Rail transport plays a critical role in the development of any country. With its inherent advantage of being bulk carrier, safer and cheaper, rail transport is an important cog in intermodal transportation. It is also more environmentally friendly, has less congestion and has a better fuel...
Download PDF ↓Customer churn is a major challenge in the mobile telecommunications industry today. With one customer leaving for another telecommunication service provider, perceptions about the brand change. There are high chances that a churner is not a promoter, thus they may not promote the brand well...
The construction industry has been one of the fastest growing industries in Zambia from 2010 to 2014, recording an average contribution of about 9.9 percent of National Gross Domestic Product (GDP). However, there has been an imbalance in the distribution of works between local and foreign...
Download PDF ↓Employees play an important role in the industrial production of the country. Therefore, ensuring employees’ well being through provision of welfare facilities is essential in stimulating desired conduct and performance. However, the Zambian construction industry is associated with numerous...
In recent years there have been a substantial number of projects conducted in the Zambian construction industry. Due to the magnitude and complexity of many of these projects, contractors have resorted to subcontracting to share responsibilities and mitigate project risks. The Zambian government...
Download PDF ↓Road transport is an important sector of economic activity, especially in developing countries, where it plays an essential role in marketing agricultural products and providing access to health, education and agricultural inputs and extension services. Zambia as a land locked country has been...
Download PDF ↓Zambia is tipped to be an emerging economy with current GDP (purchasing power parity) at US $ 61.79 billion (CIA World Fact Book 2015). Recorded real growth rate was at 6.5% in 2014, 6.7% in 2013 while 2012 recorded 6.8% growth rate making the country one of the fastest growing economies in sub...
Download PDF ↓The construction industry in Zambia grew rapidly in the period between 2005 and 2015. The growth in infrastructure development resulted in a construction boom. The boom had catalysed increased demand for construction artisans. Hiring artisans with the right skills and experience has been an...
Download PDF ↓E-policing as a service is a newly extended research concept of e-policing. It strikes a balance on cloud computing or mobile cloud computing concepts and applied policing strategies in matters of public security. The recent past has witnessed extensive expansion in broadband networks and mobile...
Knowledge has been recognised as a resource that is critical to any organisation’s survival and success in the globalised market. This is even more critical for civil engineering consulting firms because they are knowledge centric and their products are all knowledge-based. The desirability of...