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The Changing Landscape—is there Room for Forestry in the New South Africa?
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Forestry Journal • Authors: GuyA. Cellier --- Mondi Forests,South Africa is going through a period of radical change, and traditionally disadvantaged people are expecting access to resources and opportunities that have thus far been denied them. -
Effects of Afforestation and Clearfelling on birds and small Mammals at Grootvadersbosch, South Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Forestry Journal • Authors: A.J. Armstrong --- Department of Nature Conservation, Republic of South Africa H.J. van Hensbergen --- Department of Nature Conservation, Republic of South AfricaResults from a short-term study of birds and small mammals in pine plantations, regenerating clear-felled sites and indigenous forest and fynbos habitats at Grootvadersbosch, southern Cape, indicate that the pine faunal assemblages are pauperised in relation to those of the... -
Ammonia volatilization and denitrification losses from commercial fertilizers applied to soil samples
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Plant and Soil • Authors: A. D.P. Botha --- , Republic of South Africa D.C. Pretorius --- , Republic of South AfricaNitrogen losses from nine nitrogen fertilizers, applied to four different topsoil samples, were compared in the laboratory. Total N losses were determined 28 days after application, as a difference between the extractable soil nitrogen initially and after 28 days. The... -
Population dynamics and potential yield of three species of giant winkles in the Western Cape, South Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Marine Science • Authors: A. Pulfrich T. A. BranchOf the southern African intertidal and shallow subtidal trochid and turbinid gastropods, Turbo sarmaticus, T. cidaris and Oxystele sinensis, are the most abundant large species, and therefore obvious targets for a winkle fishery. T. sarmaticus is harvested by recreational snorkel... -
The logistic model-generated carrying capacities, maximum sustained off-take rates and optimal stocking rates for Kenya's commercial ranches
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Range & Forage Science • Authors: JT Njoka PID KinyuaThis paper deals with the derivation of logistic models for cattle, sheep and goats in a commercial ranching system in Machakos District, Kenya, a savannah ecosystem with average annual rainfall of 589.3 ± 159.3mm and an area of 10 117ha... -
An assessment of participation, catch and effort in the offshore boat-based linefishery in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Marine Science • Authors: SW Dunlop --- , South Africa BQ Mann --- , South AfricaThis study evaluates trends in participation, catch and effort in the KwaZulu-Natal offshore boat-based linefishery. Methods used included a random access-point survey and an associated questionnaire survey. The study was undertaken between February 2009 and April 2010. Total participation in... -
A new approach to modelling streamflow reductions resulting from commercial afforestation in South Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: The Southern African Forestry Journal • Authors: M.B. Gush --- Environmentek CSIR, D.F. Scott --- Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences, Canada G.P.W. Jewitt --- School of Bio-Resources Engineering and Environmental Hydrology, R.E. Schulze --- School of Bio-Resources Engineering and Environmental Hydrology, L.A. Hallowes --- , A.H.M. Görgens --- Dept. of Civil Engineering,The Department of Water Mfairs and Forestry has, for some time, needed a comprehensive tool to incorporate the impacts of commercial afforestation on water resources into water use authorisation and allocation processes. Simulation modelling on a national scale, using the... -
Knowledge on Sclerocarya birrea subsp. caffra with emphasis on its importance as a non-timber forest product in South and southern Africa: A Summary
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: The Southern African Forestry Journal • Authors: Rachel Wynberg --- Graduate School of Environmental Studies, South Africa Jill Cribbins --- , South Africa Roger Leakey --- Agroforestry and Novel Crops Unit, School of Tropical Biology, Australia Cyril Lombard --- CRIAA SA-DC, Namibia Myles Mander --- , South Africa Sheona Shackleton --- Environmental Science Programme, South Africa Caroline Sullivan --- Centre for Ecology and Hydrology, Crownmarsh Gifford, EnglandSclerocarya birrea (marula) forms an integral part of the diet, tradition and culture of rural communities in southern Africa and also is central to various commercial initiatives. This second part of a review on the species provides an overview of... -
