scholarly journals Identifying and examining the nature and extent of external factors influencing growth and development of selected SMME's in Durban Kwa Zulu Natal

2015 ◽  
Author(s):  
◽  
Sisanda Michelle Ngubane
Keyword(s):  
Poverty Alleviation ◽  
Financial Support ◽  
Growth And Development ◽  
Job Creation ◽  
Target Population ◽  
External Factors ◽  
Government Officials ◽  
Employment Opportunities ◽  
Factors Influencing ◽  
Kwazulu Natal

This study identified and examined the nature and extent of external factors influencing growth and development of selected SMMEs in Durban, KwaZulu-Natal. The importance of the research lies in the contribution of its findings and recommendations to ensure the survival of SMMEs. The target population was identified as 300 owners of SMMEs in Durban, KwaZulu­ Natal, with a sample of 169 selected on a convenience basis, to which a questionnaire was distributed. Regardless of the problems experienced by SMMEs, it is vital to stimulate their growth and development, as this sector is likely to be the job creators of the future South Africa, as well as the providers of a continuation level of employment opportunities (Antonie, 2010). The rate at which SMMEs spring up is encouraging, considering that one of the cardinal goals of establishing SMMEs, is the eradication of unemployment and poverty. It was found that, not all of the respondents understand the potential of SMMEs to gain a competitive advantage; however, the majority agreed that Durban is an accessible and convenient location to do business, and that Government should partner with SMMEs in job creation and poverty alleviation. In addition, more than 80 percent of the respondents believe SMMEs will thrive with more access to loans and financial support. More than half of the respondents indicated that they often need to bribe government officials in the process of obtaining a business license and/or registration, while the findings also show that, when the process is fair, open and transparent, respondents believe it facilitates SMME growth and development. Recommendations on how factors identified can be better managed, so as to support, rather than negate, SMMEs' quest for growth and development, include government facilitation of workshops, and more visible training.

scholarly journals Towards a successful centralization of municipal procurement: A case of KwaZulu-Natal province

2015 ◽  
Vol 4 (4) ◽  
pp. 697-703
Author(s):  
Zwelihle Wiseman Nzuza ◽  
Lawrence Mpele Lekhanya
Keyword(s):  
Secondary Data ◽  
External Factors ◽  
Theory And Practice ◽  
Management Theory ◽  
Theoretical Frameworks ◽  
Factors Influencing ◽  
Proposed Model ◽  
Kwazulu Natal ◽  
Knowledge Management Theory ◽  
Internal And External Factors

Centralization of municipal procurement in the KwaZulu-Natal Province is faced with several challenges. There were two aims for this study: to identify factors influencing municipal procurement and to design a model of the factors influencing municipal procurement, in an attempt to improve the understanding of municipal procurement. The proposed model is based on sound theoretical frameworks like knowledge management theory and the application of theory and practice ethics as well as the secondary data. The study found that the biographic factors as well as internal and external factors have strong influences on the success or failure of municipal procurement. The significance of these factors formed the basis for a proposed model and is subject to further experiments by other scholars

scholarly journals An exploration of government administrative processes in supporting agro-smallholders’ access to municipal markets in eThekwini Municipality, KwaZulu-Natal Province

2021 ◽  
Vol 9 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Jabulani C. Nyawo ◽  
Betty C. Mubangizi
Keyword(s):  
Target Population ◽  
Exploratory Research ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
Government Officials ◽  
Department Of Agriculture ◽  
Government Institutions ◽  
Kwazulu Natal ◽  
The Government ◽  
Administrative Theory ◽  
Smallholder Producers

Background: The government’s inability to ensure that both the local and the national markets adequately accommodate smallholder producers is inhibiting the sector’s ability to grow and expand.Aim: This article explored the influence of the governmental administrative processes on agro-smallholders’ ability to access municipal markets.Setting: The study is based in KwaZulu-Natal (KZN), specifically in the eThekwini Municipality. The target population is agricultural (agro-) smallholder producers who are located within the traditional leadership and government officials (KZN Department of Agriculture and Rural Development and eThekwini Municipality).Methods: A qualitative exploratory research methodology using semi-structured interviews was adopted for this study.Results: The results showed that the government structures and municipal markets do not provide substantial support to agro-smallholder producers who are seeking access to markets. The results further showed that there is no integration or relationship between the government institutions on the issues related to the promotion and development of agro-smallholder producers.Conclusion: Through the application of administrative theory, the article posited the recommendations that the government institutions should incorporate stakeholders’ insights, lay a policy foundation for a whole-of-government approach to planning and set the direction for agro-smallholder’s planned future. It is also recommended that the government departments create a single planning and coordination structure or forum that will be beneficial to the smallholder sub-sector and avoid duplication and resource wastage directed to this sub-sector.

