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International Journal of Business and Management, 2010
This study explores the aspect of satisfaction with jobs and career, and the predictors of job sa... more This study explores the aspect of satisfaction with jobs and career, and the predictors of job satisfaction among the emerging adults in Alberta. Obtaining data from the 2003 Alberta High School Graduate Survey among a sample of 1,030 emerging adults from Alberta, the paper examines the predictors of job satisfaction among the emerging adults, which are self-esteem, happiness, work-reward preferences, valued job characteristics, income, education, occupational categories, and other demographic variables. Using structural equation modeling, a job satisfaction model has been developed. The findings indicate that self-esteem and valued job characteristics are direct and strongest predictors of job satisfaction among the emerging adults. In addition, happiness and income positively predicts job satisfaction. The variable 'work-reward preferences' does not directly predict job satisfaction, but is rather mediated through self-esteem and valued job characteristics. Discussion includes limitation, future research direction, and policy implications.
The International Journal of Business & Management
, entrepreneurial orientation is the strategy-making process that offers organizations a source f... more , entrepreneurial orientation is the strategy-making process that offers organizations a source for entrepreneurial decisions and actions. Entrepreneurial orientation is a gauge that shows how well an organization has a propensity to be entrepreneurial. Neneh and Zyl (2017) pointed out that EO has five dimensions which include innovativeness, pro-activeness, risk-taking, independence and competitive aggressiveness. These researchers expanded EO to five dimensions which were formally three dimensions of EO developed (Miller, 1983). Miller maintained the three dimensions work together as a coherent whole by ensuring that a firm is provided with the strategic orientation that it needs for its success and the researcher further stated that the threedimension should be seen as a one-dimensional measure in entrepreneurship study. This paper will explore the first three dimensions of EO which include innovativeness, pro-activeness and risk-taking. These EO dimensions are chosen to be used in this study because they have been broadly used by earlier studies and confirmed to be significant (Neneh & Zyl, 2017; Anderson & Eshima, 2013; Gurbuz & Aykol, 2009). The importance of SMEs in the development of a country's economy cannot be overemphasized. SMEs provide employment opportunities, generate income and help in poverty alleviation. 376) points out that entrepreneurs use SMEs as the business model to enable them to be involved in the development of the economics of their location through the improvement of the employment rate and poverty alleviation. In India, Pawar, and Sanguitkar (2019) state that SMEs play an important role in its economic growth history, engaging 40% of the country's labor force, following only the agricultural sector. It was further stated that the SME sector can extend industrial growth throughout the country and can be the main partner to assist accelerate the process of complete growth. In South Africa, SMEs are attributed to about 91% of formal enterprises contributing about 57% to the GDP and offering almost 60% of the country's job opportunities (Kongolo, 2010). In Ghana, the SME sector is seen as the main employer of labor in the economy of the country. Amoah and Amoah, (2018) indicate that SMEs employ a larger percentage of the working population in both rural and urban communities in the country. SMEs also play an important role in Namibia as a nation. Presently in Namibia, there are serious income differences between the rich and the poor and a high rate of joblessness. SMEs, however, contribute to productivity by partaking in the mainstream economy and by generating jobs, especially for the jobless youth. Mwatange (2017) states that SMEs in Namibia are known to contribute about 12% to the country's GDP and employ about 20% of the country's workforce. SMEs offer jobs and revenue to almost 1, 60, 000 people (Ogbokor, 2012). The current evaluations indicated
Patrolling the EEZ
Namibia Brief, 1998
The Effect of Demographic Characteristics of Owner/Manager on the Growth of Small and Medium Enterprises in Namibia: Specific Reference to Selected Towns
The International Journal of Business & Management
Management and Business Research Quarterly, 2021
Since 2015, Botswana Human Resource Development Council (HRDC) has been using digital marketing p... more Since 2015, Botswana Human Resource Development Council (HRDC) has been using digital marketing platforms to promote its services and reach out to its stakeholders, customers and clients. This was meant to augment traditional marketing platforms such as television, radio and newspapers, which were not reaching out to all stakeholders due to geographical spread. As a result, the Botswana HRDC decided to incorporate digital marketing in its Marketing Communications Strategy. After this shift, it became necessary to know whether digital marketing platforms, mainly Facebook and Twitter, were achieving the intended results. The study sought to investigate the effectiveness and efficiency of digital marketing on the promotion of Botswana HRDC’s services. The study targeted Botswana HRDC stakeholders, customers and clients. A mixed‐methods research approach was used. Purposive sampling was used to select 420 respondents, of which 348 answered a quesƟonnaire, while 26 participated in interv...
