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Municipal commonage in South Africa: a critique of artificial dichotomies in policy debates on agriculture
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Range & Forage Science • Authors: Doreen Atkinson --- Centre for Development Support, South AfricaThe paper critiques Vetter's (in this issue) assertion that commercialisation of smallholder agriculture holds dangers for sustainable rangeland management. The paper argues that a range of policy options are required, including commercialisation and subsistence farming, large-scale and smallholder farming, a... -
Religion, authority and their interplay in the shaping of antiretroviraltreatment in western Uganda
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: AlexanderMJ Leusenkamp --- , The NetherlandsThe article explores how religious actors have increasingly shaped the nature of antiretroviral treatment (ART) services in Kabarole district, western Uganda. As have the regular health services, Christian donors, non-governmental organisations (NGOs), and churches in the district have also stepped... -
Communal area grazing strategies: institutions and traditional practices
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Range & Forage Science • Authors: B Moyo S Dube M Lesoli PJ MasikaGrazing strategies found in communal areas are a result of interactions between social, ecological and institutional factors. To understand the processes in operation, and help in improving management, the perceptions of communal people on institutional structures, utilisation patterns and possible... -
Coming to grips with 'abandoned arable' land in efforts to enhance communal grazing systems in the Eastern Cape province, South Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Range & Forage Science • Authors: JK Davis A Ainslie A FincaThe communal lands of the Eastern Cape have been regarded as both tools and problems by policy-makers. In particular, communal lands are problematised as environmentally degraded, of suboptimum productivity and constraining economic development. The Eastern Cape Communal Arable Lands Research... -
Empowering Academics the Viskerian Way
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Philosophy • Authors: Johannes L van der Walt --- Faculty of Education Sciences, Ferdinand J Potgieter --- , Charl C Wolhuter --- ,Academics and/or scholars increasingly feel that their academic voice (combined or individual) has been squelched by the demands of performativity in its various guises, and resultantly, that they have been caught up in a process of steady disempowerment. Rather, it... -
Institutions and social change: a case study of the South African National AIDS Council
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Anthropology Southern Africa • Authors: Theodore Powers --- The Human Economy Project, Faculty of Humanities, South AfricaInstitutions play an important role in the success or failure of social models, as they promote or limit particular political and economic activities. Central to this point is the understanding that institutions and traditions are in a constant state of... -
Obstacles to HIV prevention, treatment and care in selected public universities in South Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: Blessing Mbatha --- Department of Communication Science, South AfricaSouth Africa, like the rest of Southern Africa, is ravaged by AIDS. Higher education in South Africa has a significant role to play in the fight against the spread of HIV and AIDS. This article reports the factors contributing to... -
Institutional barriers to successful innovations: Perceptions of rural farmers and key stakeholders in southwest Nigeria
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Oluwaseun Kolade --- Weeks Centre for Social and Policy Research, UK Trudy Harpham --- Department of Social Sciences, UK Gaim Kibreab --- Department of Social Sciences, UKDiffusion studies in sub-Saharan Africa have typically focused on the impact of traditional adoption factors on uptake of technological innovations. This study draws on semi-structured interviews of rural farmers and in-depth interviews of stakeholders in southwest Nigeria to examine the... -
Innovation Policy Reforms, Emerging Role Models and Bridge Institutions: Evidence from North African Economies
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Abdelkader Djeflat --- Department of Economics, Labo Clerse UMR 8019-Maghtech Network, France Yevgeny Kuznetsov --- Economic Policy and Debt Department, Wolrd Bank, USAThis article focuses on role models of modern innovation based development and public interventions to diffuse and scale up these role models. It discusses the so-called bridge institutions of innovation, which transform skills into knowledge valued by markets. It shows... -
Timeliness of Financial Reporting in Nigeria