The ecology and management of the Miombo woodlands for sustainable livelihoods in southern Africa: the case for non-timber forest products
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern Forests: a Journal of Forest Science • Authors: PW Chirwa S Syampungani CJ GeldenhuysThere is new and increasing emphasis on the contribution of non-timber forest products (NTFPs) to improving the livelihoods of rural communities and therefore the need for sustainable management of forest ecosystems of the Miombo woodlands to ensure the continued availability... -
Nutrient leaching under zero tension in a subtropical clonal eucalypt plantation on a sandy soil in South Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Plant and Soil • Authors: Steven B Dovey --- Sustainable Forest Productivity Research, South Africa Ben du Toit --- Department of Forest and Wood Science, South Africa Willem P de Clercq --- Department of Soil Science, South AfricaLittle is known about the effects of residue burning or retention on nutrient leaching during the inter-rotation of clonal Eucalyptus grown on the sandy soils of subtropical Zululand, South Africa. A study compared zero-tension nutrient leaching through the top metre... -
Assessing the utility of ALOS PALSAR and SPOT 4 to predict timber volumes in even-aged Eucalyptus plantations located in Zululand, South Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern Forests: a Journal of Forest Science • Authors: Riyad Ismail --- Sappi Forests, South Africa Horst Kassier --- Sappi Forests, South Africa Morries Chauke --- Sappi Forests, South Africa Francesco Holecz --- Sarmap SA, Switzerland Nico Hattingh --- Sappi Forests, South AfricaIn commercial forestry, regular terrestrial enumerations of the growing stock are required for the valuation, sustain-able management and planning of current and future timber supplies. In this study we examined whether the combination of synthetic aperture radar (ALOS PALSAR) and... -
South African consumers’ selection criteria for ornamental plants: a market perspective
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Plant and Soil • Authors: Lorraine Middleton --- Department of Biology, South AfricaThe considerations of South African consumers in the ornamental plant sector can be interpreted as selection criteria and be used as a marketing tool to increase the use of indigenous plants for ornamental purposes locally. A countrywide survey was undertaken... -
Unearthing poison use and consequent anecdotal vulture mortalities in Namibia’s commercial farmland – implications for conservation
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Ostrich: Journal of African Ornithology • Authors: Andrea Santangeli --- Helsinki Laboratory of Ornithology, Finnish Museum of Natural History, Finland Volen Arkumarev --- Bulgarian Society for Protection of Birds/BirdLife Bulgaria, Bulgaria Liz Komen --- Namibia Animal Rehabilitation Research and Education Centre, Namibia Peter Bridgeford --- Vultures Namibia, Namibia Holger Kolberg --- Directorate Scientific Services, Ministry of Environment and Tourism, NamibiaAcross Africa, the illegal use of poison is triggering a continent-wide scavenger crisis, with vultures suffering the most severe negative consequences. Vultures may die as indirect victims of the conflict between livestock farmers and predators, or they may be directly... -
Commercialization of higher education institutions’ research within the National System of Innovation
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Wanjiru Gachie --- Discipline of Computer Science Education, South Africa Desmond Wesley Govender --- Discipline of Computer Science Education, South AfricaThe commercialization of higher education institutions’ (HEIs’) research within the South African National System of Innovation (NSI) has received prominence in the post-apartheid era. Intra-African NSI dialogue to draw out context-specific and generic country experiences that could inform policy developments,... -
The rise and fall of Liqhobong Diamond Mine Cooperative in Lesotho
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Anthropology Southern Africa • Authors: Esther Makhetha --- Department of Anthropology and Archaeology, South AfricaDiamond mining in the rural highlands of Lesotho has taken different forms over the past century: unregulated diamond digging by locals and “migrant” diggers in the early 1950s; regulated diamond mining by a state-sponsored diamond cooperative from 1978 onwards; and... -
Behavioural interventions promoting condom use among female sex workers in sub-Saharan Africa: a systematic review
