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Evaluering van die effek van industriële uitvloeisels op grondbiodegradasie en ontkieming met behulp van mikrobiologiese aktiwiteitsbepalings en ontkiemingstudies
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Plant and Soil • Authors: P. J.G. van der Merwe --- , Republiek van Suid-Afrika E. Nel --- , Republiek van Suid-Afrika H. J.C. Smith --- , Republiek van Suid-Afrika A. van Wyk --- , Republiek van Suid-AfrikaDie bydrae van grondmikro-organismes tot biologiese aktiwiteite in die grand is baie belangrik, veral met betrekking tot hul metaboliese aktiwiteite, asook hul rol in energievloei en voedingsiklusse van, bv. C, N, P, S, Fe, Mn, en Si. 'n Versteuring van... -
Gips as grond en water ameliorant
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Plant and Soil • Authors: H. J.C. Smith --- , Republiek van Suid-Afrika A.H. Loock --- , Republiek van Suid-Afrika A.J. van der Merwe --- , Republiek van Suid-AfrikaGips korn algemeen voor, beide as 'n mineraal (gemynde gips) sowel as 'n industriële neweproduk (fosforgips of nywerheidsgips) en word vryelik gebruik as 'n grond en water ameliorant. Groot hoeveelhede nywerheidsgips word jaarliks in Suid-Afrika vervaardig in gebiede waar natuurlike... -
General history of the South African Forest Industry: 2003 to 2006
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: The Southern African Forestry Journal • Authors: W. J. A. LouwThe reason for the survival and growth of the Forestry Industry is its ability to adapt to change. The Industry has a proven record of innovation and entrepreneurial ability to meet the challenges of the future. Taking into account the... -
Psychometric Evaluation of The Utrecht Work Engagement Scale (UWES) and Oldenburg Burnout Inventory (OLBI) within a Cement Factory
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Martin Lekutle --- North-West University, Jan Alewyn Nel --- North-West University,This study evaluated the psychometric properties of the Utrecht Work Engagement Scale (UWES) and the Oldenburg Burnout Inventory (OLBI) within a cement factory. Respondents were 187 employees (males =168, females =19) from a cement factory in the North West province... -
The West Coast rock lobster Jasus lalandii as a valuable source for chitin and astaxanthin
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Marine Science • Authors: L Auerswald G GädeEstimates are made of the maximal amount of chitin and astaxanthin that can potentially be retrieved from material of the South African West Coast rock lobster Jasus lalandii. Three different sources were investigated: (a) industrial waste from lobster processing factories,... -
A knowledge base for management of the capital-intensive fishery for small pelagic fish off South Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Marine Science • Authors: TP Fairweather M Hara CD van der Lingen J Raakjær LJ Shannon GG Louw P Degnbol RJM CrawfordAs a contribution to South Africa's move towards an ecosystem approach to fisheries management, this study explores the existence of common perceptions about South Africa's pelagic fishery between resource users and scientists. It represents a collaborative research effort of social... -
Studying Issues Related to Industry and Technology: A Journey into Interdisciplinarity
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Manik Kher [d858024e18]No research can be perfect without an interdisciplinary approach, especially in studies related to industry, which is the most dynamic of all societal aspects. Industry is sensitive to socio-economic and political scenarios. The legal system also is not free from... -
Science and Technology Activities in the Emerging Economies: Options for Nigeria1
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Oluseye O. Jegede --- National Centre for Technology Management, Nigeria Blessing F. Ojo --- National Centre for Technology Management, NigeriaThis study identifies how two emerging economies developed science and technology capabilities through science and technology (S&T) education/training, research and experimental development. This was done in order to recommend policy options for Nigeria for the development of its industrial sector... -
The Impact of Privatisation on Technological Upgrading: A Case Study
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Judith Fessehaie --- Research Associate, PRISM,This paper investigates the trajectory of Zambia's local supply chain to the copper mining sector. The policies adopted in the 1990s under the Structural Adjustment Programme succeeded in attracting much-needed foreign direct investment (FDI) to the mining sector. Nevertheless, state... -
Clustering and Innovation in the Auto-mechanic Industry in Nigeria
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: B.A. Oluwale --- African Institute for Science Policy and Innovation, OAU, M.O. Ilori --- African Institute for Science Policy and Innovation, OAU, T.O. Oyebisi --- African Institute for Science Policy and Innovation, OAU,This study determined the effect of clustering on innovation in the auto-mechanic industry in south-western Nigeria. It involved 13 auto-mechanic villages (clusters) comprising of 237 master mechanics located within Lagos and Ogun states and 145 master mechanics in Osun state... -
General history of the South Mrican forest industry: 1975 to 1990
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: The Southern African Forestry Journal • Authors: W. J. A. Louw --- Department of Forestry, South AfricaThe more important events and developments in the history of the forest industry are summarized. The industry matured and expanded during this period in a number of aspects of which increase in exports and the emergence of the private sector... -
General history of the South African forest industry : 1991 to 2002
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: The Southern African Forestry Journal • Authors: W.J.A. Louw --- Department of Forestry,“dapt or die” is a cliche that is often used to emphasise the need to change to ensure survival and sustained growth. During the 1990s the Forest Industry had to do just that. Never in the history of forestry did... -
The role of the forestry industry for the success of community forestry: a comparative input–output analysis across India and the Philippines
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern Forests: a Journal of Forest Science • Authors: Jungho Suh --- Geography, Environment and Population, AustraliaThis paper uses the 'input–output analysis' technique to investigate why the Joint Forest Management program in India has expanded while the uptake of the Community-based Forest Management program in the Philippines has been relatively slow. The forward linkage of the... -
Bridging the gap between VCT and HIV/AIDS treatment uptake: perspectives from a mining-sector workplace in South Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: Anil Bhagwanjee Inge Petersen Olagoke Akintola Gavin GeorgeThis qualitative study sought to understand users' perceptions of the voluntary counselling and testing (VCT) and HIV-treatment services offered by a mining company in South Africa, with the intention of making recommendations to improve the rates of uptake. A purposive... -
Workplace peer educators and stress
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: David Dickinson Kabelo Duncan KgateaPeer educators form an important component of company responses to HIV and AIDS. Based on interviews with peer educators working in and around a mining company in South Africa's North-West Province, the study examines the relationship between involvement in peer... -
Sex work, reform initiatives and HIV/AIDS in inner-city Johannesburg
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: Marlise RichterThe on-going criminalisation of sex work in South Africa, concurrent sexual partnerships, socio-economic vulnerability, migrant status and gender-based violence intensify sex workers' risk of contracting HIV. These factors combine to restrict the skills, ability and resources of sex workers to... -
The relation of HIV testing and treatment to identity formation in Zambia
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: Emily Frank --- Anthropology Department, United StatesWhy would many Zambians be reluctant to access lifesaving antiretroviral treatment? Does the process of accessing an HIV test in Zambia promote an identity that can change individuals' livelihood strategies? What happens to individuals when people access treatment? Voluntary testing... -
Mouthpart deformities in Chironomidae (Diptera) as indicators of heavy metal pollution in northern Lake Victoria, Uganda
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Aquatic Science • Authors: H Ochieng ED de Ruyter van Steveninck FM WandaDue to the absence of appropriate and sensitive tools for monitoring heavy metal pollution in northern Lake Victoria (Uganda), this study investigated mouthpart deformities in chironomid larvae (Diptera) in relation to concentrations of lead, copper, cadmium and zinc in lake... -
Simultaneous extraction of chitin and astaxanthin from waste of lobsters Jasus lalandii, and use of astaxanthin as an aquacultural feed additive
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Marine Science • Authors: L Auerswald G GädeThis work investigates simple methods for simultaneous extraction of astaxanthin and chitin from industrial waste of the South African West Coast rock lobster Jasus lalandii. Removal of proteins from waste is the critical step to yield intact chitin and astaxanthin... -
Forest management educational needs in South African forestry companies
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern Forests: a Journal of Forest Science • Authors: MG Jacobson C Ham PA AckermanSouth Africa is a world leader in the forest products industry and this industry contributes significantly to the country's economy. Challenges to the industry's future include land reform, water use, global competition, regulations, outsourcing and privatisation (the decreased role of... -
Damage to foliage and stems caused by fungal pathogens in young eucalypt plantations in Zambia
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern Forests: a Journal of Forest Science • Authors: A Muimba-Kankolongo --- School of Natural Resources, Zambia IN Nawa --- School of Agricultural Sciences, Zambia J Roux --- Department of Microbiology and Plant Pathology, Forestry and Agricultural Biotechnology Institute, South Africa P Ng'andwe --- School of Natural Resources, ZambiaPlantations consisting of non-native tree species were established on the Copperbelt of Zambia to supplement timber supply from natural forests and to meet the increasing demand of round wood and fuel wood for the copper mines. In early 2004, a... -
The opinion of patients at a local South Africa teaching hospital on physician-industry relations
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern African Journal of Anaesthesia and Analgesia • Authors: R Wise --- University of KwaZulu-Natal, RN Rodseth --- University of KwaZulu-Natal,Objectives: This study aimed to determine how South African patients at a regional state hospital perceived the practice of physicians accepting gifts from the pharmaceutical industry. The physician-patient relationship is built on trust, with an understanding that the physician will... -
Running the rat race
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern African Journal of Anaesthesia and Analgesia • Authors: W Pearce --- Department of Anesthesia, Penn State Milton S Hershey Medical Center, USA -
What are the university–productive sector links that matter in a small island country? The case of Cabo Verde
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Alexandre O. Vera-Cruz --- Department of Economics and the Postgraduate Program in Economics and Innovation Management, MexicoThere is extensive literature on university–firm links but it is mostly based on empirical evidence from advanced countries, emerging economies and developing countries that already have certain capabilities of the public research system and an important set of mature firms... -
Exploring a regional pharmaceutical innovation network as a possible solution to the market failure in the innovation of essential medicines for tropical diseases in sub-Saharan Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Thaddeus Manu --- Centre for Commercial Law Studies, UKFrom an economic reasoning perspective, pharmaceutical research and development operates as a pure market activity. This viewpoint suggests innovations are receptive to questions of commerce. It is on this basis the pharmaceutical industry has undervalued the innovation of medicines for... -
Mapping, measuring and managing African national systems of innovation for policy and development: the case of the Ghana national system of innovation
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Frank L. Bartels --- Innov8 Policy Advisory Services Ltd, Austria Ritin Koria --- Vienna University of Technology, Institute of Management Science, AustriaThe systemic approach to innovation as key to economic development, in the context of the knowledge-based economy is increasingly evident and is of strategic value in terms of industrial and development policy (Bartels et al. 2012). The national system of... -
Industrial development for Africa: Trade, technology and the role of the state
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Padmashree Gehl Sampath --- United Nations Conference on Trade and Development, SwitzerlandThe discourse on the nature of the developmental state and industrial policy options for Africa has become central to debates on how to promote overall growth and prosperity in the continent. This article poses a fundamental question on the nature... -
