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Why Young Men in South Africa Plan to Become Teenage Fathers: Implications for the Development of Masculinities within Contexts of Poverty
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Lynn Hendricks --- Early Learning Resource Unit, South Africa Sharlene Swartz --- Human Sciences Research Council, South Africa Arvin Bhana --- Human Sciences Research Council, South AfricaDrawing on in-depth interviews with young fathers (n=37) aged 14 to 20 in impoverished communities in South Africa, this study focuses on the young men who intentionally planned to have children while still teenagers. It interrogates their reasons for doing... -
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%... -
Agency theory, insider ownership and corporate focus: some South African evidence
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Accounting Research • Authors: S Davidson --- Department of Economics and Finance, AustraliaIt is widely believed that unbundling will immediately add value to shareholders. This paper investigates the basis for this belief. It is contended that the benefits of unbundling are not based on the US experience of corporate refocussing. In the... -
An evaluation of corporate ownership structures on employee, management and shareholder compensation for JSE companies
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: De Ratione • Authors: T. Cohen --- H. Tarley and Company, E. Uliana --- University of Cape Town,Where corporate ownership and control are separated, the actions of employees and managers are not completely observable by shareholders, because it is virtually Impossible for a diverse group of shareholders (the principals), to monitor the behaviour of employees and managers... -
Escapism motive for sport consumption as a predictor of meaning in life
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Frederick W. Stander --- Optentia Research Focus Area, South AfricaThe objective of this study was to examine whether spectator escapism motive for sport consumption could predict meaning in life, and to explore the role of psychological ownership in this relationship. A sample of 806 football spectators (African = 85%,... -
Psychological ownership in relation to workplace trust and turnover intent
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Chantal Olckers --- Department of Human Resource Management, Claire Enslin --- Department of Human Resource Management,The study investigated the relationship between workplace trust, psychological ownership and turnover intent within a South African professional services organisation. A cross-sectional quantitative survey design was used to collect data from a purposive sample (n = 302) of skilled, highly... -
Barriers and facilitators of antiretroviral therapy adherence in rural Eastern province, Zambia: the role of household economic status
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: Rainier Masa --- School of Social Work, USA Gina Chowa --- School of Social Work, USA Victor Nyirenda --- Global Social Development Innovations, USAIn Zambia, more people living with HIV now have access to lifesaving antiretroviral therapy than ever before. However, progress in HIV treatment and care has not always resulted in lower mortality. Adherence remains a critical barrier to treatment success. The... -
The herding behaviour and announcement of insider transfer trading: A study in Taiwan
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Investment Analysts Journal • Authors: Fu Shuen Shie --- Department of Finance, Taiwan Chiao Yi Chang --- Department of Insurance and Finance, TaiwanThe present paper examines the influence of herding behaviour on the market response to insider transfer trades under different levels of ownership concentration. The results show that the three-day waiting period for executing insider transfer trades that is uniquely required... -
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... -
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... -
The nature and preliminary outcomes of a Four-dimensional Accounting Student Support (FASS) programme
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Accounting Research • Authors: Corlia Janse van Vuuren --- Dean’s office (Teaching and Learning), Faculty of Economic and Management Sciences, South Africa Lizelle Bruwer --- School of Accountancy, Faculty of Economic and Management Sciences, South Africa Annari Muller --- Dean’s office (Teaching and Learning), Faculty of Economic and Management Sciences, South AfricaA traditional student-support approach to Accounting, which involved tutoring and case-study-based independent learning, was redesigned to create a Four-dimensional Accounting Student Support (FASS) programme. The redesign was necessitated by continued poor module success rates, low graduation rates and limited engagement... -
Willingness to establish private forest plantations among households in Oyo State Nigeria
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: East African Agricultural and Forestry Journal • Authors: Sarafat Ayanfunke Tijani --- Department of Agricultural Extension and Rural Development, NigeriaThis study investigates the willingness of the respondents to establish private forest plantations (PFPs) in Oyo State, Nigeria. Two purposively selected and two randomly selected local government areas were used. One hundred and sixty household heads randomly selected were interviewed... -
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... -
Transfer of ownership for social venture entrepreneurs: A case study in northern Tanzania
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Africa Journal of Management • Authors: Alexander Tetteh Kwasi Nuer --- , Ghana Gert van Dijk --- , The Netherlands Joost Jongerden --- , The Netherlands Miguel Rivera-Santos --- , USASocial Venture Entrepreneurs (SVEs) invest in supply chains with the aim to ignite businesses, but with a vision on how to transfer ownership to third parties. The present study explores the definitions and forms of ownership envisioned by local stakeholders... -
The determinants of the intention to use autonomous vehicles
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Paul Orsot-Dessi --- Université Bourgogne Franche-Comté, France Arvind Ashta --- Université Bourgogne Franche-Comté, France Surender Mor --- BPS Women University, IndiaThis study measures the relative importance of the determinants of the intentions to use autonomous vehicles. We hypothesize that the intention to use is influenced by perceived usefulness and perceived ease and that the perceived usefulness will be determined by... -
Factors that impact the implementation of blockchain in logistics in the United Arab Emirates
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Mohamad Bleik --- Independent researcher, SwitzerlandThis study investigates the factors influencing the implementation of blockchain in logistics in the United Arab Emirates (UAE), including security, privacy, end-user benefits, quality control, technology infrastructure, and lack of general awareness. A mixed-methods approach was used, with data collected...