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: Uchenna O Okafor --- Department of Health Promotion, the Netherlands Rik Crutzen --- Department of Health Promotion, the Netherlands Yauri Aduak --- Research Unit, Society for Family Health, Nigeria Sylvia Adebajo --- HIV/AIDS Unit, Population Council, Nigeria Hubertus W Van den Borne --- Department of Health Promotion, the NetherlandsThe objective of this review was to provide an overview of behavioural interventions promoting condom use amongst female sex workers (FSW) in sub-Saharan Africa. A search of four electronic bibliographic databases from 1990 to September 2016 was carried out. The... -
Towards an understanding of the commercialization drivers of research findings in Iran
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Leila Namdarian --- Department of Information Policy, Society and Information Faculty, Iran Ali Naimi-Sadigh --- Department of e-Business, Information Technology Faculty, IranTaking a look at the performance of Iranian universities and research centres, one might notice that despite their Research and Development (R&D) capacities, most have fallen short in research commercialization, leaving them dependent on government funding. Hence, certain mechanisms should... -
A review of conservation agriculture research in South Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Plant and Soil • Authors: Corrie M Swanepoel --- Agricultural Research Council–Institute for Soil, South Africa Lourens H Swanepoel --- Department of Zoology, South Africa Hendrik J Smith --- Grain SA, South AfricaConservation agriculture (CA) is advocated as a sustainable farming method to improve soil health, increase crop yields and food security, while reducing input costs. In South Africa, a country with low rainfall, limited agricultural lands and a large smallholder farming... -
Investigating the informal mode of financing utilized for construction financing in Somalia: Some evidence
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Mohamed Ibrahim Nor --- Faculty of Management Sciences, Somalia Tajul Ariffin Masron --- School of Management, MalaysiaIntermediation is the main objective of any financial industry. While financing services are provided by formal financial institutions in the advanced world, financing services are provided differently in emerging economies. Hence, various alternative modes of financing are used in these... -
Commercialization and its determinants among smallholder farmers in Zimbabwe. A case of Shamva District, Mashonaland Central Province
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Theresa Rubhara --- Department of Agricultural Economics, School of Agricultural, Earth and Environmental Sciences, South Africa Maxwell Mudhara --- Department of Agricultural Economics, School of Agricultural, Earth and Environmental Sciences, South AfricaEmpirical evidence supports the attainment of economic growth through commercialization of agricultural production. However, there are still high levels of subsistence farming in sub-Saharan Africa. The aim of this study was to determine commercialization levels of smallholder farmers and the... -
Drivers of commercialization: A case of indigenous chicken production in northern Uganda
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Irene Penninah Aryemo --- Department of Rural Development and Agribusiness, Uganda Irine Akite --- Department of Rural Development and Agribusiness, Uganda Enos Katya Kule --- Department of Rural Development and Agribusiness, Uganda Donald Rugira Kugonza --- Department of Agricultural Production, College of Agricultural & Environmental Sciences (CAES), Uganda Marion Wilfred Okot --- Department of Animal Production and Range Management, Uganda Basil Mugonola --- Department of Rural Development and Agribusiness, UgandaThis study was conducted to assess the drivers of commercialization and profitability among the smallholder farmers of indigenous chickens (IC) in northern Uganda. A market index was constructed to measure the proportion of IC marketed as a proxy for commercialization... -
Institutional logics and sustainability of selected small and medium-sized audit firms
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Accounting Research • Authors: Carla Coetzee --- Department of Auditing, South Africa Karin Barac --- Department of Auditing, South Africa Joanne Seligmann --- Department of Financial Management, South AfricaAlthough an abundance of research exists concerning larger audit firms, studies on small-scale audit firms are scarce. This study investigates how small and medium-sized audit firms deal with professional and commercial logic for sense-making and legitimisation of their strategies and... -
Volume recovery and estimation of commercial volumes of Okan (Cylicodiscus gabunensis Harms) in southern Cameroon