The state and innovation policy in Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Banji Oyelaran-Oyeyinka --- UN-HABITAT, Nairobi. Kenya and UNU-MERIT, The NetherlandsThis paper examines the role of African states in the process of industrialisation. It sets out to examine the nexus of state capacity, innovation policy and the dynamics of development. The methodology is largely qualitative through which a historical narrative... -
The evaluation of an equine-assisted therapy programme with a group of boys in a youth care facility
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Christa Boshoff --- Community Psychosocial Research, South Africa Herman Grobler --- Community Psychosocial Research, South Africa Alida Nienaber --- Community Psychosocial Research, South AfricaThe goal of this study was to evaluate the efficacy of an equine-assisted therapy programme aimed at improving the psychological well-being of boys in a custodial school of industry. Participants were 39 boys who live in a youth care facility... -
Future directions for international education and research on hospitality
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: • Authors: Sjoerd Gehrels --- Innovations in Hospitality, Stenden University of Applied Sciences, Leeuwarden, The NetherlandsThis paper presents considerations about future directions for international education and research in the field of hospitality management. The ideas are presented to provide a closer connection for the hospitality industry on an intellectual basis for doing joint research. Furthermore,... -
The economic importance and impacts of intellectual property rights (IPRs) in Sudan
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Samia Satti Osman Mohamed Nour --- UNU-MERIT, School of Business and Economics, The NetherlandsThis paper explains the importance of IPRs and examines the factors hindering and those contributing toward enhancing IPRs in Sudan. We find that the inadequacy of IPRs protection in Sudan is attributed to low integration in the international institutions, lack... -
Market segmentation and the cost of equity of companies listed on the Johannesburg Stock Exchange
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Accounting Research • Authors: C Correia --- Department of Accounting, E Uliana --- Department of Accounting,The segmentation between the Resources/Mining and the Financial and Industrial sectors on the Johannesburg stock exchange and the relative historical dominance of the Mining sector in relation to other international markets poses questions about whether the All share data or... -
A Note on The Estimation of Betas for Single Industry Companies
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: De Ratione • Authors: Colin Firer --- University of the Witwatersrand, Trevor A Thompson --- University of the Witwatersrand,In order to use the Capital Asset Pricing Model to estimate the cost of equity capital for an unquoted firm, it is often necessary to use the “pure-play” technique to obtain a surrogate beta with an appropriate asset structure for... -
Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in water, sediment and fish from the Warri River at Ubeji, Niger Delta, Nigeria
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Aquatic Science • Authors: MC Asagbra --- Ecology and Environmental Biology Research Unit, Department of Zoology, Nigeria AS Adebayo --- Cell Biology and Genetics Unit, Department of Zoology, Nigeria CI Anumudu --- Cell Biology and Genetics Unit, Department of Zoology, Nigeria OA Ugwumba --- Hydrobiology and Fisheries Research Unit, Department of Zoology, Nigeria AAA Ugwumba --- Hydrobiology and Fisheries Research Unit, Department of Zoology, NigeriaThe Warri River at Ubeji, Nigeria, receives pollutants from an oil refinery. The levels of 16 priority polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) in water, sediment and the tissue of tilapia from the Warri River were investigated in 2010 using gas chromatography... -
The conflict between industry hosts and master’s degree students’ expectations on students entering the hospitality industry
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: • Authors: Rajka Presbury --- Blue Mountains International Hotel School, Sydney, Australia Janette Illingsworth --- Blue Mountains International Hotel School, Sydney, Australia Scott Richardson --- Blue Mountains International Hotel School, Sydney, AustraliaThis paper reports on a qualitative study that sought to determine Australian industry hosts’ expectations and perceptions of hotel management master’s degree students on their placement in the industry, and the expectations of students when entering industry placement. The empirical dataset for... -
Addressing sustainability in hotel management education: designing a curriculum based on input from key stakeholders
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: • Authors: Frans Melissen --- Academy of Hotel Management, NHTV Breda University of Applied Sciences, Breda, The Netherlands Maartje Damen --- Academy of Hotel Management, NHTV Breda University of Applied Sciences, Breda, The NetherlandsThis paper reports on combining generic reference points that can be distilled from literature with the analysis of 18 face-to-face interviews with relevant stakeholders as input for designing a sustainability course within a (higher education) hotel management curriculum. The train of thought... -
Employer branding: A new approach for the hospitality industry
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: • Authors: Sjoerd A Gehrels --- Stenden University of Applied Sciences, Leeuwarden, the NetherlandsThe Western hospitality industry experiences a shortage of skilled professionals due to a poor image and competition from other sectors. Employer branding, which is used as a human resources strategy to differentiate brands, has the potential to deal with some... -
CEO's use of financial and non-financial performance measures: Manufacturing companies in Mauritius and Australia compared
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Accounting Research • Authors: DW Taylor --- School of Accounting, Curtin University of Technology, Australia T Soobaroyen --- School of Management, University of Mauritius, C Ah-Hen --- School of Management, University of Mauritius,It is contended in a body of management accounting literature that financial performance measures are being rendered less relevant than non-financial measures in the management of companies. Such a management trend towards non-financial performance measures is particularly applicable to manufacturing... -
The end of culture? Some directions for anthropology at the University of Pretoria
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Anthropology Southern Africa • Authors: John Sharp --- Department of Anthropology and Archaeology,This is the text of on inaugural lecture as Professor of Anthropology and Head of the Department of Anthropology and Archaeology at the University of Pretoria delivered on 19 October 2004. Several changes have been made to the text to... -
‘Qualified to work’: Anthropological insights into employee empowerment
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Anthropology Southern Africa • Authors: Stephné Herselman --- Department of Anthropology and Archaeology,Drawing on research conducted in a life insurance company, this paper looks at qualities and behaviour of a group of black financial consultants in terms of the notion of empowerment. It attempts to show that empowerment, in the sense of... -
‘Dabbling in the market’: Ideas on ‘an anthropology of marketing’
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Anthropology Southern Africa • Authors: Stephné Herselman --- Department of Anthropology and Archaeology,Contextualised in terms of the phenomenal growth in purchasing power in the so-called ‘emerging market’ in South Africa, this paper considers possibilities for anthropological involvement in market research, and looks at ways in which trust influences buying behaviour in the... -
Effect of briquetting temperature on the properties of biomass briquettes
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Okey Francis Obi --- Agricultural and Bioresources Engineering Department, Faculty of Engineering, NigeriaThe importance of and growing worldwide interest in developing technologies that could utilise biomass material cannot be over looked particularly in developing countries. This study investigated the effect of briquetting temperature (normal and high temperature) on the physical and combustion... -
The mediating effect of leader-member exchange between strengths use and work engagement
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Crizelle Els --- WorkWell Research Unit, South Africa Jolandie Viljoen --- School of Human Resource Sciences, South Africa Leon de Beer --- WorkWell Research Unit, South Africa Lelani Brand-Labuschagne --- WorkWell Research Unit, South AfricaThis study investigated the mediating effect of leader-member exchange (LMX) (as perceived by subordinates) in the relationship between strengths use and work engagement. Participants numbered 213 employees in a South African financial organisation (females=53.10%, blacks=19.40%). Data on their perceptions of... -
Workplace innovation influence on occupational safety and health
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Kassu Jilcha --- School of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering, Addis Ababa Institute of Technology, Ethiopia Daniel Kitaw --- School of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering, Addis Ababa Institute of Technology, Ethiopia Birhanu Beshah --- School of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering, Addis Ababa Institute of Technology, EthiopiaInnovation is an important science for the sustainable development of any country. Workplace innovation brings radical change in the workers’ environment, thereby enhancing the profitability of companies. However, most research and discussion of innovations are focussed on product development and/or... -
Development and characterisation of a modified multi-purpose pine oil detergent for a small-scale manufacturer in Lesotho
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Mosotho George --- Chemistry and Chemical Technology, Lesotho Ts'ukulu Motsamai --- Chemistry and Chemical Technology, LesothoThe interest in small-scale manufacturing of simple products seems to be growing in Lesotho. However, this could have undesirable effects without insights into the chemical processes involved in such presumed simple processes. This manuscript reports the partnership between the National... -
Hotel industry expansion and sustainable development: A case study of Inle Lake, Myanmar
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: • Authors: Harald Buijtendijk --- Academy for Tourism, NHTV Breda University of Applied Sciences, Breda, The Netherlands Kristina Tschunkert --- School of International Development, University of East Anglia, Norwich, UKThis article examines how international hotel industry expansion affects sustainable development in the context of least developed countries. The study focuses on power asymmetries in the governance processes of hotel value chains. First it develops a model to analyse these... -
Encounter group counsellor training with pre-service industrial psychologists: A pilot study
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Lené I. Jorgensen --- WorkWell, Research Unit for Economic and Management Sciences, School of Human Resource Sciences, South AfricaThis study explored the efficacy of an encounter group counsellor training protocol to prepare pre-service industrial-organisational (I-O) psychologists as workplace counsellors. The participants included 48 master’s degree students enrolled for I-O professional education at a South African university over the... -
Farmer perceptions of climate change impacts on Swaziland’s sugar industry
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Bon’sile Faith Nicollete Mhlanga-Ndlovu --- Department of Environmental Science, South Africa Godwell Nhamo --- Institute for Corporate Citizenship, University of South Africa, South AfricaThis study investigates the perceptions of sugarcane farmers on climate change impacts and their potential alternative livelihoods in the Lowveld of Swaziland with the objective of informing research and policy initiatives. The study obtained data mainly from a survey involving... -
Employer branding: A new approach for the hospitality industry
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Research in Hospitality Management • Authors: Sjoerd A Gehrels --- Stenden University of Applied Sciences, the Netherlands Joachim de Looij --- Hotel Mercure Arthur Frommer, The NetherlandsThe Western hospitality industry experiences a shortage of skilled professionals due to a poor image and competition from other sectors. Employer branding, which is used as a human resources strategy to differentiate brands, has the potential to deal with some... -
The conflict between industry hosts and master's degree students' expectations on students entering the hospitality industry
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Research in Hospitality Management • Authors: Rajka Presbury --- Blue Mountains International Hotel School, Australia Janette Illingsworth --- Blue Mountains International Hotel School, Australia Scott Richardson --- Blue Mountains International Hotel School, AustraliaThis paper reports on a qualitative study that sought to determine Australian industry hosts' expectations and perceptions of hotel management master's degree students on their placement in the industry, and the expectations of students when entering industry placement. The empirical... -
Addressing sustainability in hotel management education: designing a curriculum based on input from key stakeholders
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Research in Hospitality Management • Authors: Frans Melissen --- Academy of Hotel Management, NHTV Breda University of Applied Sciences, The Netherlands Maartje Damen --- Academy of Hotel Management, NHTV Breda University of Applied Sciences, The NetherlandsThis paper reports on combining generic reference points that can be distilled from literature with the analysis of 18 face-to-face interviews with relevant stakeholders as input for designing a sustainability course within a (higher education) hotel management curriculum. The train... -