The existing trade pat terns,*whereby most of the country's trade is channeled via South Africa w... more The existing trade pat terns,*whereby most of the country's trade is channeled via South Africa will have to be changed after independence. The new economic order to emerge in an independent and free Namibia will be accompanied by increased demand for consumer goods, because, as the apartheid and all racial policies are done away with and all the people will be treated equally economically, all the Namibian people will have equal access to their wealth, unlike now when only a handful portion of the population takes the lion's share. This would, in turn, give rise to increased imports volume. Furthermore, Namibia will have the opportunity to extend its hinterland to the landlocked countries surrounding it, such as Botswana, Zimbabwe, Zambia, etc. All these factors will give rise to demand for shipping services, particularly port facilities and physical infrastructure. Namibia will thus, virtually, start from scratch, in most of the sub-sectors of the maritime sector. This study finds its justification and rationale from the foregoing background. It attempts to see the existing situation in Namibia and sets forth some proposals, which might be of some relevance and use to the new Namibian government for the development of this economically important sector. It should be noted here that the study is more on the Economics side. The first Chapter takes review of the structure of the Namibian economy, sampling out the major sectors. The second chapter takes a Bird's eye-view of the current overall transport system. The third Chapter comprises general objectives and considerations for the development of shipping in independent Namibia. The fourth Chapter takes a close look at Walvis Bay, Namibia's main and only deep water i i harbour. The fifth Chapter consists of general proposals or guidelines for the development of maritime activities in future Namibia. Each chapter ends with conclusions and recommendations, except chapters III and IV, which are, so to speak, recommendations on their own right. The expression "independent Namibia", repeatedly used in the study, and perhaps boringly, denotes the focus of the efforts into the future, to the new economic order and era,as the dark chapter of colonialism, which has been haunting the country for so long, closes down.
International Journal of Business and Management, 2010
This study explores the aspect of satisfaction with jobs and career, and the predictors of job sa... more This study explores the aspect of satisfaction with jobs and career, and the predictors of job satisfaction among the emerging adults in Alberta. Obtaining data from the 2003 Alberta High School Graduate Survey among a sample of 1,030 emerging adults from Alberta, the paper examines the predictors of job satisfaction among the emerging adults, which are self-esteem, happiness, work-reward preferences, valued job characteristics, income, education, occupational categories, and other demographic variables. Using structural equation modeling, a job satisfaction model has been developed. The findings indicate that self-esteem and valued job characteristics are direct and strongest predictors of job satisfaction among the emerging adults. In addition, happiness and income positively predicts job satisfaction. The variable 'work-reward preferences' does not directly predict job satisfaction, but is rather mediated through self-esteem and valued job characteristics. Discussion includes limitation, future research direction, and policy implications.
