Browsing by Author "Pallangyo, W. A"

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Assessment of Crime and Crime Level in Kinondoni Police Regional Stations, Dar Es Salaam Tanzania
(International Journal of Political Science, 2017) Pallangyo, W. A
This article assesses the crime and crime level from Kinondoni Police regional stations. The determinants of crime are analyzed by using descriptive statistics and the Multinomial Logistic Regression Model. The findings indicate seven determinants of crime. It points out that crime against property is the main category. Respondents with the following characteristics (youths, males, unemployed, with less earning, having a low level of education and never married), are more likely to commit offences against a person and crimes against property. The article suggests that the police force has to review the effectiveness of its initiative of involving the community in policing and increase its finance, physical and human resources to match with the growing population.
The Contribution of Compensation in the Employee Retention of the Banking Institutions in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania
(European Journal of Business and Management Research, 2020) Pallangyo, W. A
This paper explores the influence of compensation on employee retention in the banking institutions in Tanzania. The stratified sampling technique was used to ensure the representativeness of each bank category. Eleven banks were purposely selected and simple random sampling was applied to draw a sample of 370 employees. The quantitative data were collected using a questionnaire and analyzed using Binary logistic regression. The results indicated that compensation is significantly influencing employee retention with a ‘p-value of 0.001. It was further revealed that the compensation attribute (fair salary) has a significant influence on employee retention. The study recommends to the bank managers develop and implement retention policies that contemplate fair salaries as this is a most valued compensation attribute. Furthermore, the bank managers need to pay great attention to the right retention policies in order to improve the retention of employees.
The Influence of Public Service Reforms on the Quality of Service Delivery in Tanzania: Evidences from the Existing Literature
(International Journal of Political Science, 2019) Pallangyo, W. A
The last two decades of the 20th century were associated with significant changes in the paradigms and practices related to public service delivery. One of the important changes was the shifting of the service delivery roles from the government departments to semi-autonomous government agencies known as executive agencies. However, there is little certainty and objective proof that executive agencies would deliver better services compared to the government departments that exist in both developed and developing world governments. This paper reviews the literature on the influence of public service reforms on the quality of services delivery focusing on executive agencies as a special arrangement for implementing the reforms in the delivery of public services. The review focuses on the conceptual understanding of executive agencies and their essence in public service management, the effect of the reforms on quality of service delivery (QSD) with a focus on executive agencies themselves, and the factors affecting the quality (QSD) in executive agencies. Based on the review, the need to assess the link between contextualized QSD indicators and public service reforms from the user viewpoint is insisted
The Influences of Religious Ethics on Preventing and Combating Corruption in Tanzania: The Christianity and Islamic Obligation
(2017) Pallangyo, W. A
There are many roads to the goal of preventing and combating corruption. One of these roads is to prevent and combat corruption through religious obligations. This paper presents a proposition that religious ethics have great influence in the process of combating corruption. Various literatures were consulted including religious books and previous studies. Although Tanzania is a non-secular country but its population is predominantly Muslims and Christians. The Muslims are 35%, Christians are 30% and other religions are 35%. With these statistics it is unlikely to discuss dynamics and cross cutting issues such as corruption with exclusion of religious obligations.
The Informal Sector and the Safety of Female Traders in Tanzania: A Reflection of Practices, Policies, and Legislation
(Econstor, 2021) Pallangyo, W. A
This paper assesses the participation of female traders, safety factors, and existing policies and legislation in the informal sector in Tanzania. Primary data were obtained from 11 in-depth interviews, 10 focused group discussions, and 236 structured questionnaires. The primary data were triangulated with secondary information from various reports, national policies, and relevant legislation. It was noted that female traders participate in various informal trades, including stone quarrying, selling accessories and ornaments, food vending, and cloth and garment making. However, they experience unfavourable trading conditions and limited access to finance and business development services. Despite the existence of national policies and legislation that address female traders in the informal sector, there is a gap between stated policies and legislation and actual practices. The recommendation includes better trading premises with proper sanitation and easier access to financial services, upgraded business skills, and business development services to ensure sustainable incomes and productive employment in the informal sector.
