This study investigated the effect of strategic planning and total quality management practices on organisational productivity. This study employed a quantitative approach using Jamovi software. Sample data were collected from 167 respondents who are in Tanzania Zambia Railway Authority (TAZARA) management using a structured-questionnaire. Model fit and construct validity were checked using confirmatory factor analysis and correlation matrix while mediation analysis was carried out using GLM procedure. The results of study present that strategic planning has a significant effect on productivity. The results also indicate that customer focus and important innovation foster organizational productivity and partially mediate the relationship between strategic planning and productivity. The study also shows that education and training has no significant effect on productivity and does not mediate strategic planning and productivity association.

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The mediating effect of TQM practices on the relationship between strategic planning and productivity

The importance of quality and innovation in today’ 21 st century cannot be over emphasised, therefore organisations require leadership styles that can embrace both innovation and quality in order to confront today’s dynamic competitive fierce environment. Sometimes organisations fail to attain or maintain their competitiveness because of limited understanding regarding these strategic variables. There is little research that has attempted to analyse the direct and indirect-relationships among these strategic variables. Therefore this study attempted to bridge the gap in literature by analysing how important-innovations and quality-results as TQM practices influence the association between transformational leadership-style and competitive advantage using sample data collected from TAZARA employees in management using Jamovi. The study shows that transformational leadership style, quality-results and important innovations have significant positive effects on competitive advantage. The results also show that important-innovations and quality-results both individually and collectively partially mediate the relationship between transformational-leadership and competitive- advantage. Managers and advocates of transformational leadership style are emphasised to be aware and cautious of quality results and important innovations at all-time especially in today’s dynamic environment.

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Assessing the influence of transformational leadership on competitive advantage through important innovations and quality results: Case of railway industry

Analysis of the role of operator companies in the rail freight market in terms of competition and multi-agency is carried out in this article. It emphasizes the importance of choosing competitive strategies and identifying dominance and monopolization of markets. The methods of SWOT-analysis and Porter's analysis are used to assess the competition of operator companies. In addition, the Lind, Herfindahl-Hirschman and market concentration indices are important indicators of competition. Indices were calculated for each segment of the rolling stock. An assessment is given to the rolling stock operating market. Competition assessment results help operators identify their competitive strengths and weaknesses, and take the necessary steps to strengthen their market position.

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Analysis of the market structure of operator companies: methods and evaluation

This research study examines the impact of industrialisation on economic growth in Zambia. The study utilised secondary data from Zambian Central Bank and Word-Bank data statistics. The research did specify the model, where GDP was dependent (outcome) variable whereas, FDI, industrial output, interest rate, inflation and currency exchange rate were the independent (predictor) variables. Regression-analysis was used to analyse data using Jamovi-software. The study presents that industrialisation has a positive significant impact on Zambia’s economic growth.

https://e-journal.unair.ac.id/JDE/article/download/43514/25070

The Impact of Industrialisation on Zambia’s Economic Growth

The impact of quality results and important innovation as tqm practices on organisational productivity: the case of railway sector

Assessing the Influence of Education and Training on Important Innovations through Quality Results: The Case of Railway Sector

This research examined the impact and challenges of globalization on railway transport sector in Africa. The study employed two railway companies as sample, state-owned railway company and private owned company. Using questionnaire as research instruments, data were collected and analyzed with simple percentages and non-parametric Kruskal-Wallis statistical tools. The major findings of the study were that: (a) the problem of competition and poor technology are the greatest challenges; (b) Railway companies with fewer globalization challenges perform significantly much better than those with more challenges; (c) Managers with positive attitude toward globalization perform significantly better than those with negative attitude and; (d) Railway state-owned receives government’s support but not enough to warrant its competitiveness. The study concluded that for railway sector to continue surviving in this globalization era, governments must immediately step up and render support to railway transport sector as opposed to only supporting road sector.

Tryson Yangailo

Papers

The mediating effect of TQM practices on the relationship between strategic planning and productivity

The impact of quality results and important innovation as tqm practices on organisational productivity: the case of railway sector

Assessing the influence of transformational leadership on competitive advantage through important innovations and quality results: Case of railway industry

Assessing the Influence of Education and Training on Important Innovations through Quality Results: The Case of Railway Sector

Globalization on The Railway Transport Sector