Cross-Currents: An International Peer-Reviewed Journal on Humanities & Social Sciences
Volume 3 Issue 1
Conflict Management on Employee Performance in the Ministry Of Youth and Economic Empowerment: A Case Study of Shurugwi District
Dr. Caxton Shonhiwa
DOI : NA | Cross Current Int J Peer Reviewed J Human Soc Sci, 2017; 3(1): 1-7.
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Abstract: The researcher conducted a quantitative study based on questionnaire and interview guide as data collection instruments on conflict management on employee performance in the Ministry of Youth and Economic Empowerment in Shurugwi District in Zimbabwe’s Midlands Province. Respondents comprised of seventy-eight (78) employees randomly selected. The study revealed that the major sources of conflict include specialisation common resources, goal differences, interdependence, authority relationships, status difference, roles and expectations, skills and abilities, personality among others. The study also revealed that the major cause of conflict was interpersonal relations between employees in the Ministry of Youth Development and Economic Empowerment should train its employees on conflict management so as to improve organisational performance. The study also recommends that the organisation engages in functional conflict which promotes the goals of the organisation as its basis to enhance maximum contribution of employees.
Keywords: Conflict, management, employee, performance, conflict resolution
Some Visual and Cinematic Qualities in Thomas Hardy’s Novels: A Short Survey
Dr Oindrila Ghosh
DOI : NA | Cross Current Int J Peer Reviewed J Human Soc Sci, 2017; 3(1): 32-34.
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Abstract: Thomas Hardy’s visual imagination, his eye for colours, play of light and shade and the sweep from the vast spaces to the finite human world is present in every page of his novels, which makes his novels so easily transformable into movies. His developing interest and fascination for painting and the visual arts which enriched his mode of writing fiction and also provided a different dimension to the reader to be able to read his novel in more innovative and experimental modes. Hardy’s love for rural England and his rarified and fictionalized setting for his novels – Wessex – and his depiction of the customs, folklores and colours of a rustic world rapidly transforming at the advent of industrialization finds life in his pictorial mode of descriptions. His novels are like moving pictures enacted in the mind of the reader and therefore film adaptations borrow heavily from these pictorial aspects of his novels, which accounts for the popularity of his novels with film makers across the globe.
Keywords: visual imagination, cinematic qualities, Wessex
Personality Theory and Its Influence on the Perceptions of Managers towards Employees
Dr. Caxton Shonhiwa
DOI : NA | Cross Current Int J Peer Reviewed J Human Soc Sci, 2017; 3(1): 23-25.
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Abstract: There is no universally accepted personality theory although many are on offer. Theories have been dominated by Freud’s psychoanalytic ideas, followed by various contributors who concentrate mainly on approaches to personality types and traits. This paper discusses famous examples of personality traits.
Keywords: Personality, influence, perceptions, managers, employees
The Impact of Emotion on a Person’s Temperament
Dr. Caxton Shonhiwa
DOI : NA | Cross Current Int J Peer Reviewed J Human Soc Sci, 2017; 3(1): 26-31.
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Abstract: Emotion is much deeper and more pronounced than simple feelings associated with ‘drives’ since it involves environment, training and temperament, among other factors. Three responses occur with emotion: some physical or organic change, accompanied by an impulse to do something active about the situation, and a feeling which hastens the process of action. A person’s temperament is recognisable from the way he or she controls emotions, moods and outbursts, and by his or her general emotional maturity.
Keywords: Impact, emotion, temperament, person, factors
The Impact of Training and Development on Performance in the Public Service in Zimbabwe: A Case of Gokwe South District in Zimbabwe
Dr. Caxton Shonhiwa
DOI : NA | Cross Current Int J Peer Reviewed J Human Soc Sci, 2017; 3(1): 13-18.
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Abstract: The researcher conducted a quantitative study based on a questionnaire as the data collection instrument undertaken with a sample of 100 respondents. The sample comprised of 32% of male and 68% female. Members of the Public Service Commission based in Gokwe South District of Zimbabwe’s Midlands Province. The study revealed that training practices, methods and activities at the Public Service Commission were not in line with best practices regarding the planned and systematic nature of the training process. The study also revealed that Public Service Employees were not well informed about training and development programmes in the organisation. The study recommends that the processes involved in training be duly followed. The study also recommends that the Public Service Commission should help its staff to identify career paths and should guide them in the pursuit of higher qualifications.
Keywords: Impact, training, development, organisation, performance and Public service
Trying to Understand People
Dr. Caxton Shonhiwa
DOI : NA | Cross Current Int J Peer Reviewed J Human Soc Sci, 2017; 3(1): 19-22.
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Abstract: Knowing how to treat people successfully depends upon understanding them and understanding oneself. Despite research a complete understanding of both factors is not possible so far. Managers have difficulty in assessing employees’ behaviour, while employees often see managers’ behaviour as amusing or insensitive. On a global level, lack of understanding causes wars, hatred and tension.
Keywords: Understanding, assessing, employees, behaviour, factors
The Impact of HIV/AIDS on the Performance of Aids Orphans in Gokwe District Primary Schools
Dr. Caxton Shonhiwa
DOI : NA | Cross Current Int J Peer Reviewed J Human Soc Sci, 2017; 3(1): 8-12.
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Abstract: The aim of this present study is to examine the impact of HIV/AIDS on the performance of AIDS orphans in Gokwe South Constituency primary schools in Zimbabwe’s Midlands province. The population comprised all the 385 teachers in the constituency. The sample was made up of 120 randomly selected teachers from the 22 primary schools comprising of 65 females and 55 males. The study employed the quantitative research methodology and adopted descriptive survey design. All the information was collected through a questionnaire which largely had close-ended questions and two open-ended questions. All teachers indicated that they have HIV/AIDS orphans in their classes. The study also revealed that most HIV/AIDS orphaned pupils did not attend school as regularly as they were expected to. The study recommends that schools should have clear policies guiding the welfare of HIV/AIDS orphans in schools. Teachers should also be staff developed on ways of handling the HIV/AIDS as this is a relatively new phenomenon in the school system and most teachers were not trained to handle this situation at colleges.
Keywords: Impact, HIV/AIDS, performance, aids orphans, primary school, constituency
