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Exogenously applied ethylene reduces the cold requirement for ripening of pears (Pyrus communis L.) cv. Forelle
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Plant and Soil • Authors: P.G. du Toit --- Department of Horticultural Science, South Africa G. Jacobs --- Department of Horticultural Science, South Africa M. Huysamer --- Department of Horticultural Science, South Africa D.M. Holcroft --- Department of Horticultural Science, South Africa‘Forelle’ pears harvested at commercial maturity were treated with ethylene at 0, 10 or 100 μl 1−1 for 24 hours at 20°G before being stored at-0.5°Cfor 12 weeks. Periodic sampling of the fruit showed that both ethylene treatments significantly hastened... -
Measurement Equivalence of the South African Psychological Ownership Questionnaire for Diverse South African Cultural Groups
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Chantal Olckers --- University of Pretoria, Pieter Schaap --- University of Pretoria,This study determined the measurement equivalence of the South African Psychological Ownership Questionnaire (SAPOS) for black and white South African employees. Participants were a non-probability sample of 645 professional level employees from both the private and the public sector (59.4%... -
Knowledge Sharing and Innovation as it affects the Local Content in the Oil and Gas Industry in Nigeria
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: O. O. Jegede --- , M. O. Ilori --- , J. A. Sonibare --- Department of Chemical Engineering, Nigeria B. A. Oluwale --- , W. O. Siyanbola --- ,This study assessed the factors hampering innovation and knowledge sharing in indigenous oil and gas firms in Nigeria. The aim was to provide information that will increase knowledge sharing among the indigenous in the sector and create added value, which... -
Competitive Positioning and the Survival of Indigenous Firms in Nigeria: The Case Study of Glomobile, Nigeria
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Ayodele I. Shittu --- Dongwu Business School and Center for Enterprise Innovation and Development, PR China Jielin Dong --- Dongwu Business School and Center for Enterprise Innovation and Development, PR China Li Jing --- Dongwu Business School and Center for Enterprise Innovation and Development, PR ChinaIn this paper, we provide an exploratory view of the competitive analysis of indigenous firms in Nigeria's dynamic and competitive telecommunications industry. Adopting a case study approach, we analysed the key factors behind the survival of new entrant indigenous firms... -
Innovation and Growth in Ugandan Manufacturing Firms
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Aggrey Niringiye --- School of Economics, Uganda Eria Hisali --- School of Economics, UgandaThe aim of this study was to establish the effects of innovation on the growth of Ugandan manufacturing firms' using pseudo panel data. Little is known about the relationship between innovation and firm growth in Sub-Saharan African countries. This study... -
The practitioners guide for dealing with the novel Influenza A, H1N1 pandemic
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Family Practice • Authors: M Venter --- Respiratory Virus Unit, South Africa L Blumberg --- Epidemiology Unit, South AfricaWithin three months of its discovery, the new Influenza A (Him) swineflu strain has spread to such an extent that a pandemic has been declared by the World Health Organization (WHO). Although most cases seem to be mild, cases of... -
Innovation characteristics of formal manufacturing firms in Uganda
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Julius Ecuru --- College of Engineering, Design, Art and Technology, Uganda Peter O. Lating --- College of Engineering, Design, Art and Technology, Uganda Lena Trojer --- Blekinge Institute of Technology, SwedenManufacturing firms ought to innovate in order to stay competitive in a highly liberalised and open economy. This is even more crucial in low income countries, which seek accelerated economic growth and transformation. In this paper, we describe innovation characteristics... -
Foreign direct investment and local technological capabilities in least developed countries: some evidence from the Tanzanian manufacturing sector
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Bitrina Diyamett --- Science, Technology and Innovation Policy Research Organisation (STIPRO), Tanzania Musambya Mutambla --- Science, Technology and Innovation Policy Research Organisation (STIPRO), TanzaniaForeign direct investment has been found to be one of the very important ways of building local technological capabilities for developing countries, and an important channel through which international diffusion of knowledge and technology takes place. While this has been... -
Company-specific characteristics affecting oil and gas reserves disclosure in the United Kingdom
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Wilson Uchenna Ani --- Department of Banking and Finance, Nigeria Philip Obialor --- Coxswain Social Investment Plus (CSI+) (Consultants), Nigeria Odo Cosmas --- Department of Marketing, Nigeria David Okelue Ugwunta --- Department of Banking and Finance, NigeriaThis paper investigates company-specific characteristics affecting oil and gas reserves disclosure in the United Kingdom. Using a sample selected through purposive and stratified random sampling from 83 UK oil and gas exploration and production companies listed on the London Stock... -
Predictors of management accounting change in South Africa: Evidence from five retail companies
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Accounting Research • Authors: N M Waweru --- Department of Accounting, E Uliana --- Department of Accounting,There is limited knowledge of management accounting practices and change in developing countries. This paper explores the processes of management accounting change in five South African retail companies by means of case studies. A number of factors have been identified... -