Future directions for international education and research on hospitality
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Research in Hospitality Management • Authors: Sjoerd Gehrels --- Innovations in Hospitality, The NetherlandsThis paper presents considerations about future directions for international education and research in the field of hospitality management. The ideas are presented to provide a closer connection for the hospitality industry on an intellectual basis for doing joint research. Furthermore,... -
Hotel industry expansion and sustainable development: A case study of Inle Lake, Myanmar
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Research in Hospitality Management • Authors: Harald Buijtendijk --- Academy for Tourism, The Netherlands Kristina Tschunkert --- School of International Development, UKThis article examines how international hotel industry expansion affects sustainable development in the context of least developed countries. The study focuses on power asymmetries in the governance processes of hotel value chains. First it develops a model to analyse these... -
Comparing hotels’ employer brand effectiveness through social media and websites
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Research in Hospitality Management • Authors: Sjoerd Gehrels --- Stenden Hotel Management School, The Netherlands Natascha Wienen --- Stenden Hotel Management School, The Netherlands Julio Mendes --- Faculty of Economics, PortugalThis research explores hotel companies’ employer branding (EB) through the internet. Many countries in the world will face a gap between the demand for talent in the hospitality and tourism industry and the available talent pool. Previous research found that,... -
Employees’ perspectives of service quality in hotels
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Research in Hospitality Management • Authors: Mukhles M. Al-Ababneh --- Department of Hotel and Tourism Management, JordanAlthough the importance of service quality has been recognised, few studies have addressed service quality in hotels from the perspective of employees. Therefore, this study aims to measure the service quality of four and five-star hotels in Jordan from the... -
Work-integrated practices in a technology education setting
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Rosaline Sebolao --- Innovation in Learning and Teaching Unit, South Africa Isaac Ntshoe --- Innovation in Learning and Teaching Unit, South AfricaThis study sought to explore emerging university-industry partnerships in technology transfer education, the process for the engagement, and benefits to the learning and teaching experience. Participants were a convenience sample of ten lecturers at a technology university (females = 80%;... -
The mechanisms behind environmental strategies in chemical manufacturing firms
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Keshminder Singh --- Faculty of Business and Management, Malaysia VGR Chandran --- Faculty of Economics and Administration, Department of Development Studies, Malaysia Santha Chenayah Ramu --- Faculty of Economics and Administration, Department of Economics, MalaysiaThe evaluation of an effective environmental strategy goes beyond understanding its antecedents and benefits. Identifying and understanding the various mechanisms behind the formulation, design and implementation of environmental strategies is important – yet past studies have not adequately addressed this... -
All work and no play? What hotel employees prefer as team-building interventions
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Research in Hospitality Management • Authors: Ran Zhang --- Hotel Management School, The NetherlandsThis study investigated what hotel employees preferred as team-building activities among 11 types of interventions. Data were collected from 102 employees in a four-star hotel in the Netherlands. Results showed that socialising was the most preferred team-building intervention, whereas outdoor... -
Possibilities of Russian hi-tech rare earth products to meet industrial needs of BRICS countries
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: N. Yu. Samsonov --- Institute of Economics and Industrial Engineering SB RAS, Russia A. V. Tolstov --- Institute of Geology and Mineralogy SB RAS, Russia N. P. Pokhilenko --- Institute of Geology and Mineralogy SB RAS, (Academician of Russian Academy of Science), Russia V. A. Krykov --- Institute of Economics and Industrial Engineering SB RAS, Russia S. R. Khalimova --- Institute of Economics and Industrial Engineering SB RAS, RussiaThe prospects of the creation in Russia of a new scientific and technological sector of production from rare earth materials from the unique niobium rare earth Tomtor deposit (Russia, Yakutia) are discussed in this article. The authors show that an... -
Innovation for inclusive development, public policy support and triple helix: perspectives from BRICS
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Chux U. Daniels --- SPRU – Science Policy Research Unit, UK Olga Ustyuzhantseva --- Research Centre for Policy Analysis and Studies of Technologies, Russian Federation Wei Yao --- Research Institute for Development Strategy (RIDS), Zhejiang University, China P.RThis paper investigates the role of innovation in (inclusive) development – subsequently referred to as innovation for inclusive development (IID) and the links to public policy in BRICS (Brazil, Russia India, China and South Africa) countries. To achieve this aim,... -
The contribution of creative industries to sustainable urban development in South Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Oluwayemisi Adebola Oyekunle --- Tshwane University of Technology, Faculty of The Arts, South AfricaSouth African policymakers are increasingly advocating for creative industry entrepreneurship to play a vital role in the economic development of cities, for example, by creating pathways for job creation and encouraging urban regeneration. The question, ‘How can we use creative... -
Authentic leadership, followership, and psychological capital as antecedents of work engagement
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Marieta du Plessis --- Department of Industrial Psychology, South Africa Adré B. Boshoff --- Department of Industrial Psychology, South AfricaThe present study investigated authentic leadership, psychological capital, and followership behaviour influences on work engagement of employees. Respondents were 901 South African employees within the healthcare industry organisation (n = 647) and mining industry (n = 254). The employees completed... -
Psychological empowerment and organisational change among hotel employees in Egypt
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Research in Hospitality Management • Authors: Mohamed A. Nassar --- Hotel Studies Department, Faculty of Tourism and Hotels, EgyptEmpowering employees can have a significant impact on increasing job satisfaction, efficiency and productivity in the hotel industry. This paper aims to investigate the effect of empowerment on readiness for and acceptance of organisational changes among employees in Egyptian chain... -
Workers in the luxury hospitality industry and motivation – the influence of gender, age and departments
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Research in Hospitality Management • Authors: Ambra Hekman --- Hotel Management School, The Netherlands Conrad Lashley --- Hotel Management School, The NetherlandsThis research was conducted to find out whether demographics such as age, gender and working within different departments have an influence on the motivational factors of workers in the luxury hospitality industry. Questionnaires were filled out by 39 employees from... -
The use of granulated plastic waste in structural concrete
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: J. O. Akinyele --- Department of Civil Engineering, Nigeria A. Ajede --- Department of Civil Engineering, NigeriaThis work looked at the ways in which waste plastic can be effectively recycled as an alternative material in concrete production. The granulated plastic waste was used to partially replace fine aggregate (quarry dust) at 0, 5, 10, 15, and... -
A novel system dynamics’ model for the motors of a sectoral innovation system–simulating and policymaking
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Sayyed Mohsen Azad --- Department of Industrial Engineering, Iran Seyed Hassan Ghodsypour --- Department of Industrial Engineering, IranIn recent years, science and technology policymaking has been taken into consideration by many researchers. One of the most important fields of this policymaking is innovation systems’ management; which is divided into national, regional, sectoral and technological innovation systems. In... -
Technological capabilities in the Indian Ayurveda medicine industry: Lessons for ‘industrialisation’ of alternative medicine in the post-WTO regime
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Abha Arya --- Centre for Studies in Science Policy, India Saradindu Bhaduri --- Centre for Studies in Science Policy, IndiaThis paper makes an attempt to explore technological change as well as the motivations and pattern of technological capabilities in the Indian Ayurveda medicine industry. It seeks to investigate the different kinds of learning and technological innovations taking place in... -
Less pain, more gain: Volatility-adjusted residual momentum in international equity markets
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Investment Analysts Journal • Authors: Adam Zaremba --- Department of Investment and Capital Markets, Poland Mehmet Umutlu --- Department of International Trade and Finance, Turkey Alina Maydybura --- Dubai Business School, United Arab EmiratesWe offer a new type of momentum strategy — the volatility-adjusted residual momentum (VARMOM) — which is based on average past residuals scaled with their volatility. We demonstrate its application for international asset allocation within 51 country indexes and 888... -
A theoretical framework for airport-centric developments: The cases of OR Tambo and Cape Town international airports in South Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Masilonyane Mokhele --- Department of Town and Regional Planning, Faculty of Informatics and Design, South Africa Hermanus S. Geyer --- Department of Geography and Environmental Studies, Centre for Regional and Urban Innovation and Statistical Exploration (CRUISE), South AfricaWith a wealth of valuable literature, airports are a topical subject matter on the nexus between transportation technology advancements and land use. While acknowledging the insights of literature, it is argued that improvements are required on the theoretical framework for... -
Human trafficking in the hotel industry in the Netherlands: the fine line between service, responsibility and liability
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Research in Hospitality Management • Authors: Erwin van der Graaf --- Accor Hotels, The NetherlandsHuman trafficking is the fastest growing form of organised crime and the biggest source of income for criminals in Europe. Within the prostitution sector, there is a shift towards less visible forms such as hotel prostitution. About half of all... -
Socioeconomic dynamics of the Ghanaian tuna industry: a value-chain approach to understanding aspects of global fisheries
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Marine Science • Authors: E Drury O’Neill --- Stockholm Resilience Centre, Sweden NK Asare --- Department of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences, Ghana DW Aheto --- Department of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences, GhanaThis study investigated how an industrial tuna fishery functions in terms of procedures, practices, governance and finance in the context of Ghana, West Africa. Tuna is Ghana’s biggest seafood export, contributing significantly to the domestic fisheries sector. A case-study approach... -
Harnessing the Potential of Nigeria’s Creative Industries: Issues, Prospects and Policy Implications
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Africa Journal of Management • Authors: Allwell Okechukwu Nwankwo --- School of Media and Communication, NigeriaThis article argues that Nigeria has rich creative industry sectors with great potential and global footprints. Through the kaleidoscope of film, music and creative writing, the article critically appraises Nigeria’s creative industries and contends that although the country is a... -
“We are like bubblegum”: underground narratives of tuberculosis among South African miners
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Anthropology Southern Africa • Authors: Mutsawashe Mutendi --- Anthropology, School of African and Gender Studies, Anthropology and Linguistics, South Africa Helen Macdonald --- Anthropology, School of African and Gender Studies, Anthropology and Linguistics, South AfricaMiners working on South African mines suffer from the highest rate of tuberculosis (TB) in the world. The prevalence of tuberculosis among miners is four to seven times higher than for the general population of South Africa, a country with... -
Sustainable development practices for the hotel industry in Nigeria: Implications for the Ilaro area of Ogun State
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Research in Hospitality Management • Authors: Edwin Chigozie Nwokorie --- Department of Hospitality Management, Nigeria Judipat Nkiru Obiora --- Department of Hospitality Management & Tourism, NigeriaSustainable development practices of 15 hotels were investigated in this study in which a 41 point questionnaire, prepared in 10 sub-scales, was administered to 350 respondents selected from employees of the hotels and residents of the host community to ascertain... -