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern Forests: a Journal of Forest Science • Authors: Julien M Seka --- Ministry of Forestry and Wildlife, National Forestry School, Cameroon Jean Bégin --- Department of Wood and Forest Sciences, Faculty of Forestry, Geography and Geomatics, CanadaThe objective of this study was to quantify the volume of residues and develop volume equations for estimation of commercial outside-bark volumes of Okan (Cylicodiscus gabunensis) at different logging stages. Two hundred and five stems with diameter at breast height... -
Sources of technological learning among tenants of Nigeria’s incubators
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Caleb Muyiwa Adelowo --- , NigeriaPast literature on incubation has examined the benefits and roles incubators play in the stimulation of local and regional economies. Studies have also shown the enormous implications of technological and non-technological assistance to tenants’ enterprises. However, research on the process... -
Age estimates of chokka squid Loligo reynaudii off South Africa and their use to test the effectiveness of a closed season for conserving this resource
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Marine Science • Authors: MR Lipiński --- , South Africa CH Mwanangombe --- , South Africa D Durholtz --- , South Africa D Yemane --- , South Africa J Githaiga-Mwicigi --- , South Africa WHH Sauer --- , South AfricaThis study presents age distributions in an exploited population of spawning chokka squid Loligo reynaudii together with their back-calculated spawning times, and considers the results in relation to the exploitation of this species. Samples were collected during two closed fishing... -
Smallholder wheat farmers’ commercialization level and its determinants in northwestern Ethiopia
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Yonnas Addis Mihretie --- , EthiopiaThis study analyzes the commercial engagement of smallholder farmers in wheat commercialization at the farm level and the factors affecting this. A stratified three stage sampling technique was used to collect data from 195 smallholder wheat farmers. Descriptive and Tobit... -
The effect of adjacent vegetation on fire severity in Afrotemperate forest along the southern Cape coast of South Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern Forests: a Journal of Forest Science • Authors: Brandon Giddey --- , South Africa Johan A Baard --- , South Africa Lufuno Vhengani --- , South Africa Tineke Kraaij --- , South AfricaRecently two large wildfires (around the towns of Knysna in 2017 and George in 2018) jointly burnt over 80 000 ha in the southern Cape, South Africa. Here, patches of closed-canopy Afrotemperate forest occur within a matrix of fire-prone (native)... -
Commercialization level and determinants of market participation of smallholder wheat farmers in northern Ethiopia
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Dubale Abate --- , Ethiopia Fikadu Mitiku --- , Ethiopia Rijalu Negash --- , EthiopiaWheat market participation improves the income and economic growth of many smallholder farmers in Ethiopia. Despite this, smallholder farmers are not enough to participate in the wheat market so that commercialization level is very low due to different factors. This... -
Creating sustainable competitive advantage in the hospitality industry through commercial friendships: connecting the host and guest on a social and emotional level
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Research in Hospitality Management • Authors: Sake Jan Velthuis --- , The NetherlandsA large part of quality and competitive advantage in hospitality comes from friendly service. A lot of research in the hospitality industry is done from the viewpoint of management and aimed at how businesses should be designed to be friendly,... -
Factors affecting commercialisation of vegetables by central Vietnamese smallholders
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Hung Gia Hoang --- , VietnamIn order to promote smallholders to adopt the commercial farming of crops, it is important to understand the factors that affect their decisions to commercialize. However, little empirical research has looked at what has shaped smallholders’ decisions to adopt commercial... -
Unlocking the commercialization potentials of Moringa oleifera production in Southwestern Nigeria
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: T. O. Ojo --- , Nigeria A. A. Adetoro --- , Pietermaritzburg, South Africa A. A. Ogundeji --- , South Africa J. A. Belle --- , South Africa M. S. C. Ngidi --- , Pietermaritzburg, South AfricaDespite the importance of Moringa oleifera tree for food security at the smallholder farmers’ level, there is no consolidated socioeconomic information about the crop such as its contribution to household food security and income, and its production potential, commercialization and... -