The relationship between conservatism in financial reporting and subsequent equity returns
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Accounting Research • Authors: W M Badenhorst --- Department of Accounting, Economics and Management Sciences,This study investigates whether or not long-term discretionary accounting conservatism has benefits for equity investors, as measured by long-term subsequent equity returns. Based on the long-term relationship between cash flows and earnings documented by Dechow (1994), this paper develops a... -
Audit firm rotation and audit report: evidence from the Tehran Stock Exchange
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Accounting Research • Authors: Saman Mohammadi --- Department of Accounting, Iran Mohammad Monfared Maharlouie --- Master of Accounting, Iran Sepideh Kazemi Noori --- Financial Management, IranThis research is an attempt to study the relationship between audit firm rotation and audit reports in companies listed on the Tehran Stock Exchange from 2003 to 2011. Due to the nominal nature of the variables, this study uses a... -
A review of capital market theory from a South African Perspective
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: De Ratione • Authors: D.J. Bradfield --- University of Cape Town,The vast quantity of finance literature dealing with Capital Market Theory on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) is evidence of the demand for research in this area. Until very recently, almost no research In this area has been conducted... -
Prospects for the advancement of Women Chartered Accountants in Public Accounting firms in South Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: De Ratione • Authors: E. Sadler --- University of South Africa,Female chartered accountants comprise a small minority of the accounting profession in South Africa, although dramatic increases in their numbers have occurred in recent years. The personnel partners of a selection of public accounting firms were surveyed about their employment... -
An investigation into the significance of certain firm-specific non-financial variables in a failure prediction model
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: De Ratione • Authors: P W Court --- Rhodes University,Most failure prediction models contain only financial ratios. There are nevertheless a number of firm-specific, non-financial ratios which could point to failure. This article attempts to Investigate the impact of some of these variables in a failure prediction model, it... -
The Nature of the South African Corporate Economy: A need to review company objectives?
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: De Ratione • Authors: D Botha --- University of Cape Town,The maximisation of shareholders’ wealth as the primary goal of the firm is the cornerstone of modern financial theory which has its source mainly from USA. The South African corporate economy has significantly different characteristics compared with that of the... -
The dimensionality of the Work Related Flow Inventory (WOLF): a South African study
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Ita Geyser --- School of Tourism and Hospitality Management, South Africa Madelyn Geldenhuys --- Industrial Psychology and People Management, South Africa Freddie Crous --- Industrial Psychology and People Management, South AfricaThe objective of this study was to validate and explore the factor structure of the Work-Related Flow Inventory (WOLF) as a measure of flow within the South African work context. The sample consisted of N = 415 employees from various organisations in... -
‘Racism and ethnicity’: Reflections on the debatable permanence of terminology
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Anthropology Southern Africa • Authors: R. D. Coertze --- School of Law, University of South Africa,The concepts of biological and social race currently have debatable value. The first has lost much of its former validity through the increase in our knowledge of the genetic characteristics of humankind. This new knowledge does not support the older... -
Racism as epithet in the context of post-apartheid's demographic parity goals
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Anthropology Southern Africa • Authors: Andrew Spiegel --- University of Cape Town,Nearly twenty years after the capitulation of the apartheid state, South Africa's post-apartheid government continues to find it necessary to seek means to direct change in the demographic profile of the country's leading institutions towards a situation where it reflects... -
The exploratory and confirmatory factor analyses of two subjective career success instruments
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Eileen Koekemoer --- Department of Human Resource Management, South Africa Jan Alewyn Nel --- Department of Human Resource Management, South Africa Audine du Toit --- WorkWell Research Unit, South AfricaThis study investigated the psychometric properties of two subjective career success instruments within the South African context: Perceived Career Success (PCSS: Gattiker & Larwood, 1986) and Life Success Measures Scale (LSMS: Parker & Chusmir, 1992). Data were collected via a... -
Endogeneity in CEO power: A survey and experiment
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Investment Analysts Journal • Authors: Frank Li --- Finance, CanadaThe endogeneity problem has always been one, if not the only, obstacle to understanding the true relationship between different aspects of empirical corporate finance. Variables are typically endogenous, instruments are scarce, and causality relations are complicated. As the first attempt... -
Entrepreneurship in Africa: Identifying the Frontier of Impactful Research
