http://repository.mocu.ac.tz/xmlui/handle/123456789/56 2026-04-07T11:15:59Z http://repository.mocu.ac.tz/xmlui/handle/123456789/2055 Effects of Residential Property Credentials on Tenants’ Choice Komba, Cyril K. This study aimed to assess the effects of National Housing Corporation (NHC) residential properties' credentials on tenant choice, focusing on property location and structural design. The study was conducted in the Arusha region. Specifically, the study examined the effects of residential properties' location and residential properties' structural design on tenants’ choice. A mixed-methods approach was employed, utilizing both quantitative data from 121 tenants and qualitative interviews. The findings indicated that tenants considered property location features as the most affecting factor for tenants' choice to let or reside in the NHC residential properties, as compared to structural design features. The study concluded that location and structural design significantly influence tenant choices and satisfaction. In response, the following recommendations were made; NHC should prioritize developing properties in locations that offer safety, proximity to essential services, and public transport, NHC should enhance the structural design of its properties by improving ventilation, natural lighting, and adhering to modern design standards; and NHC should focus on improving responsiveness to maintenance and tenant concerns to increase overall tenant satisfaction and retention. 2025-01-01T00:00:00Z http://repository.mocu.ac.tz/xmlui/handle/123456789/2038 Integrating perceived benefits of green practices and employees’ green values in enhancing green supply chain management of restaurants in Tanzania Wabanhu, Emmanuel A.; Namwata, Baltazar M.; Panga, Faustine P. Purpose – This paper explores the mediating role of managerial employees’ green values, particularly interpersonal green trust (IGT) and environmental commitment (EC) on the relationship between perceived benefits of green practices (PBGP) and green supply chain management (GSCM) of restaurants. Design/methodology/approach – This study adopted a cross-sectional research design, which allowed the collection of quantitative data from 386 managerial employees, including managers and supervisors of restaurants in Arusha, Tanzania. Partial least squares-structural modelling was used to analyze the quantitative data collected from respondents through a structured questionnaire. Findings – Findings revealed the significant influence of PBGP on GSCM of restaurants and this relationship is mediated by EC and not IGT. Research limitations/implications – This study applied upper echelon theory (UET) by focusing solely on its theory’s psychological attribute. Future studies should incorporate demographic attributes such as age, tenure, gender and educational background to examine how they interact with psychological attributes in enhancing GSCM of restaurants. Practical implications – Depending on their position, stakeholders of the restaurant industry should invest on initiatives that enhance effective communication of the tangible benefits of green practices among key operators of restaurants. They should also focus on strengthening EC of restaurant employees who are responsible with GSCM of restaurants. Originality/value – This study extends the hospitality literature by offering a novel UET’s framework for adopting GSCM of restaurants in developing countries like Tanzania. Journal of Hospitality and Tourism Insights © Emerald Publishing Limited e-ISSN: 2514-9806 p-ISSN: 2514-9792 DOI 10.1108/JHTI-03-2025-0389 2025-01-01T00:00:00Z http://repository.mocu.ac.tz/xmlui/handle/123456789/1467 Lost Opportunity for Economic Empowerment Jonathan, Samuel M.; Kumburu, Neema P. Tanzania celebrated 50 years of mainland independence. In the past half a century, cooperatives were denied the opportunity to promote economic empowerment because of the state’s anticapitalist policies and practices. When malpractices were observed, the state used government officials to replace leaders instead of strengthening the legal framework. After the Arusha Declaration, the state began molding cooperatives into socialist institutions. Alongside this the cooperative sector was made into an arm of the ruling party to control farmers, and in the end they were abolished altogether. In this paper we argue that cooperatives are institutions of the capitalist economic system designed to function as agencies for ameliorating the problems of capitalist progress, and that a lack of this understanding was responsible for their destruction in Tanzania. 2016-01-01T00:00:00Z http://repository.mocu.ac.tz/xmlui/handle/123456789/1456 Lost opportunity for Economic Empowerment Jonathan, Samuel M.; Kumburu, Neema P. Tanzania celebrated 50 years of mainland independence. In the past half a century, cooperatives were denied the opportunity to promote economic empowerment because of the state’s anti capitalist policies and practices. When malpractices were observed, the state used government officials to replace leaders instead of strengthening the legal framework. After the Arusha Declaration, the state began molding cooperatives into socialist institutions. Alongside this the cooperative sector was made into an arm of the ruling party to control farmers, and in the end they were abolished altogether. In this paper we argue that cooperatives are institutions of the capitalist economic system designed to function as agencies for ameliorating the problems of capitalist progress, and that a lack of this understanding was responsible for their destruction in Tanzania. Africology: The Journal of Pan African Studies 2016-01-01T00:00:00Z