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Frontiers in Psychology
The emergence of COVID-19 has resulted in many changes in the world of work. Measures such as rem... more The emergence of COVID-19 has resulted in many changes in the world of work. Measures such as remote working, physical distancing, compulsory use of face masks, sanitization among others. With time, a number of medical interventions to deal with the pandemic were developed and availed. Zimbabwe’s retail sector was not spared of different vaccines which were meant to curb the virus. Most Zimbabwean organizations made it mandatory for their employees to get vaccinated or risked losing employment. However, less is known about the perceptions of employees toward voluntary vaccination. This gap is important given the strategic nature of employees in an organization. This paper poses the following questions (1) to what extent were employees consulted on the compulsory vaccination? (2) What are the employees’ perceptions toward compulsory vaccination? (3) How are employees coping with the mandatory vaccination? The study was premised on the classical work of Kurt Lewin on types of leadersh...
Journal of Contemporary Management, 2019
The study has been necessitated by a dearth in empirical research on experiences of interns in ec... more The study has been necessitated by a dearth in empirical research on experiences of interns in economically challenged economies, particularly in the Global South. The study aimed at investigating challenges of interns that are precipitated by a poorly performing economy. Qualitative interpretivist approach was adopted. In-depth interviews were conducted with 25 participants, 20 of which were students who had returned from an internship programme and 5 were key informants drawn from organisations' human resource departments. Participants were purposively sampled. Although benefits can be derived from internship programmes, an economically unstable environment can pose challenges to such programmes. Challenges include difficulties in securing internship placements, abusive and exploitative relationships, non-payment, discrepancy between one's field and what they do in organisations as interns and closures of organisations before students are assessed. Some organisations are deliberately taking advantage of the deteriorating economic situation to continuously hire interns who are paid nothing at best and little at worst in a bid to cut down on costs. The study recommends the establishment of mandatory codes of conduct on internship programmes by the organisations and the Ministry of Higher Education. Academic institutions should also enter into MoUs with organisations on issues pertaining to internship programmes.
SAGE Open
The article sought to address real or perceived “teleworking hesitancy” by generating empirical e... more The article sought to address real or perceived “teleworking hesitancy” by generating empirical evidence on employee exposure to teleworking in a global south context. The results of the empirical investigation were integrated with the growing body of research on the future of the post-pandemic workplace. The results depicted the opposite and significant effects of perceived workload and organizational teleworking support on employee teleworking experience and the (growing) desire to utilize flexible working options. Furthermore, the results showed the significant effects of nonwork demands (negative) and resources (positive) on work engagement and the moderating role of external support contacts. The results further affirmed the mediating role of work engagement on perceived productivity. Based on these results, incremental “A-E” policy and practice considerations that place talent at the heart of organizational efforts to remain sustainably future-fit are proposed. The proposed po...
African Journal of Inter/Multidisciplinary Studies
There are many challenges faced by scholars when designing research that is ethically compliant. ... more There are many challenges faced by scholars when designing research that is ethically compliant. These include issues of consent, confidentiality, and how to give feedback to participants, for example. However less is known about how non-South African researchers, specifically Zimbabwean doctoral students, navigate ethical dilemmas when conducting their fieldwork whilst being registered in South African universities. This gap is especially concerning given the high number of Zimbabwean doctoral students in South Africa. This paper poses the following questions: (1) What are the challenges encountered by a Zimbabwean doctoral student doing fieldwork in Zimbabwe whilst being supervised in a South African university? (2) How can these challenges be mitigated? In answering these questions, the paper uses a collaborative autoethnographic approach to empirically ground its arguments. The paper argues that South Africa’s higher education institutions have a duty to ensure research integrit...
Journal of Contemporary Management
The study focused on the role of the government on the establishment and development of small to ... more The study focused on the role of the government on the establishment and development of small to medium enterprises. The study was conducted in Harare. Purposive sampling was used to sample the 42 respondents who participated in the study. Interviews were used with 40 SMEs managers as well as with 2 senior officials with the Ministry of Small to Medium Enterprises. Results have shown that the government acts both as a stumbling block and as facilitator to the growth of SMEs in Zimbabwe. It also emerged that most of the provisions offered by the government to facilitate the establishment and development of SMEs are mostly rhetoric and difficult to access. Participants have argued that the majority of provisions and policies concerning SMEs are conducted along political lines and seem to be talk shows, especially towards elections. Participants have also argued that corruption is rife with the Registrar of Companies Department forcing some SMEs to abandon the formalisation process, ch...
COVID-19 Manifestation, Ramifications and Future Prospects for Zimbabwe, 2021
Cogent Business & Management, 2020
Women in legal practice in Zimbabwe are subjected to cultural and structural restrictions in the ... more Women in legal practice in Zimbabwe are subjected to cultural and structural restrictions in the cause of their work. In this context, the paper argues that women are not passive recipients of these challenges but come up with mechanisms to cushion themselves. The paper investigates the strategies employed by women as they negotiate these debilitating factors. Qualitative in-depth interviews were used with 46 participants who included 38 women and 5 men who were both in practice. Furthermore, three key informants were interviewed, one from the Law Society of Zimbabwe (LSZ) and two from the Zimbabwe Women Lawyers Association (ZWLA). The study demonstrates four broad strategies, namely, pulling out, conceding, social investment and going against the tide. Findings suggest that due to socio-cultural and structural constraints, the strategies are overwhelmingly maintaining male hegemonic tendencies and discriminatory practices in law firms. Therefore, there is need for all stakeholders ...