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Africa Journal of Management • Authors: Richard A. Devine --- Florida State University, USA Moses N. Kiggundu --- Carleton University, CanadaThis review summarizes literature covering entrepreneurship research in Africa, examining 121 articles published in prominent entrepreneurship and management journals from 2002 to 2015. To do so, this research organizes the work done along three broad themes describing: the African entrepreneur,... -
Dynamic Tensions from Management Control Systems and Performance in a Sub-Saharan African Economy: Mediating Effects of Competitive Strategy
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Africa Journal of Management • Authors: Moses Acquaah --- Department of Management, USA Ahmed Agyapong --- Department of Marketing and Corporate Strategy, GhanaThis study examines how the dynamic tension created as a result of the simultaneous and balanced use of controlling and innovative forces of management control systems indirectly influences firm performance through competitive strategy. Using data from 106 firms from Ghana,... -
Investor sentiment, asset returns and firm characteristics: Evidence from the Korean Stock Market
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Investment Analysts Journal • Authors: Heejin Yang --- College of Economics, Republic of Korea Doojin Ryu --- College of Economics, Republic of Korea Doowon Ryu --- College of Economics, Republic of KoreaThis study investigates the effects of investor sentiment on asset returns with respect to firm characteristics. By analysing a unique stock trading dataset of the Korean Stock Market that contains rich information on investor types and sentiment, we confirm that... -
Construct validation of the Zimbardo Time Perspectives Inventory
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Nico Keyser --- Department of Economics, South AfricaThe aim of the present study was to validate the factorial structure and psychometric properties of the Zimbardo Time Perspectives Inventory (ZTPI) in a South African student sample. A total of 200 students completed the ZTPI. The sample comprised 58... -
Evaluating fit of the Prospective and Retrospective Memory Questionnaire (PRMQ) in a Nigerian adult population
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Philip C. Mefoh --- Department of Psychology, Nigeria Lawrence E. Ugwu --- Department of Psychology, Nigeria Agnes E. Okafor --- Department of Social Work, NigeriaThis study aimed to evaluate the latent structure of the Prospective and Retrospective Memory Questionnaire (PRMQ) and to estimate the reliability and validity of scores from the measure in a Nigerian adult population (N = 758; age range = 18... -
Value expectation confirmation and word-of-mouth intention among international tourists of a cultural festival experience
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Joon-ho Kim --- Department of Business Administration, South Korea Hyun-ju Choi --- Department of Cultural & Arts Management, South Korea Seung-hye Jung --- School of Dance, South KoreaWe examined expectation conformation and word-of-mouth marketing intention among international tourists (177 white; 138 black; and 98 Asian) who experienced a tourism promotion cultural festival event; taking into account their personal, artistic, and societal cultural values. We applied multiple regression... -
Exploratory factor analysis on drivers of firm’s growth among construction SMEs in Ghana
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: B. M. Arthur-Aidoo --- Sustainable Human Settlement and Construction Research Centre, Faculty of Engineering and the Built Environment, South Africa C. O. Aigbavboa --- Sustainable Human Settlement and Construction Research Centre, Faculty of Engineering and the Built Environment, South Africa W. D. Thwala --- Sustainable Human Settlement and Construction Research Centre, Faculty of Engineering and the Built Environment, South AfricaThe growth of construction SMEs is imperative if an economy is to develop. Numerous factors influence the growth of construction SMEs due to the nature of their operation. Their growth can also be driven their activities which can be classified... -
Structure and Management of Formal and Informal Business Activities in Entrepreneurial Family and Small Firms in Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Africa Journal of Management • Authors: Moses N. Kiggundu --- Sprott School of Business, Carleton University, Canada Siva P. Pal --- Sprott School of Business, Carleton University, CanadaThis article focuses on the meso-micro levels of entrepreneurial family-owned and small firms operating in Africa’s informal economy. It examines how these firms manage formal and informal business activities, and how entrepreneurs manage business risks associated with market imperfections. After... -
Impact of information technology on innovation in determining firm performance
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Indiran Poobalan Naidoo --- Graduate School of Business and Leadership, University of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa Muhammad Hoque --- Graduate School of Business and Leadership, University of KwaZulu-Natal, South AfricaThe aim of this study is to investigate the strategic relevance of Information Technology (IT). The study used resource-based theory to test if IT was a competitive resource, by examining the role it played between the constructs of innovation capability... -
Institutional Risk and Firm Performance in Africa: The Moderating Role of Corruption Control
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Africa Journal of Management • Authors: David B. Zoogah --- Williams College of Business, USAHow does institutional risk influence firm performance in Africa? While most studies focus on formal institutional risk, I argue that informal institutional risks are equally influential. Consistent with that view I use informal institutions theory and multilevel techniques to analyze... -