The absorption and usage of cloud accounting technology by accounting firms in Cape Town for services provided to their clients
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Sharon Rudansky-Kloppers --- Department of Business Management, South Africa Kobus Van den Bergh --- Sable International, South AfricaCloud computing is one of the latest technological innovations and offers organizations of all sizes new and unique opportunities and challenges. Many firms worldwide have, however, become used to running their businesses in the traditional way and seem to be... -
Inventory of kiln stacks emissions and health risk assessment: Case of a cement industry in Southwest Nigeria
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Solomon O. Giwa --- Department of Mechanical Engineering, Nigeria Collins N. Nwaokocha --- Department of Mechanical Engineering, Nigeria Abayomi T. Layeni --- Department of Mechanical Engineering, NigeriaCement production is a significant source of air pollution as both gaseous and particulate materials released are detrimental to the ecosystem. This work was carried out in a cement industry located in Southwest Nigeria. The emission rates of carbon monoxide... -
Barriers hindering biomimicry adoption and application in the construction industry
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Olusegun A. Oguntona --- Sustainable Human Settlement and Construction Research Centre, Faculty of Engineering and the Built Environment, South Africa Clinton O. Aigbavboa --- Sustainable Human Settlement and Construction Research Centre, Faculty of Engineering and the Built Environment, South AfricaAttaining the goal of sustainability in the construction industry is a demanding task that comes with numerous challenges and complexities. To overcome these, biomimicry, as the study and emulation of nature’s features, processes and systems for solving diverse human issues... -
Progress research on earth construction: Cast earth with glass wastes, cement kiln bypass dust and activated clay
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Hanaa Youssef Ghorab --- Chemistry Department, Faculty of Science, Egypt Amr Said Meawad --- Chemistry Department, Faculty of Science, Egypt Mehmet Yildirim --- Customer Support Department, Suez Cement Company, Egypt Ahmed Hassan Eied Hassan --- Chemistry Department, Faculty of Science, EgyptA sandy soil was stabilized by 10% CEM I 42.5 R. Up to 50% of the cement was replaced by waste glass powder, cement kiln bypass dust or activated clay. Polynapthalene sulfonate superplasticizer was used to increase the fluidity of... -
A qualitative approach to assess innovation in small infant industries within developing countries: The case of pharmaceuticals in Tunisia
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Nejla Yacoub --- Faculty of Economics and Management of Mahdia, Monastir, TunisiaEmpirical methodologies to assess innovation are generally econometric models using ‘quantifiable’ variables. However, the innovation system approach shows that innovation is a social process. Its analysis needs to consider the influence of humans on the innovation system actors’ behaviours and... -
Chatbots — an organisation’s friend or foe?
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Research in Hospitality Management • Authors: Emma Carter --- Stenden Hotel Management School, Charlotte Knol --- Stenden Hotel Management School,In recent years, the use of artificial intelligence has increased tremendously and the hospitality industry has not gone unaffected. Nowadays, chatbots, which simulate human conversations, are almost indispensable in the customer service branch of hospitality. Where organisations started rapidly with... -
For better or for worse: Shaping the hospitality industry through robotics and artificial intelligence
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Research in Hospitality Management • Authors: Nadine Drexler --- Stenden Hotel Management School, The Netherlands Viyella Beckman Lapré --- Stenden Hotel Management School, The NetherlandsContemporary technological applications are widely in use in the public sector; transportation, law enforcement, armed forces, and health care industries have long adopted robotics and artificial intelligence (AI). Our daily lives have been shaped through the digital transformation and, as... -
Eutrophication of Ethiopian water bodies: a serious threat to water quality, biodiversity and public health
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Aquatic Science • Authors: T Fetahi --- Aquatic Ecology, EthiopiaFreshwater ecosystems provide several ecological and economic services. However, these ecosystems in Ethiopia are deteriorating, because of economic growth, unwise use and pollution (eutrophication). This paper reviews existing trends of eutrophication in Ethiopian water bodies, identifies principal sources of nutrient... -
Occurrence of selected pharmaceuticals in industrial wastewater, receiving waters and fish
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Aquatic Science • Authors: SM Lan --- Ecotoxicology Unit, Department of Zoology, Nigeria NH Amaeze --- Ecotoxicology Unit, Department of Zoology, Nigeria HE Obanya --- Ecotoxicology Unit, Department of Zoology, Nigeria CU Okoroafor --- Ecotoxicology Unit, Department of Zoology, NigeriaData on pharmaceutical contamination of African waterbodies are scarce. Therefore, this research aimed to quantify the occurrence of selected pharmaceuticals in wastewater from pharmaceutical industries, receiving waters and fish. Water and fish samples were collected from waterbodies close to two... -
The impact of supply chain management practices on industry competitiveness: A mixed-methods study on the Zimbabwean petroleum industry
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Happyson Bimha --- Graduate School of Business & Leadership, South Africa Muhammad Hoque --- Graduate School of Business & Leadership, South Africa Elias Munapo --- School of Economics and Decision Sciences, South AfricaEffective supply chain management practices can enhance competitiveness along the supply chain. Fuel supply chain competitiveness requires a reliable flow of product and customer satisfaction. Competitiveness eluded the Zimbabwean petroleum industry over time and so this research looked at the... -
Toward a strategic management perspective on local content in African extractives: MNC procurement strategies between local responsiveness and global integration
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Africa Journal of Management • Authors: Michael Wendelboe Hansen --- Center for Business and Development Studies, DenmarkLocal content requirements – i.e. government backed requirements that extractive MNCs must procure inputs locally – are fast becoming a major issue in MNC-host country bargaining in Africa. As a result of increasingly stringent local content requirements, extractive MNCs operating... -
Measuring bankers’ deviant behaviour: Structure and reliability in a Nigerian sample
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Ifeanyichukwu Chukwudi Eze --- Department of Psychology, Nigeria Police Academy, Nigeria Lawrence Ejike Ugwu --- Department of Psychology, Nigeria Obiageli Omeje --- Department of Psychology, Nigeria Ejike Okonkwo --- Department of Psychology, Nigeria Obinna O. Ike --- Department of Psychology, Nigeria Francisca N. Ogba --- Department of Education Foundations, Nigeria Chinyere Nwajiuba --- Department of Education Foundations, Nigeria Enuma Icha-Ituma --- Department of Mass Communication, NigeriaIn combating the increasing number of challenges faced by the banking industries that range from disobedience to standard operations, connivance with fraudulent clients, and regular counterproductive behaviours, a measure of deviant behaviour in the banking sector is necessary. We validated... -
Challenges in developing the Ethiopian construction industry
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Desalegn Girma Mengistu --- , India Gangadhar Mahesh --- , IndiaTo ensure continual improvement in the construction industry’s performance, its challenges must be identified so that integrated solutions that suit the context can be provided. The Ethiopian construction industry, like that in most developing countries, faces challenges that impede its... -
Development of an automated mechanical lift for material handling purposes
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Peter Kayode Farayibi --- , Nigeria Taiwo Ebenezer Abioye --- , Nigeria Olagoke Zephaniah Ayodeji --- , NigeriaIn this paper, the development of an automated mechanical lift for material handling purposes in a manufacturing environment was carried out and reported. The lift was designed for a rated load capacity of 10 kg which required a 1-hp electric motor... -
Debarking damage by alien Pallas’s squirrel, Callosciurus erythraeus, in Argentina and its effects on tree growth
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern Forests: a Journal of Forest Science • Authors: Paula A Pedreira --- , Argentina Eduardo A Penon --- , Argentina Mariela Borgnia --- , ArgentinaIntroduced squirrels threaten forest ecosystems by debarking, resulting in economic losses to the timber industry and additional damage mitigation and pest control costs. The Pallas’s squirrel, also called the red-bellied squirrel. (Callosciurus erythraeus), originally from Asia, is the first squirrel... -
Perspectives on hospitality industry trade unionism in the UK and beyond
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Research in Hospitality Management • Authors: Roy C. Wood --- , UKThe study of traditional industrial relations institutions in the hospitality industry (such as trade unions) is somewhat in the doldrums. This is, perhaps, unsurprising, given that the sector has historically never had high union membership. This article briefly explores the... -
The role of strategic supplier relationships in enhancing supply chain innovation: A qualitative study in the South African automotive manufacturing industry
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Malente Modungwa --- , South Africa Melissa Rinke --- , South Africa Assilah Agigi --- , South Africa Kelvinne Mocke --- , South AfricaSupply chain innovation is a mechanism that firms use to ensure efficient supply chain management through collaboration with external supply chain partners. The interaction between buyers and suppliers is especially crucial in fostering innovation resulting in modifications, improvements and development... -
Recruiting for luxury: Case studies of luxury hotel brands and their co-operative activities for recruiting
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Research in Hospitality Management • Authors: Hartwig Bohne --- , GermanyThis article shows success criteria for joint HR projects of hotel companies and universities for recruiting and retention management. Influenced by demographic developments and a changed preference system, employer branding and recruitment are gaining importance, so that joint structures represent... -
The career paths of general managers in Dubai’s luxury hotel sector
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Research in Hospitality Management • Authors: Rabab Abu Ramadan --- , United Arab Emirates Ioanna Karanikola --- , United Arab EmiratesThis study aims to identify the career paths of general managers (GMs) of five-star hotels in Dubai through 20 face-to-face interviews. GMs see themselves as leaders and role models for their staff. Most participants have spent their careers working in... -
Contextual relevance and decolonisation of South African Industrial Psychology training: An exploratory case study
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Edel-Quinn F. Nibafu --- , South Africa Marieta Du Plessis --- , South Africa Fatima Abrahams --- , South AfricaThis study explored the contextual relevance of Industrial Psychology training in a South African university, focussing on its responsiveness to contemporary multi-cultural work settings. Our purposive sample of informants (n = 15, female = 66.67%, South African black citizens =... -
Validating elements of competitive intelligence for competitive advantage of construction firms in Ghana: A Delphi study
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Matthew Kwaw Somiah --- , South Africa Clinton Ohis Aigbavboa --- , South Africa Wellington Didibhuku Thwala --- , South AfricaThe aim of this study was to ascertain whether the elements of competitive intelligence (CI) found in other countries that impact competitive advantage are relevant to the Ghanaian construction industry (GCI). This Delphi study revealed 11 CI elements that impact... -
Undergraduate hospitality students’ perceptions of careers in the industry: The Ghanaian context
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Research in Hospitality Management • Authors: Grace Anthony --- , Ghana Ishmael Mensah --- , Ghana Eunice Fay Amissah --- , GhanaThe study examined undergraduate students’ perceptions about careers in the hospitality industry in Ghana. Students were sampled from traditional and technical public universities through a stratified random sampling technique. With a sample size of 1 341, exploratory factor analysis, t-test... -
Re-imagining and transforming events: Insights from the Australian events industry
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Research in Hospitality Management • Authors: Effie Steriopoulos --- , Australia Jeff Wrathall --- , AustraliaOver the past year, COVID-19 has hit the events industry with unprecedented force, resulting in event cancellations, reduced employment and salary cuts, with most event organisations moving either partially or fully to virtual events. Most challenging is the uncertainty in... -
From suppliers to nodes in global value chains: An upgradation of the ICT cluster of Pakistan through regional and national innovation systems.