SAGE Open
This study examined the effects of a declining economy on the profession of chartered accountants... more This study examined the effects of a declining economy on the profession of chartered accountants (CAs) in Zimbabwe. The study adopted a qualitative approach using a pragmatic grounded theory design. Primary data were obtained through in-depth interviews with five purposively sampled CAs and two key informants drawn from the professional body and an institution that trains CAs. Furthermore, secondary data were drawn from the professional body’s archives and from newspapers. Data from interviews and documents were analyzed through thematic analysis and content analysis, respectively. The study has revealed that the profession of CAs has been changing in response to the declining economy and the changes include losing its status and autonomy, increased competition from other accounting fields and compromised professional standards. It also emerged that professionals themselves engage in both negative and positive activities that enable them to survive the effects of a declining econom...
Journal of Business Administration and Education, Jun 3, 2013
The study focused on the role of the government on the establishm ent and development of small to... more The study focused on the role of the government on the establishm ent and development of small to medium enterprises. The study was conducted in Harare. Purposive sampling was used to sam ple the 42 respondents who participated in the study. Interviews were used with 40 SMEs managers as well as with 2 senior officials with the Ministry of Small to Medium Enterprises. Results have shown that the governm ent acts both as a stum bling block and as facilitator to the growth of SMEs in Zim babwe. It also em erged that most of the provisions offered by the governm ent to facilitate the establishment and development of SMEs are mostly rhetoric and difficult to access. Participants have argued that the majority of provisions and policies concerning SMEs are conducted along political lines and seem to be talk shows, especially towards elections. Participants have also argued that corruption is rife with the Registrar of Com panies Departm ent forcing some SMEs to abandon the formalisation process, choosing to operate as inform al traders or fail to renew their operating licenses. The existence of the Ministry of Small to Medium Enterprises and the Small Enterprises Developm ent Company has been viewed by som e participants as positive steps towards the recognition and developm ent of SMEs in Zimbabwe. However, these institutions are usually underfunded by treasury. As the major solution to the ills bedevilling the existence of SMEs in Zimbabwe, the study has revealed that the governm ent should review its policies and makes sure existing policies are being diligently and professionally executed.
Frontiers in Psychology
The emergence of COVID-19 has resulted in many changes in the world of work. Measures such as rem... more The emergence of COVID-19 has resulted in many changes in the world of work. Measures such as remote working, physical distancing, compulsory use of face masks, sanitization among others. With time, a number of medical interventions to deal with the pandemic were developed and availed. Zimbabwe’s retail sector was not spared of different vaccines which were meant to curb the virus. Most Zimbabwean organizations made it mandatory for their employees to get vaccinated or risked losing employment. However, less is known about the perceptions of employees toward voluntary vaccination. This gap is important given the strategic nature of employees in an organization. This paper poses the following questions (1) to what extent were employees consulted on the compulsory vaccination? (2) What are the employees’ perceptions toward compulsory vaccination? (3) How are employees coping with the mandatory vaccination? The study was premised on the classical work of Kurt Lewin on types of leadersh...
Journal of Contemporary Management, 2019
The study has been necessitated by a dearth in empirical research on experiences of interns in ec... more The study has been necessitated by a dearth in empirical research on experiences of interns in economically challenged economies, particularly in the Global South. The study aimed at investigating challenges of interns that are precipitated by a poorly performing economy. Qualitative interpretivist approach was adopted. In-depth interviews were conducted with 25 participants, 20 of which were students who had returned from an internship programme and 5 were key informants drawn from organisations' human resource departments. Participants were purposively sampled. Although benefits can be derived from internship programmes, an economically unstable environment can pose challenges to such programmes. Challenges include difficulties in securing internship placements, abusive and exploitative relationships, non-payment, discrepancy between one's field and what they do in organisations as interns and closures of organisations before students are assessed. Some organisations are deliberately taking advantage of the deteriorating economic situation to continuously hire interns who are paid nothing at best and little at worst in a bid to cut down on costs. The study recommends the establishment of mandatory codes of conduct on internship programmes by the organisations and the Ministry of Higher Education. Academic institutions should also enter into MoUs with organisations on issues pertaining to internship programmes.
SAGE Open
The article sought to address real or perceived “teleworking hesitancy” by generating empirical e... more The article sought to address real or perceived “teleworking hesitancy” by generating empirical evidence on employee exposure to teleworking in a global south context. The results of the empirical investigation were integrated with the growing body of research on the future of the post-pandemic workplace. The results depicted the opposite and significant effects of perceived workload and organizational teleworking support on employee teleworking experience and the (growing) desire to utilize flexible working options. Furthermore, the results showed the significant effects of nonwork demands (negative) and resources (positive) on work engagement and the moderating role of external support contacts. The results further affirmed the mediating role of work engagement on perceived productivity. Based on these results, incremental “A-E” policy and practice considerations that place talent at the heart of organizational efforts to remain sustainably future-fit are proposed. The proposed po...