scholarly journals Factors Influencing the Career Choice of Undergraduate Students at a Historically Disadvantaged South African University

2015 ◽  
Vol 29 (3) ◽  
pp. 209-219 ◽  
Author(s):  
Fatima Abrahams ◽  
Rukhsana Jano ◽  
Burger van Lill
Keyword(s):  
South Africa ◽  
Career Choice ◽  
South African ◽  
Undergraduate Students ◽  
Personal Growth ◽  
Financial Support ◽  
Growth And Development ◽  
Career Choices ◽  
Career Guidance ◽  
Factors Influencing

During the apartheid years in South Africa, career guidance amongst disadvantaged learners was largely absent and, for many, career choices were limited and governed by politics. Despite South Africa having celebrated 20 years of democracy, this situation has improved only slightly. Therefore, the aims of the study were to determine the factors that influenced students' career choice and to ascertain the possible barriers that impacted their decision. An adapted version of Myburgh's Career Choices Questionnaire (2005) was administered to 721 undergraduate students. The results showed that parents and loans or bursaries were the largest sources of financial support and that anticipated benefits influenced the students' career choice, with the potential for personal growth and development, for future high earnings and for promotion to the top of the organization the most important among these. Furthermore, participants rated visits from lecturers and brochures as the most prominent sources of influence.

scholarly journals Modeling Diet-Induced NAFLD and NASH in Rats: A Comprehensive Review

Biomedicines ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 9 (4) ◽  
pp. 378
Author(s):  
Lydie Carreres ◽  
Zuzana Macek Jílková ◽  
Guillaume Vial ◽  
Patrice N. Marche ◽  
Thomas Decaens ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Liver Disease ◽  
Fatty Liver Disease ◽  
Molecular Mechanisms ◽  
Preclinical Study ◽  
External Factors ◽  
Important Research ◽  
Research Activity ◽  
Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver ◽  
Rat Models ◽  
Factors Influencing

Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is the most common chronic liver disease, characterized by hepatic steatosis without any alcohol abuse. As the prevalence of NAFLD is rapidly increasing worldwide, important research activity is being dedicated to deciphering the underlying molecular mechanisms in order to define new therapeutic targets. To investigate these pathways and validate preclinical study, reliable, simple and reproducible tools are needed. For that purpose, animal models, more precisely, diet-induced NAFLD and nonalcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH) models, were developed to mimic the human disease. In this review, we focus on rat models, especially in the current investigation of the establishment of the dietary model of NAFLD and NASH in this species, compiling the different dietary compositions and their impact on histological outcomes and metabolic injuries, as well as external factors influencing the course of liver pathogenesis.

CRITICAL FACTORS INFLUENCING IMPLEMENTATION OF ROAD PROJECTS IN KENYA

2019 ◽  
Vol 4 (2) ◽  
pp. 1-22
Author(s):  
Nelly Jebitok ◽  
DR. Joyce Nzulwa
Keyword(s):  
Project Management ◽  
Survey Design ◽  
Target Population ◽  
Coefficient Of Determination ◽  
Critical Factors ◽  
Policy And Practice ◽  
Water Projects ◽  
Factors Influencing ◽  
The Government ◽  
Resource Support

Purpose: The Purpose of the study was to establish Critical factors influencing implementation of road projects.Methodology: The study adopted a descriptive survey design. The target population of the study was all the road engineers, middle managers in department of KRB. The sample size was 188 respondents. Data collected was cleaned, pretested, validated, and coded, summarized and analyzed using statistical package of SPSS V23.  The study findings were presented using graphs, histograms, bar charts and pie charts.  Conclusions were derived based on the P.value and the coefficient of determination.  Results: The study found that the key significant determinants of sustainability of water projects in Machakos County were capacity of the project management, government policies, monitoring and resource support. The study concluded that project management capacity had the greatest determinant ofsustainabilityofwater projects in Machakos County, followed by resource support, then monitoring while government policy had the least determinant of sustainability of water projects in Machakos County.Contribution to policy and practice: The study recommends that the government should advocate for proper planning with involvement of the benefiting community and timely implementation with the required results. This can be done through making of a policy by the ministry demanding for the practice of the same by the involved organizations. The project committee should set up financial structures considering both rising of funds and dissemination of the same in relation to operating and maintaining of the project. This can be done through learning and training on the same. The study also recommended that water beneficiaries and management should be sensitized to improve their knowledge on conservation and protection of water facilities.

