Browsing by Author "Dev, Jan"

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    Management Practices on Occupational Health and Safety in Tanzanian’s Small Scale Mining Firms: Does Compliance Cost Matter?
    (Business Management Review, 2019) Nkolimwa, Dominic; Dev, Jan; Dominic, Theresia
    This article examines how management practices influence the implementation of occupational health and safety at workplace in Tanzanian’s small scale mining firms. The paper focuses on the mediating effects of perceived compliance costs. Structural Equation Modeling (SEM) was used to analyze data from 297 small scale mining firms and verify all hypotheses on direct and indirect effect of management practices on the implementation of occupational health and safety at the workplace. Using the ERG theory, the results demonstrate that Safety Training (ST) and Employee Communication (EC) have positive influence on the implementation of organization Safety Support (OSS) and Proactive Hazard Control (PHC) at the workplace. In relation to the contingency theory, the findings further revealed that the effects of EC on OSS and PHC were fully mediated by perceived compliance cost (PCC). Also, it partially mediated the effect of ST programs on the implementation of OSS and PHC at the workplace. These results imply that although the implementation of health and safety programs seems to cost the organization, ignoring it will make the organization incur more costs. Therefore, management should avoid too much cost –cutting measures in the process of ensuring safety at the workplace.
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    Marketing Philosophy and Marketing of Agricultural Products by Non-Governmental Organizations in Tanzania
    (The African Journal of Business and Law, Uganda, Vol 2 no 2 June 2008 pp.179-204., 2008) Dev, Jan; Mboma, Lucy Mary
    MARKETING PHILOSOPHY AND MARKETING OF AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS BY NON-GOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS IN TANZANIA TRACK By: Dev Jani, dev@udbs.udsm.ac.tz and Lucy .M. Mboma, lmboma@udbs.udsm.ac.tz University of Dar-es-Salaam, Tanzania Abstract This paper reports on Tanzanian Non-Governmental Organizations (NGOs) that intervene in agricultural marketing; focusing on their marketing philosophies and support to agricultural marketing. The NGOs noted that they were in an environment free from competition. NGOS support offered to agricultural sector reflected their objectives. The study found that NGOs lacked applications of marketing philosophy. Business organized NGOs (BONGO) were found to offer support to agricultural marketing in a holistic manner with a potential of being marketing oriented. Those two findings implied Nongovernmental organization have to assess their positions to find if they were business –NGO or not and change their orientations. The study found NGOs operated in selected areas mostly those that were easily accessible, lacked marketing philosophy and community mobilization skills and use of local recourses. NGOs should partner with government and donors to scale up their operations in regions that need their services, especially in capacity building, advocacy, transport, and product support and business empowerment. The government may create a firm coordinating body comprising of diverse stakeholders from the government, NGOs, farmers and private sector acting as a think tank and a body to kick start appropriate initiatives to overcome their challenges. Key terms: Business organized NGOs (BONGO); Non-governmental organizations, marketing philosophy
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    Variation of destination image with visitation status: A case of inbound tourists to Tanzania
    (APacCHRIE, 2014-05-21) Dev, Jan; Nguni, Winnie
    This study aimed at exploring the differences between the pre- and post trip image held by inbound travellers to Tanzania. The relationships between destination image and destination familiarity that was dimensionalized as previous destination experiences, planning horizon, and sources of travel information were also tested in the study. A self-administered questionnaire was used in data collection with the data subjected to t-tests and ANOVA tests. The result indicates the post-trip destination image to become more favourable compared to the pre-trip image for some attributes. Differences between the first time and repeat visitors were noted for adventure, natural attractions, and easiness in intra-destination image attributes. Generally, as the planning horizon increases the destination image becomes more favourable. The results provide insights into destination marketing and destination experience management to tourism stakeholders.