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Cultural Adjustment of International Students at an African University
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Tapologo Maundeni --- University of Botswana, Tumani Malinga --- University of Botswana, Diana Kgwatalala --- University of Botswana, Ibirige Kasule --- University of Botswana,The study explored the cultural adjustment needs of international students enrolled with an African university. Participants were 33 students (males = 13, females = 20). They took part in-depth individual interviews and focus group discussions on pertinent adjustment needs. Data... -
Access to Opportunities and the Lovelife Programme Among Youth in South Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Karl Peltzer --- Human Sciences Research Council, University of Limpopo, ASEAN Institute for Health Development, Witness Chirinda --- Human Sciences Research Council,We evaluated the efficacy of a motivational and opportunity multimedia health promotion programme for young people: loveLife. Participants were 3123 youth from four of nine provinces of South Africa (mean age=20.5 years, SD=2.0, females=45.4%, the majority population group=91.5% Black African)... -
Home-based care: caring for people in the community—challenges and opportunities
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Family Practice • Authors: E Jack --- Department of Family Medicine (George Complex), South Africa L Jenkins --- Department of Family Medicine (George Complex), South Africa D Enslin --- Elective period at George Complex, -
“Safe anaesthesia” for the South African rural obstetric patient in KwaZulu-Natal
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern African Journal of Anaesthesia and Analgesia • Authors: A Theron --- King Edward VIII Hospital, South Africa CC Rout --- Department of Anaesthesiology, South AfricaBackground: The South African National Committee for Confidential Enquiries into Maternal Deaths has shown that anaesthesia-related maternal deaths continue to increase at district hospitals. This has been attributed to substandard anaesthesia care and resuscitation. This study investigated the anaesthesia practices,... -
The needs and preferences of general practitioners regarding their CPD learning: a Free State perspective
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Family Practice • Authors: Johan Botes --- Department of Family Medicine, South Africa Johan Bezuidenhout --- Division of Health Sciences Education, South Africa Wilhelm Johannes Steinberg --- Department of Family Medicine, South Africa Gina Joubert --- Department of Biostatistics, South AfricaBackground: The Health Professions Council of South Africa (HPCSA) requires all registered Health Practitioners in South Africa to complete accredited learning opportunities, and provide proof thereof. CPD is the chosen model, which focuses on holistic development of the professional. The... -
Future prospects and challenges of intensifying dairy production systems in Ethiopia
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Habtamu Didanna --- Wolaita Sodo University, Ethiopia Ashenafi Wossen --- Addis Ababa University, Ethiopia Berhanu Shano --- Wolaita Sodo University, EthiopiaA number of market-oriented smallholder dairy farms have appeared mainly in the urban and peri-urban areas of Ethiopia. Dairy intensification provides both opportunities and challenges that need to be managed accordingly in order to improve milk production in a sustainable... -
Artificial intelligence in today’s hotel revenue management: opportunities and risks
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Research in Hospitality Management • Authors: Thomas Millauer --- Stenden Hotel Management School, The Netherlands Matthijs Vellekoop --- Stenden Hotel Management School, The NetherlandsThe implementation of revenue management in the hospitality industry has significantly increased in the past years. It started in the rooms departments and is slowly evolving to be further used for conference and event spaces, as well as food and... -
Real options and asymmetric volatility in light of the firm’s growth opportunities
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Investment Analysts Journal • Authors: Sagi Akron --- , Israel Ender Demir --- , Turkey Roi D. Taussig --- , IsraelThis study proposes a real options exercise mechanism as a novel explanation for the asymmetric volatility phenomenon. We suggest that asymmetric volatility stems from the exercise of real call options following positive shocks and the exercise of real put options... -
Climbing the illusive ladder: Examining female employees’ perceptions of advancement opportunities at a higher education institution