scholarly journals FACTORS INFLUENCING CREDIT ACCESS FOR FIRMS IN THE BIOGAS SUB SECTOR IN KENYA

2017 ◽  
Vol 2 (3) ◽  
pp. 1
Author(s):  
Bernard Mulandi ◽  
Dr. Sifunjo Kisaka
Keyword(s):  
Social Sciences ◽  
Sampling Technique ◽  
Target Population ◽  
Loan Portfolio ◽  
Credit Access ◽  
Access To Credit ◽  
Qualitative And Quantitative ◽  
Factors Influencing ◽  
The Government ◽  
Descriptive Survey

Purpose: The purpose of this study was to determine the factors influencing credit access for firms in the biogas sub sector in Kenya.Methodology: The study adopted descriptive survey. The target population of the study was the firms in biogas sub sector in Kenya. A sample of 40 firms was selected from all the firms using the random sampling technique. Both qualitative and quantitative data was collected using a questionnaire that consisted of both open ended and close ended questions. Data was analyzed using Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS) and results presented in frequency tables to show how the responses for the various questions posed to the respondents. The data was then analyzed in terms of descriptive statistics like frequencies, means and percentages.Results: The study findings revealed that firms in biogas sub sector had low access to credit from the banks. It was also possible to conclude that age of firm, capital invested, size of the business, financial records, risk preference and access to information influence the level of access to credit by renewable energy sector firms.Policy recommendation: It is recommended that micro financing institutions should regulate the products and services they offer to SMEs so as to have all clients enclosed in their loan portfolio. The study further recommends that banks should work hand in hand with the government to support upcoming businesses and offer financial support.

scholarly journals Analysis of the poverty alleviation status of farmers’ cooperatives in Lianghe County, Yunnan Province

2021 ◽  
Vol 251 ◽  
pp. 01103
Author(s):  
Shao Huimin ◽  
Hou Liyang ◽  
Su Kaipeng ◽  
Wang Yujiao
Keyword(s):  
Statistical Analysis ◽  
Poverty Alleviation ◽  
Financial Support ◽  
Yunnan Province ◽  
Poor Households

This paper analyzes the poverty alleviation status of cooperatives in Lianghe County, Yunnan Province as an example, first introduces the poverty alleviation situation of Lianghe County, followed by a statistical analysis of the basic situation of farmers’ cooperatives in Lianghe County in terms of type of operation, demonstration level, financial support, proportion of poor households, distribution of surplus, etc. The conclusion of the study not only helps Lianghe County to stop the return to poverty, but also helps farmers to cooperate and standardize the development.

scholarly journals THE ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL AND NON-FINANCIAL SUPPORT TO THE SECTOR OF SMALL AND MEDIUM ENTERPRISES IN THE REPUBLIC OF SRPSKA

2015 ◽  
Vol 1 (10) ◽  
pp. 89
Author(s):  
Boban Sašić
Keyword(s):  
Financial Support ◽  
Growth And Development ◽  
Quantitative Research ◽  
Small And Medium Enterprises ◽  
Research Problem ◽  
Business Activity ◽  
Financial Instruments ◽  
Business Climate ◽  
The Republic ◽  
Medium Enterprises

The aim of this paper is to analize the role and importance of financial and non-financial instruments of supporting the sector of small and medium enterprises (SMEs) in the Republic of Srpska (RS). For that purpose, in late 2013 and early 2014, there was conducted a quantitative research on a sample of 110 respondents on the whole territory of RS, with the aim of finding the answers to the following question: What is the reason that a large number of SMEs in RS fail to provide adequate financial and non-financial support to their business activity and what measures should be taken in order to improve the current situation? In order to specify the research problem, we ask ourselves if the existing instruments of financial and non-financial support to the sector of SMEs in the RS are sufficiently developed and accessible, as to contribute to the successful growth and development of the said enterprises? We found that the above mentioned instruments of support to the SME sector in RS are not sufficiently developed. Respondents were acquainted with the sole instruments and models of financial and non-financial support that exist in RS. According to the results of the empirical research, we conclude that creating and mastering the models and instruments of financial and non-financial support to SME sector in the RS and providing the adequate business climate for their successful functioning, will increase the availability of favourable financial means for SMEs, as well as the possibility of using the positive aspects of clusters, guarantee funds, factorings and other forms of entrepreneurship infrastructure.

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