Smallholder vegetable farmers’ commercialization to enhance rural livelihoods in the Eastern Cape province, South Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Lelethu Mdoda --- , South Africa Mzuyanda Christian --- , South AfricaThis study aims at establishing how vegetables can be commercialized to improve rural livelihoods in the Eastern Cape province of South Africa. A structured questionnaire was used to obtain primary data from 120 multi-purposive selected smallholder vegetable farmers. Descriptive statistics,... -
Factors associated with buying sex and the knowledge that condoms prevent HIV among long-distance truck drivers at Kazungula weighbridge terminal, Chobe District, Botswana
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: Wada Gaolaolwe --- Lobatse Institute of Health Sciences, Botswana Mathildah Mokgatle --- Sefako Makgatho Health Sciences University, South AfricaBackground: Long-distance truck drivers (LDTDs) have a higher rate of HIV infection compared to the general population. This is due to their living and working conditions which predispose them to riskier sexual behaviours. Inadequate knowledge of HIV and AIDS, coupled... -
Technology transfer as a catalyst for effective university-industry collaboration in Botswana
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Mhlambululi Mafu --- Case Western Reserve University, USAThe university-industry contractual research collaborations to solve complex problems jointly and create social and economic impact have long existed. Technology Transfer Offices (TTOs) constitute formal technology intermediaries established to strengthen university-industry collaborations. However, the differences in needs and capabilities, individual... -
Marine macroalgae of the Agulhas Marine Province of South Africa: biodiversity, exploitation and potential for aquaculture
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Marine Science • Authors: JJ Bolton --- University of Cape Town, South Africa CD McQuaid --- Rhodes University, South AfricaThe Agulhas Marine Province (AMP) extends along most of the south coast of South Africa, from Cape Agulhas to the vicinity of the Mbashe River mouth in the Eastern Cape Province, and has its own distinctive warm-temperate seaweed flora, with... -
Variation in survival, growth and stem straightness in Eucalyptus urophylla provenances in the Southern Highlands region of Tanzania
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern Forests: a Journal of Forest Science • Authors: MJ Sangiwa --- Sokoine University of Agriculture, Tanzania SAO Chamshama --- Sokoine University of Agriculture, Tanzania SMS Maliondo --- Sokoine University of Agriculture, Tanzania JN Mwambusi --- Sokoine University of Agriculture, Tanzania RP Mushumbusi --- Tanzania Forestry Research Institute, Tanzania SM Mputa --- Tanzania Forestry Research Institute, TanzaniaLack of quality planting materials has significantly limited productivity and quality of commercial forestry plantations in Tanzania. A provenance/progeny trial of Eucalyptus urophylla was established to test performance in order to select the best planting materials for future plantation activities... -
Contribution of R&D grants and investment to the commercialization of innovations in Uganda: Lessons from UNCST a science granting council
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Ronald Jjagwe --- Makerere University, Uganda John Baptist Kirabira --- Makerere University, Uganda Norbert Mukasa --- Makerere University, UgandaThe Government of Uganda (GoU) has prioritized Science, Technology, and Innovation (STI) in its pursuit of a knowledge-based economy. While scholars have identified a positive association between innovation investment and performance, the role of R&D grants and investment in the... -
Eunicid polychaete worms used as bait with particular reference to Australia, South Africa and France; the need for development of management plans based on their biology and ecology
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Zoology • Authors: Pat Hutchings --- Australian Museum Research Institute, Australia Jyothi Kara --- , South Africa Nicolas Lavesque --- CNRS, Université de Bordeaux, Bordeaux INP, EPOC,Worldwide, bait worms are collected for recreational and subsistence fishing, and fetch high prices in bait shops. While a variety of polychaete families are collected, we focus only on the “Marphysa” group (Family Eunicidae) occurring in rivers, estuaries and protected... -
The mediating role of transformational leadership in the relationship between institutional pressures and collaboration with commercialization of university research output: A pilot study
