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Technological capacity and other determinants of economic performance in African countries: Panel data evidence
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Albert A. Okunade --- Department of Economics, USAThe determinants of aggregate economic performance in African countries are economic, institutional and political. To date, rarely has research included a specific conceptual measure of technological index among the core determinants. Consequently, for the first time in the economic development... -
Trade openness and stock market volatility in the ASEAN-5 countries: New evidence using SUR
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Investment Analysts Journal • Authors: Lida Nikmanesh --- Faculty of Economics and Management, MalaysiaThe present study investigates the relation between trade openness and stock market volatility in the ASEAN-5 countries, using data of the composite price indices and trade openness in these countries from 1990 to 2013. A two-step methodology is employed. Firstly,... -
Manufacturing sector productivity growth drivers: Evidence from SADC member states
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Douglas Chikabwi --- Faculty of Commerce, Department of Economics, Zimbabwe Clainos Chidoko --- Faculty of Commerce, Department of Economics, Zimbabwe Calvin Mudzingiri --- Department of Economics, South AfricaThis study investigates major drivers of manufacturing sector productivity growth of selected Southern African Development Community (SADC1) member countries. Using country-specific, fixed effects panel data modelled in a Cobb Douglas production function for the period 2000–2013, the study estimated manufacturing... -
Self-esteem and psychological capital: Their mediation of the relationship between Big Five personality traits and creativity in college students
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Ming Hong --- Institute of Psychology, Belarus Dmitry G. Dyakov --- Institute of Psychology, Belarus Jianhong Zheng --- Department of Psychology, ChinaThis study examined self-esteem and psychological capital as a mediator of the relationship between Big Five personality traits and creativity. A convenience sample of 732 college students from Guangdong, Jiangsu, and Jiangxi provinces participated (females = 71.7%; mean age =... -
Stimulating employee job crafting by providing developmental feedback
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Yun Guo --- , China Guobao Xiong --- , China Jianqiao Liao --- , ChinaIn recent years, job crafting has been an important topic in human resource management and has become an important issue to address with the rapid development in social economy. We utilised hierarchical linear regression analysis to test the moderating role... -
COVID-related stressors on career insecurity: The moderating effects of family support and openness
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Yinan Tian --- , China Yuxiang Luan --- , China Nan Wang --- North Minzu University, ChinaWe examined the relationship between COVID-19 stressors and individuals’ career insecurity and the moderating effect of family support and openness to experience on that relationship. Participants were 207 young Chinese employees (female = 52.2%; mean age = 25.5 years, SD... -
Debt financing and growth of Ghanaian family-owned businesses: The dual role of family values
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Africa Journal of Management • Authors: J. K. Dartey --- Doctorate Division, Nobel International Business School, Ghana J. Okeniyi --- Creative Enterprise Department, School of Business and Creative Industry, University of West of Scotland, UK S. E. Samuel --- School of Business, Law and Social Sciences, Abertay University, UK E. Peregrino-Dartey --- Business Administration, Walden University, USA C. Cobblah --- Doctorate Division, Nobel International Business School, GhanaThis study investigates how family values can create finance and growth challenges for family-owned businesses in emerging economies. Specifically, it explores the interplay between family values, debt financing, and firm growth, while also considering the moderating role of self-enhancement and... -
Personality traits and foreign language anxiety: The mediating role of self-efficacy
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Fei Qin --- Liaocheng University, China Weibin Li --- Liaocheng University, ChinaWe examined the mediating effect of self-efficacy on the relationship between personality traits and foreign language anxiety among university students of English as a foreign language. Using a cross-sectional study design, 524 Chinese undergraduate students completed the Foreign Language Classroom... -
Digital advancement in the East African Community: The impact of information and communications technology on economic growth and energy consumption
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Abdikafi Hassan Abdi --- SIMAD University, Somalia Abdikarim Abdullahi Hersi --- SIMAD University, Somalia Abdiwahid Abdullahi Khalif --- SIMAD University, Somalia Mohamed Mire Mohamed --- SIMAD University, SomaliaAs the East African Community (EAC) modernizes and grows its digital infrastructure, it is essential to comprehend the influence of information and communications technology (ICT) on productivity and energy consumption to formulate initiatives that foster sustainable growth. Accordingly, this study...