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Environmental Economics, Mar 26, 2017
Since dollarization in 2009, the Zimbabwean business environment had been uncertain thereby calli... more Since dollarization in 2009, the Zimbabwean business environment had been uncertain thereby calling for the need by management and board of directors to understand the vagaries of the economy and the challenges of trying to navigate through it. However, a number of high profile chief executive officers and independent directors of state owned enterprises (SOEs) have been sitting on no fewer than seven companies simultaneously. Some of the independent directors did not have the necessary skills to make them indispensable or their talent scarce and rare. Against this background the study sought to examine the sliding cost benefit scale for independent directors and chief executive officers who sit on many boards other than their own. In addition, the study examined the number of boards an independent director should sit on. The study also examined whether State Owned Enterprises do have a preset criteria to measure the performance of independent directors which should be published in annual reports. Furthermore, the study also established whether independent directors who work on the frontline of business could bring a great deal to board discussion. The study used a survey research design on selected State Owned Enterprises. The study adopted a quantitave methodological approach where questionnaires were sent to board members of 10 selected companies. The questionnaires were tested for validity and reliability before being distributed. The findings from the study revealed that independent directors siting on too many boards have the risk of getting overloaded and split their time and energy and commitment to the extent that they do none of their jobs well. In addition, the findings showed that independent directors who sit on a number of boards are having trouble in one company, which may lead to the risk of director contagion whereby the taint could rub on the boards on which he or she serves. The findings also revealed that independent directors siting in many boards may fail to give their best to the respective companies without going overboard. Consequently, they fail to devote reasonable time to the affairs of all the companies since the job is onerous. The study recommends that independent directors should hold directorships in no more than three companies each to be effective. This would help the directors in giving quality time and making meaningful contribution. The study also recommends that regulators should also consider making the appointment of independent directors subject to approval by the majority of minority shareholders, a practice that is common in developed markets.
International Journal of Social Science and Humanity, 2013
This literature review examines evidence for corporate community engagement, it maps out its fiel... more This literature review examines evidence for corporate community engagement, it maps out its field as it currently stands, and identifies the gaps in what is currently known on corporate community engagement. It also assesses on the best way to engage communities in extraction of minerals by both extractive industries and research. The review was done in 2012. The study is organised around three research questions germane to corporate community engagement. The first question is: What are the factors that trigger conflict between corporates and local communities? The second question is: How do local communities define meaningful corporate engagement? The third question is shaped by evidence in literature which supports the notion that community engagement is a process of inclusive participation that supports mutual respect of values and actions for authentic partnership of people in the same geographic proximity. The question is: using the levels of participation how can the awaked social energies in communities be harnessed to develop corporate community engagement that supports authentic partnerships. The review locates the concept of corporate community engagement within levels of participation. Firstly the domain of the corporate community engagement is specified and validated through a two stage process informed by key informants located in mining communities. The study uses a Meta ethnography methodology to address the study questions. Throughout the methodological steps followed, an attempt was made to ensure that existing knowledge was incorporated as well as practical realities of corporate community engagement within the extractive industries.
Corporate Community Engagement (CCE) in Zimbabwe’s mining
The pace of change has changed tremendously as the business world becomes global. Since the dolla... more The pace of change has changed tremendously as the business world becomes global. Since the dollarization of the Zimbabwean economy in 2009, the service organisations have been facing challenges in terms of managing fluctuating demand. in particular, many companies in the hospitality industry were still using a “hit and miss” approach to handle their service. As such, business soft skills have become indispensable in the hospitality industry in the enhancement of service delivery. The study, therefore sought to examine the effect of business soft skills on service delivery in the hospitality industry in Harare. Specifically, the research sought to establish the knowledge levels of business soft skills in the hospitality industry; establish the impact of training on business professional skills in the hospitality industry on employee service delivery and identify the extent to which business soft skills have enhanced service delivery. A survey research design was adopted and survey q...
Environmental Economics, 2017
Since dollarization in 2009, the Zimbabwean business environment had been uncertain thereby calli... more Since dollarization in 2009, the Zimbabwean business environment had been uncertain thereby calling for the need by management and board of directors to understand the vagaries of the economy and the challenges of trying to navigate through it. However, a number of high profile chief executive officers and independent directors of state owned enterprises (SOEs) have been sitting on no fewer than seven companies simultaneously. Some of the independent directors did not have the necessary skills to make them indispensable or their talent scarce and rare. Against this background the study sought to examine the sliding cost benefit scale for independent directors and chief executive officers who sit on many boards other than their own. In addition, the study examined the number of boards an independent director should sit on. The study also examined whether State Owned Enterprises do have a preset criteria to measure the performance of independent directors which should be published in ...