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Accounting Research • Authors: U Efobi --- School of Business, P Okougbo --- School of Business,This study explored the factors that can influence the timeliness of financial reporting in Nigeria using a sample of 33 financial institutions (2005–2008). The Generalized Least Square (GLS) regression method was used for the estimation and the results reveal that... -
Institutions and social change: a case study of the South African National AIDS Council
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Anthropology Southern Africa • Authors: Theodore Powers --- The Human Economy Project, Faculty of Humanities, South AfricaInstitutions play an important role in the success or failure of social models, as they promote or limit particular political and economic activities. Central to this point is the understanding that institutions and traditions are in a constant state of... -
The African Union's Agenda 2063: Aspirations, Challenges, and Opportunities for Management Research
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Africa Journal of Management • Authors: Kaitlyn DeGhetto --- Department of Management, USA Jacob R. Gray --- Department of Entrepreneurship, Strategy, and Information Systems, USA Moses N. Kiggundu --- Sprott School of Business, Carleton University, CanadaAs Africa emerges, rises, and begins to forge a more positive outlook ahead, scholars, business executives, community leaders, and policymakers are increasingly calling for concerted efforts to rethink the future and come up with big ideas for the 21st century... -
Institutional and regulatory framework for biodiesel production: International perspectives and lessons for South Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Chipo Mukonza --- Institute of Corporate Citizenship, South Africa Godwell Nhamo --- Institute of Corporate Citizenship, South AfricaBiodiesel is produced from a range of feedstock including oil seeds (canola/rape and soya beans), as well as used cooking oil. This is done by converting the oil to methyl esters in a transesterification process that yields glycerine as one... -
Community-level institutions in the management of palm-forest resources in Southeastern Nigeria
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Edlyne E. Anugwom --- Department of Sociology/Anthropology, Nigeria Eddie Igbokwe --- Department of Agricultural Extension, Nigeria Noble Nweze --- Department of Agricultural Economics, NigeriaThe study examined the role of community-level institutions in the management of palm-forest resources in Southeastern Nigeria. Southeastern Nigeria is undoubtedly the palm-forest and palm oil belt of Nigeria where these resources have been managed for at least the last... -
Conflict management styles and work-related well-being among higher education employees
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Wilme M. Van Niekerk --- School of Human Resource Sciences, South Africa Marissa De Klerk --- School of Human Resource Sciences, South Africa Jeanine K. Pires-Putter --- School of Human Resource Sciences, South AfricaThe objective of the study was to assess the relationship between conflict management styles and work-related well-being of employees in a higher education institution in South Africa. Participants were academic personnel (n = 180) and support staff (n = 201),... -
Commercialization of higher education institutions’ research within the National System of Innovation
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Wanjiru Gachie --- Discipline of Computer Science Education, South Africa Desmond Wesley Govender --- Discipline of Computer Science Education, South AfricaThe commercialization of higher education institutions’ (HEIs’) research within the South African National System of Innovation (NSI) has received prominence in the post-apartheid era. Intra-African NSI dialogue to draw out context-specific and generic country experiences that could inform policy developments,... -
Does institutional monitoring matter? Evidence from insider trading by information risk level
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Investment Analysts Journal • Authors: Chune Young Chung --- School of Business Administration, Republic of Korea Sanggyu Kang --- School of Business Administration, Republic of Korea Doojin Ryu --- Department of Economics, Republic of KoreaWe examine the effects of institutional ownership on insider exploitation of asymmetric information. Because institutional investors monitor firm activities in order to improve the corporate information environment, such monitoring could decrease the intensity of insider trading on private information. We... -
An Evaluation Of The Collaborative Coursework-Based Phd Program In Economics And Management Among East African National Universities
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Africa Journal of Management • Authors: Almas Heshmati --- Department of Economics, Republic of Korea Lars Hartvigson --- Jönköping International Business School, Jönköping University, SwedenRapid economic growth in many sub-Saharan African countries and the consolidation of the lower education sector implies that it is becoming increasingly important to meet the demand for higher education institutions. The expansion of existing national research institutions is facing... -
