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Child participation in research: reflections on ethical challenges in the southern African context
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: Glynis Clacherty David DonaldThis article reflects on several challenges that particular cultural, socio-economic and catastrophic factors (such as the HIV epidemic) pose to ethical practice in research involving child participation in a region such as southern Africa. With reference to concrete situations, we... -
Challenging power and meaning: outlining the popular epidemiology of HIV and AIDS in Rakai, Uganda, c. 1975–1990
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: Jan Kuhanen --- Department of History, FinlandThis article traces the historical evolution of conditions that favoured the spread of HIV in Rakai district, Uganda, and the process of evolution of the local, popular epidemiology of HIV and AIDS. It argues that the HIV epidemic was made... -
African communalism and public health policies: the relevance ofindigenous concepts of personal identity to HIV/AIDS policies in Botswana
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: Kipton Jensen --- Department of Philosophy and Religion, United States JosephBR Gaie --- Department of Religious Studies, Theology and Philosophy, BotswanaThis article explores the possible relevance of African communalism to HIV/AIDS policies in Botswana and other parts of sub-Saharan Africa. We examine various interpretations of African communalism, which many consider to be the cardinal insight of African thought. We suggest... -
HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis trials: socio-economic and ethical perspectives for sub-Saharan Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: Mpho SelemogoThe advent of HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) as a HIV-prevention strategy has received optimistic support among HIV researchers. However, discourse on PrEP trials has tended to be dominated by the disputes arising between some activist groups and researchers about the... -
Ethical Issues in Family Practice: Medical Futility—The debate
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Family Practice • Authors: D Knapp van Bogaert --- Biomedical Ethics—Dept. of Family Medicine & Primary Health Care, GA Ogunbanjo --- Dept. of Family Medicine & Primary Health Care, -
Ethical Issues in Family Practice: Informed Consent—Disclosure of Information in Clinical Practice
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Family Practice • Authors: GA Ogunbanjo --- Dept. of Family Medicine & Primary Health Care, D Knapp van Bogaert --- Biomedical Ethics—Dept. of Family Medicine & Primary Health Care, -
Ethical Issues in Family Practice: Are we prudent when using antimicrobials?
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Family Practice • Authors: D Knapp van Bogaert --- Dept. of Family Medicine & Primary Health Care, GA Ogunbanjo --- Department of Family Medicine & Primary Health Care, -
Contraception: Ethical Quandaries and Misconceptions
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Family Practice • Authors: GA Ogunbanjo --- Dept. of Family Medicine & Primary Health Care, D Knapp van Bogaert --- Biomedical Ethics—Dept. of Family Medicine & Primary Health Care, -
Confidentiality and Privacy: What is the difference?
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Family Practice • Authors: Knapp D van Bogaert --- Steve Biko Centre for Bioethics, Faculty of Health Sciences, GA Ogunbanjo --- Department of Family Medicine and PHC, Faculty of Health Sciences,In the practice of medicine, the idea of confidentiality is articulated in almost all its oaths, guidelines and codes. Dating at least as far back to the Hippocratics, swearing that “… What I may see or hear in the course... -
The need for ‘Good Clinical Practice’ in health care research
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Family Practice • Authors: MHR Noorzurani --- Department of Primary Care Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Malaysia N Aziz --- Department of Family Medicine, Malaysia AF Abdul Aziz --- Department of Family Medicine, Malaysia MZ Abd Hamid --- Department of Paediatrics, Malaysia M Mohamed --- Department of Primary Care Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Malaysia S Othman --- Department of Primary Care Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Malaysia N Hussein --- Department of Primary Care Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, MalaysiaRandomised controlled trials form the foundation for ‘evidence-based-medicine’, but the results of such research can be relied upon only if it was conducted according to principles and standards collectively referred to as ‘Good Clinical Practice’ (GCP). The GCP was established... -
The Impact of Business Ethics Education on Attitudes Toward Corporate Ethics of BCom. Accounting Students at the University of Zululand
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Accounting Research • Authors: S Fourie --- Faculty of Commerce, Administration and Law, E Contogiannis --- Faculty of Commerce, Administration and Law,Corporate Ethics have been the focus of attention in recent years. This is predominantly due to the prevalence of corporate scandals and abundance of unethical behaviour portrayed by prominent individuals. The need for ethical leaders in business is undisputed, but... -
Psychobiography in psychology: Past, present, and future
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Joseph G. Ponterotto --- Division of Psychological and Educational Services, USAThe present article reviews the history and emerging trends in the field of psychobiography. Five historical periods are highlighted: hagiography and pre-19th century study of lives; Freud and applied psychoanalysis; psychodynamic extensions and personology; modern multi-theoretical models; and psychobiography as... -
