University of Botswana Research, Innovation and Scholarship Archive: Recent submissions
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Creating competitive advantage in developing countries through business clusters: a literature review
(Academic Journals, http://www.academicjournals.org/AJBM, 2008)Globalization of trade is increasing the world competition and this has resulted in a growing number ofcountries and individual businesses seeking survival beyond their internal resources. Thus, the role ofbusiness clusters ... -
Realization of human rights: a path towards the reduction of vulnerability to HIV/AIDS by the government of Botswana
(BONELA, www.bonela.org, 2008)HIV continues to spread throughout the world, posing increasing challenges to human rights, at both national and global levels. The epidermic continues to be marked by discrimination against certain population groups; those ... -
English pronouns in the writing of some Batswana students
(University of Botswana, Department of English, http://www.ub.bw, 2008)This paper examines the morphological and syntactic differences between English and Setswana pronouns, and how these differences manifest in students usage of English learners may be assisted to become more proficient in ... -
Incorporating uncertainty into adaptive, transboundary water challenges: a conceptual design for the Okavango River Basin
(Inderscience, http://www.inderscience.com, 2008)In this paper, we present a review and conceptual design to integrate hydrological/ecological models, global uncertainty and sensitivity analysis, integrative modelling and decision analysis for complex and adaptive ... -
Intersuffixing in Setswana: the case of the perfective -ile, the applicative -ela, and the causative -isa
(University of Botswana, Office of Research and Development, http://www.ub.bw, 1996)Our motivation and inspiration to undertake this aspect of the phonology of Setswana is derived from research in Setswana phonology by Creissels (Notes, 1991-1992) and from the Bantu languages phonology by Bastin (1983). ... -
Environmental variability and the fishery dynamics of the Okavango Delta, Botswana: the case of subsistence fishing
(Blackwell Publishing, http://www.blackwellpublishing.com, 2009)The hydrological regime of the Okavango River Basin is the main driver of ecological change in the delta. The delta supports a small-scale fishery which is a source of livelihood for communities within its fringes. The ... -
Styles and levels of acting in Zimbabwean traditional performances
(University of Botswana, Department of English, http://www.ub.bw, 2008)In this paper, I intend to support Schechner's (1988:197) argument that "to be in trance is not to be out of control", and that in trance or possession the performer does exhibit elements of acting. Schechner mentions that ... -
Challenges faced by graduate business education in Southern Africa: perceptions of MBA participants
(Emerald Group Publishing Limited, www.emeraldinsight.com, 2011)Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to examine the degree of satisfaction and perceived relevance of the Graduate Business Education (GBE) programme at the University of Botswana. Design/methodology/approach – A ... -
The influence of school on the choice of language learning strategies in Botswana
(University of Botswana, Department of English, http://www.ub.bw, 2008)This research seeks to examine the role that context or learning situation plays in strategy choice by comparing the strategy patterns of a private English medium secondary and a government secondary school in Botswana. ... -
New public management and the corporatisation of the public sector in peripheral capitalist countries
(Emerald Group Publications, www.emeraldinsight.com, 2006)Capitalist transformation of the public sector is global phenomenon that affects many countries. This paper seeks to examine recent public sector reforms introduced by the Government of Botswana to improve civil service ... -
People living with HIV and AIDS on the brink: stigma - a complex sociocultural impediment in the fight against HIV and AIDS in Botswana
(Taylor & Francis, http://www.informaworld.com/smpp/title~db=all~content=t713723020, 2009)HIV-related stigma is a life-altering phenomenon. The consequence of the stigmatization process sets apart stigmatized person(s) as a distinct category, leading to various forms of disapproval, rejection, exclusion, labeling, ... -
An alalysis of two setswana colour terms: ntsho and tshweu
(University of Botswana, Department of English, http://www.ub.bw, 2008)This paper explores the linguistic contexts, uses and meanings of the colour terms ntsho (black) and tshweu (white) in Setswana. Using a corpus data, the paper argues that the two terms display cultural and linguistic ... -
Heroines and subalterns? the representation of women in Raja Rao's Kanthapura
(University of Botswana, Department of English, http://www.ub.bw, 2006)The paper examines the representation of women in Raja Rao's Kanthapura, especially within the socio-political realms. This will be done in relation to Mahatma Gandhi's principle of Satyagraha. The paper surveys the role ... -
Of "disinclined trains and clever actors to be admired and not followed": Sol Plaatje, William Shakespeare and the dilemma of the African intellectual 1894-1920's
(University of Botswana, Department of English, http://www.ub.bw, 2008)This paper explores the dilemma of the emergent African intellectual, activist or modern leader by focusing on Sol Plaatje's experiences. It shows that by acquiring western education and values, the African intellectual ... -
In the fathers' house: resistant alterity and the law of the father in the Tempest, Othelo and Titus Andronicus
(University of Botswana, Department of English, http://www.ub.bw, 2008)The paper offers a reading of Shakespeare's the Tempest, Othelo and Titus Andronicus that sees the plays' black characters as disporic protagonists seeking alternative constructions of difference from those that are demanded ... -
The nature and origin of sex-related euphemisms in Setswana
(University of Botswana, Department of English, http://www.ub.bw, 2008)The aim of this study is to investigate sex-related euphemisms in Setswana. Although sex matters, as embarrassing phenomena, are not usually talked about in Setswana communities, they have recently been brought to the open ... -
Headspace solid phase microextraction in the determination of pesticides in water samples from the Okavango Delta with gas chromatography-electron capture detection and time-of-flight mass spectrometry
(Elsevier Ltd, http://www.elsevier.com/locate/microc, 2009)Headspace solid phase microextraction (HS-SPME) was optimized for the analysis of pesticides with gas chromatography electron capture detection (GC-ECD) and high-resolution mass spectrometry. Factors influencing the ... -
Lending decision making and financial information: the usefulness of corporate annual reports to lenders in Botswana
(Asian Network for Scientific Information, www.ansinet.org, 2007)The study sought to determine the usefulness of Annual reports information to lenders in Botswana with a view to establishing whether users of financial statement information derive any utility from information presented ... -
Small business critical success/failure factors in developing countries: some evidences from Botswana
(Asian Network for Scientific Information, www.ansinet.org, 2004)Although the discovery of diamonds has propelled Botswana from one of poorest countries in 1966 to its current economic status as a middle-income country, the country still face the problem of economic diversification, ... -
Strategic motives for alliance in the travel sector of tourism
(Routledge, www.routledge.com, 2009)The purpose of this article is to evaluate the strategic motives for alliance formation among tourism businesses. Based on past work on motivation for strategic alliance formation, this article identifies a set of motives ...