https://cris.library.msu.ac.zw//handle/11408/203 2026-04-22T17:08:19Z https://cris.library.msu.ac.zw//handle/11408/6659 Title: Determinants of Doctors’ Prescribing Behaviour for Pharmaceutical Drugs: Empirical Evidence from the Medical Sector in Zimbabwe Authors: Maibvisira Gabriel; Tavia Matikiti; Tendai Chikweche; Emmanuel Mutambara Abstract: The purpose of our study is to interrogate the determinants of doctors’ prescribing behaviour in developing countries using Zimbabwean medical sector as the testing ground. Posivitism research paradigm and a cross section research design were adopted. The sampling frame was 656 medical practitioners out of which a sample size of 100 was used. Structured questionnaires were used as data collection tools. Ddescriptive and inferential statistics were used to analyze data. Structural Equation Modeling (SEM) was conducted and specifically Confirmatory Factor Analysis (CFA) was used to test the hypotheses. The study’s key findings indicated a significant positive relationship between doctors’ prescribing behaviour and medical representatives’ information and marketing activities. The results also showed a positive influence of the doctor’s specialisation on his/her prescribing behaviour. 2023-01-01T00:00:00Z Maibvisira Gabriel Tavia Matikiti Tendai Chikweche Emmanuel Mutambara https://cris.library.msu.ac.zw//handle/11408/6550 Title: The determinants of capital structure in Zimbabwe during the multicurrency regime Authors: Mutenheri Enard; Mnangagwa Chipo Abstract: Recent research has focused on the influence of institutional environment on capital structure decisions of firms, therefore this study examined capital structure choices of Zimbabwean listed firms during the multicurrency regime. Using a balanced panel of 43 companies listed on the Zimbabwe Stock Exchange, this study first examined whether the debt ratios of these firms significantly changed over the period 2010-2013. The results from the one-way repeated measures ANOVA show that the mean debt ratio did not significantly change over the four years. The second objective was to determine factors influencing capital structure choices of these firms under a multicurrency regime and the results show that profitability, tangibility and firm size were significant factors but had different signs from those previously reported under different regimes. Therefore, the current study provides evidence to suggest that the determinants of capital structure may change in response to the institutional environment. 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z Mutenheri Enard Mnangagwa Chipo https://cris.library.msu.ac.zw//handle/11408/5477 Title: Inside Zimbabwe's Roadside Currency Trade: The ‘World Bank’ of Bulawayo Authors: Showers Mawowa; Alois Matongo Abstract: The 2000s represent a period of unprecedented political and economic turmoil in Zimbabwe's history. This article constitutes an attempt to unpack one aspect of this crisis period: roadside currency trade. Beyond its political dimensions, the Zimbabwe crisis has been accompanied by a highly informal regime of accumulation. While there is a way in which this informality conflates with contemporary analyses of informality, the highly politicised and securitised nature of Zimbabwe's informality exhibits a state–power–accumulation–society complex that poses analytical challenges for more common conceptions of informality. It is argued here that roadside currency trade not only provided a survival enclave for Zimbabwe's urban poor but contributed to the sustenance and reproduction of a schizophrenic, militarised, dictatorial state in the midst of a historically unprecedented crisis. A network of roadside currency trade in the Central Business District (CBD) of Zimbabwe's second-biggest city of Bulawayo, cynically referred to by locals as the ‘World Bank’, is used to provide a glimpse into Zimbabwe's political economy of crisis. An investigation into the ‘World Bank’ shows that, although often ostracised by policy makers, roadside currency trade drew in its wake participants from a wider spectrum of Zimbabwe's society than one would contemplate at face value. At the same time, the study also reveals that cross-border trade was the single most important factor in buttressing this trade, at least in this studied part of the country, and not foreign currency remittances from the diaspora as is commonly assumed. Description: Abstract 2010-06-23T00:00:00Z Showers Mawowa Alois Matongo https://cris.library.msu.ac.zw//handle/11408/5335 Title: Effects of Total Quality Management on the Performance of the Food and Beverages Industry in Zimbabwe Authors: John Mambanda; Gabriel Maibvisira; Stanley Idanai Murangwa Abstract: The food and beverages sector in Zimbabwe has been of late characterised by deteriorating market and operational performance despite implementation of various strategies. It was against this background that the researchers sought to determine the effects of total quality management practices as a strategy on the performance of the food and beverages industry in Zimbabwe. The main objectives of this study were to find out whether total quality management had an impact on performance of the food and beverages sector in Zimbabwe and to establish total quality management related challenges faced by the food and beverage sector. The study adopted a combination of exploratory and descriptive survey research design since it was the first of its kind in this sector; and the need to fully explain the underpinning variables. Stratified random sampling and non- random sampling techniques were used to come up with a sample of hundred and twelve (112) respondents. Questionnaires, personal interviews and observations were used as research instruments. Data was analysed using Stata and Microsoft Excel packages and it was presented in tables and bar graphs.The study revealed thattotal quality management practices positively impacted on the performance of the food and beverage sector in Zimbabwe. The researchers recommended that that the food and beverage industry should enter into strategic alliance with suppliers of inputs, get ISO certification and seek continuous top management support and commitment and invest in market research training for its employees and other stakeholders. 2017-06-01T00:00:00Z John Mambanda Gabriel Maibvisira Stanley Idanai Murangwa