Navigating competing institutional logics in a developing economy
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Africa Journal of Management • Authors: Kassa Woldesenbet Beta --- Strategic Management and Marketing, UK John Storey --- People and Organization, UK Bruce T. LamontThis paper examines how senior managers in a developing economy, Ethiopia, navigate between, and draw upon, the competing logics of ‘state’ and ‘market’ when seeking to explain their firm’s business strategies. This fault-line is especially critical in such contexts. The... -
Effects of the 2008 global financial crisis on corporate social responsibility and firm value in Korea
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Investment Analysts Journal • Authors: Doowon Ryu --- Business School, Republic of KoreaThis study examines the effect of the 2008 global financial crisis on firms’ corporate social responsibility (CSR) by analysing Korean CSR and market data from 2004 to 2016 (excluding 2007). We focus on the role of the 2008 global financial... -
Corporate effective tax rates: An exploratory study of South African listed firms
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Accounting Research • Authors: Cecileen Greeff --- School of Accountancy, Faculty of Economic and Management Sciences, South AfricaThe corporate effective tax rates (ETRs) of South African firms listed on the Johannesburg Stock Exchange (JSE) were examined for the period 2009 to 2017 to determine if there were any changes over this period. The study further investigated the... -
Where have foreign banks in Nigeria gone? Market structure, competitive intensity and the capabilities of Nigeria banks
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Africa Journal of Management • Authors: Lilac Nachum --- International Business Department, USA Chris Ogbechie --- Strategic Management Department, NigeriaPrivately-owned Nigerian banks hold 94% of Nigeria banking assets, the world's second largest share of local ownership. Theoretical explanations for the dominance of local firms related to liabilities of foreignness do not explain this phenomenon, as foreign banks do not... -
Institutional logics and sustainability of selected small and medium-sized audit firms
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Accounting Research • Authors: Carla Coetzee --- Department of Auditing, South Africa Karin Barac --- Department of Auditing, South Africa Joanne Seligmann --- Department of Financial Management, South AfricaAlthough an abundance of research exists concerning larger audit firms, studies on small-scale audit firms are scarce. This study investigates how small and medium-sized audit firms deal with professional and commercial logic for sense-making and legitimisation of their strategies and... -
Audit quality and independence concerns in the South African audit industry: Contrasting views
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Accounting Research • Authors: Michael Harber --- College of Accounting, University of Cape Town, South Africa Ben Marx --- Department of Accountancy, South AfricaAudit quality in South Africa is perceived by the audit regulator to be deteriorating, with the primary cause being a compromise of auditor independence, mostly as a result of excessively long audit firm tenures. The regulator has responded with mandatory... -
Stock prices and dividends: A South African perspective
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Investment Analysts Journal • Authors: Ailie Charteris --- Finance and Tax, South Africa Kudakwashe J. Chipunza --- Postgraduate student, Graduate School of Economic and Management Sciences, South AfricaThe present value model (PVM) is considered a cornerstone of financial theory and practice, yet the limited empirical tests thereof have produced varying results depending on the method used. In addition, these tests have focused principally on developed countries, with... -
Critical success factors militating against competitive advantage of indigenous construction firms in developing countries
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Matthew Kwaw Somiah --- Department of Civil Engineering, South Africa Clinton Ohis Aigbavboa --- Department of construction and management and quantity surveying, South Africa Wellington Didibhuku Thwala --- Department of construction and management and quantity surveying, South AfricaThough a plethora of studies has suggested indigenous construction firms in developing countries are competitively disadvantaged and risk being marginalized in the competition posed by their foreign counterparts, little is known of studies that empirically investigate the critical success factors... -
Preliminary structural validation of the Afrikaans version of the Children’s Hope Scale
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Donnay Manuel --- Child and Family Studies, South Africa Maria Florence --- Child and Family Studies, South Africa Sabirah Adams --- Language Development Group, Centre for Higher Education Development, South Africa Mulalo Mpilo --- Child and Family Studies, South Africa Anton Delport --- Child and Family Studies, South Africa Mariska Pienaar --- Department of Psychology, South Africa Deborah Sinclair --- Child and Family Studies, South Africa Shazly Savahl --- Child and Family Studies, South AfricaThis study aimed to test the overall fit structure and reliability of scores from the Afrikaans version of the Children’s Hope Scale. The validation sample comprised of 899 adolescent learners selected from 12 schools located in the Western Cape province... -
Consequences of consumer engagement on the performance of e-commerce firms in Ghana: Moderating effects of consumer-owned resources
