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Item Assessing the Need for Public Pharmacy Expansions: a Case Study on Kenema Public Pharmacies in Addis Ababa(Addis Ababa University, 2023-06) Amare Gebrehiwot; Abdurezak Mohammed (PhD)Community pharmacies are the most accessible and convenient place for providing preventive and curative health care services for local community. Public Pharmacies are types of community pharmacies owned by government (public). According to International Pharmaceutical Federation, the average population served by a pharmacy could be used as an indication of a country’s community pharmacy infrastructure and capacity. However, in Ethiopia, community pharmacies are underutilized resources with a very high ratio of inhabitants per pharmacy. The purpose of this study was to assess the need for public pharmacy expansions in Addis Ababa city, Ethiopia. A convergent parallel mixed research approach with descriptive cross sectional study design was implemented. Both quantitative and qualitative data was collected concurrently, analyzed separately, and the results were mixed for data interpretation and analysis. To determine the sample size, proportionate stratified random sampling design technique was used. The study used quasi-structured questionnaire to collect data from participants working in Kenema public pharmacy branches. Based in the results, the weekly average number of customers for class A, class B and class C pharmacies was found to be 1848, 900 and 587, respectively. Similarly, the daily ratio of number of customers to pharmacy personnel was 61, 46 and 43 for class A, class B and class C pharmacies, respectively. The study disclosed that, the average dispensing time in the pharmacies was only 1.6 minutes (96 seconds). All most all the respondents agreed about the need of additional KPP branches to serve the community in Addis Ababa City. Generally, this research showed that, KPP has underutilized business opportunity, unsatisfied (unaddressed) customer need and underrated community service role. Even though, KPP is playing a crucial role in community pharmacy service, the number of branches is not sufficient to address the need of community’s pharmacy service in Addis Ababa. Furthermore, the current practice and service of KPP needs to be renovated to fit with the “good pharmacy practices” standards. Therefore, the enterprise should take practical managerial decisions to renovate and improve the pharmacy service. Relevant and reliable scientific research should be also conducted for the enterprise’s further development & future actionsItem Assessment of Project Manager Selection Practices: The Case of Ethiopian Construction Works Corporation(Addis Ababa University, 2022-06) Hamerenoah Girma; Abdurezak Mohammed (PhD)This study is conducted to assess the project manager selection practices in the case of Ethiopian Construction Works Corporation. Data was collected using questionnaire and interview. The questionnaire was distributed to thirty-one human resource department personnel who are randomly selected from the total population and the interview was conducted with four representatives of the four sectors of ECWC. Then, the collected data was analyzed using descriptive statistics by applying SPSS version 25 application. The main findings indicate that project management knowledge areas are well exercised to select an individual as a project manager. Technical skills, educational background, professional experience and recommendation by immediate supervisor are the top criteria and value of soft skill is underestimated in the process in the project manager selection process. The project manager selection process depends on personal judgment of committee members. Being a project manager is not only about having hard skill or technical knowhow. Finally, based on the reviewed literatures the study recommends to the corporation to give more attention for soft skills in its project manager selection practices. Key words: Project manager; project manager selection; hard skill; soft skill; project manager selection criteria