October 2012

Organizational learning and market performance: The interactive effect of market orientation

  This study examines the interactive effect of market orientation in the relationship between organizational learning and market performance. Market performance, as the dependent variable, is expected to create wealth for organizations and shareholders, however, so far, little empirical attention has been given to market performance as one of the decisive end outcome of organizational learning activities....

Author(s):   Moses Tahate Kamya

October 2012

Demographic changes and economic development: Application of the vector error correction model (VECM) to the case of Ethiopia

  Ethiopia is one of the countries with high fertility, rapidly growing and largely young population. At the same time, it is among countries with weak and poorly focused population policy. In light of this, this study intended to assess the causation between demographic factors and economic development in Ethiopia. To this end, it applied vector-error-correction model (VECM) to data on economic, demographic...

Author(s):   Hassen Abda Wako

October 2012

Financial inclusion by Zimbabwean commercial banks in a liquidity constrained environment

  The study investigates the trends and challenges of financial inclusion by commercial banks in Zimbabwe after the adoption of the multiple currency regime. Results showed that some commercial banks made efforts to ensure financial inclusion. New innovations like cell phone banking and internet banking were positive steps towards ensuring financial inclusion by Zimbabwean commercial banks. The foreign...

Author(s):   Chikoko Laurine and Mangwendeza Patrick