Clapton Munongerwa

>>thank you for stopping by and please do not forget to leave a comment... This section summarises some of the research key findings on researches conducted with regards to productivity in Zimbabwe. Case studies of specific industries are analysed and the recommendations are noted. Chigara and Moyo, (2014) examined the factors affecting productivity on building projects in Zimbabwe. They used structured questionnaires comprising forty pre-selected factor for data collection. Using a five-point Likert scale, consultants and building contractors expressed their views on the relative importance of pre-selected factors on labour productivity. Their results showed that, unavailability of materials, late payment of salaries and wages, suitability/adequacy of plant and equipment, supervisory incompetence, and lack of manpower skills, were the top five most important factors impinging on labour productivity in Zimbabwe.   They also recommended, adequate work planning, effic

>>thank you for stopping by and please do not forget to leave a comment...   The foregoing analysis shows a varying degree of awareness on productivity issues among stakeholders in the different sectors/ industries covered in the study.  3.1 Awareness on the concept of productivity differed by industrial sectors with establishments in the manufacturing and commercial sectors displaying a greater degree of understanding than their counterparts in the Transport, Agriculture and Construction sectors. 3.2 Most establishments made an effort to measure productivity although they used varying methods such as turnover per employee, revenue over total cost, output per machine hours, sales per employee, and material usage efficiency depending on the sector/ industry. 3.3 Training of personel was the msot popular method used by firms in a bid to boost productivity levels ahead of other measures such as performance related remuneration or intrduction of new technologies. 3.4 The

>>thank you for stopping by and please do not forget to leave a comment... Today I share the report of the Productivity Awareness Survey which was aimed at ascertaining the levels of productivity awareness within Zimbabwean organisations. The findings are quite interesting. Follow the link below and enjoy! Productivity Awareness Report