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Iffat B. Naqvi --- , Pakistan Zahid Ali Memon --- , Pakistan Wahid Bux Mangrio --- , PakistanThe bottom-level weaker position of developing countries industrial clusters in GVCs make them prone to the threats of non-compliance of international standards and power dominance by lead firm in GVCs as empirically evident from the traditional industrial clusters of Pakistan... -
Introduction to the Supplement: Advancing the practice of operations management and innovation to drive Africa forward in the era of the Fourth Industrial Revolution (4IR)
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Africa Journal of Management • Authors: Aaron Luntala Nsakanda --- , CanadaThe Fourth Industrial Revolution (4IR) is paving the way for new and disruptive approaches to managing operations, innovation, and supply chains. Africa cannot ignore this revolution and afford to stand by while the rest of the world moves forward. In... -
Managing the dependency of focal firms on innovative suppliers: A qualitative study of automotive manufacturers in South Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Africa Journal of Management • Authors: Assilah Agigi --- , South Africa Kelvinne Mocke --- , South Africa Iman Carrim --- , South Africa Logan Keen --- , South AfricaSupply chain innovation (SCI) has been cited as a key source of competitive advantage. Previous studies have focused on the role of suppliers as a valuable source of innovation. OEMs (Original Equipment Manufacturers) are constantly faced with dramatic changes and... -
The future of work in Africa in the era of 4IR – The South African perspective
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Africa Journal of Management • Authors: Marcia Mkansi --- , South Africa Nico Landman --- , South AfricaAlthough the correlation between technology and the changing labor landscape has been the subject of much research, there are growing concerns regarding the rise of automation and its impact on the job market. Research focus has been on jobs that... -
Industrial symbiosis in Tanzania: A case study from the sugar industry
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Amani G. Rweyendela --- , Tanzania William J. S. Mwegoha --- , TanzaniaThe concept of industrial symbiosis (IS) offers enormous potential for more sustainable manufacturing processes. This paper sets out to explore the IS forms occurring at a case study of the Kilombero Sugar Company Limited (KSCL), the largest sugar refinery in... -
Blaming the father: witchcraft, de-industrialisation and generation in South Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Anthropology Southern Africa • Authors: Isak Niehaus --- , United KingdomSocial researchers associate paradoxical developments in post-apartheid South Africa — such as increased hardship at a time of heightened expectations — with a proliferation in witchcraft accusations. This article examines this postulate in greater depth, drawing upon multi-temporal ethnographic fieldwork... -
An innovation intermediary for Nairobi, Kenya: Designing student-centric services for university-industry collaboration
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Mikko Koria --- , United Kingdom Roberto Hinojosa Osorno --- , Mexico Ida Telalbasic --- , United Kingdom Delia del Carmen Ramírez Vázquez --- , Mexico Emmy Chirchir --- , KenyaEngaging students as partners in university-industry collaboration (UIC) through challenge-based and real-life projects creates significant value for all participants through novel educational approaches, talent recruitment, user-driven innovation, new resources, and research-related opportunities. However, as these practices have developed iteratively over... -
To act or not to act: Cultural hesitation in the multicultural hospitality workplace
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Research in Hospitality Management • Authors: Anne Keizer-Remmers --- , The Netherlands Vasilena Ivanova --- , The Netherlands Anja Brandsma-Dieters --- , The NetherlandsThis article aims to describe the behaviour, feelings and emotions of hospitality professionals regarding the phenomenon of handelingsverlegenheid (which we translate as “awkwardness to act”) in intercultural professional settings. The overall purpose of this study is to understand how middle... -
Customer behaviour in restaurants before and during COVID-19: A study in Vietnam
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Research in Hospitality Management • Authors: Thao Hoang --- , The Netherlands Javed Suleri --- , The NetherlandsThe foodservice industry is one of the fastest-growing industries in the world and it contributes to the development of the Vietnamese economy. However, with the appearance of COVID-19, this industry has been affected. The purpose of this study is twofold,... -
Smart specialisation strategies in sub-Saharan Africa: Opportunities, challenges and initial mapping for Côte d’Ivoire
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Mafini Dosso --- , Spain Alexander Kleibrink --- , Spain Monika Matusiak --- , SpainThis paper calls for a better integration of place-based, evidence-based and inclusive dimensions in the implementation of the Science, Technology and Innovation (STI) plans and industrial policies in sub-Saharan Africa. To this end, the analysis contrasts with and takes inspiration... -
The collaborative work experience of robotics and human workers in the automobile industry in South Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Bianca Ifeoma Chigbu --- , South Africa Fhulu Hastings Nekhwevha --- , South AfricaThrough the lens of the evolutionary economic theory, this study aimed to investigate what drives the implementation of technologies in the South African automobile industry and to understand the experiences employees have had with the introduction of technologies to the... -
The product space, sustainability, and GVC oriented industrial policies: The case of iron and steel in the SACU
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Africa Journal of Management • Authors: W.G. Bam --- , South Africa K. De Bruyne --- , BelgiumThis paper develops, and then applies, a holistic framework that supports industrial policy decision-making at the global value chain (GVC) level, with the aim of stimulating sustainable development in developing countries. Notwithstanding the importance of economic growth for development, industrial... -
What considerations exist for innovative public health management in the age of the Fourth Industrial Revolution?
