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Fundamentals of human resource management : emerging experiences from Africa
(African Studies Centre, 2011) Itika, Josephat Stephen
Fundamentals of Human Resource Management: Emerging Experiences from African Countries examines the persistent political, social, and economic challenges facing Sub-Saharan Africa and questions the continued reliance on Eurocentric management philosophies in addressing them. The book argues that uncritical adoption of Northern theories has limited the effectiveness of leadership and organisational performance across the continent. Drawing lessons from regions such as Southeast Asia, it emphasizes the strategic development of human capital and the need for contextualised, Afrocentric approaches to managing people and institutions. The text calls for critical adaptation of global concepts to local realities, encouraging managers to apply human resource principles in ways that reflect African organisational, cultural, and economic contexts.
Structured into fourteen chapters, the book integrates theory with practical experiences from Tanzania and other African countries. It covers foundational and strategic human resource management, policy development, workforce planning, recruitment and selection, performance management, reward systems, training and development, employee relations, competency-based management, and international human resource challenges. Particular attention is given to public sector reforms, health sector workforce issues, and private sector practices within Tanzania. Each chapter concludes with reflective analysis linking Eurocentric models to African experiences, providing a basis for developing context-relevant human resource frameworks for Sub-Saharan Africa.
A guide to action learning sets for managers in health centers and dispensaries: Experience from Tanzania
(Mzumbe University, 2016) Mollel Henry A.
This book is designed to impart managerial and problem solving skills and techniques to managers in the health care systems with particular attention to those at health centre and dispensaries. The approach and principles presented in the book are applicable to health care managers at all levels of health care delivery systems in Tanzania. The book is useful to students of health systems management at certificate, diploma and undergraduate levels. It can also be a relevant and important reference for postgraduate students and researchers in health systems. The book is divided into eight chapters. The chapters are organised in such aa way that provide a reader a flow of designing the action learning sets for the health Centre and dispensary, important issues to consider, the linkage of Action Learning Sets and use for supportive supervision and quality services in health centre and dispensary, and the role of strategic planning on Action Learning Sets.
Introduction to public finance and taxation
(Mzumbe University, 2019) Mapesa Haruni Jeremia; Kiria Joseph Simon
This book introduces foundation topics on public finance and a broad range of topics in taxation theory and tax laws in Tanzania. The book intends to fill a gap that exists as a result of several developments in public revenue and expenditure policy reforms and changes in fiscal policy and tax laws in Tanzania. New tax laws have been enacted such as the Tax Administration Act 2015, and existing laws have been repealed (e.g. Value Added Tax 1997) and replaced with new tax laws (e.g. the Value Added Tax Act of 2014). Similarly, there have been several legislative developments in the existing tax laws which amend existing tax laws. All these reforms necessitate for amendment of existing tax textbooks and/or development of new taxation textbooks that would provide comprehensive material on the interpretation and application of the new tax laws and the amended tax laws. This book fills this gap and the book comes at a time when lecturers, university students, professionals, and practitioners are in urgent need of such books. Most of the books written before these changes are outdated and cannot provide adequate guidance on the interpretation and application of the new and amended tax laws and current trends in public finance administration
Innovation theory and occupational mobility: The case of fish traders at Mtera Dam-Tanzania
(Entrepreneurship and Business Development Research Cluster, 2005) Kimeme Joseph; Itika Josephat
The main objective of this study was to identify factors that explain occupational mobility among fish traders. Previous studies have focused on formal employment and have been done mainly in developed countries. Lack of similar knowledge in African settings means that interventions meant to introduce new occupations or to perpetuate existing ones may not be scientifically managed.
Training for performance improvement: A practical guide to training practitioners and educators
(Mzumbe University, 2009) Habi Raphael J. M.; Gellejah Sabina P. M.
This book is designed for those who want to acquire the skills and techniques of training and who also want to be effective practitioners, educators and trainers. The book is organised in six chapters. The first chapter gives an overview of training and education concepts. The second chapter looks at learning as a crucial ingredient to training. The third chapter focuses on performance improvement. The fourth chapter deals with development of a training programme while chapter five discusses how to conduct the training. The last chapter is on evaluation of a training programme. At the end of each chapter there are reflective questions to stimulate some food for thought and enhance the learning