What affects portfolio yield of microfinance institutions? Evidence from Bangladesh
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Md. Aslam Mia --- Department of Development Studies, Faculty of Economics and Administration, Malaysia Md. Sohel Rana --- Department of Business Strategy and Policy, Faculty of Business and Accountancy, MalaysiaDespite the success and rapid growth of the microfinance industry worldwide, there has been very little sign of any abatement of the high interest rates. High interest rates in microfinance rescind consumer benefits and limit the outreach of microfinance institutions... -
Conceptualizing and institutions facilitating ‘use’ of innovation indicators in South Africa’s science, technology and innovation policymaking
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Albert Edgar Manyuchi --- Global Change Institute, South AfricaThis paper attempts to simplify and conceptualize the meaning of ‘use’ of innovation indicators in science, technology and innovation (STI) policymaking. The paper provides a conceptual framework that guides analysis of innovation indicators ‘use’ in STI policymaking. It maps the... -
The Informal Economy in pan-Africa: Review of the Literature, Themes, Questions, and Directions for Management Research
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Africa Journal of Management • Authors: Katia M. Galdino --- Georgia Southern University, USA Moses N. Kiggundu --- Sprott School of Business, Canada Carla D. Jones --- Sam Houston State University, USA Sangbum Ro --- University of Tampa, USAThe informal economy is an important phenomenon in African countries, accounting for up to 90% of the jobs in the lowest income Sub-Saharan countries such as Central African Republic and the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Management research about Africa,... -
The discourse of institutional change in the Zambian microfinance sector
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Africa Journal of Management • Authors: Juliana Siwale --- Nottingham Business School, UK Jonathan Kimmitt --- Newcastle University Business School, UK Bruce LamontThis paper investigates the discourse of key actors instigating institutional change in the Zambian microfinance sector. It draws from the institutional story of Zambia, which has experienced regulatory and legislative flux since drafting its first microfinance act in 2006. Building... -
Employee engagement at a higher education institution in South Africa: Individual, team and organisational levels
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Tinashe Ndoro --- Management Department, South Africa Nico Martins --- Department of Industrial and Organisational Psychology, South AfricaWe examined the levels of employee engagement among staff members at a higher education institution in South Africa at the individual, team, and organisational levels. The participants (N = 202) completed a validated measure of employee engagement (females = 62.4%;... -
Management of financial institutions in Africa: Emerging themes and future research agenda
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Africa Journal of Management • Authors: Ifedapo Adeleye --- Human Resources Management Program, USA Yaw A. Debrah --- School of Management, UK Lilac Nachum --- Zicklin School of Business, Baruch College, USAThe rise of the financial services sector in Africa over the last decade or so has been phenomenal, marked by significant advances in mobile money, and growing financial inclusion and profitability. However, there are significant gaps in the academic literature... -
The politics of corporate social responsibility in the mining industry in Burkina Faso
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Africa Journal of Management • Authors: Rabake Kinba Hermelline M. Nana --- Huddersfield Business School, United Kingdom Eshani Beddewela --- Huddersfield Business School, United KingdomThis paper examines the non-market strategy of a multinational corporation in an institutionally weak country, specifically focusing on its corporate social responsibility. Theoretically, the paper argues that the motives and outcomes of corporate social responsibility could facilitate corporate political activity,... -
A dialogue on the informal economy in Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Africa Journal of Management • Authors: Tiara Nicole Dungy --- Lilly School of Philanthropy, USA Hermann Achidi Ndofor --- Kelley School of Business, USAAlthough ubiquitous, very little is generalizable about the informal economy. This is especially the case within Africa wherein the informal economy also intersects with the indigenous economy. The diversity of papers in the special issue (AJOM, Volume 4 Issue 3)... -
The interactions of a Chinese MNE with local institutions in sub-Sahara Africa and the implications for workforce management in the subsidiary