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Isaac Owusu Asante --- , China Jiaming Fang --- , China Dennis Fiifi Darko --- , ChinaWe examined the financial consequences of consumer engagement on firms’ performance and how consumer-owned resources moderate the relationship. We collected data on consumer engagement attitudes, consumer-owned resources, and firms’ performance from customers and management of the top online shopping firms... -
Small-minus-big predicts betting-against-beta: Implications for international equity allocation and market timing
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Investment Analysts Journal • Authors: Adam Zaremba --- , PolandWe demonstrate a strong relationship between short-term small-firm premium and future low-beta anomaly performance. Rises (declines) in small-firm prices temporarily improve (deteriorate) funding conditions, benefiting (impairing) the short-run returns on the low-beta strategy. To investigate this phenomenon, we examine returns... -
Node between firm’s knowledge-intensive activities and their propensity to innovate: Insights from Nigeria’s mining industry
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Oluseye Oladayo Jegede --- , South AfricaWhile studies have examined the nexus between knowledge and innovative performance, the literature from the context of developing countries is very scant. This study thus examines which knowledge-intensive activities influence the propensity of mining firms in Nigeria to implement either... -
Value co-creation intention among consumers at the bottom of the pyramid: A study of rural and community banks in Ghana
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Angela Abena Nusenu --- , China Wen Xiao --- , China Joy Say --- , China Christian Narh Opata --- , GhanaWe investigated the relationship between consumer satisfaction, trust in firm, interaction, and perceived service quality on value co-creation intention among rural and community bank consumers in Ghana. Participants were a purposive sample of 315 (female = 49. 52%; mean age... -
Firm-specific orientations and manufacturing capability under institutional voids
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Africa Journal of Management • Authors: Deusdedit Augustine Rwehumbiza --- , United Republic of TanzaniaManufacturing capability (MC) is widely considered to depend on a strategic orientation of firms and institutional support. Remarkably, little is known about the influence of firm-specific orientations on manufacturing capability under institutional voids. This study examines the extent to which... -
Dynamic behaviour of institutional ownership and firm life cycle: Evidence from Taiwan
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Investment Analysts Journal • Authors: Yung-Jang Wang --- , Taiwan M. Mark Walker --- , USA Po-Hsiung Huang --- , TaiwanWe find that firms in the growth and maturity stage generally have higher levels of institutional ownership, higher Tobin’s Q ratios, and are more likely to remain in their life cycle stage over the subsequent six-year period. Further analysis indicates... -
Business organisation performance behaviour indicators in Ghana and Kenya: A comparative analysis
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Solomon Abugre Anafo --- , China Yixiang Tian --- , China Bright Nana Kwame Ahia --- , ChinaWe examined business organisation performance indicators across two African countries (Ghana and Kenya) with diverse and volatile economic variables. Utilising secondary data from 2007 to 2017, we applied fixed-effect panel regression to predict profitability indicators from business operations. Our findings... -
Human resources and innovation capability: Evidences from Nigeria food and beverage firms
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Helen Olubunmi Aderemi --- Obafemi Awolowo University, Nigeria Victor Oluwasina Sobanke --- National Centre for Technology Management (NACETEM), Nigeria Matthew Olugbemiga Ilori --- Obafemi Awolowo University, NigeriaHuman resources are recognized as the ultimate and most indispensable resource in economic development. In this study, an inquiry was made to ascertain the determinants of workers’ innovativeness. A survey of 229 respondents in food and beverage processing firms selected... -
Technology management practices and innovation: Empirical evidence from medium- and large-scale manufacturing firms in Ethiopia
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Mesfin Mala Kalko --- Tomas Bata University in Zlin, Czech Republic Obsa Teferi Erena --- Hawassa University, Ethiopia Sara Adugna Debele --- Hawassa University, EthiopiaIn order to investigate empirically the effects of technology management on firm innovation, this paper considers the antecedents and multidimensional views of technology management mechanisms on innovation performance in medium- and large-scale manufacturing firms in a developing country, namely Ethiopia... -
Measuring HIV stigma for PLHAs and nurses over time in five African countries
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: SAHARA-J: Journal of Social Aspects of HIV/AIDS • Authors: William L Holzemer --- School of Nursing, University of California, Lucy N Makoae --- Faculty of Health Sciences in the Department of Nursing, National University of Lesotho, Minrie Greeff --- Africa Unit for Trans-disciplinary Health Research of the Faculty of Health Science, North-West University, Priscilla S Dlamini --- Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Swaziland, Thecla W Kohi --- Muhimbili University of Health and Allied Sciences, Maureen L Chirwa --- University of Malawi, Joanne R Naidoo --- School of Nursing, University of KwaZulu-Natal, Kevin Durrheim --- University of KwaZulu-Natal, Yvette Cuca --- School of Nursing, University of California, Leana R Uys --- Faculty of Health Sciences, University of KwaZulu-Natal,The aim of this article is to document the levels of HIV stigma reported by persons living with HIV infections and nurses in Lesotho, Malawi, South Africa, Swaziland and Tanzania over a 1-year period. HIV stigma has been shown to... -