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Maryam Moosa --- , South Africa Mariette Coetzee --- , South AfricaThe study examined how women at a higher education institution in South Africa identify factors they perceive as affecting their advancement opportunities to leadership positions. The study sampled women employees (n = 2 000) working in top management (1%), academic (44.1%), professional... -
How individuals learn to do more with less: The role of informal learning and the effects of higher-level education and unemployment in Ghana
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Africa Journal of Management • Authors: Anne Kristin Pia König --- , Germany Corinna Vera Hedwig Schmidt --- , Germany Bastian Kindermann --- , Germany Marc Alexander Peter Schmidt --- , Germany Tessa Christina Flatten --- , GermanyWith a rapidly growing population, Africa faces a significant job creation challenge. One solution to this is to encourage local entrepreneurship. Yet, entrepreneurs are facing an environment where resources are scarce. A way to enact entrepreneurial opportunities in such a... -
Mini assessment of small-scale biogas technology practices, opportunities, and challenges in Hadiya Zone, Southern Ethiopia
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Girma Woldemichael Adane --- College of Agricultural Science, Wachemo University, Ethiopia Abinet Tadesse Yennore --- College of Agricultural Science, Wachemo University, Ethiopia Demissie Mamulo Hadero --- College of Agricultural Science, Wachemo University, EthiopiaRural households in Ethiopia are dependent on biomass for their energy needs, and this exacerbates deforestation. Therefore, building small-scale biogas is one of the means of abating these challenges. The objective of this study was to assess the practices, opportunities,... -
Liberate or obliterate: Women’s leadership in academia
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Mariette Coetzee --- University of South Africa, Maryam Moosa --- University of South Africa,Women form a critical component of the workforce of South Africa, yet the retention of women in leadership positions is problematic. This study examined the relationship between leadership opportunities and the retention of women at an open-distance education institution. A... -
Tanzania’s batik industry: Status, challenges, and opportunities
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Pendo Bigambo --- University of Dar es Salaam, Tanzania Viridiana Peter --- University of Dar es Salaam, Tanzania Mbonea Mrango --- University of Dar es Salaam, Tanzania Safina Kimbokota --- University of Dar es Salaam, TanzaniaBatik is a textile fabric produced by resist-dyeing techniques which involve waxing some parts of fabric and repeatedly dyeing the fabric until the desired design is achieved. Batik is reported to have originated in Java, Indonesia, and was transferred to... -
Opportunities and barriers for the integration of Industry 4.0 into small and medium-sized enterprises in Tunisia: analysis with MICMAC and DEMATEL
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Abdessalem Jerbi --- Université de Sfax, Tunisia Manel Elmsalmi --- Université de Sfax, TunisiaThis study presents a comprehensive framework for understanding the key opportunities and barriers in implementing Industry 4.0 (I4.0) in Tunisian medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), using MICMAC (Matrice d’Impacts Croisés, Multiplication Appliquée à un Classement) and DEMATEL (Decision-Making Trial and Evaluation Laboratory)... -
Arbitrage opportunities in no-arbitrage portfolios: The case of Bitcoin and Treasury Bills
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Investment Analysts Journal • Authors: Wing-Keung Wong --- Asia University, Taiwan Zhenzhen Zhu --- School of Statistics and Mathematics, Shandong University of Finance and Economics, China I-Ming Jiang --- College of Management, Yuan Ze University, Taiwan Elie Bouri --- Lebanese American University, LebanonEmploying both mean-variance portfolio optimization and stochastic dominance analysis, we examine whether including Bitcoin and 3-month US Treasury Bills could generate arbitrage opportunities and lead to better investment choices. The results show, independent of whether short sales are allowed, that:... -
The perceptions of South African dietetic and nutrition professionals on sponsorship and funding of scientific education opportunities by Big Food
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Clinical Nutrition • Authors: Tegan Kerry Scorgie --- Stellenbosch University, South Africa Jane Badham --- JB Consultancy, South Africa Lisanne Monica du Plessis --- Stellenbosch University, South Africa