Mineral extraction is one of the key drivers of Africa’s economies and is also one of the largest... more Mineral extraction is one of the key drivers of Africa’s economies and is also one of the largest industries in the world. In many African countries, including Zimbabwe, mining contributes to profound parts of the economy and remain the engine for economic growth. In recent years, and following the continual exploitation of minerals, mining companies have been scrutinized as a major cause of social, environmental, and economic problems faced mainly by communities at the margins. In this regard, mining companies are widely perceived to be prospering at the expense of adjacent communities, who are the primary recipients of the externalities, mainly negative, from mining operations. Due to incongruent stakeholder interests conflicts have erupted given the peculiar case of the extractive industries in Zimbabwe. Having realised the differences among stakeholder interests over minerals, in the extractive industry the study sought to answer this question: how is CCE understood by different...
A notable conflict in extractive industries is a clash of competing interests. A desire to addres... more A notable conflict in extractive industries is a clash of competing interests. A desire to address this conflict has resulted in the development of corporate social responsibility (CSR) theories. The aim of this paper is to provide an indepth understanding of factors that have a significant impact on positive corporate community engagement, by focusing on the engagement aspect of corporate social responsibility. The study is centered around the following three questions: (1) How should corporates engage with local communities to ensure positive engagement outcomes? (2) What is the role of communities in the corporate engagement process? (3) What are the key components of Corporate Community Engagement? Using qualitative and quantitative data instruments, empirical evidence was generated from five communities in close proximity to platinum and diamond mining companies in Zimbabwe. The qualitative data gathering process generated ten key components of corporate community engagement. E...
SA Journal of Human Resource Management
Orientation: Employee engagement has become an impetus behind business success and a deciding fac... more Orientation: Employee engagement has become an impetus behind business success and a deciding factor for service delivery, especially in the Zimbabwean public sector.Research purpose: This study sought to investigate the antecedents of employee engagement and their effect on public sector service delivery with reference to selected government departments in Harare.Motivation for the study: The government departments in Harare have witnessed gross employee disengagement as indicated by reduced employee commitment and high absenteeism.Research approach/design and method: A quantitative research design was adopted for this study. A structured questionnaire was developed, validated and distributed to 260 employees and management working in five selected government departments.Main findings: This study showed that the antecedents of employee engagement such as effective leadership, training and career development, compensation and incentive programmes, and organisational policies and pro...
SA Journal of Human Resource Management
Orientation: The advent of social media has taken new dimensions becoming one of the most signifi... more Orientation: The advent of social media has taken new dimensions becoming one of the most significant methods of how people communicate all over the world. In particular, the usage of social media and networking sites is a phenomenon that has brought great negative and positive impact to organisations and employees nowadays.Research purpose: The primary aim of the study sought to determine the relationship between social media usage in the workplace and employee productivity in the public sector with particular reference to government departments in Harare.Motivation for the study: There have been rising concerns about the use of social media sites in the workplace because of loss of labour productivity through time wasted at work.Research approach/design and method: The study adopted a positivist research approach because it had ontological assumptions of representationalism and objectivism. Because of the nature of the research objectives, a descriptive research design was found t...
SA Journal of Human Resource Management
Orientation: Occupational stress has become a major challenge for employers with potentially dama... more Orientation: Occupational stress has become a major challenge for employers with potentially damaging physiological and psychological effects on employees as it negatively affects their health and contribution to the effectiveness of organisations.Research purpose: The primary purpose of the study was to investigate the relationship between occupational stress and employee job performance.Motivation for the study: Public health care employees such as doctors, nurses, midwives and laboratory technicians had become more likely to have higher workload and inflexible working hours as they keep up with the increasing demand. Owing to shortages of staff, most of the health care employees had become stress ridden as they had to work for long working hours, face incompatible demands and find lack of support from superiors.Research approach/design and method: A quantitative research design was adopted for the study. A structured questionnaire was developed, validated and distributed to 260 e...
Writing the dissertation has been an immense journey. I wish to thank all those who contributed t... more Writing the dissertation has been an immense journey. I wish to thank all those who contributed to and had an impact on this study, without them it would not have been possible. Firstly I would like to thank my supervisor Professor P. Msweli for his meticulous academic guidance and support during this study. I am humbled and blessed to have gone through this demanding yet necessary educative process. I wish to sincerely acknowledge the unwavering support and encouragement I got from my wife Angeline and children; Blessing, Russell and Ethan. They supported me, showered me with love, and afforded me space to accomplish this assignment.