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Machanduke Lucas Shipalana --- , South Africa Sebenzile Reuben Masango --- , South Africa Kedibone Goodwill Phago --- , South AfricaThe notion of innovation and the Fourth Industrial Revolution euphoria are not mutually exclusive and require a focused assessment on the readiness of governments around the world. Such assessments are more compelling for developing countries to determine their level of... -
Digital technology adoption in a bank Treasury and performing a Digital Maturity Assessment
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Johan von Solms --- , South Africa Josef Langerman --- , South AfricaThe importance of a Treasury department in a commercial bank has increased in recent decades. After the 2008 financial crisis the remit of a bank Treasury has expanded in terms of scope and strategic significance, evolving from a transactional cash... -
The Use of Ellipsis as a Narrative Technique in Yvonne Owuor’s Dust
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Eastern African Literary and Cultural Studies • Authors: Jennifer Muchiri --- , KenyaThis paper reads the use of ellipsis as a narrative technique in Yvonne Owuor’s Dust. The paper interrogates the deployment of ellipsis in the novel as a strategy for contesting notions of homogeneity at different levels. Through the use of... -
How do institutionalized supplier development initiatives affect knowledge transfer and operational performance? Evidence from SME construction companies in Zambia
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Shem Sikombe --- , South Africa Maxwell Phiri --- , South AfricaThe purpose of the study is, first, to examine how, and which institutionalized supplier development initiatives are associated with knowledge transfer, and, second, to investigate the mediating role of knowledge transfer between institutionalized supplier development and operational performance. Data were... -
Working strategically with Big Data in the tourism sector: a qualitative study of twelve European destination management organisations
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Research in Hospitality Management • Authors: Henrik S Pahus --- , Denmark Lars Sunesen --- , DenmarkThis article presents the results of 12 semi-structured in-depth interviews with data experts from destination management organisations across Europe. The analysis revealed three overarching themes concerning the use of Big Data in the tourism sector: (1) size matters when it... -
The Delphi technique: a tutorial
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Research in Hospitality Management • Authors: Victoria Naisola-Ruiter --- , The NetherlandsThe Delphi technique is a recognised research technique designed as a futures-oriented methodology that gathers data by engaging a panel of experts to make judgements on a specific real-world issue. The technique enables the researcher to interact with key stakeholders... -
Linking servant leadership to customer-oriented organisational citizenship behaviour: The moderating role of perceived interactional justice
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Shaping Qiu --- , USA Ruijuan Zhang --- , China Sami Jabarkhail --- , USA Larry M. Dooley --- , USAThis study examined the association between employee servant leadership perceptions and their customer-oriented organisational citizenship behaviour (OCB), and the influence of perceived interactional justice in this relationship. Participants were 708 hospitality industry employees from across China (female = 66.53%; mean... -
The impact of open innovation challenges on automotive component manufacturers’ competitiveness: An insight from the South African automotive industry
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Arthur Mzwandile Gonyora [cor1] Stephen Migiro --- , South Africa Pfano Mashau --- , South Africa Bongani Ngwenya --- , South AfricaOpen innovation is a function of managing innovation challenges within an organization to achieve sustainable competitive advantage. To achieve this, organizations have to configure and regulate their strategic resources, harness their core competencies and absorptive capacity, and manage uncertainties inherent... -
A psychological contract for the digital mindset: Factor analysis of the Psychological Contract Inputs-Outcomes Inventory (PCIOI)
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Alda Deas --- , South Africa Melinde Coetzee --- , South AfricaWe aimed to explore the factor structure of the Psychological Contract Inputs-Outcomes Inventory (PCIOI) as a potential reliable measure for assessing the psychological contract content elements of employees with a digital mindset. Employees (n = 293, mean age = 38.58... -
Technology transfer and absorptive capacities in South Africa's medical device industry
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Tebogo Simon Ramaoka --- University of Johannesburg, South Africa Erika Kraemer-Mbula --- University of Johannesburg, South AfricaThis paper explores South African manufacturing of medical devices, focusing on firms’ acquisition of imported and domestic technologies through technology transfer and their related absorptive capacity. Using an exploratory sequential mixed-methods approach, this paper demonstrates that technology transfer does occur... -
Higher moments and industry momentum returns
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Investment Analysts Journal • Authors: Xiaoyue Chen --- , Australia Bin Li --- , Australia Andrew C. Worthington --- , AustraliaMotivated by the demonstrated profitability of industry momentum strategies and the established explanatory power of higher moments for momentum returns at the firm level, we investigate the relation between higher moments and industry momentum returns. We use January 1970 to... -
An empirical study on the benefits of augmented reality technology (ART): A Nigerian construction industry context
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Ayodeji Emmanuel Oke --- , Nigeria Victor Adetunji Arowoiya --- , Nigeria Damilola Ekundayo --- , UKAugmented reality (AR) is the combination of real and computer-based images and scenes to bring about a unified and improved view of the world. This study assesses the benefits of augmented reality technology (ART) to the construction industry so that... -
South African citizens’ self-assessed knowledge about the fourth industrial revolution
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Matolwandile Mzuvukile Mtotywa --- , South Africa Mankodi Moitse --- , South Africa Modjadji Alidia Seabi --- , South AfricaThis study assessed the levels of knowledge of South African citizens about the fourth industrial revolution (4IR) to determine how organizations can assimilate the implications of 4IR to leapfrog the development of the country. The findings show that knowledge was... -
Factors influencing eco-industrial development in Africa: A SWOT analysis of a Tanzanian industrial park
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Amani G. Rweyendela --- , Tanzania Godlisten G. Kombe --- , TanzaniaEco-industrial parks (EIPs) have been proposed as a transformative model for assisting developing countries in upgrading their industrial systems to meet higher global environmental standards while boosting economic competitiveness. However, for many industrial settings, the requisite contextual requirements have yet... -
The impact of sustainability at the workplace on the employee’s motivation and satisfaction
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Research in Hospitality Management • Authors: Gabriel Tschelisnig --- NHL Stenden University of Applied Sciences, The Netherlands Rodney Westerlaken --- NHL Stenden University of Applied Sciences, The NetherlandsThis article focuses on the impact of sustainable efforts at the workplace on employees’ motivation and satisfaction. The focus is on the hospitality industry, represented in this case study by the Novotel Amsterdam Schiphol Airport in the Netherlands. As sustainability... -
Determinants of customer satisfaction in a high-contact service environment: a study of selected hotels in Abakaliki metropolis, Nigeria
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Research in Hospitality Management • Authors: Maria-Friday C Nkwede --- Ebonyi State University, Nigeria Ike-Elechi Ogba --- Ebonyi State University, Nigeria Friday E Nkwede --- Ebonyi State University, NigeriaThis article explores the factors that lead to customer satisfaction, with a particular interest in the hospitality industry of Abakaliki, Ebonyi State, Nigeria. In a high-contact service industry such as hospitality, service providers and customers usually have an intimate and... -
Status quo of the South African clothing industry’s university-industry-government collaborations
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Sipho Mbatha --- Tshwane University of Technology, South Africa Anne Mastamet-Mason --- Tshwane University of Technology, South AfricaThe South African clothing industry is among the industries viewed as strategic for socio-economic development by the South African government. The government’s industrial policies incorporated University-Industry-Government (UIG) Research and Development (R&D) collaborations in efforts to achieve the United Nation’s Sustainable... -
Fear of COVID-19 and job insecurity among hospitality industry employees: The mediating role of happiness
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Emete Toros --- University of Kyrenia, Ahmet Maslakçı --- Cyprus Science University, Northern Cyprus Lütfi Sürücü --- European Leadership University, North CyprusWorldwide, COVID-19 had an unprecedented impact on the lives of people. This study explored the association between the fear of COVID-19 and job insecurity of Turkish hospitality employees, as well as the role of work happiness in that relationship. Survey... -
Changing use of species and hybrids in South African forest plantations
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern Forests: a Journal of Forest Science • Authors: Andrew R Morris --- Institute for Commercial Forestry Research, South AfricaSouth Africa has 1.2 million hectares of plantations developed progressively through the 20th century. These occur from 23° to 34°S, from near sea level to 2 000 m above sea level and in both Mediterranean winter rainfall and summer subtropical... -
Organisational support: Associations with psychological contracts and turnover intention in the South African food manufacturing industry
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Michael Loudwick Mathebula --- University of Johannesburg, South Africa Jeremy Mitonga-Monga --- University of Johannesburg, South AfricaThe study examined the role of employee perceived organisational support (POS) in the relationship between employee psychological contract (PC) and turnover intention (TUI). The participants comprised employees in a South African (SA) food manufacturing company (n= 385 employees; female =... -
University-industry-government research and development collaborations in public higher education institutions in South Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Sinqobile Sihlobo --- University of Pretoria, South Africa Sipho Mbatha --- Tshwane University of Technology, South AfricaThis paper explores the university, industry and government (UIG) research and development (R&D) collaborations that academia in South African higher education institutions (HEIs) with clothing-related programmes engage in. In the research on which the paper is based, Fashion, Consumer Science,... -
Developing an improved reverse engineering adoption model towards the improvement of performance in metal engineering industries
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Yichalewal Goshime --- Addis Ababa Institute of Technology, Addis Ababa University, Ethiopia Daniel Kitaw --- Addis Ababa Institute of Technology, Addis Ababa University, Ethiopia Frank Ebinger --- Erlangen University, George Simon Ohm Technical Institute, Nuremberg Campus of Technology, Germany Kassu Jilcha --- Addis Ababa Institute of Technology, Addis Ababa University, EthiopiaPurpose: This research aims to develop an improved model that promotes reverse engineering /RE/ practice in metal engineering industries (MEIs). RE is one cost-effective technology transfer /TT/ and innovation method that improves organizational performance. However, only a few scholars have... -
Adoption of formal HIV and AIDS workplace policies: An analysis of industry/sector variations
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: SAHARA-J: Journal of Social Aspects of HIV/AIDS • Authors: Rhoda Bakuwa --- Human Resources Management, Malawi Polytechnic,Addressing HIV and AIDS is the responsibility of many stakeholders including private sector companies. However, increasing evidence reveals that the majority of companies around the world are yet to acknowledge and respond to HIV and AIDS as a workplace issue... -
‘Public enemy no. 1’: Tobacco industry funding for the AIDS response
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: SAHARA-J: Journal of Social Aspects of HIV/AIDS • Authors: Julia Smith --- , , Canada Sheryl Thompson --- , , Canada Kelley Lee --- , , CanadaThis article analyzes the history of tobacco industry funding for the AIDS response – a largely ignored aspect of private donor involvement. Primary documents from the Legacy Tobacco Documents Library and AIDS organizations are analyzed, alongside existing literature on the... -
A roadmap for present focus and future trends of blockchain technology in the built environment
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Opeoluwa Akinradewo --- University of Johannesburg, South Africa Clinton Aigbavboa --- University of Johannesburg, South Africa Ayodeji Oke --- University of Johannesburg, South Africa David Edwards --- University of Johannesburg, South AfricaBlockchain technology has gained attention across the globe within the last 10 years and has taken centre stage in the financial technology sector. Even though innovation that applies to the construction industry is sometimes different from what is obtainable in... -
Employee perceptions of key retention factors in the mining industry: A qualitative study
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Lehlogonolo Hadebe --- University of South Africa, South Africa Cebile Tebele --- University of South Africa, South Africa Elzabé Nel --- University of South Africa, South AfricaDespite the significant challenges faced by its employees, the South African mining industry continues to contribute to the economy. This study explored employee retention factors in the South African mining industry from the perspective of high-performing employees. Five high-performing employees... -
How can event locations exceed the expectations of visually-impaired theatre guests for accessibility and service?