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Africa Journal of Management • Authors: Julius Nyiawung --- , Republic of IrelandThe unique nature of China’s interactions with Africa has been professed to respond better to the continent’s developmental and labor needs than the colonial and post-colonial engagements with Western countries. This has also been an impetus to the calls for... -
Institutions and brain drain: The role of business start-up regulations
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Patrick Marie Nga Ndjobo --- , Cameroon Noémia Certo Simões --- , PortugalThe objective of this article is to re-examine the relationship between African institutions and the migration phenomena. Specifically, we analyze the relationship between business start-up regulations and the brain drain from sub-Saharan African (SSA) countries towards those in OECD. Using... -
Relationship between innovation, regional institutions and firm performance: Micro-evidence from Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Mohammed Seid Hussen --- , Turkey Murat Çokgezen --- , TurkeyThe main aim of this paper is to examine empirically the extent to which firm-specific action, innovation, and an external factor, the quality of regional institution, affect firms’ productivity. To this end, a firm-level dataset from 15 African countries was... -
Institutions and training: A case of social franchising in Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Africa Journal of Management • Authors: Judith Jacob Iddy --- University of Agder, Norway Ilan Alon --- University of Agder, Norway Benjamin C. Litalien --- School of Undergraduate Studies, University Blvd East, USAThe purpose of this paper is to explore two questions: how do institutions affect knowledge transfer in social franchises in Africa, and does training help social franchises respond to these challenges? Despite advances in the knowledge management literature, our understanding... -
Perceived HIV/AIDS impact among staff in tertiary institutions in the Eastern Cape, South Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: SAHARA-J: Journal of Social Aspects of HIV/AIDS • Authors: Nancy Phaswana-Mafuya --- Social Aspects of HIV/AIDS and Health, Human Sciences Research Council, Karl Peltzer --- Social Aspects of HIV/AIDS and Health, Human Sciences Research Council,A descriptive questionnaire-based study was undertaken among staff in tertiary institutions in the Eastern Cape Province. The objective of the study was to explore perceived HIV/AIDS impact on duties at work, staff morale, job satisfaction and workload among a proportionate... -
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... -
A qualitative exploration of resilience in pre-adolescent AIDS orphans living in a residential care facility
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: SAHARA-J: Journal of Social Aspects of HIV/AIDS • Authors: Anja Pienaar --- Centre for Health Systems Research & Development, Zendré Swanepoel --- Psychology of Education, University of the Free State, Hendrik van Rensburg --- CHSR&D (UFS), Christo Heunis --- CHSR&D (UFS),This article presents the findings of a study among a small group of South African AIDS orphans living in a residential care facility, Lebone Land. The research was conducted between June and September 2006. A qualitative, exploratory study consisting of... -
Prevalence and mitigation strategies of HIV/AIDS infection risks in Namibian tertiary education institutional hostels
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: SAHARA-J: Journal of Social Aspects of HIV/AIDS • Authors: Roderick F. Zimba --- , Namibia Gilbert N. Likando --- , NamibiaThe purpose of this study was to investigate risk factors that could promote HIV infection amongst adolescents and young adults living in tertiary educational institutional hostels in Namibia. Employing structured questionnaires and focus group discussions, we sought to answer questions... -
Food insecurity among students living with HIV: Strengthening safety nets at the Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University, South Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: SAHARA-J: Journal of Social Aspects of HIV/AIDS • Authors: L. Steenkamp --- , , South Africa A. Goosen --- , , South Africa D. Venter --- , South Africa M. Beeforth --- , , South AfricaThe HIV prevalence in South Africa among students at higher education institutions (HEIs) in 2008 was reported to be 3.4%, with the highest HIV prevalence found in the Eastern Cape Province. Students at these facilities are also increasingly affected by... -
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... -
Explicating the adoption of an innovation Fintech Value Chain Financing from Aarti (Middlemen) perspective in Pakistan
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Sayeda Zeenat Maryam --- University of the Punjab, Pakistan Ashfaq Ahmed --- University of the Punjab, Pakistan Syed Waqar Haider --- Govt. College for Women University, Pakistan Tasneem Akhter --- University of Central Punjab, PakistanIn the wake of the 2008 global financial crisis, the Fintech industry and Islamic banking were striving to fill the existing void through innovation and different business approaches. Losing trust in conventional banking, advancement of technology and internet globally, and... -