A notable conflict in extractive industries is a clash of competing interests. A desire to addres... more A notable conflict in extractive industries is a clash of competing interests. A desire to address this conflict has resulted in the development of corporate social responsibility (CSR) theories. The aim of this paper is to provide an indepth understanding of factors that have a significant impact on positive corporate community engagement, by focusing on the engagement aspect of corporate social responsibility. The study is centered around the following three questions: (1) How should corporates engage with local communities to ensure positive engagement outcomes? (2) What is the role of communities in the corporate engagement process? (3) What are the key components of Corporate Community Engagement? Using qualitative and quantitative data instruments, empirical evidence was generated from five communities in close proximity to platinum and diamond mining companies in Zimbabwe. The qualitative data gathering process generated ten key components of corporate community engagement. E...
SA Journal of Human Resource Management, Nov 13, 2019
Orientation: Employee engagement has become an impetus behind business success and a deciding fac... more Orientation: Employee engagement has become an impetus behind business success and a deciding factor for service delivery, especially in the Zimbabwean public sector. Research purpose: This study sought to investigate the antecedents of employee engagement and their effect on public sector service delivery with reference to selected government departments in Harare. Motivation for the study: The government departments in Harare have witnessed gross employee disengagement as indicated by reduced employee commitment and high absenteeism. Research approach/design and method: A quantitative research design was adopted for this study. A structured questionnaire was developed, validated and distributed to 260 employees and management working in five selected government departments. Main findings: This study showed that the antecedents of employee engagement such as effective leadership, training and career development, compensation and incentive programmes, and organisational policies and procedures greatly influenced employee engagement in the public sector. The study also noted that employee engagement positively impacted service delivery in the public sector. Practical/managerial implications: An important implication of this study is the need for the public sector management to understand the significance of the social exchange for employee engagement and to provide employees with resources and benefits that would oblige them to perform productively. Contribution/value-add: This study is expected to enrich the empirical evidence on the antecedents of employee engagement and also provide recommendations for practitioners in investigating the influence of employee engagement on service delivery in the public sector.
Environmental Economics, Mar 26, 2017
Since dollarization in 2009, the Zimbabwean business environment had been uncertain thereby calli... more Since dollarization in 2009, the Zimbabwean business environment had been uncertain thereby calling for the need by management and board of directors to understand the vagaries of the economy and the challenges of trying to navigate through it. However, a number of high profile chief executive officers and independent directors of state owned enterprises (SOEs) have been sitting on no fewer than seven companies simultaneously. Some of the independent directors did not have the necessary skills to make them indispensable or their talent scarce and rare. Against this background the study sought to examine the sliding cost benefit scale for independent directors and chief executive officers who sit on many boards other than their own. In addition, the study examined the number of boards an independent director should sit on. The study also examined whether State Owned Enterprises do have a preset criteria to measure the performance of independent directors which should be published in annual reports. Furthermore, the study also established whether independent directors who work on the frontline of business could bring a great deal to board discussion. The study used a survey research design on selected State Owned Enterprises. The study adopted a quantitave methodological approach where questionnaires were sent to board members of 10 selected companies. The questionnaires were tested for validity and reliability before being distributed. The findings from the study revealed that independent directors siting on too many boards have the risk of getting overloaded and split their time and energy and commitment to the extent that they do none of their jobs well. In addition, the findings showed that independent directors who sit on a number of boards are having trouble in one company, which may lead to the risk of director contagion whereby the taint could rub on the boards on which he or she serves. The findings also revealed that independent directors siting in many boards may fail to give their best to the respective companies without going overboard. Consequently, they fail to devote reasonable time to the affairs of all the companies since the job is onerous. The study recommends that independent directors should hold directorships in no more than three companies each to be effective. This would help the directors in giving quality time and making meaningful contribution. The study also recommends that regulators should also consider making the appointment of independent directors subject to approval by the majority of minority shareholders, a practice that is common in developed markets.