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Research in Hospitality Management • Authors: Maud Blok --- NHL Stenden University of Applied Sciences, the Netherlands Rodney Westerlaken --- NHL Stenden University of Applied Sciences, the NetherlandsThis research focuses on identifying barriers for and needs of visually impaired theatre guests (VITG). The focus lies on exceeding expectations by offering services before and during an event, ensuring an accessible venue, and providing excellent service for VITGs. A... -
Towards developing a national framework for industry 4.0 in African emerging economies
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Olugbenga Ayo Ojubanire --- Euromed University of Fes, Morocco Hicham Sebti --- Euromed University of Fes, Morocco Sabrina Berbain --- ISG International Business School, FranceUnlike past industrial eras, the Fourth Industrial Revolution (industry 4.0) is accelerated and continues to gain momentum. While developed economies are making remarkable progress and contributing geometrically to the global value chain, African emerging economies have continued to grapple with... -
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... -
Effect of land use/land cover changes on water quality in the Upper Athi River sub-catchment in Kenya
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Aquatic Science • Authors: Margaret Waturu --- The Technical University of Kenya, Kenya Lewis Sitoki --- The Technical University of Kenya, Kenya Joseph Lalah --- The Technical University of Kenya, Kenya Stanley Chasia --- The Technical University of Kenya, Kenya Evance Mbao --- The Technical University of Kenya, KenyaThe unprecedented pollution of Athi River has negatively impacted the downstream communities who depend on the river's waters. Moreover, the Upper Athi River Catchment has recently experienced an increase in human population coupled with rapid industrialisation, which has led to... -
The post-COVID emergence of dark kitchens: a qualitative analysis of acceptance and the advantages and challenges
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Research in Hospitality Management • Authors: Uzair Ghazanfar --- , United Arab Emirates Bincy Baburaj Kaluvilla --- , United Arab Emirates Farah Zahidi --- , United Arab EmiratesThis article is an attempt to understand the perspective of various stakeholders regarding the current emergence of dark kitchens/cloud kitchens in the hospitality industry of Dubai, UAE. The researchers analyse the qualitative data collected after interviewing seven stakeholders. The data... -
Time to look at the stars? Reflections on bias and prejudice in hospitality management education
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Research in Hospitality Management • Authors: Conrad Lashley --- , United KingdomThis article reflects on a keynote presentation made at the 32nd Council for Hospitality Management Education Research Conference hosted at NHL Stenden University of Applied Science in Leeuwarden, The Netherlands. The field of study prepares managers who will organise the... -
4th Industrial Revolution skills in the current South African accountancy curricula: A systematic literature review
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Accounting Research • Authors: Estelle Landsberg --- , South Africa Liandi van den Berg --- , South AfricaThe business environment has seen rapid changes due to the Fourth Industrial Revolution (4IR) and the influence of exponential technological advancements. The enhancement of technology-based work environments has changed the skill set needed by graduates entering the workforce. In this... -
A practical framework for technological learning in developing countries
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Maryam Nozari --- Islamic Azad University, Iran Reza Radfar --- Islamic Azad University, Iran Soroush Ghazinoori --- Allameh Tabatabaee University, IranThe important role of technological learning in the success of enterprises, especially in developing countries, is undeniable. Besides that, the complex nature of learning requires a comprehensive framework. So, developing countries need to have a learning strategy that can help... -
Information technology in supply chain management: Perspectives from key actors in the Nigerian petroleum sector
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Baba Shehu Terab --- Hydrocarbon Processing Department, Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority, Nigeria Umar Ali Umar --- Ahmadu Bello University, Nigeria Ayodeji Nathaniel Oyedeji --- Ahmadu Bello University, NigeriaThis research examines the potential impact of information technology (IT) on supply chain management (SCM) in the Nigerian petroleum industry. Specifically, the study seeks to identify the IT systems utilized by the key actors in the industry, the challenges facing... -
Innovation systems, value chains and industrial clusters in developing economies: Case of Jalandhar’s sports goods industry
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Swati Mehta --- Guru Nanak Dev University, IndiaThe paper explores the relationship between innovation systems (IS) and participation in value chains (VCs) to understand the challenges concerning upgrading of an industrial cluster in a developing country. It is argued that the inter-linkages of various actors, organizations and... -
Process innovation in low-tech industries in India: An empirical exploration
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Chidambaran G. Iyer --- Centre for Development Studies, IndiaTill now, studies have determined the existence of process innovation using survey data; however, in this paper, we use secondary data to empirically establish its presence in low-tech industries. Our empirical approach consists of data envelopement analysis in the first... -
Dynamic capability and competitive advantage of event management ventures in Kenya
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Research in Hospitality Management • Authors: Rebecca Chelagat Cheruon --- Moi University, Kenya Jacqueline Cheptepkeny Korir --- Moi University, KenyaEvent management in the hospitality industry came into being because many corporate firms, families and friends asked hotels to organise their gatherings. For corporate firms, these events are considered training programmes, meetings, or conferences. For families, events include weddings, birthday... -
Sawmilling competitiveness from the perspective of industry competitiveness models: a review
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern Forests: a Journal of Forest Science • Authors: Vhuhwavho Tshavhungwe --- University of Venda, South Africa Schalk Grobbelaar --- University of Venda, South AfricaGlobalisation and changes to the world economy have brought new challenges and opportunities for many industries, including the sawmill industry. This has led to a need to evaluate the competitiveness of South Africa’s sawmilling industry by studying the factors affecting... -
Role of the stakeholders and regulatory instruments in technology and innovation development in Ethiopian construction industry
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Desalegn Girma Mengistu --- Hawassa University, Institute of Technology, Ethiopia Bereket Amare Sida --- Hawassa University, Institute of Technology, Ethiopia Tariku Nigussie Keneni --- Hawassa University, Institute of Technology, EthiopiaThe purpose of this study is to assess the role of stakeholders and the applicable regulatory instruments in ensuring technology and innovation development (TID) in Ethiopian construction industry. A structured questionnaire was developed to assess the engagement level of major... -
Influence of optimal room occupancy strategies on revenue maximisation during slack periods in selected 3- to 5-star hotels in Ghana
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Research in Hospitality Management • Authors: John Adanse --- School of Business, Economics and Tourism Management, Kenyatta University, Kenya Rosemarie Khayiya --- School of Business, Economics and Tourism Management, Kenyatta University, Kenya Vincent Maranga --- School of Business, Economics and Tourism Management, Kenyatta University, KenyaAn organisation’s inability to generate adequate income to sustain its business activities poses a significant challenge to maintaining profitability. Employing revenue-maximisation strategies is crucial to securing necessary resources and ensuring the continued success and stability of organisations. The purpose of... -
Does sugar taxation on sugar-sweetened beverages alter purchasing behaviour of South African consumers? Perspectives of dietitians and key industry role-players
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Clinical Nutrition • Authors: Yolande Smit --- Stellenbosch University, South Africa Zarina Ebrahim --- Stellenbosch University, South Africa Maritha Marais --- Stellenbosch University, South Africa Daan Nel --- Centre for Statistical Consultation, Stellenbosch University, South Africa Nelene Koen --- Stellenbosch University, South Africa -
Introduction to the Special Issue: Leveraging Global Value Chains for innovation and industrialization in Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Oluseye Jegede --- University of Johannesburg, South Africa Mammo Muchie --- Tshawane University of Technology, South AfricaThe global nature of innovation has led to the emergence of Global Innovation Networks (GINs) and Global Value Chains (GVCs), facilitating knowledge exchange and economic activities across borders. GVCs offer platforms for accessing external knowledge and fostering innovation. They have... -
Perceptions of dietitians and key role players regarding their role in reporting food labelling transgressions in South Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Clinical Nutrition • Authors: M Profe-Fuchsloch --- Stellenbosch University, South Africa N Koen --- Stellenbosch University, South Africa M Wicks --- North-West University, South Africa -
Implementing open innovation in a closed biopharmaceutical industry
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Sepehr Ghazinoory --- Tarbiat Modares University, Iran Maryam Nozari --- Islamic Azad University, Iran Hadi Siadati --- Islamic Azad University, IranOver the last decade, biopharmaceuticals’ research, development, production, and sale have involved high risks and costs for companies. Hence companies have moved toward reaping the benefits of open innovation models. Open innovation is a paradigm that forces the company to... -
The impact of printing industry effluent on the growth and antioxidant response of the freshwater green microalga Chlorella sorokiniana
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Aquatic Science • Authors: IY Okpanachi --- Nigerian Army University Biu, Nigeria U Aminu --- Ahmadu Bello University, Nigeria AO Jolaoso --- University of Lagos, Nigeria WN Yusufu --- Ahmadu Bello University, Nigeria E Abdulmalik --- Ahmadu Bello University, Nigeria MA Chia --- Ahmadu Bello University, NigeriaContamination of aquatic ecosystems with printing industry wastewater is a serious concern because of the toxicity associated with the effluent components and a tendency to create cascading ecological effects. The influence of printing-press effluent on the freshwater microalga Chlorella sorokiniana... -
Opportunities and barriers for the integration of Industry 4.0 into small and medium-sized enterprises in Tunisia: analysis with MICMAC and DEMATEL
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Abdessalem Jerbi --- Université de Sfax, Tunisia Manel Elmsalmi --- Université de Sfax, TunisiaThis study presents a comprehensive framework for understanding the key opportunities and barriers in implementing Industry 4.0 (I4.0) in Tunisian medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), using MICMAC (Matrice d’Impacts Croisés, Multiplication Appliquée à un Classement) and DEMATEL (Decision-Making Trial and Evaluation Laboratory)... -
Going green, going strong: maximising restaurant performance with sustainable practices
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Research in Hospitality Management • Authors: Salman Khan --- Research Institute of Business Analytics and Supply Chain Management, Shenzhen University, China Safeer Ullah Khan --- Research Institute of Business Analytics and Supply Chain Management, Shenzhen University, China Shafaqat Mehmood --- Research Institute of Business Analytics and Supply Chain Management, Shenzhen University, ChinaThe food and services sector contributes to global carbon emissions, impacting climate change. This study, organised in a developing country, aims to explore how restaurants in the hospitality industry can enhance their environmental and financial performance through corporate social responsibility... -
The beauty of tipping: customer decision-making during COVID-19 in African beauty salons
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Research in Hospitality Management • Authors: Alang Ernest Wung --- University of Dschang, Cameroon Roger Tsafack Nanfosso --- University of Dschang, CameroonResearch has been limited to investigating tipping in other hospitality industries, while ignoring beauty salons. The objective of this study is to present tipping behaviours in the context of beauty salons in two ways: first, by examining tip predictors; and... -
AI service robots in a 4-star hotel: enhancing guest and employee experiences