Traditional healers as caregivers to HIV/AIDS clients and other terminally challenged persons in Kanye community home-based care programme (CHBC), Botswana
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: SAHARA-J: Journal of Social Aspects of HIV/AIDS • Authors: S. M. Kang'ethe --- Centre for Continuous Education (CCE), University of Botswana,The research study done at the Kanye village of Botswana was qualitative in design and exploratory in nature. While the broad goal aimed at assessing the contributions of caregivers in the Kanye CHBC programme, this article aims at evaluating the... -
‘We are left in the cold’: Nurses’ perceptions and responses to antiretroviral treatment roll-out in the Free State, South Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: SAHARA-J: Journal of Social Aspects of HIV/AIDS • Authors: Katinka de Wet [d217e18] Shirley du PlooyThe unprecedented roll-out of antiretroviral therapy (ART) in South Africa is a complex process where no previous endeavour exists that can measure, predict, or direct an intervention of this scale. In the Free State province, unique characteristics and problems distinguish... -
Are environmental conditions in the eyes of the beholder? Foreign and local firms in Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Africa Journal of Management • Authors: Lilac Nachum --- Baruch College, City University New York, USA Chris Ogbechie --- Lagos Business School, NigeriaInternational business research has provided substantial empirical evidence that foreign firms investing in countries with adverse environmental conditions may emerge as the main competitors in those countries. Against this backdrop, the dominance of local banks in Nigeria is puzzling. Our... -
Mapping the strength of sectoral innovation system in the Nigerian pharmaceutical industry: Empirical evidence
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Rachael Aderonke Ayo-Lawal --- Obafemi Awolowo University, Nigeria Caleb Muyiwa Adelowo --- Obafemi Awolowo University, Nigeria Ayobami Adesina Oyewale --- Obafemi Awolowo University, Nigeria Emmanuel Emeka Ejim-Eze --- Obafemi Awolowo University, Nigeria Elizabeth Adeteju Omimakinde --- Obafemi Awolowo University, Nigeria Wilson Oyekigho Erhun --- Obafemi Awolowo University, Nigeria Okechukwu Ukwuoma --- Obafemi Awolowo University, NigeriaIt is well known that innovation in the modern economy is driven by interactions among the stakeholders that make up the innovation system. Effective interactions among key actors in an innovation system foster flow of knowledge and resources development and... -
The value relevance of mandatory sustainability reporting assurance
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Accounting Research • Authors: Maher Jeriji --- IHEC – University of Carthage, Tunisia Ala Nasfi --- Montpellier University, FranceSustainability reporting assurance (SRA) ensures the credibility of sustainability information disclosed by companies. This practice has continued to evolve, particularly within regulatory frameworks. The SRA is widespread among the largest French and South African companies because of the requirements of... -
Low magnesium content in potato tubers associated with mass loss during storage
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Plant and Soil • Authors: R Gericke --- Stellenbosch University, South Africa NJJ Combrink --- Stellenbosch University, South Africa Marieta van der Rijst --- Agricultural Research Council, South AfricaPotatoes are an important crop in the Sandveld and Kouebokkeveld regions of South Africa, and one of the challenges in effective potato production is maintaining quality post-harvest. In order to identify tuber characteristics that may be used to predict keeping... -
Transition experiences of candidate attorneys in South African law firms
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Nokwazi Sibiya --- North-West University, South Africa Velly Ndlovu --- North-West University, South Africa Marius W. Stander --- North-West University, South AfricaThis study explored the school-to-work transition experiences of new candidate attorneys within South African law firms. The participants included a purposive voluntary sample of 13 candidate attorneys (female = 76.9%, black = 69.2%, mean age = 24.7 years). They completed... -
R&D, innovations, and firms’ productivity in Ethiopia
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Mezid Nasir Keraga --- Addis Ababa University and Visiting Scholar at Jönköping University, Mesele Araya --- Addis Ababa University, EthiopiaEvidence of how R&D, innovation and productivity are intertwined in African countries like Ethiopia is quite limited. This study provides empirical evidence on the relationship between R&D, innovations, and productivity for Ethiopian firms using two rounds of the World Bank’s... -
ICT impact and firm size: Empirical results from Vietnam
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Dang Thi Viet Duc --- , Vietnam Phuoc Van Nguyen --- , VietnamThis paper examines the effect of firm size on firms’ ICT adoption and productivity impact by running models for four size groups of 11,709 Vietnamese firms. The results reveal two main points. Firstly, the application of basic ICT is relatively... -
Validation of Learning Transfer Inventory System (LTIS) in Cameroon teachers: Measurement invariance and latent mean difference across sex
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Bekolo Ngo’a Celestin --- Yibin University, China Tchouchu Emmanuel --- University of Cape Coast, Ghana Kouame Dangui Dorcas --- School of Management and Economics (SME) University of Electronic Science and Technology-Chengdu, ChinaThis study investigated the psychometric properties of the Learning Transfer Inventory System (LTIS) in the Cameroonian education system. A sample of 700 in-service teachers (female = 54.8%; mean age = 36 years, SD = 15.41 years) who completed leadership, management,... -