International Journal of Social Science and Humanity, 2013
This literature review examines evidence for corporate community engagement, it maps out its fiel... more This literature review examines evidence for corporate community engagement, it maps out its field as it currently stands, and identifies the gaps in what is currently known on corporate community engagement. It also assesses on the best way to engage communities in extraction of minerals by both extractive industries and research. The review was done in 2012. The study is organised around three research questions germane to corporate community engagement. The first question is: What are the factors that trigger conflict between corporates and local communities? The second question is: How do local communities define meaningful corporate engagement? The third question is shaped by evidence in literature which supports the notion that community engagement is a process of inclusive participation that supports mutual respect of values and actions for authentic partnership of people in the same geographic proximity. The question is: using the levels of participation how can the awaked social energies in communities be harnessed to develop corporate community engagement that supports authentic partnerships. The review locates the concept of corporate community engagement within levels of participation. Firstly the domain of the corporate community engagement is specified and validated through a two stage process informed by key informants located in mining communities. The study uses a Meta ethnography methodology to address the study questions. Throughout the methodological steps followed, an attempt was made to ensure that existing knowledge was incorporated as well as practical realities of corporate community engagement within the extractive industries.
Corporate Community Engagement (CCE) in Zimbabwe’s mining
The pace of change has changed tremendously as the business world becomes global. Since the dolla... more The pace of change has changed tremendously as the business world becomes global. Since the dollarization of the Zimbabwean economy in 2009, the service organisations have been facing challenges in terms of managing fluctuating demand. in particular, many companies in the hospitality industry were still using a “hit and miss” approach to handle their service. As such, business soft skills have become indispensable in the hospitality industry in the enhancement of service delivery. The study, therefore sought to examine the effect of business soft skills on service delivery in the hospitality industry in Harare. Specifically, the research sought to establish the knowledge levels of business soft skills in the hospitality industry; establish the impact of training on business professional skills in the hospitality industry on employee service delivery and identify the extent to which business soft skills have enhanced service delivery. A survey research design was adopted and survey q...
Environmental Economics, 2017
Since dollarization in 2009, the Zimbabwean business environment had been uncertain thereby calli... more Since dollarization in 2009, the Zimbabwean business environment had been uncertain thereby calling for the need by management and board of directors to understand the vagaries of the economy and the challenges of trying to navigate through it. However, a number of high profile chief executive officers and independent directors of state owned enterprises (SOEs) have been sitting on no fewer than seven companies simultaneously. Some of the independent directors did not have the necessary skills to make them indispensable or their talent scarce and rare. Against this background the study sought to examine the sliding cost benefit scale for independent directors and chief executive officers who sit on many boards other than their own. In addition, the study examined the number of boards an independent director should sit on. The study also examined whether State Owned Enterprises do have a preset criteria to measure the performance of independent directors which should be published in ...
Mineral extraction is one of the key drivers of Africa’s economies and is also one of the largest... more Mineral extraction is one of the key drivers of Africa’s economies and is also one of the largest industries in the world. In many African countries, including Zimbabwe, mining contributes to profound parts of the economy and remain the engine for economic growth. In recent years, and following the continual exploitation of minerals, mining companies have been scrutinized as a major cause of social, environmental, and economic problems faced mainly by communities at the margins. In this regard, mining companies are widely perceived to be prospering at the expense of adjacent communities, who are the primary recipients of the externalities, mainly negative, from mining operations. Due to incongruent stakeholder interests conflicts have erupted given the peculiar case of the extractive industries in Zimbabwe. Having realised the differences among stakeholder interests over minerals, in the extractive industry the study sought to answer this question: how is CCE understood by different...
A notable conflict in extractive industries is a clash of competing interests. A desire to addres... more A notable conflict in extractive industries is a clash of competing interests. A desire to address this conflict has resulted in the development of corporate social responsibility (CSR) theories. The aim of this paper is to provide an indepth understanding of factors that have a significant impact on positive corporate community engagement, by focusing on the engagement aspect of corporate social responsibility. The study is centered around the following three questions: (1) How should corporates engage with local communities to ensure positive engagement outcomes? (2) What is the role of communities in the corporate engagement process? (3) What are the key components of Corporate Community Engagement? Using qualitative and quantitative data instruments, empirical evidence was generated from five communities in close proximity to platinum and diamond mining companies in Zimbabwe. The qualitative data gathering process generated ten key components of corporate community engagement. E...
SA Journal of Human Resource Management
Orientation: Employee engagement has become an impetus behind business success and a deciding fac... more Orientation: Employee engagement has become an impetus behind business success and a deciding factor for service delivery, especially in the Zimbabwean public sector.Research purpose: This study sought to investigate the antecedents of employee engagement and their effect on public sector service delivery with reference to selected government departments in Harare.Motivation for the study: The government departments in Harare have witnessed gross employee disengagement as indicated by reduced employee commitment and high absenteeism.Research approach/design and method: A quantitative research design was adopted for this study. A structured questionnaire was developed, validated and distributed to 260 employees and management working in five selected government departments.Main findings: This study showed that the antecedents of employee engagement such as effective leadership, training and career development, compensation and incentive programmes, and organisational policies and pro...