The International Journal of Business & Management
, entrepreneurial orientation is the strategy-making process that offers organizations a source f... more , entrepreneurial orientation is the strategy-making process that offers organizations a source for entrepreneurial decisions and actions. Entrepreneurial orientation is a gauge that shows how well an organization has a propensity to be entrepreneurial. Neneh and Zyl (2017) pointed out that EO has five dimensions which include innovativeness, pro-activeness, risk-taking, independence and competitive aggressiveness. These researchers expanded EO to five dimensions which were formally three dimensions of EO developed (Miller, 1983). Miller maintained the three dimensions work together as a coherent whole by ensuring that a firm is provided with the strategic orientation that it needs for its success and the researcher further stated that the threedimension should be seen as a one-dimensional measure in entrepreneurship study. This paper will explore the first three dimensions of EO which include innovativeness, pro-activeness and risk-taking. These EO dimensions are chosen to be used in this study because they have been broadly used by earlier studies and confirmed to be significant (Neneh & Zyl, 2017; Anderson & Eshima, 2013; Gurbuz & Aykol, 2009). The importance of SMEs in the development of a country's economy cannot be overemphasized. SMEs provide employment opportunities, generate income and help in poverty alleviation. 376) points out that entrepreneurs use SMEs as the business model to enable them to be involved in the development of the economics of their location through the improvement of the employment rate and poverty alleviation. In India, Pawar, and Sanguitkar (2019) state that SMEs play an important role in its economic growth history, engaging 40% of the country's labor force, following only the agricultural sector. It was further stated that the SME sector can extend industrial growth throughout the country and can be the main partner to assist accelerate the process of complete growth. In South Africa, SMEs are attributed to about 91% of formal enterprises contributing about 57% to the GDP and offering almost 60% of the country's job opportunities (Kongolo, 2010). In Ghana, the SME sector is seen as the main employer of labor in the economy of the country. Amoah and Amoah, (2018) indicate that SMEs employ a larger percentage of the working population in both rural and urban communities in the country. SMEs also play an important role in Namibia as a nation. Presently in Namibia, there are serious income differences between the rich and the poor and a high rate of joblessness. SMEs, however, contribute to productivity by partaking in the mainstream economy and by generating jobs, especially for the jobless youth. Mwatange (2017) states that SMEs in Namibia are known to contribute about 12% to the country's GDP and employ about 20% of the country's workforce. SMEs offer jobs and revenue to almost 1, 60, 000 people (Ogbokor, 2012). The current evaluations indicated
Patrolling the EEZ
Namibia Brief, 1998
The Effect of Demographic Characteristics of Owner/Manager on the Growth of Small and Medium Enterprises in Namibia: Specific Reference to Selected Towns
The International Journal of Business & Management
Management and Business Research Quarterly, 2021
Since 2015, Botswana Human Resource Development Council (HRDC) has been using digital marketing p... more Since 2015, Botswana Human Resource Development Council (HRDC) has been using digital marketing platforms to promote its services and reach out to its stakeholders, customers and clients. This was meant to augment traditional marketing platforms such as television, radio and newspapers, which were not reaching out to all stakeholders due to geographical spread. As a result, the Botswana HRDC decided to incorporate digital marketing in its Marketing Communications Strategy. After this shift, it became necessary to know whether digital marketing platforms, mainly Facebook and Twitter, were achieving the intended results. The study sought to investigate the effectiveness and efficiency of digital marketing on the promotion of Botswana HRDC’s services. The study targeted Botswana HRDC stakeholders, customers and clients. A mixed‐methods research approach was used. Purposive sampling was used to select 420 respondents, of which 348 answered a quesƟonnaire, while 26 participated in interv...
The existing trade pat terns,*whereby most of the country's trade is channeled via South Africa w... more The existing trade pat terns,*whereby most of the country's trade is channeled via South Africa will have to be changed after independence. The new economic order to emerge in an independent and free Namibia will be accompanied by increased demand for consumer goods, because, as the apartheid and all racial policies are done away with and all the people will be treated equally economically, all the Namibian people will have equal access to their wealth, unlike now when only a handful portion of the population takes the lion's share. This would, in turn, give rise to increased imports volume. Furthermore, Namibia will have the opportunity to extend its hinterland to the landlocked countries surrounding it, such as Botswana, Zimbabwe, Zambia, etc. All these factors will give rise to demand for shipping services, particularly port facilities and physical infrastructure. Namibia will thus, virtually, start from scratch, in most of the sub-sectors of the maritime sector. This study finds its justification and rationale from the foregoing background. It attempts to see the existing situation in Namibia and sets forth some proposals, which might be of some relevance and use to the new Namibian government for the development of this economically important sector. It should be noted here that the study is more on the Economics side. The first Chapter takes review of the structure of the Namibian economy, sampling out the major sectors. The second chapter takes a Bird's eye-view of the current overall transport system. The third Chapter comprises general objectives and considerations for the development of shipping in independent Namibia. The fourth Chapter takes a close look at Walvis Bay, Namibia's main and only deep water i i harbour. The fifth Chapter consists of general proposals or guidelines for the development of maritime activities in future Namibia. Each chapter ends with conclusions and recommendations, except chapters III and IV, which are, so to speak, recommendations on their own right. The expression "independent Namibia", repeatedly used in the study, and perhaps boringly, denotes the focus of the efforts into the future, to the new economic order and era,as the dark chapter of colonialism, which has been haunting the country for so long, closes down.