Status of gender equality in ocean research, conservation and management institutions and organisations in Kenya
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Marine Science • Authors: RA Ojwala --- WMU–Sasakawa Global Ocean Institute, World Maritime University, SwedenGender equality is key to achieving the objectives of the United Nation’s Decade of Ocean Science for Sustainable Development. In patriarchal societies, men’s dominance has long overshadowed women’s participation in science-related fields, including ocean science. The lack of gender-disaggregated data... -
Personalisation of Moodle Learning Management System for Effective Teaching and Learning in Higher Learning Institutions: A Case of the State University of Zanzibar
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Abdalla Shaame --- The State University of Zanzibar, SUZA, Tanzania Umayra El Nabahany --- The State University of Zanzibar, SUZA, Tanzania Said Yunus --- The State University of Zanzibar, SUZA, Tanzania Tabu Kondo --- The University of Dodoma, UDOM, Tanzania Wadrine Maro --- University of Dar es Salaam, UDSM, TanzaniaThe Learning Management System (LMS) continues to persuade instructors and students that the use of the Moodle platform is the correct choice to meet their educational needs. This study presents the personalization of the Moodle LMS based on students’ needs... -
Inclusive STEM education to fight poverty and inequality: The case of South Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Getachew T. Sedebo --- Tshwane University of Technology, Republic of South Africa Ajebush A. Shafi --- Tshwane University of Technology, Republic of South Africa Mammo Muchie --- Tshwane University of Technology, Republic of South Africa Michael Y. Shatalov --- Tshwane University of Technology, Republic of South AfricaPublic higher education institutions (PHEIs) are considered public resources, yet equity in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) fields within these institutions remains a global concern. The South African government acknowledges the importance of STEM education for all, yet its... -
Institutional scaffolding: MNEs responses to institutional weakness in contexts of violent conflict
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Africa Journal of Management • Authors: Emmanuel Ekpenyong --- Nyenrode Business University, The Netherlands Diana Santistevan --- EM Normandie, Laboratoire Métis, France Yasmina Khadir --- Nyenrode Business University, The Netherlands Rob Blomme --- Nyenrode Business University, The NetherlandsMultinational enterprises (MNEs) use a variety of strategic responses to navigate weak institutional contexts. Scholars of MNE responses general focus on relatively stable regions. This paper examines how MNEs navigate institutional weaknesses in contexts of violent conflict by examining the... -
Influence of actors’ interactions under agricultural innovation system lens on the adoption of rice innovations in Mvomero district and Ifakara Town council
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Sospeter Jibunge Charles --- University of Dar es Salaam, TanzaniaThis study addresses the gap in empirical evidence on how and to what extent interactions among numerous actors within the Agricultural Innovation System (AIS) can influence smallholder farmers’ adoption of rice innovations. The study employed a mixed-methods embedded design to... -
The role of academic institutions in leveraging innovation through patenting activities: A diagnostic of the Moroccan experience focusing on the agricultural sector
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Sanaa Zebakh --- Ibn Tofail University, Morocco Jaouad Anissi --- EUORMED Research Centre EI-BIOMEDTECH, EUROMED University of Fes, Morocco, Salim Bounou --- EUORMED Research Centre EI-BIOMEDTECH, EUROMED University of Fes, Morocco, Mohammed Sadiki --- Rabat-Instituts, MoroccoIn the late 2000s, Morocco implemented various actions and programmes to establish a National Innovation System, which has helped to bolster innovation and patenting activities within higher education and research institutions. This article investigates the Moroccan innovation framework that facilitated... -
Hybrid k-means–kNN approach for predicting student performance based on library usage behaviours: A case study in Tanzanian higher education
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Hussein Bakiri --- The Institute of Finance Management (IFM), Tanzania Rose Tinabo --- The Institute of Finance Management (IFM), TanzaniaThe complex relationship between student participation and resource usage is frequently missed by traditional predictors of academic performance, such as past academic records and demographic data. These predictors have limited insight into real-time learning behaviours and often act as lagging...