Forgiveness-related motives: An Angola–Portugal comparison
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Paulo Alves --- Piaget Institute of Viseu, Portugal Joana Neto --- Management and Information Technologies (REMIT), Portucalense University, Portugal Maria da Conceição Azevedo --- University of Trás-os-Montes and Alto Douro, Portugal Félix Neto --- University of Porto, Portugal Etienne Mullet --- Institute of Advanced Studies (EPHE), FranceThis study examined the structure of forgiveness motives expressed by young adults in two different countries: Angola and Portugal. A total of 483 participants (245 Angolans and 238 Portuguese) were presented with the Motivation to Forgive Questionnaire. Exploratory and confirmatory... -
ESG performance and firm value in the Chinese market
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Investment Analysts Journal • Authors: Rui Cheng --- Yeungnam University, Korea Hyeongjun Kim --- Yeungnam University, Korea Doojin Ryu --- Sungkyunkwan University, KoreaWhile the recent COVID-19 pandemic has accelerated environmental, social, and governance (ESG) investing, there remains a growing sense of uncertainty in this sector. This study investigates the impacts of ESG-related information disclosures on firm value and tests the relationship between... -
Passion types and life satisfaction among older adult Moroccans: Reliability of scores and mediation by resilience
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Marei Ahmed --- Ajman University, United Arab Emirates Rasha M Abdelrahman --- Ajman University, United Arab Emirates Abderrahim Benlahcene --- Ajman University, United Arab EmiratesWe aimed to examine the factor structure of passion, resilience, and life satisfaction scales, as well as the mediating role of resilience in the relationship between different types of passion and life satisfaction among older Moroccan distance runners To assess... -
The use of big data and analytics in external auditing: Does audit firm size matter? Evidence from a developing country
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Accounting Research • Authors: Ahmed S. Abdelwahed --- Cairo University, Egypt Ahmad A. Abu-Musa --- Tanta University, Egypt Hosam Moubarak --- Alexandria University, Egypt Hebatallah A. Badawy --- Egypt-Japan University of Science and Technology, EgyptPurpose: The aims of this research are to investigate the reasons for adopting big data (BD) and big data analytics (BDA), determine their extent of usage, and identify potential obstacles to their adoption in a developing country, Egypt. -
The self-reported well-being of children in Namibia: Testing hedonic and eudaimonic instruments
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Shelene Gentz --- University of Namibia, Namibia Mònica Ruíz Casares --- Toronto Metropolitan University, Canada Ferran Casas --- Universidad Andrés Bello, ChileAlthough research on hedonic and eudaimonic children’s well-being is growing, these constructs need to be understood within the African context. In this study we validated two psychometric scales with 10 and 12-year-old children (n = 2 035) in the Namibian... -
The mediation effect of innovation in the relationship between external knowledge and firm performance in Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Africa Journal of Management • Authors: Sam Zisuh Njinyah --- Manchester Metropolitan University Business School, United Kingdom Geofry Areneke --- Metropolitan University Business School, United Kingdom Isaac K. Ofori --- Maynooth, Co. Kildare, Ireland Gaelle Lesly Chofor Lepawa --- Manchester Metropolitan University Business School, United KingdomThe purpose of this research is to explore empirically the mediation effect of firm innovation on the relationship between external knowledge and firm performance. Using cross-sectional data from the World Bank Enterprise Survey in ten sub-Saharan African (SSA) countries, a... -
Firm size and enterprise productivity in Nigeria: Evidence from firm-level data
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Ambrose Nnaemeka Omeje --- University of Nigeria, Nigeria Augustine Jideofor Mba --- University of Nigeria, Nigeria Ravinder Rena --- Durban University of Technology, Republic of South AfricaAnchored on the economies of scale of production theory, this study utilized Nigeria’s firm-level enterprise survey data of the World Bank collected through stratified random sampling of 2 676 firms and face-to-face interviews with the application of the multinomial logit... -
Offsetting the void of overboarding risk: The role of financial expertise in an emerging market
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Africa Journal of Management • Authors: Sulaiman Ademola Oreshile --- Universiti Malaya, Malaysia Rozaimah Zainudin --- Universiti Malaya, Malaysia Nurul Shahnaz Mahdzan --- Universiti Malaya, MalaysiaTo contribute to the growing literature on the implications of board busyness for firm outcomes, this study investigates the relationship between overboarding risk (OBRisk) and firm value (FV) in an emerging market setting and whether financial expertise matters for this... -
Managerial capabilities and their drivers: Lessons from grain-milling firms in Tanzania
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Africa Journal of Management • Authors: David Rwehikiza --- University of Dar es Salaam, Tanzania Goodluck Charles --- University of Dar es Salaam, Tanzania Lettice Rutashobya --- University of Dar es Salaam, TanzaniaDespite managerial capabilities being credited for driving business performance, little evidence exists about how those capabilities are acquired. This study investigated managerial capabilities and their drivers in grain-milling firms in Tanzania. Based on a qualitative analysis of ten enterprises, the... -
Do changes in star selection criteria affect analyst behaviour?
