Tafadzwa Zimucha's research while affiliated with Harare Institute of Technology and other places

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The study examined the impact of migration to digital platforms as a source of news and information on Zimpapers' Newspaper Division financial performance. The objectives were to assess factors that are influencing the migration to online news platforms away from print; to analyze the effect of digitalisation on revenue performance of Zimpapers' Ne...
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Changes in the past few years has seen digital marketing becoming very active in communication, online advertising and sales growth. Customers value brands that provide convenience, dependability and personalisation at all times and everywhere. Medical aid companies have not been spared from these changes. These companies need to keep an eye on the...
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Sustainable technologies play an important role in businesses by reducing negative environmental effects, avoiding depletion of natural resources whilst ensuring productivity. Zimbabwe is importing metal steel products that could be produced locally if local foundries adopt the rightful technologies. Most of Zimbabwean metal recyclers are using man...
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World disasters have increased in the last decade. Given that 60% of the world population lives in cities, disaster risk reduction in towns is now a priority. We review the role of small to medium enterprises (SMEs) in disaster response. Traditionally, SMEs were seen as more susceptible to disasters due to lack of resources. Hence, large firms alon...

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... One of the primary advantages of incineration, in comparison to alternative WtE methods, lies in its effectiveness in significantly reducing waste, irrespective of waste type, volume, pretreatment, or otherwise [49]. Moreover, the potential economic value of the resulting residues adds to the appeal of this technology. ...
... We focus on entrepreneurs because, on the one hand, they have been severely hit by the COVID-19 crisis (Bartik et al., 2020;Beland et al., 2020;Block et al., 2021;Fairlie, 2020;Meahjohn & Persad, 2020;Thorgren & Williams, 2020), while, on the other hand, the surviving incumbent ones (as well as the new ones) are expected to play a crucial role in the recovery of economic disasters (Eggers, 2020;Morrish & Jones, 2020;Zvikaramba et al., 2020). By recovery, we do not simply mean the reconstruction of the pre-COVID-19 economy but rather an economy with a higher emphasis on existing long-term goals (such as lower carbon dependence (Markard & Rosenbloom, 2020)) and on new COVID-19-related wisdom (such as investment in health care and medical technologies and services, investment in local initiatives instead of international supply chain components, investment in new business models in the hotel and catering industry, and investment in gadgets making distance communication easier). ...