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Research in Hospitality Management • Authors: Frederik Jan van der Meulen --- Hotel Management School Leeuwarden, NHL Stenden University of Applied Sciences, The Netherlands Daniek Verhoeven --- Hotel Management School Leeuwarden, NHL Stenden University of Applied Sciences, The Netherlands Juliet Chipumuro --- Hotel Management School Leeuwarden, NHL Stenden University of Applied Sciences, The Netherlands Wilson Majee --- Hotel Management School Leeuwarden, NHL Stenden University of Applied Sciences, The NetherlandsArtificial intelligence (AI) has recently become a vital technology affecting several sectors, including hospitality. The expanding use of AI robots in functions previously performed by humans raises important issues — which are currently unknown — regarding how AI robotics may... -
Moving beyond technical competence in 3D printing industry in South Africa: The effect of emotional intelligence and organizational emotional climate in driving job performance
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Sampson Afrifa Jnr --- Central University of Technology, South Africa Thywill Cephas Dzogbewu --- Central University of Technology, South Africa Dennis Yao Dzansi --- Central University of Technology, South Africa Deon Johan de Beer --- Central University of Technology, South AfricaThe purpose of this study is to contribute to managerial research in the 3D printing industry in South Africa. Specifically, the study sought to examine the direct and moderating relationships between leader emotional intelligence, leader emotional behaviour, organizational emotional climate,... -
Learning and capability building in firms of a developing economy: A study of Ludhiana machine tools manufacturing cluster
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Manpreet Kaur --- Guru Nanak Dev University, India Swati Mehta --- Guru Nanak Dev University, IndiaFrontier and laggard firms are always engaged in the process of building capabilities through continuous ‘learning’ to compete in the technologically driven world. Firms focus on ‘learning by Doing, Using and Interacting’ (DUI) and/ or ‘learning by Science, Technology, and... -
Why traditional diets are more relevant than ever today
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Clinical Nutrition • Authors: Karen Cheryl Morris --- Naturopath, South Africa Thandi Puoane --- University of the Western Cape, SAThe current epidemic of obesity and its co-morbidities reflect an urgent need to reform our modern eating patterns. This commentary proposes the reclamation of our traditional diets of the precolonial, preindustrial era, which are argued to be more sustainable, in... -
Predicting wearable technology readiness in a South African government department: Exploring the influence of wearable technology acceptance and positive attitudes
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Henda J. Thomas --- Tshwane University of Technology, South Africa Cornelia P. J. Harmse --- Tshwane University of Technology, South Africa Cecile Schultz --- Tshwane University of Technology, South AfricaWearable technologies are anticipated to flourish in the fourth industrial revolution, enabling employers to integrate data into organizational systems. This study examined whether readiness for wearables can predict employees’ acceptance of these devices in the workplace. It explored the factors... -
Leveraging innovation and global value chains participation for industrialization: An agenda for research in Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Oluseye Jegede --- University of Johannesburg, South AfricaThis paper examines the intricate relationship between innovation and Global Value Chain (GVC) participation, with a focus on Africa's increased integration into global networks. The study underscores the importance of National Innovation Systems (NIS) in fostering technological advancements and highlights... -
Transitions into the futures: AI disruption and resilience in hospitality graduates
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Research in Hospitality Management • Authors: Georges El Hajal --- Hotel Management School Leeuwarden, NHL Stenden University of Applied Sciences, The NetherlandsThis viewpoint article explores the impact of fast-paced advancements in artificial intelligence (AI) technologies on the hospitality industry’s workforce, focusing on the employability and career sustainability of today’s hospitality education graduates. AI technologies reshape traditional job roles and introduce new... -
The challenge of using museum specimens to track the emergence of a pathogen: a case study from amphibian chytrid fungus in Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Herpetology • Authors: TM Doherty-Bone --- Natural History Museum London, M Perkins --- Zoological Society of London, AA Cunningham --- Zoological Society of London,Archived specimens can provide insights on emerging infectious diseases through the tracking of the progression or occurrence of a pathogen through time. Specimen fixation and preservation may however affect detectability of pathogens, obscuring the signal of emergence. A case study... -
Tracing the evolution of environmental practices research in the hotel industry: a mixed-review perspective
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Research in Hospitality Management • Authors: Christopher Mensah --- Ho Technical University, Ghana Edem M. Azila-Gbettor --- Ho Technical University, Ghana Divine Tuinese Novieto --- Ho Technical University, Ghana George Harrison Coffie --- Ho Technical University, Ghana Eric Kodzo Adzivor --- Ho Technical University, GhanaThe purpose of the study is to map the terrain of extant literature on green hotel practices conducted over 40 decades (1983–2020) and identify the gaps to be addressed by future research. The study examines the content of 561 articles... -
Barriers to Lean Manufacturing implementation for micro industries in Tanzania: Structural equation modelling (sem)
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Juma Matindana --- University of Dar es Salaam, Tanzania Francis Sinkamba --- Tanzania Institute of Accountancy, Tanzania Mussa Mgwatu --- University of Dar es Salaam, TanzaniaThe study aims to identify barriers and examine their relationships in implementing Lean Manufacturing (LM) for micro industries in Tanzania. Using a survey design and purposive sampling, data was collected from 96 respondents through questionnaires. Descriptive statistics, Partial Least Squares... -
Exploring the impact of drivers and barriers of augmented reality on construction lifecycle in the Nigerian construction industry
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Taofeek Tunde Okanlawon --- Federal University of Technology, Nigeria Abdulkabir Opeyemi Bello --- Federal University of Technology, Nigeria Luqman Oyekunle Oyewobi --- Federal University of Technology, Nigeria Samuel Olufisayo Ogunjimi --- University of Ibadan, Nigeria Aliyyu Abiola Abdulraheem --- University of Abuja, Nigeria Richard Ajayi Jimoh --- Federal University of Technology, NigeriaIndustry 4.0 marks a shift from traditional approaches to production, construction and human interactions towards a digital environment in which machinery and people work together seamlessly. This transformative wave brings together advanced technologies such as Augmented Reality (AR), transforming the... -
Three decades of research on olive mill waste: A patent citation analysis
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Ridha Mhamdi --- Centre of Biotechnology of Borj-Cedria, TunisiaThis paper investigates the technological impact of research on olive mill wastes (OMW) by analyzing patent citations. Using a dataset of 2448 publications from Scopus, we identified 151 papers cited by patents. The results show a moderate correlation between academic... -
Momentum and reversal effects in the Korean stock market
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Investment Analysts Journal • Authors: Daeyun Kang --- Sungkyunkwan University, Korea Doojin Ryu --- Sungkyunkwan University, Korea Robert I. Webb --- , USAWe analyse a long-term dataset of the Korean equity market from 1983 to 2023 to explore the momentum and reversal effects in both individual stocks and industry sectors. In general, portfolios based on individual stock momentum strategies exhibit a reversal... -
Walk a mile in the customers’ shoes: The prospective role of wisdom and emotional intelligence in shaping customer-focused perspective-taking
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Research in Hospitality Management • Authors: David Amani --- University of Dodoma, TanzaniaThis study investigates the interplay of wisdom and emotional intelligence as antecedents of customer-focused perspective-taking in the hospitality industry. Grounded in the balance theory of wisdom, the study develops a research model hypothesising that wisdom, comprising cognitive, reflective and affective... -
Seasonality in the events industry: A case study of two event venues in Amsterdam
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Research in Hospitality Management • Authors: Cathelijne de Jong --- NHL Stenden University of Applied Sciences, The Netherlands Rodney Westerlaken --- NHL Stenden University of Applied Sciences, The NetherlandsThis study aims to expand academic understanding of seasonality by establishing if previous scholarly work on the subject is also applicable to the novel context of the urban event industry. A mixed-method approach combining qualitative and quantitative research was applied,... -
Treat others just as you want to be treated: Capitalising on employees’ religiosity and emotional intelligence to nurture customer-focused perspective-taking
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Research in Hospitality Management • Authors: David Amani --- University of Dodoma, TanzaniaAlthough the contribution of customer-focused perspective-taking in enhancing service performance has been extensively acknowledged in the literature, there is limited evidence on its antecedents. This study, therefore, tested a hypothesised model examining the interplay between employees’ religiosity and emotional intelligence... -
Investigation of the variables affecting the competitiveness of the sawmill industry and their interactions using systems dynamics modelling
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern Forests: a Journal of Forest Science • Authors: Vhuhwavho Tshavhungwe --- University of Pretoria, South Africa Rudolph Oosthuizen --- University of Pretoria, South Africa Schalk Grobbelaar --- University of Pretoria, South AfricaThe sawmill industry, just like many other industries, is a complex system with several variables at play. This complexity impacts strategy implementation and decision-making in the individual sawmills. The study aimed to examine the different variables interacting with each other... -
Exploring SDG 2 disclosure of South African food and beverage companies
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Accounting Research • Authors: Elizma Booysen --- Management Cybernetics research niche area, North-West University, South Africa Susanna L Middelberg --- Management Cybernetics research niche area, North-West University, South Africa Nadia Gulko --- University of Lincoln, UK -
Comparative benchmarking of fertiliser uses for oilseed crop production in South Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Plant and Soil • Authors: HT Ottermann --- , South Africa SJ Haarhoff --- Stellenbosch University, South Africa KJ Truter --- , South Africa F Meyer --- , South Africa D van der Westhuizen --- , South Africa PA Swanepoel --- Stellenbosch University, South AfricaThis study comparatively benchmarks fertiliser use over two periods (2013–2015; 2021–2023) in South Africa's oilseed crop production [soybean (Glycine max), canola (Brassica napus) and sunflower (Helianthus annuus)] against global trends, with a focus on major oilseed exporters. It explores fertiliser... -
Seeds of cooperation, fruits of innovation: Understanding the Iranian vaccine industry in the COVID-19 pandemic-era through the lens of the innovation ecosystem
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Mitra Aminlou --- Allameh Tabataba'i University, Iran Soroush Ghazinoori --- Allameh Tabataba'i University, Iran Mehdi Goodarzi --- Allameh Tabataba'i University, Iran Mahdi Elyasi --- Allameh Tabataba'i University, Iran Mostafa Ghanei --- Baqiyatallah University of Medical Sciences, IranThe COVID-19 pandemic highlighted the complexities of vaccine industry innovation. This study aims to understand how Iran’s vaccine industry rapidly responded to the COVID-19 pandemic under severe sanctions by applying an innovation ecosystem-as-structure framework. It addresses two research objectives: identifying... -
Industry 4.0 application framework for sustainable reverse logistics: A systematic literature review
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Reji John --- Galgotias University, India Mujibur Rahman --- Galgotias University, IndiaThe significance of sustainability necessitates organizations to implement technological solutions in their business practices. Integrating Industry 4.0 with current business practices enables the organization to enhance forward logistics sustainability. However, its integration is complex and unpredictable in reverse logistics due...