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Investment Analysts Journal • Authors: Karam Kim --- Sungkyunkwan University, Republic of Korea Doojin Ryu --- Sungkyunkwan University, Republic of Korea Jinyoung Yu --- Xi'an Jiaotong-Liverpool University, ChinaThis study examines whether the star analyst selection criteria affect analysts’ coverage decisions and the informativeness of their reports. We focus on a change to the star evaluation criteria that increased the importance of quantitative standards. After the reform, analysts... -
Risk spillovers among global oil & gas firms
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Investment Analysts Journal • Authors: Oluwasegun B. Adekoya --- University of Maine, USA Johnson A. Oliyide --- University of Maine, USA Ademola B. Akinseye --- Tai Solarin University of Education, Nigeria Mamdouh Abdulaziz Saleh Al-Faryan --- University of Portsmouth, UKThis study examines the risk spillovers among the world’s top oil & gas firms, accounting for the role of environmental fiscal policies, economic policy uncertainty (EPU), and regulatory quality. We find evidence of high risk spillovers among the oil &... -
Corporate social responsibility and firm performance: Evidence from Korea
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Investment Analysts Journal • Authors: Wonhee You --- Sungkyunkwan University, Korea Jens Müller-Merbach --- , Germany Doojin Ryu --- Sungkyunkwan University, KoreaThis study explores the relationship between corporate social responsibility (CSR) and corporate financial performance (CFP) in listed Korean companies over ten years. The results show a significant positive effect of CSR on CFP in the manufacturing sector, but no notable... -
Factor conditions and firm resources implications on location attractiveness: A critical assessment and application in shared services industry
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Anbalagi Andy --- Universiti Malaya, Malaysia Rajenthyran Ayavoo --- Universiti Malaya, Malaysia Aida Idris --- Universiti Malaya, MalaysiaThis paper presents an integrated analytical framework by critically synthesizing the Porter-Dunning Diamond and the Resource-Based View (RBV) to evaluate the attractiveness of locations for multinational enterprises (MNEs). The framework was applied to Malaysian shared services firms to explore the... -
Leveraging learning orientation for superior organizational performance: The role of firm-specific factors
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Africa Journal of Management • Authors: Henry Kofi Mensah --- Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Ghana Gilbert Anyowuo Okyere --- Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Ghana Emmanuel Kwabena Anin --- Kumasi Technical University, Ghana Phyllis Adjei Tuffour --- Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, GhanaExtant literature recognizes organizational learning orientation (LO) as a critical resource, yet the mechanisms and conditions under which it translates into superior performance remain underexplored and often assumed. We draw on Resource-Based View (RBV) and dynamic capability frameworks to develop... -
The Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (EITI): exploring global extractive firms’ interpretation of EITI initiatives in Ghana’s mining sector amidst institutional complexity
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Africa Journal of Management • Authors: Hevina S. Dashwood --- , Uwafiokun Idemudia --- , Bill Buenar Puplampu --- , Kernaghan Webb --- ,The Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (EITI) is a global governance initiative that has the primary goal of promoting greater transparency and accountability concerning the use of royalties paid by global extractive firms to governments. Global extractive firms are largely supportive... -
On the determinants of derivatives disclosure – an emerging markets perspective
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Accounting Research • Authors: Franz Eduard Toerien --- University of Pretoria, South Africa John Hall --- University of Pretoria, South Africa Leon Brümmer --- University of Pretoria, South Africa -
Innovating financial metrics for SME development: A factor-based analysis of Chinese enterprises
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Jiaqi Wang --- Universiti Malaya, Malaysia Wee-Yeap Lau --- Universiti Malaya, Malaysia Angathevar Baskaran --- Universiti Malaya, MalaysiaThis study investigates the role of innovative financial performance metrics in promoting the sustainable development of small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in China. Responding to the limitations of single-indicator financial assessments, the research develops a composite Financial Performance Evaluation (FPE)... -
Management entrenchment: Determinants and impact on firm performance of French listed companies
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Accounting Research • Authors: Mounir Jaouadi --- Arab Open University, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia Amira Feidi --- University of Tunis El-Manar, Tunisia -
Mobile money usage and performance of women-owned enterprises: Evidence from Kenya
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Investment Analysts Journal • Authors: Tesfaye T. Lemma --- Towson University, USA Mthokozisi Mlilo --- University of the Witwatersrand, South AfricaThe rapid expansion of digital financial services has sparked discussions about their potential to help financially constrained businesses overcome performance challenges. We investigate whether female-owned businesses, which are often more financially constrained than male-owned businesses, could reduce their performance gap... -
The role of green innovation in mediating green supply chain and CSR impacts on hospitality firm performance: Evidence from Ghana
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Africa Journal of Management • Authors: Mohammed Majeed --- Tamale Technical University, Ghana Esther Asiedu --- Ghana Communication Technology University, Ghana Iddrisu Sulemana --- Tamale College of Education, Ghana Aidatu Abubakari --- Wisconsin International University College, Ghana Ahmed Sakara --- Tamale Technical University, GhanaThis study examines the impact of green supply chain management (GSCM) and corporate social responsibility (CSR) on the performance of hospitality firms in Ghana, using stakeholder theory and considering green innovation (GI) as a mediating factor. A quantitative survey of...
