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The study sought to understand reputational risks at the University of Zambia (UNZA) and explore measures to strengthen reputational risk management at the institution. The researcher adopted a pragmatic view in conducting the study, and hence used the embedded mixed methods design. The dominant...

The current study investigates bank employee’s perceptions of the importance of the determinants of non-performing loan (NPL) in Zambia’s banking sector. The espoused critical factors in the study were identified based on theories such as the Theory of Asymmetric Information, Deflation Theory and...

This study is aimed at developing processes that could mitigate bottlenecks and develop ideal lead times for the public sector procurement system. This was a cross-sectional functional pragmatic study design employing a concurrent mixed methods design. Thirty five participants from six public...

The value expectations of Information Technology (IT) for socio-economic and human development in developing countries have been high, but the real benefits and the positive impacts have been somewhat disappointing. Most developing countries in Africa are at the emerging stage of e-government...

The University of Zambia introduced blended learning in various programmes under the Graduate School of Business in 2015. These programmes were scheduled to run for 18 months with students choosing to be either on Blended Learning or 100% Online Learning. The programme has however had challenges...

For their daily activities, administrative and other costs, Local government authorities in Zambia rely almost exclusively on funding from Central Government chiefly due to their inability to mobilize enough revenue from local sources within their jurisdictions. Taking Gwembe District in Southern...

Small and Medium Enterprises (SMES) are hailed for their pivotal role in promoting grassroots economic growth and equitable sustainable development. They contribute substantially to the Gross Domestic (GDP), export earnings and employment creation in many countries and have been widely...

Entrepreneurship is one of the most important factors for stimulating economic growth and development in any economy and several countries have put entrepreneurship awareness programs as part of their education system. Malawi also incorporated entrepreneurship education in the curriculum for...

Oil Marketing Companies (OMC) uplift the refined products petroleum fuels from TAZAMA fuel Terminals dotted around the country and distribute them for sale to the service stations and commercial customer. Since 2013, Zambia’s petroleum sector has experienced a significant increase (from 21...

Like in many countries, the provision of quality water has been a major concern of the Zambian government. To this effect, the government has issued a number of policies aimed at addressing water supply and management concerns. Positive outcomes from these policies have however been overshadowed...