African Journal of Inter/Multidisciplinary Studies
There are many challenges faced by scholars when designing research that is ethically compliant. ... more There are many challenges faced by scholars when designing research that is ethically compliant. These include issues of consent, confidentiality, and how to give feedback to participants, for example. However less is known about how non-South African researchers, specifically Zimbabwean doctoral students, navigate ethical dilemmas when conducting their fieldwork whilst being registered in South African universities. This gap is especially concerning given the high number of Zimbabwean doctoral students in South Africa. This paper poses the following questions: (1) What are the challenges encountered by a Zimbabwean doctoral student doing fieldwork in Zimbabwe whilst being supervised in a South African university? (2) How can these challenges be mitigated? In answering these questions, the paper uses a collaborative autoethnographic approach to empirically ground its arguments. The paper argues that South Africa’s higher education institutions have a duty to ensure research integrit...
Journal of Contemporary Management
The study focused on the role of the government on the establishment and development of small to ... more The study focused on the role of the government on the establishment and development of small to medium enterprises. The study was conducted in Harare. Purposive sampling was used to sample the 42 respondents who participated in the study. Interviews were used with 40 SMEs managers as well as with 2 senior officials with the Ministry of Small to Medium Enterprises. Results have shown that the government acts both as a stumbling block and as facilitator to the growth of SMEs in Zimbabwe. It also emerged that most of the provisions offered by the government to facilitate the establishment and development of SMEs are mostly rhetoric and difficult to access. Participants have argued that the majority of provisions and policies concerning SMEs are conducted along political lines and seem to be talk shows, especially towards elections. Participants have also argued that corruption is rife with the Registrar of Companies Department forcing some SMEs to abandon the formalisation process, ch...
COVID-19 Manifestation, Ramifications and Future Prospects for Zimbabwe, 2021
Cogent Business & Management, 2020
Women in legal practice in Zimbabwe are subjected to cultural and structural restrictions in the ... more Women in legal practice in Zimbabwe are subjected to cultural and structural restrictions in the cause of their work. In this context, the paper argues that women are not passive recipients of these challenges but come up with mechanisms to cushion themselves. The paper investigates the strategies employed by women as they negotiate these debilitating factors. Qualitative in-depth interviews were used with 46 participants who included 38 women and 5 men who were both in practice. Furthermore, three key informants were interviewed, one from the Law Society of Zimbabwe (LSZ) and two from the Zimbabwe Women Lawyers Association (ZWLA). The study demonstrates four broad strategies, namely, pulling out, conceding, social investment and going against the tide. Findings suggest that due to socio-cultural and structural constraints, the strategies are overwhelmingly maintaining male hegemonic tendencies and discriminatory practices in law firms. Therefore, there is need for all stakeholders ...
SAGE Open
This study examined the effects of a declining economy on the profession of chartered accountants... more This study examined the effects of a declining economy on the profession of chartered accountants (CAs) in Zimbabwe. The study adopted a qualitative approach using a pragmatic grounded theory design. Primary data were obtained through in-depth interviews with five purposively sampled CAs and two key informants drawn from the professional body and an institution that trains CAs. Furthermore, secondary data were drawn from the professional body’s archives and from newspapers. Data from interviews and documents were analyzed through thematic analysis and content analysis, respectively. The study has revealed that the profession of CAs has been changing in response to the declining economy and the changes include losing its status and autonomy, increased competition from other accounting fields and compromised professional standards. It also emerged that professionals themselves engage in both negative and positive activities that enable them to survive the effects of a declining econom...
Journal of Business Administration and Education, Jun 3, 2013
The study focused on the role of the government on the establishm ent and development of small to... more The study focused on the role of the government on the establishm ent and development of small to medium enterprises. The study was conducted in Harare. Purposive sampling was used to sam ple the 42 respondents who participated in the study. Interviews were used with 40 SMEs managers as well as with 2 senior officials with the Ministry of Small to Medium Enterprises. Results have shown that the governm ent acts both as a stum bling block and as facilitator to the growth of SMEs in Zim babwe. It also em erged that most of the provisions offered by the governm ent to facilitate the establishment and development of SMEs are mostly rhetoric and difficult to access. Participants have argued that the majority of provisions and policies concerning SMEs are conducted along political lines and seem to be talk shows, especially towards elections. Participants have also argued that corruption is rife with the Registrar of Com panies Departm ent forcing some SMEs to abandon the formalisation process, choosing to operate as inform al traders or fail to renew their operating licenses. The existence of the Ministry of Small to Medium Enterprises and the Small Enterprises Developm ent Company has been viewed by som e participants as positive steps towards the recognition and developm ent of SMEs in Zimbabwe. However, these institutions are usually underfunded by treasury. As the major solution to the ills bedevilling the existence of SMEs in Zimbabwe, the study has revealed that the governm ent should review its policies and makes sure existing policies are being diligently and professionally executed.