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   <dim:field mdschema="dc" element="contributor" qualifier="advisor">Matipira, Lovemore</dim:field>
   <dim:field mdschema="dc" element="contributor" qualifier="author">Mwiya, Chris</dim:field>
   <dim:field mdschema="dc" element="date" qualifier="accessioned">2025-07-31T10:48:35Z</dim:field>
   <dim:field mdschema="dc" element="date" qualifier="available">2025-07-31T10:48:35Z</dim:field>
   <dim:field mdschema="dc" element="date" qualifier="issued">2021</dim:field>
   <dim:field mdschema="dc" element="identifier" qualifier="uri">http://hdl.handle.net/11070/4034</dim:field>
   <dim:field mdschema="dc" element="description">A thesis submitted in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the Degree of Master of Business Administration Management Strategy</dim:field>
   <dim:field mdschema="dc" element="description" qualifier="abstract">This thesis investigates factors affecting strategy implementation at the Namibia Students 
Financial Assistance Fund. The study used qualitative methods to collect the data. The 
primary data was gathered through interviews, using a semi-structured interview guide 
with staff members at different levels. Field research was undertaken with a sample size 
of 30 people selected using stratified sampling. The researcher used Excel to do the 
content analysis by analysing responses from interviewees through coded responses and 
consolidated them into themes. The major outcome of the study concludes that the Fund 
faces numerous factors affecting strategy implementation. Namely: Leadership directive, 
Communication, Guidance from human resources management, Process/system and 
Technology, Organisational Culture, Organisational structure, Organisational resources, 
Performance management system and Control and monitoring. The same factors affecting 
strategy implementation have been harnessed under the challenges faced by NSF AF in 
strategy implementation. 
It is recommended that there was a need to improve the executive management that has 
been perceived as the most important driver for strategy implementation. Therefore, it 
should manage other factors listed in this study and take a stronghold on the strategy opted 
for effective strategy implementation. This would help to steer the Fund in the direction 
set out in attaining organisational goals and objectives</dim:field>
   <dim:field mdschema="dc" element="language" qualifier="iso">en</dim:field>
   <dim:field mdschema="dc" element="publisher">University of Namibia</dim:field>
   <dim:field mdschema="dc" element="subject">Strategy implementation</dim:field>
   <dim:field mdschema="dc" element="subject">Namibia Students  Financial Assistance Fund</dim:field>
   <dim:field mdschema="dc" element="subject">Namibia</dim:field>
   <dim:field mdschema="dc" element="subject">University of Namibia</dim:field>
   <dim:field mdschema="dc" element="title">An investigation into factors affecting strategy implementation at the Namibia Students Financial Assistance Fund</dim:field>
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