Perceived ethical leadership: Its moderating influence on employees’ organisational commitment and organisational citizenship behaviours
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Jeremy Mitonga-Monga --- Department of Industrial and Organisational Psychology, South Africa Frans Cilliers --- Department of Industrial and Organisational Psychology, South AfricaThis study investigated the extent to which employees’ perception of ethical leadership moderated their organisational commitment and organisational citizenship behaviour. A non-probability purposive sample (N = 839; females = 32%) of employees in a railway organisation in the Democratic Republic... -
Business ethics and sustainability
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: • Authors: Conrad Lashley --- Hospitality Studies, Academy of International Hospitality Research, Stenden Hotel Management School, Stenden University of Applied Sciences, Leeuwarden, The NetherlandsBusiness ethics provides a potential analytical framework through which to evaluate management practice in general and sustainability in particular. Management actions can be examined to the extent that they are good or bad, or legal or illegal, suggesting a four-quadrant... -
Ethical tensions faced by dietetic students during fieldwork
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Clinical Nutrition • Authors: N. Nortjé --- Department of Dietetics, Cape TownResearch confirms that students carrying out their fieldwork are faced with various ethical conundrums and are unsure as to how to address these. This study identifies and discusses four major issues in this regard, namely confidentiality issues, the distribution of... -
Ethics misconduct among dietetic practitioners in South Africa (2007–2013)
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Clinical Nutrition • Authors: N. Nortjé --- Department of Dietetics, Wa Hoffmann --- Department of Biomedical Sciences,Morals refer to a belief-derived system according to which a certain group governs its behaviour, whereas ethics is a broader term whereby belief-system-based behaviour is replaced by a generic code of behaviour, often founded in an international code. In South... -
Patterns of unprofessional conduct by medical practitioners in South Africa (2007–2013)1
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Family Practice • Authors: Willem A Hoffmann --- Department of Biomedical Sciences, South Africa Nico Nortjé --- Department of Psychology, South AfricaA role of ethics in the medical context is to protect the interests, freedoms and well-being of patients. A critical analysis of unprofessional conduct by medical practitioners registered with the Health Professions Council of South Africa (HPCSA) requires a better... -
Workplace ethics culture and work engagement: The mediating effect of ethical leadership in a developing world context
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Jeremy Mitonga-Monga --- Department of Industrial & Organisational Psychology, South Africa Aden-Paul Flotman --- Department of Industrial & Organisational Psychology, South Africa Frans Cilliers --- Department of Industrial & Organisational Psychology, South AfricaThis study examined the mediating effect of ethical leadership on the relationship between workplace ethics culture and work engagement among employees in a railway transport organisation in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). The sample consisted of permanently employed... -
Business ethics and sustainability
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Research in Hospitality Management • Authors: Conrad Lashley --- Hospitality Studies, Academy of International Hospitality Research, Stenden Hotel Management School, The NetherlandsBusiness ethics provides a potential analytical framework through which to evaluate management practice in general and sustainability in particular. Management actions can be examined to the extent that they are good or bad, or legal or illegal, suggesting a four-quadrant... -
Ethical climate influences on employee commitment through job satisfaction in a transport sector industry
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Jeremy Mitonga-Monga --- Department of Industrial Psychology and People Management, South AfricaThis study examined the extent to which an ethical climate moderates the relationship between job satisfaction and perceptions of organisational commitment. The study sample consisted of 839 employees of a railway organisation in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) (women... -
The Folktale and Social Values in Traditional Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Eastern African Literary and Cultural Studies • Authors: Enongene Mirabeau Sone --- Department of Arts (English), South AfricaAfricans, like people elsewhere in the world, have a set of values which they consider worthwhile and necessary for the preservation and wellbeing of their culture. In this way, it may be said that societal values are embodied in and... -
Slavery, neo-slavery and business ethics
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Research in Hospitality Management • Authors: Conrad Lashley --- Hospitality Studies, Academy of International Hospitality Research, The NetherlandsDespite the campaigns of the 19th century, there are currently millions of people that are enslaved across the globe. Some of these slaves are directly engaged in the hospitality sector, in other cases they are indirectly associated with the hospitality... -
