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Rethinking Financial Globalization

Mbulawa, Strike (IntechOpen, 2023)

This chapter introduces the concept of financial globalization and examines the factors driving financial globalization in emerging and developing market economies. The role of financial globalization in driving the ...
Government expenditure on health and economic growth in Botswana: Testing for cointegration and specification of deterministic components using the pantula principle

Sinha, Narain,; Strike Mbulawa (2023-03)

This study examines the relationship between government expenditure on health and economic growth in Botswana. It seeks to test the existence of cointegration and specification of the deterministic components with special ...
Domestic Demand or Trade Led Growth Hypothesis For Southern Africa Development Community (SADC) Countries? A Search For A New Development Paradigm.

Mbulawa, Strike (2021-05)

There have been weaker growth rates, globally, being coupled with an increase in trade protectionist policies, fall in commodity prices, and high economic uncertainty in developed nations. Developing countries face weak ...
Youth Unemployment and Economic Growth in SADC countries: An Application of Okun's Law Using Panel Data.

Chingoiro, Samuel, Robert P. Machera, and Strike Mbulawa; Samuel, Chingoiro; Machera, Robert P; Mbulawa, Strike (2022-04)

The study investigates whether policies, both regional and country-specific, should mainly focus on accelerating economic growth in the region to reduce youth unemployment in the SADC region. In this endeavour, the study ...
The Attitude and Behavioral Intentions of Muslim Fast Food Customers in a Southern African Market Environment

Roberts-Lombard, M; Mvane, A; Makhathini, B; Muller, D; Jaiyeoba, Olumide (2022-04)

Through the lens of social exchange theory and the theory of reasoned action, this study examines the influence of halal marketing and halal certification on the attitude of Muslim fast-food customers. The study further ...
Four Pillars of the Green University Soft Infrastructure: Towards a Non-Linear Model of Innovation

Liyanage, Shantha Indrajith Hikkaduwa; Durban, Fulu Netswera; Meyer, Jan (International Journal of Knowledge Management, 2022-08)

Universities are isomorphic not because of the effectiveness of their processes but because of the legitimacy assigned by institutional logic. However, sustainable development discourses invoke a novel mission for producing ...
Perceived Access to Finance, Entrepreneurial Self-Efficacy, Attitude Toward Entrepreneurship, Entrepreneurial Ability, and Entrepreneurial Intentions: A Botswana Youth Perspective

Svotwa, T.D; Jaiyeoba, O; Roberts-Lombard, M; Makanyeza, C (2022)

Governments in emerging markets in Africa need to focus more on the factors that drive the entrepreneurial ability of the youth on the continent. This approach is required to lower unemployment levels through self-employment ...
Dynamics of the remittances: Financial development nexus in Sub Saharan Africa (SSA)

Mbulawa, Strike; Chingoiro, Samue; Machera, Robert (Research in Business & Social Science, 2022)

This paper explores the inter-connectedness of remittances and financial development and how their associated covariates such as savings, investment, money supply and economic growth are impacted by this relationship. ...
Dynamics of corporate dividend policy under hyperinflation and dollarization: A quantile regression approach

Mbulawa, Strike; Francis, Nathan Okurut; Mogale, Ntsosa; Sinha, Narain (2020)

Zimbabwe experienced hyperinflation (2000-2008) followed by dollarization from 2009 onwards which had implications on dividend policy. In this context, this study isolates the main determinants and examines their behaviour ...
The covid-19-pandemic and implications for businesses: innovative retail marketing viewpoint

Opute, A. P., C.; Iwu, O. Adeola,; Adeola, V. V.; Okeke-Uzodik, O. E.; Fagbola, O.; Jaiyeoba, O. (The Retail and Marketing Review, 2021-01)

Academic discourse has given much attention to crisis management, a logical trend given that crises have profound implications on businesses and on consumers’ behaviour. A core premise that has featured prominently, and ...
A Measure of Adaptive Cognition of Entrepreneurship Students for Sensing the Environment's Uncertainty A Study in An African University

Indrajith, S.I.H.; Chikari, G; Gombiro, T; Kumar, B (2021)

bridge the gap that has arisen between the number of graduates and employment opportunities available in the job market. Since the entrepreneurs' entrepreneurial mindset is different from others in the process of ...
Greening Universities with Mode 3 and Quintuple Helix Model of Innovation–Production of Knowledge and Innovation in Knowledge-Based Economy

Liyanage, S.I.H.; Netswera, F.G (2021)

Most of the knowledge-based economies (KBEs) operate in a neoclassical economic model that does not recognize the importance of natural resources and sustainability beyond the market forces. In contrast, KBEs that rely on ...
Green Corporate Governance for Greening Universities: A Non-Linear Model of Innovation Analysis

Liyanage, S.I.H.; Ferasso, M; Lima, U; Onthametse., , K (Academy of Strategic Management Journal, 2021)

This research aims to ascertain how universities’ stakeholders perceive the reconfiguration of Corporate/University Governance to enable the production of green knowledge and innovation needed for sustainable development. ...
Insights from EU Policy Framework in Aligning Sustainable Finance for Sustainable Development in Africa and Asia

Indrajith, Shantha (International Journal of Energy Economics and Policy, 2021)

It is conspicuous that the mainstream financial system in the EU is transforming into a sustainable financial system by a supra/national policy and institutional framework for meeting the goals of SDGs and the targets of ...
Sectorial Variations in Market Orientation and Performance among Small Service Firms in Botswana

Olumide, Jaiyeoba; Chux Gervase, Iwu; Edward, Marandu (Management & Marketing. Challenges for the Knowledge, 2018-10-29)

The quest for the diversification of Botswana’s mineral-led economy necessitates an examination of other performing ones such as the Tourism-Transport and Finance-Consulting small service sectors which have been identified ...
The Impendiments and Best Practice use of Derivatives in Zimbabwe, Botswana and South Africa

Chidaushe, Wilbert Kudakwashe (Journal of Business & Financial Affairs, 2020-11)

The research investigates into the impediments and the best practice use of derivatives in Zimbabwe, Botswana and South Africa. The research has been based on a mixed method research approach. The significance of the study ...
Distribution Efficiency of E-services in the Health Insurance Sector : The Case of Botswana

Jaiyeoba, Olumide; Chimbises, Totwana Tito; Makanyeza, Charles; Iwu, Chux Gervase (Journal of Distribution Science, 2018-05-15)

Nowadays customers have become empowered by information communication technologies. This state of customers has brought enormous pressure to bear on organizations, thus, organizations have to stay relevant, market-oriented ...
E-Service usage and satisfaction in Botswana

Jaiyeoba, Olumide (African Journal of Economic and Management Studies, 2018-06)

The purpose of this paper is to establish the level of usage of e-services (websites and e-mail) by Botswana Public Officers Medical Aid Scheme (BPOMAS) and PULA Medical Aid (PULA) customers; the level of satisfaction; ...
Sectoral variations in market orientation and performance among small service firms in Botswana

Jaiyeoba, Olumide (Management & Marketing, 2018-05-05)

The quest for the diversification of Botswana’s mineral-led economy necessitates an examination of other performing ones such as the Tourism-Transport and Finance-Consulting small service sectors which have been identified ...
Economic Growth and Infrastructure Expenditure in Kenya: A Granger-Causality Approach

Chingoiro, Samuel; Mbulawa, Strike (International Journal of Social Science Studies, 2016-09)

The President of Kenya, in January 2014, announced that infrastructure development would be used as the major drive to achieve economic growth during the tenure of his presidency. A notable part of the statement by the ...

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