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Gregory Tweheyo --- Bustema University, Uganda Ernest Abaho --- Makerere University Business School, Uganda Anju M. Verma --- Texila American University, Guyana Ibrahim Musenze --- Bustema University, UgandaThe purpose of this study is to lay emphasis on Uganda’s universities in light of the examination of how institutional pressures and collaboration influence the commercialization of university research output with the mediating role of transformational leadership. Data were collected... -
Exploratory characterisation of recreational fishing for skipjack tuna Katsuwonus pelamis and eastern little tuna Euthynnus affinis in South Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Marine Science • Authors: S Viana --- University of Cape Town, South Africa MW Farthing --- Rhodes University, South Africa C Bova --- Rhodes University, South Africa O Marcone --- , United Kingdom WHH Sauer --- Rhodes University, South AfricaDespite being important to artisanal and industrial fisheries, little is known about the role of skipjack tuna Katsuwonus pelamis and the eastern little tuna (or kawakawa) Euthynnus affinis in recreational fisheries. This study used a banner-recruited, online questionnaire of recreational... -
Teff (Eragrostis tef) Commercialization: Status, constraints and opportunities in Offa District, Southern Ethiopia
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Eyasu Hantalo --- Wolaita Sodo University, Ethiopia Alula Tafesse --- Wolaita Sodo University, EthiopiaThere is a lack of scientific work on identifying limiting factors of smallholder market orientation. This study investigated the status, constraints, and opportunities of Teff commercialization in southern Ethiopia. The study used both primary and secondary data sources to address... -
Phases of STI cycle: Countries comparative analysis
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Eugeny Balatsky --- Financial University under the Government of the Russian Federation, Russian Federation Svetlana Ushakova --- Politics and Law in Science and Technology, Russian Federation Vadim Malahov [cor1] Maxim Yurevich --- Financial University under the Government of the Russian Federation, Russian FederationThis article focuses on a comparative analysis of the main technological development stages of a country. For the purpose of assessing the S&T potential of countries, a method of creating a scientific and technological balance is proposed. This approach unites... -
Assessing technological capability of innovative stress detection tools in forestry for the improvement of commercial production: a South African perspective
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern Forests: a Journal of Forest Science • Authors: Regardt Ferreira --- School of Natural Resource Management, South Africa Kabir Peerbhay --- Sappi Shaw Research Centre, South Africa Josua Louw --- School of Natural Resource Management, South Africa Ilaria Germishuizen --- Institute for Commercial Forestry Research, South Africa Naeem Agjee --- Sappi Shaw Research Centre, South Africa Mikka Parag --- University of KwaZulu-Natal, South AfricaThere is a constant need for efficient screening methods of plant physiological stress in nursery and plantation forestry systems. Most stress is assessed visually, which can be subjective and requires manpower that is time-consuming and expensive. However, as technology has... -
Refinement of a site classification system for South African plantation forestry using regionally downscaled climate model input
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern Forests: a Journal of Forest Science • Authors: Steven Dovey --- Scion (NZ Forest Research Institute Ltd), New Zealand Jacob Crous --- Sappi Shaw Research Centre, South Africa Yolandi Ernst --- Global Change Institute, University of the Witwatersrand, South AfricaDeemed a climate change hotspot, southern Africa is already experiencing increasing average temperatures associated with extreme weather events, such as drought and flooding. Climate change has already induced many weather and climate extremes in South Africa, and these are likely... -
Effect of entrepreneurial orientation on sustainable financial practices: The roles of dynamic capabilities and institutional conditions
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Africa Journal of Management • Authors: Divine Atinyo --- University of Cape Coast, Ghana George Tweneboah --- University of Cape Coast, GhanaEntrepreneurial orientation (EO) is increasingly recognized as a vital strategic factor, particularly in volatile business environments. While EO can potentially drive superior sustainable financial practices (SFP), there remains a gap in understanding the underlying mechanisms and contextual factors that complement...