Conducting anthropological fieldwork in northern Ghana: emerging ethical dilemmas
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Anthropology Southern Africa • Authors: Saibu Mutaru --- Department of Sociology and Social Anthropology, South AfricaThis paper discusses two ethical dilemmas that I encountered when doing fieldwork on so-called witch camps in northern Ghana, places of protection under the auspices of an earth priest or chief for women who have been accused of witchcraft and... -
Perceived corporate ethical values and organisational justice in relation to employee commitment at a manufacturing company
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Jeremy Mitonga-Monga --- Department of Industrial and People Management, South Africa Crystal Hoole --- Department of Industrial and People Management, South AfricaThis study investigated the relationship between employees’ perceptions of their organisation’s corporate ethical values and justice and their level of commitment. The study participants were 201 employees of a manufacturing company in the Democratic Republic of Congo (female = 32%%,... -
Exploring the process of ethical leadership on organisational commitment: The mediating role of career calling
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Leigang Zhang --- , China Huaibin Jiang --- , ChinaThis study aimed to examine the extent to which career calling mediates the relationship between ethical leadership and organisational commitment. The sample consisted of 943 employees randomly recruited from ten financial organisations in China (females = 39.87%; mean age =... -
Social exchange influences on ethical leadership and employee commitment in a developing country setting
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Jeremy Mitonga-Monga --- , South AfricaThis study examined the extent to which social exchange moderates the relationship between ethical leadership and perceptions of organisational commitment. Participants were 355 employees (women = 39%) from a Public Works Department in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). The... -
Will Africapitalism work?
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Africa Journal of Management • Authors: Emmanuel Adegbite --- , UK Olabisi Daodu --- , UK Jacob Wood --- , SingaporeAfricapitalism suggests a refined capitalist system aimed at achieving collective good unlike the shareholder value maximization model of Anglo-American capitalism. It emphasizes the obligations of the private sector in Africa to pursue socio-economic development. Despite these proposed benefits, this paper... -
How abusive supervision affects unethical pro-organisational behaviour: A moderated mediation examination of exchange and proactive personality
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Jing Wang --- , China Gangqiang Wang --- , China Guoqin Liu --- , China Yalin Chu --- , China Li Zhou --- , ChinaIn this study, we examined how abusive supervision would be associated with unethical pro-organisational behaviour (UPB). Using a time-lag study design, we collect a sample of 322 working adults from a large bank in the south-west of China (female =... -
Corporate ethical values and ethical work climate influences on employees’ helping behaviour in a developing country’s banking sector setting
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Jeremy Mitonga-Monga --- , South Africa Aden-Paul Flotman --- , South AfricaThis study investigated the influence of corporate ethical values and work ethical climate on employees’ helping behaviour. A convenience sample (n= 421) of employees at a bank in the Democratic Republic of Congo were participants (female = 32.5%). The employers... -
Personality influences on ethical, servant, and authentic leadership: A meta-analysis
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Xinqi Lin --- , China Yuxiang Luan --- , China Guolong Zhao --- , ChinaThis meta-analysis aimed to determine the trends in the evidence on the personality influences on three emerging forms of positive leadership: ethical leadership (EL), servant leadership (SL), and authentic leadership (AL). Following a search of PsycINFO, EBSCO, Web of Science,... -
Compulsory unethical pro-organisational behaviour and employees’ in-role performance: a moderated mediation analysis
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Jing Wang --- Zunyi Medical University, China Gangqiang Wang --- Zunyi Normal University, China Guoqin Liu --- Zunyi Medical University, China Qing Zhou --- Zunyi Medical University, ChinaThis study aimed to identify the influences of compulsory unethical pro-organisational behaviour (CUPB) on employees’ in-role performance and the potential mechanisms between them. Based on the multilevel data from 612 salespeople in China (female = 55.4%; managers = 47.8%; 23–30... -
Microbicide trials for preventing HIV/AIDS in South Africa: Phase II trial participants' experiences and psychological needs
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: SAHARA-J: Journal of Social Aspects of HIV/AIDS • Authors: Annalie Pistorius --- Health Professions Council of South Africa (HPCSA), Janneke van de Wijgert --- Director Prevention Research, International Antiviral Therapy Evaluation Centre, Mohlatlego Sebola --- Health Professions Council of South Africa (HPCSA), Barbara Friedland --- International Programs Division, Population Council, Evelyn Nagel --- Health Professions Council of South Africa (HPCSA), Cathleen Bokaba --- Department of Clinical Psychology, MEDUNSA, Anwar Hoosen --- Department of Microbiological Pathology, MEDUNSA,The Microbicide Division of the Department of Medical Microbiology at MEDUNSA, South Africa, recently completed a phase II expanded safety trial of the candidate microbicide Carraguard. A microbicide is a vaginal product that women might use, if proven safe and... -
