foundation and Mavambo Trust, both local NGOs. The economic environment in Zimbabwe has impacted negatively on the quality of education that is offered by public or government schools, especially in rural areas. NGOs have come to the aid of the government in capacity building in the educa...
ABSTRACT This paper presents a review on the literature of tobacco farming on the observed research on the impact of tobacco farming on the livelihoods of smallholder farmers as well its impact on land. In this study I drew on the existing academic structure on tobacco farming in Zimbabwe. An examination of the determinants of farmer partaking in tobacco farming was carried out on 30 smallholder farmers. The case was Mount Bokoto ward24 in Murewa District. This study was therefore initiated ...
ABSTRACT This study is aimed at assessing the impact of male participation in gender-based violence prevention programs. A case study of Ward 14 in Mudzi district was used. The study targeted initiatives that were programmed to make men take active participation as a strategy to stop gender-based violence. A reduction of the number of cases as the impact was being assessed. 180 respondents managed to take part in the research and all filled in questionnaires which were semi-structured with s...
ABSTRACT Agriculture is central to Zimbabwe’s economic recovery and prosperity. The sector however continues to face sustainability, productivity, market access and competitiveness challenges. The adoption of tobacco contract farming models in other enterprises has a high potential to turn around agriculture. This study used mixed research methodology to compare economically contributions of tobacco production and marketing models and assess the scope for successful transfer of tobacco’s...
Abstract The audit failures and fraud scandals in the corporate world have raised alarm and the growing awareness in audit firms for the delivery of quality audits. This research study was on the relationship of audit engagement workload and audit quality at KPMG Harare. KPMG is a Big Four Audit Firm that provides audit, advisory and tax services. In light with its external audit client’s fiscal year ends, they tend to get clustered and the researcher observed that the audits performed du...
Abstract This research was conducted with the aim of determining the impact of employing labour force reduction initiatives on financial performance of manufacturing companies. The research focused on Playtime Manufacturers a garment manufacturing company that has been reducing its labour force since 2012. The researcher adopted mixed methodology incorporating both qualitative and quantitative methodology. A descriptive and correlation research design was used to gather data. Primary data wa...
ABSTRACT The study was based on the challenge that arose in the reconciliation of student income in the finance section. The researcher found related literature on all the set objectives where the main research objective required the researcher to find out the effect of having two separate system manipulating accounting data and to assess if the introduction of an ERP would bring solutions to the challenges being faced by decision makers at Midlands State University. Questionnaires and inter...
ABSTRACT The study sought to address the progress on how Results Based Management has been implemented by appointed officials from 2013 to 2016.The case of Sanyati RDC. The main objectives of this study are to evaluate the role of appointed officials in implementing Results Based Management against what they are doing , to know the impacts of the efforts and coming up with solutions to enhance their performance. Zimbabwean government in 2005 adopted RBM due to corruption, poor communication ...
ABSTRACT The research study focuses on the effects of food aid on food security using the case of Chipinge Rural district, Zimbabwe. The research assesses the negative and positive impact of food aid. Food aid has received much attention worldwide as scholars argue that food aid leads to negative dependency among beneficiaries which is a threat to livelihood activities and leads to underdevelopment while others views food aid as the answer to the problem of food insecurity hence development....
ABSTRACT The study seeks to carry out an investigation into the nature, extent, and effect of side marketing of cotton by contract farmers in Zimbabwe, the investigation was carried out at the Cotton Company of Zimbabwe is one of the companies in the cotton industry. The cotton industry has been greatly affected by side marketing and many researchers have not gone deeper in analysing the nature and extent of side marketing though most researchers who researched inside marketing dwelt much in...
ABSTRACT The study focused on examining the contribution of Street Vending to the empowerment of women in Gweru Urban District. The rise of street vending is closely linked to the rise of the informal economy in contemporary Zimbabwe. The death of the formal industry marked the beginning of the Street vending business in Zimbabwe and Gweru in Particular. The collapse of the formal industry is attributed to a number of economic and political factors which include the adoption of unpopular Eco...
The paper is about the utilization of SWOT Analysis in boosting Marketing efforts. Many companies fail to revisit their SWOT analysis while in action therefore the paper tries to guide them on how they can simply use the SWOT analysis to boost their Marketing. This goes by combining the 4Ps of Marketing mix.
ABSTRACT Micro finance institutions contribute towards a country’s economic growth, employment creation, poverty reduction and development of an industrial base. According to the Bureau of Statistics economic survey of 2017, Micro Finance Institutions contributed to 20% of Kenya’s GDP. However, according to an article in the Daily Nation in 2017 Kenya Women Finance Trust lost about 800 employees in a span of two years. The institution developed and implemented appropriate Human Resource M...
TABLE OF CONTENTS Title page … … … … … … … … … i Certification … … … … … … … … ii Approval page … … … … … … … … iii Dedication … … … … … … … … … iv Acknowledgement … … … … … … … v Table of Contents … … … … … … … … vii List of Tables … … … … … … … … x List of Figures … … … … … … … … xii Abstract … … … … … … … … … xiii CHAPTER ONE: INTRODUCTION … ...