SA Journal of Human Resource Management
Orientation: The advent of social media has taken new dimensions becoming one of the most signifi... more Orientation: The advent of social media has taken new dimensions becoming one of the most significant methods of how people communicate all over the world. In particular, the usage of social media and networking sites is a phenomenon that has brought great negative and positive impact to organisations and employees nowadays.Research purpose: The primary aim of the study sought to determine the relationship between social media usage in the workplace and employee productivity in the public sector with particular reference to government departments in Harare.Motivation for the study: There have been rising concerns about the use of social media sites in the workplace because of loss of labour productivity through time wasted at work.Research approach/design and method: The study adopted a positivist research approach because it had ontological assumptions of representationalism and objectivism. Because of the nature of the research objectives, a descriptive research design was found t...
SA Journal of Human Resource Management
Orientation: Occupational stress has become a major challenge for employers with potentially dama... more Orientation: Occupational stress has become a major challenge for employers with potentially damaging physiological and psychological effects on employees as it negatively affects their health and contribution to the effectiveness of organisations.Research purpose: The primary purpose of the study was to investigate the relationship between occupational stress and employee job performance.Motivation for the study: Public health care employees such as doctors, nurses, midwives and laboratory technicians had become more likely to have higher workload and inflexible working hours as they keep up with the increasing demand. Owing to shortages of staff, most of the health care employees had become stress ridden as they had to work for long working hours, face incompatible demands and find lack of support from superiors.Research approach/design and method: A quantitative research design was adopted for the study. A structured questionnaire was developed, validated and distributed to 260 e...
Writing the dissertation has been an immense journey. I wish to thank all those who contributed t... more Writing the dissertation has been an immense journey. I wish to thank all those who contributed to and had an impact on this study, without them it would not have been possible. Firstly I would like to thank my supervisor Professor P. Msweli for his meticulous academic guidance and support during this study. I am humbled and blessed to have gone through this demanding yet necessary educative process. I wish to sincerely acknowledge the unwavering support and encouragement I got from my wife Angeline and children; Blessing, Russell and Ethan. They supported me, showered me with love, and afforded me space to accomplish this assignment.
A notable conflict in extractive industries is a clash of competing interests. A desire to addres... more A notable conflict in extractive industries is a clash of competing interests. A desire to address this conflict has resulted in the development of corporate social responsibility (CSR) theories. The aim of this paper is to provide an indepth understanding of factors that have a significant impact on positive corporate community engagement, by focusing on the engagement aspect of corporate social responsibility. The study is centered around the following three questions: (1) How should corporates engage with local communities to ensure positive engagement outcomes? (2) What is the role of communities in the corporate engagement process? (3) What are the key components of Corporate Community Engagement? Using qualitative and quantitative data instruments, empirical evidence was generated from five communities in close proximity to platinum and diamond mining companies in Zimbabwe. The qualitative data gathering process generated ten key components of corporate community engagement. E...
SA Journal of Human Resource Management, Nov 13, 2019
Orientation: Employee engagement has become an impetus behind business success and a deciding fac... more Orientation: Employee engagement has become an impetus behind business success and a deciding factor for service delivery, especially in the Zimbabwean public sector. Research purpose: This study sought to investigate the antecedents of employee engagement and their effect on public sector service delivery with reference to selected government departments in Harare. Motivation for the study: The government departments in Harare have witnessed gross employee disengagement as indicated by reduced employee commitment and high absenteeism. Research approach/design and method: A quantitative research design was adopted for this study. A structured questionnaire was developed, validated and distributed to 260 employees and management working in five selected government departments. Main findings: This study showed that the antecedents of employee engagement such as effective leadership, training and career development, compensation and incentive programmes, and organisational policies and procedures greatly influenced employee engagement in the public sector. The study also noted that employee engagement positively impacted service delivery in the public sector. Practical/managerial implications: An important implication of this study is the need for the public sector management to understand the significance of the social exchange for employee engagement and to provide employees with resources and benefits that would oblige them to perform productively. Contribution/value-add: This study is expected to enrich the empirical evidence on the antecedents of employee engagement and also provide recommendations for practitioners in investigating the influence of employee engagement on service delivery in the public sector.