The critical role that national culture and ethical leadership play in fostering employee commitment to service quality in the hotel industry
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Research in Hospitality Management • Authors: Christina K. Dimitriou --- New Mexico State University, USAThe hotel industry is the most diverse and fastest growing industry in the world, offering its companies tremendous opportunities for international expansion and immersion in different cultures. However, this creates several obstacles that block the way to success. Through the... -
Managers’ perception of ethics in public entities and service delivery using the corporate virtue scale
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Priviledge Cheteni --- , East London, South Africa Emmanuel Selemani Shindika --- President’s Office, Public Service Management, Tanzania Public Service College, TanzaniaEthical culture is the epitome of the success of various organizations and a prerequisite for progress. This study aimed to examine the construct validity of the Corporate Virtue Scale (CEV) and find if there is any association between ethical culture... -
Employee unethical behavior in organizations: A functionalist perspective
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Africa Journal of Management • Authors: Baniyelme D. Zoogah --- McMaster University, Canada Ruby Melody Agbola --- Central University, Ghana Tendy Matenge --- Faculty of Business, Department of Marketing, University of Botswana, Botswana George Sundagar Moses Wee --- Perez University College, Ghana,How does unethical behavior of employees manifest in organizations? We answer this question using strain, interest, and ethnos oblige theories in four studies based on data from Ghana and Botswana. We find support across the three theoretical perspectives of a... -
Hospitality in volunteer engagement: navigating complexities in residential care facilities for children
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Research in Hospitality Management • Authors: Rodney Westerlaken --- NHL Stenden University of Applied Sciences, The NetherlandsThis study investigates the multifaceted realm of volunteer engagement in orphanages and residential care facilities for children, as places of hospitality towards volunteers, in low- and middle-income countries. While the positive outcomes of such engagements, including assistance, economic contributions and... -
Assessment of factors driving cryptocurrency investment decision in Africa: A case of Bitcoin in Nigeria
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Ibrahim Abiodun Oladapo --- Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University, Saudi ArabiaThis study aims to examine the factors that influence Nigerian investors decision to participate in the Bitcoin market. The study develops a model that integrates awareness, religious beliefs, and trust alongside the theory of reasoned action’s key explanatory factor. A... -
Ethical ideology and fraud rationalization among future accountants in Nigeria
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Africa Journal of Management • Authors: Collins Sankay Oboh --- University of Lagos, Nigeria Peter Sproat --- TaxWatch, United KingdomThis study examines the effect of ethical ideology on fraud rationalization among future accountants in Nigeria. Specifically, it investigates whether being a moral idealist or moral relativist influences the ability of future accountants to rationalize fraud. The study collected data... -
Social media and electronic communication usage by South African dietitians
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Clinical Nutrition • Authors: J Visser --- Stellenbosch University, South Africa E van Niekerk --- Stellenbosch University, South Africa ML Marais --- Stellenbosch University, South Africa N Koen --- Stellenbosch University, South Africa -
Ethical considerations in flamingo tourism: insights from a Dutch Caribbean resort study
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Research in Hospitality Management • Authors: Chiara Niehorster Rheinboldt --- Hotel Management School Leeuwarden, The Netherlands Joost IJsselmuiden --- Hotel Management School Leeuwarden, The Netherlands Rodney Westerlaken --- Hotel Management School Leeuwarden, The NetherlandsThis study investigates the impact of flamingo encounters on guest satisfaction and ethical considerations at a 5-star resort in the Dutch Caribbean. Using a quantitative approach, the researchers surveyed 50 resort guests to explore perceptions of animal tourism, flamingo experiences,... -
Trends in ethical transgressions amongst South African dietetic practitioners
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Clinical Nutrition • Authors: A Baldassarre --- Saint Louis University, USA M Pontarelli --- University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, USA J Wilkenson --- University of the Western Cape, South Africa Y Gezu --- Augustana College, USA M Nortje --- Christopher Newport University, USA G Truong --- Skidmore College, USA N Ravi --- The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, USA N Nortje --- The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, USA WA Hoffmann --- Research Ethicist in Private Practice, The NetherlandsThis study investigated ethical transgressions amongst dietetic practitioners in South Africa, using publicly available data from the Health Professions Council of South Africa (HPCSA) in the period 2014–2023. The study is a follow-up on the study by Nortje and Hoffmann...