Institutional Characteristics and its Effect on Public Health Service Delivery Under Decentralization in Local Government Authorities in Tanzania
(Noble International Journal of Business and Management Research, 2017) Pallangyo, W. A
This article examines the effects of institutional characteristics on public health service delivery under decentralisation in rural Tanzania. It adopted a cross sectional design to examine institutional characteristics and its effects on health service delivery at Pangani and Urambo Local Government Authorities (LGAs). Both qualitative and quantitative approaches were employed; primary data were collected by using interviews, questionnaires, FGDs and observation. The study established that, the instructional characteristics impaired significantly the decentralisation initiatives for improved health service delivery in the rural areas in Tanzania. Institutional characteristics, legal frame work, systems and administrative structures were the main hindrance in the implementation of decentralisation for improved health services and its delivery. The institutional effects resulted to poor health service delivery infrastructures in terms of equipments availability, drugs and medicines, health workers, distance, delayed service, time management, lack of accountability and transparency. The study recommends a review of the existing framework, administrative systems, structures and processes and human resource capacity building.
Linking Crime Incidences with Demographic and Socio-Economic Factors in Kinondoni Police Region, Dar es Salaam
(International Journal of Development and Sustainability, 2017) Pallangyo, W. A
Despite several studies on demographic, socio-economic factors and crime incidences, the need for further analysis remains contested. The multinomial Logistic Regression Model was applied to establish the association of these three variables. Primary data was collected from police stations with detention facilities by using a structured questionnaire. The findings pointed out significant relationships between demographic and socio-economic factors and crime incidences. However, the main economic activity of the respondent was not a significant factor influencing crime incidences. These results are imperative for policy formulation targeting the reduction of crimes.
Local Government Reform Programs and Human Resource Capacity Building in Africa: Evidence from Local Government Authorities (LGAs) in Tanzania
(International Journal of Public Administration, 2010) Pallangyo, W. A
Prospects and Challenges in the Deliverance of Executive Asters Degree Programmes
(Huria: Journal of the Open University of Tanzania, 2014) Pallangyo, W. A
In the recent decade Executive Masters degree programmes have become very popular deliverance in the Tanzanian higher learning institutions. Such shift of paradigm may have occurred due to public budgetary cuts, employment and socio economic conditions that do not favour full time courses attendance and recent higher learning marketing processes. Using The Open University of Tanzania as a case study, this article will focus on two programmes, namely; Executive Masters in Business Administration (EMBA) and Masters in Community Economic Development (MCED) to analyze its deliverance prospects and challenges. Data collection tools included questionnaire, interviews and documentary analysis. We are arguing that the Executive Master‟s Degree programmes can be made more effective by being more practical, learner-centered and adoption of blended learning approach. These changes in the provision of Executive Masters degree programmes may expand the impact of the higher learning institutions in the communities and labor markets
Trade Impediments and Market Transaction Arrangements for Maize and Rice in Tanzania
(World Journal of Social Science Research, 2014) Pallangyo, W. A
This research paper is focused on the exploration of the impediments to beneficial trade and their resultant market transaction arrangement in maize and rice. The study therefore was confined to the following three specific objectives to first, explore perceptions and experiences on the impediments to beneficial trade among rice and maize growers and their socio-economic impacts for farmers and food security in the study area. Second, to identify production and marketing models and describe their structure, conduct and performance; and thirdly, to describe transaction costs and related impediments in the value added chain for both crops in Tanzania. Survey was done in three regions: Shinyanga region representing rice growing regions and Ruvuma and Iringa regions representing maize growing regions of Tanzania. The study involved a sample of 100 smallholder rice farmer traders and 131 maize farmer traders. This study adapted Williamsonian Transaction Costs Economics (TCE) approach (as applied in Pitelis (1993) and Furubotn et al. (2000) to identify market arrangements based on transaction costs of producing and trading in the two grain crops. Based on the observed farmers’ perception and experiences with prevailing trade impediments, this study has proposed five stylized market arrangements referred to in this paper as Cereal Transaction Arrangements (CTAs). Each of these CTAs was found to have strengths and weaknesses—hence no single trade policy could be more appropriate across all CTAs. The paper recommends that the government should reduce transactions costs in CTA4 and also CTA5 which involve more progressive commercial farmers by putting in place pro-poor trade policies. Such transaction costs include cost of identifying weighing devices, constructing warehouses, corruption, levies and quantitative trade restrictions.