University of Botswana Research, Innovation and Scholarship Archive: Recent submissions
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Contextualising the management function: conflict, control, performance and resistance in the workplace
(University of Botswana; www.ub.bw, 2013-06-13)In this conceptual paper, we examine classical management theory, with focus on the management function and practice. Invariably, most literature of management theory, presents it as rational: pursuance of a common goal, ... -
Assessment of students’ attitudes towards the Accounting profession: the case of University of Botswana
(University of Botswana; www.ub.bw, 2013-06-13)This study examines the attitudes of students towards the accounting profession and whether those attitudes differ because of gender. The Accounting Attitude Scale (AAS) developed in the United States was used to assess ... -
Franchisees’ and independent entrepreneurs’ skills: policy and strategy implications
(University of Botswana; www.ub.bw, 2013-06-13)The study is based on the premise that business success is determined largely by the level of entrepreneurial skills of the promoter. Perceived entrepreneurial skills of franchisees are compared to those of independent ... -
Correlates of computer self-efficacy among undergraduate Business majors
(University of Botswana; www.ub.bw, 2013-06-13)This study empirically investigates the relationship between computer self-efficacy and a number of hypothesized antecedents: general self-efficacy, personal innovativeness, computer anxiety, academic self-esteem, and locus ... -
Challenges of e-Commerce adoption in SMEs: An interpretive case study of Botswana
(University of Botswana; www.ub.bw, 2013-06-13)Although electronic commerce (e-commerce) has been a popular term in business and industry over the past decade, its application to developing country small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) has generally been scanty and ... -
Challenges and risks of ICT outsourcing: perspectives from Botswana
(University of Botswana; www.ub.bw, 2015-01-22)Outsourcing of Information and Communications Technology (ICT) is the process in which an organisation delegates tasks concerned with management, operation and maintenance of its ICT resources to an external service provider ... -
Battering ram, ivory wall - phallic symbols and aggression in Shakespeare's the rape of Lucrece
(University of Botswana; www.ub.bw, 2015-10-08)This study examines how symbolism is used to suggest sexual aggression in Shakespeare’s The Rape of Lucrece. Symbols such as a Roman blade, a battering ram and other seemingly innocent objects in the poem are examined for ... -
Displacement of indigenous languages in families: a case study of some selected Nigerian families in Botswana
(University of Botswana; www.ub.bw, 2015-10-08)This study examines the phenomenon of language displacement in the family domain. It looks at the languages that are spoken in the families of some educated Nigerians living in Gaborone, the capital city of Botswana. It ... -
Ten commandments for Setswana to be a resourceful vehicle of development in Botswana
(University of Botswana, www.ub.bw, 2015-10-08)AbstractWhen most African countries became independent in the early 1960’s, they were driven by a strong nationalistic desire to be united, sovereign and developed. After realizing that many languages were spoken within ... -
The phonologization of English words in Kalanga
(University of Botswana; www.ub.bw, 2015-10-08)The Kalanga language is spoken in Botswana and Zimbabwe. In Botswana, it has no literary role, but the majority of its speakers have learnt English at school. This has over time led to borrowing and adoption of English ... -
THEATRE, PLACE AND PRIVATION: STAGING SILENCE AND PRECARIOUS EXISTENCE IN LARA FOOT NEWTON’S TSHEPANG
(University of Botswana; www.ub.bw, 2015-04-02)This article interrogates landscapes of precariousness in Lara Foot Newton’s play Tshepang. It examines how Foot Newton dramatizes the structuring of a post-apartheid theatre in which landscapes of fragility and vulnerability ... -
Teaching Shakespeare's sonnets in Botswana: the challenges of culturally-inscribed symbolism
(University of Botswana; www.ub.bw, 2015-04-02)In the English speaking world, the teaching of Shakespeare has historically been lauded as a prerequisite for cultural sophistication, and despite the 21st Century’s post-colonially sensitive African academia, it remains ... -
The role of values and demographic characteristics on consumer decision-making styles, overall customer satisfaction and re-purchase intentions of retail consumers in Botswana
(University of Botswana; www.ub.bw, 2015)The current study seeks to identify the role of values and demographic characteristics on consumer decision-making styles, and the implications on overall customer satisfaction and re-purchase intentions of retail consumers ... -
Issues in youth civic engagement: the case of Botswana
(University of Botswana; www.ub.bw, 2015)There has been an increasing interest of late in scholarship on young people’s active participation in civic duties such as volunteerism, taking part in the democracy process or being members of civil organisations. Youth ... -
The politics of being Muslim and being British in the British Christian print media
(Cogent Social Sciences; https://www.cogentoa.com/, 2016)There have been a significant number of published studies in recent years on the British media representation of Muslims. These studies have tended to focus only on the British mainstream media, and to my knowledge, there ... -
Farmers perceptions and adaptations to climate change in Sub-sahara Africa: a synthesis of empirical studies and implications for public policy in African agriculture
(Canadian Center of Science and Education; www.ccsenet.org, 2013)The problem of climate in Africa has the potential of undermining sustainable development efforts if steps are not taken to respond to its adverse consequences. This study reviews existing and available literature on farmers ... -
In their own words: unemployed young people on tackling youth labour market entry constraints in Botswana
(Macrothink Institute//www.macrothink.org, 2015)Drawing on focus group discussions with unemployed young people in Gaborone and Mogoditshane, Botswana, this paper seeks to capture the ideas of young people regarding how labour market entry constraints could be weakened ... -
A rare case of turner syndrome mosaicism in an African black woman
(Sciedu Press, www.sciedupress.com, 2016-09-19)Turner syndrome (TS) is a chromosomal disorder caused by partial or complete absence of an X chromosome in at least one tissue of the body with about 50% of patients having a different chromosome formula. The 45, X/46, XY ... -
Development of Sitotroga cerealella (Olivier) on certain cereal grains in Botswana
(Applied Zoologists Research Association (AZRA), http://www.azra-india.com/journal.html, 2015)The development of Sitotroga cerealella (Olivier) was studied on maize (kalahari early pearl and yellow maize varieties), sorghum (segaolane and sephala varieties) and millet (serere 6A and legakwe varieties), under ambient ... -
Development of Callosobruchus maculatus (F.) on some pulses in Botswana
(Applied Zoologists Research Association (AZRA), http://www.azra-india.com/journal.html, 2011)Some aspects of the biology of Callosobruchus maculatus (F.) were studied on seven pulses viz., Cowpea (5 varieties), Bambara groundnut, Mung bean, Pigeonpea, Lablab, Soya bean and Kidney bean, under ambient laboratory ...