Exploring factors militating against the performance of parastatals in Zimbabwe: the case of the National Railways of Zimbabwe from 2008 to 2016
Parastatals in Zimbabwe have been underperforming and thus becoming a financial burden to the central government. They became havens of inefficiency and ineffective, vehicles of derailing intended strategies culminating in unrealised strategies. The period of the study is imperative as it was char...
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| author | Chilunjika, Alouis Mutizwa, B. |
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| description | Parastatals in Zimbabwe have been underperforming and thus becoming a financial burden to the central government. They became havens of inefficiency
and ineffective, vehicles of derailing intended strategies culminating in unrealised
strategies. The period of the study is imperative as it was characterised by hyper-
inflation which led to closure of some parastatals leading to dysfunctional of the
public sector. This article gives an outline of factors which are standing as an
impediment to the success of the National Railways of Zimbabwe. Data was
collected using the mixed method approach and interviews were conducted,
questionnaires were distributed, documents were also reviewed and analysed using content and thematic analysis. The research revealed that corporate governance epidemics, poor governance and mismanagement, financial distress, corruption, political interference, economy of affection, partisan and militarisation of the organisation as well as international isolation are all complementing each other in militating against the performance of the railway. The study recommends panacea actions which can be implemented to enhance effective and efficiency in the organisation. |
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| spelling | ir-11408-46302022-06-27T13:49:06Z Exploring factors militating against the performance of parastatals in Zimbabwe: the case of the National Railways of Zimbabwe from 2008 to 2016 Chilunjika, Alouis Mutizwa, B. Impediment Poor administration Political interference National Railways of Zimbabwe Parastatals in Zimbabwe have been underperforming and thus becoming a financial burden to the central government. They became havens of inefficiency and ineffective, vehicles of derailing intended strategies culminating in unrealised strategies. The period of the study is imperative as it was characterised by hyper- inflation which led to closure of some parastatals leading to dysfunctional of the public sector. This article gives an outline of factors which are standing as an impediment to the success of the National Railways of Zimbabwe. Data was collected using the mixed method approach and interviews were conducted, questionnaires were distributed, documents were also reviewed and analysed using content and thematic analysis. The research revealed that corporate governance epidemics, poor governance and mismanagement, financial distress, corruption, political interference, economy of affection, partisan and militarisation of the organisation as well as international isolation are all complementing each other in militating against the performance of the railway. The study recommends panacea actions which can be implemented to enhance effective and efficiency in the organisation. 2022-01-07T07:26:12Z 2022-01-07T07:26:12Z 2019 Article 2415-5446 https://www.academia.edu/42778769/EXPLORING_FACTORS_MILITATING_AGAINST_THE_PERFORMANCE_OF_PARASTATALS_IN_ZIMBABWE_THE_CASE_OF_THE_NATIONAL_RAILWAYS_OF_ZIMBABWE_FROM_2008_TO_2016 https://journals.co.za/doi/10.10520/EJC-1b816d7f26 http://hdl.handle.net/11408/4630 en Journal of Public Administration and Development Alternatives;Vol. 4; No. 1: p. 41-60 open Journal of Public Administration and Development Alternatives |
| spellingShingle | Impediment Poor administration Political interference National Railways of Zimbabwe Chilunjika, Alouis Mutizwa, B. Exploring factors militating against the performance of parastatals in Zimbabwe: the case of the National Railways of Zimbabwe from 2008 to 2016 |
| title | Exploring factors militating against the performance of parastatals in Zimbabwe: the case of the National Railways of Zimbabwe from 2008 to 2016 |
| title_full | Exploring factors militating against the performance of parastatals in Zimbabwe: the case of the National Railways of Zimbabwe from 2008 to 2016 |
| title_fullStr | Exploring factors militating against the performance of parastatals in Zimbabwe: the case of the National Railways of Zimbabwe from 2008 to 2016 |
| title_full_unstemmed | Exploring factors militating against the performance of parastatals in Zimbabwe: the case of the National Railways of Zimbabwe from 2008 to 2016 |
| title_short | Exploring factors militating against the performance of parastatals in Zimbabwe: the case of the National Railways of Zimbabwe from 2008 to 2016 |
| title_sort | exploring factors militating against the performance of parastatals in zimbabwe: the case of the national railways of zimbabwe from 2008 to 2016 |
| topic | Impediment Poor administration Political interference National Railways of Zimbabwe |
| url | https://www.academia.edu/42778769/EXPLORING_FACTORS_MILITATING_AGAINST_THE_PERFORMANCE_OF_PARASTATALS_IN_ZIMBABWE_THE_CASE_OF_THE_NATIONAL_RAILWAYS_OF_ZIMBABWE_FROM_2008_TO_2016 https://journals.co.za/doi/10.10520/EJC-1b816d7f26 http://hdl.handle.net/11408/4630 |
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