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Impact of culture on the application of TQM in the construction industry in Botswana
(MCB University Press, http://www.emerald-library.com, 2000)
Total quality management (TQM) as an integrated approach to management that
represents a holistic management philosophy, rather than a series of techniques, is embedded with
cultural values and assumptions that are ...
Changing gender contracts in self-help housing construction in Botswana: the case of Lobatse
(Elsevier http://www. doi:10.1016/j.habitatint.2003.09.005, 2005)
The purpose of this essay is to identify gender contracts in self-help housing construction. Gender
contracts have been defined as invisible power relationships that determine roles, responsibilities, privileges, status, ...
Product analysis based on Botswana’s postcolonial socio-cultural perspective
(Creative Commons. www.ijdesign.org, 2007-08-01)
Products designed and manufactured in any country are influenced by local factors, such as the availability of raw materials, human skills,
tradition, and socio-cultural values. The tendency to use available natural ...
Competition aspect of construction alliances
(MCB University Press. http//:www.emerald.library.com/ft, 2001)
The primary purpose of forming alliance in the construction industry is to pool together the resources of the participating partners in order to form a team that has a competitive advantage. Each partner in an alliance has ...
Implementing the LASO model: development of a pilot online course at the Faculty of Engineering and Technology, University of Botswana
(Emerald http://www.emeraldinsight.com, 2004)
This paper reports on the process of developing a blended online engineering course at the Faculty of Engineering and Technology of the University of Botswana. It presents the actual development process in terms of its ...
Botswana’s environmental policy on recycling
(www.elsevier.com/locate/resconrec, 2005)
Recycling operations have become one of the primary strategies forwaste management,worldwide.
Especially, recycling operations are viewed as among the most effective techniques for reducing the
amount of municipal solid ...
Community participation in facility management
(MCB University Press http://www.emeraldinsight.com/10.1108/02632779810233511, 1998-11)
By involving the beneficiaries of a facility such as housing or an irrigation scheme, at the various stages of the
project, it is possible to build their capacity in relation to the facility, which may contribute to the ...
Patriarchy and women’s land rights in Botswana
(Elsevier www.elsevier.com/locate/landusepol, 2006)
Patriarchy has been defined as a gendered power system: a network of social, political and economic relationships through which
men dominate and control female labour, reproduction and sexuality as well as define women’s ...
The experience of sub-regional planning in Botswana: achievements and challenges
(United Nations Centre for Regional Development, http://www.uncrd.or.jp, 2007)
Botswana, with a population of nearly two million is a democratic, landlocked and prosperous country with one of the highest economic growth rates in the world with the bulk of its economy coming from minerals and cattle. ...
The development of apprentices in the construction industry: a Botswana case study
(University of Botswana, www.ub.bw, 1999)
The demand for adequate training of artisans and apprentices in the construction industry cannot be over emphasized in view of the rapid changes the industry is undergoing. Many of of these changes are continously taking ...