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The Implications of Organisational Conflict at the Zimbabwe Broadcasting Corporation (ZBC)
Victor K. Mapuvire and Davidzo H. Mapuvire5
This study focused on the implications of organisational conflict at ZBC. This study is relevant because organisation conflict at ZBC has mostly been dysfunctional and as a matter of fact comes short of being destructive and this conflict has notably impeded the performance of the company in every aspect as it has resulted in disunity and lack of coherence at the broadcaster. It is apparent that, organizational conflict has become a mainstay and this has been having an undesirable impact on the company’s performance. This paper utilised a mixed methods approach was utilised in which both secondary and primary sources of data. In collecting primary data, the researcher relied upon the use of a closed ended questionnaires and interviews with key informants and questionnaires. The outcome of the study is that conflict is prevalent at ZBC and there are several causes of this conflict which is quite at ZBC. Such causes of organisational conflict there were such aspects as, the competition for resources, work distribution, as well as taking part in the decision-making process as amongst the major causes of organisational conflict at ZBC. More so, there are numerous types of organisational conflict at ZBC. The types of conflict that are plaguing the ZBC included aspects such as inter personal conflict, intragroup conflict, intergroup, procedural conflicts and task conflict. The organisational conflict has had a visible impact on the performance of ZBC. There are also challenges that have been experienced by ZBC as a result of organisational conflict. As a result, organisational conflict does have an effect on the operations and performance of ZBC.
The devastating duo of climate change and open grazing has increasingly affected the agricultural sector in Nigeria and, more importantly, the food supply. While climate change has been devastating, its impacts forced nomadic migration from core northern Nigeria and beyond to the Middle-belt and Southern regions, leading to the normalization of open grazing and its attendant eruption of herders/farmers conflicts. This paper is designed to critically examine the climate change impact in Nigeria with a focus on Benue state Nigeria; a state considered the 'food basket of the nation. It seeks to explore the extent to which the combined impacts of climate change and open grazing affect food security. This paper draws its data largely from systematically collected secondary data using doctrinal and analytical research methods. The findings from the study reveal that climate change and open grazing play a crucial part in food shortage in the country and the intensification of conflict within the region. Therefore, the government and all concerned entities need to put in place appropriate measures, such as adopting new technologies to adjust to climate change and applying modern cattle ranching systems that will address the problems of climate change and open grazing, respectively, which are rapidly decreasing the food supply rate in Nigeria's agricultural sector.
This paper presents an examination of the challenges faced by COVID-19 policy interventions in Ghana’s Bia West District. It explores the effects of policy interventions on the local population and economy, as well as the complexities in implementing the interventions. Drawing from primary and secondary data sources, this paper provides a better understanding of how the government tackled COVID-19 in Ghana. The study found that the implementation of the policy interventions faced challenges such as over-politicization, lack of collaboration or involvement of local citizens, inadequate logistics to educate the people who may need the intervention most, and insufficient funding. This impacted the accessibility and use of the policy interventions by rural populations in border towns. We recommend a needs assessment before implementing any policy intervention, ensuring adequate funding for the interventions, reducing the level of centralization, and avoiding too much politicization.
Despite local networks having been established to manage domestic solid waste in African countries such as Zambia, urban areas are still characterised by uncollected waste. The purpose of this paper is to discuss the role of local networks in domestic solid waste collection in Lusaka, Zambia. The research used a mixed methods approach involving qualitative and quantitative research designs. A total sample of 121 was adopted, comprising 115 residents and 6 key informants. A questionnaire and semi-structured interviews were used to collect the data. The findings reveal that local networks comprising of actors such as local councils, local private companies and residents collaborate to collect solid waste in Lusaka. Through these networks, private companies are given the opportunity to charge the residents high waste collection fees without collecting the waste. This research therefore, recommends that local authorities should ensure that they discharge their oversight roles in solid waste collection effectively.
State-Owned Enterprises (SOEs) are an important instrument for public service provision, economic growth and development, hence strengthening their performance becomes a key aspect of the Developmental State Agenda. The dual roles of public value and commercial viability that SOEs pursue simultaneously are problematic due to the fact that governance arrangements do not seem to be reflecting the pursuit of these goals. SOEs in South Africa are generally characterised by massive corruption, a weak and deteriorating financial performance and poor public service delivery, thus posing a significant fiscal risk. The purpose of this paper is to provide an insight into hybrid governance systems as a paradigm shift to the traditional governance of SOEs, by systemising existing knowledge on public governance models, identifying current investigations and deducing implications for empirical research. The study sought to systematically synthesize and critically evaluate the efficacy of hybrid governance systems. Meta-analysis was used to summarize the findings and draw conclusions. Findings suggest that traditional governance systems have proven inefficient as a governance mechanism for SOEs and that improving of government frameworks and practices is key to achieving effective governance of SOEs as well as improved organisational performance. The paper contributes to SOE-oriented corporate governance literature.
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