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Invloed van sekere grondeienskappe op matrikspotensiaal by, en tydsverloop tot, veldkapasiteit
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Plant and Soil • Authors: D.J. Beukes --- Hoëveldstreek, Departement van Landbou,Veldkapasiteit (VK) is bepaal op 5x5 m-persele op verskeie gronde in Wes-Kaapland. Tekstureel het die gronde gewissel van growwe sand tot sandklei. Gronde van die Avalon-, Dundee-, Fernwood-, Hutton-, Oakleafen Westleighvorme is gebruik. Matrikspotensiaal (ψm) is gemonitor met kwiktensiometers, terwyl... -
The origin of textural lamellae in Quaternary coast sands of Natal
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Plant and Soil • Authors: L.P. van Reeuwijk --- , The Netherlands J.M. de Villiers --- Department of Soil Science and Agrameteorotogy,A new concept of the formation of textural subsoil lamellae has been developed on the basis of their morphology in aeolian coastal deposits in Natal. It has been concluded that they are initiated somewhere at depth in the profile by... -
Spatial variability of two selected soil properties in a semi- arid subcatchment of the Lower Great Fish River
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Plant and Soil • Authors: J.H. Moolman --- Geography Department,The variability of the soluble salt content and the textural composition of the soil were investigated in a 28-ha sub-catchment of the Ecca River, a tributary of the Great Fish River. The frequency distribution of the soluble salts in the... -
Empinese verwantskappe tussen veldkapasiteit en sekere fisiese grondeienskappe
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Plant and Soil • Authors: D.J. Beukes --- Hoëveldstreek, Departement van Landbou en Watervoorsiening,Veldkapasiteit (VK) is in situ bepaal op verskeie gronde in Wes- Kaapland. Grondtekstuur het gewissel van sand tot sandklei. Veldkapasiteit is op vyf dieptes bepaal en het gevarieer van 4,9% tot 27,2% op massabasis. Matrikspotensiaal by VK het gewissel van... -
Penetration resistance of fine sandy apedal soils as affected by relative bulk density, water content and texture
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Plant and Soil • Authors: A. T.P. Bennie --- Department of Soil Science, Republic of South Africa R. du T. Burger --- Department of Soil Science, Republic of South AfricaThe major physical properties that control the penetration resistance of soils are the degree of soil compaction, water content and particle size distribution. Sandy soils with well-sorted particle size distributions and low cohesivity compact and consolidate easily under pressure. Six... -
Yield and quality of flue-cured tobacco (Nicotiana tabacum L.) as affected by calcium, magnesium, potassium and boron
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Plant and Soil • Authors: N. J.J. Combrink --- , Republic of South AfricaA field trial was carried out with flue-cured tobacco on a Shorrocks soil series at the Loskop research station. Different levels of K, Ca and Mg in the soil were obtained after two annual applications of these cations in the... -
Rapid simultaneous rating of soil texture, organic matter, total nitrogen and nitrogen mineralization potential by near infra-red reflectance
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Plant and Soil • Authors: J.H. Meyer --- , Republic of South AfricaA rapid non-destructive technique for the determination of various soil properties by near infra-red spectrophotometry is described. Over 100 soils, of which the organic matter content, total nitrogen (N) content, N-mineralizing potential and particle size distribution were known, were used... -
Recognition of natural soil bodies using textural properties of red freely drained soil profiles from KwaZulu-Natal and Mpumalanga
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Plant and Soil • Authors: D.P. Turner --- , South Africa M.C. Laker --- Department of Plant Production and Soil Science, South AfricaThe research examines the range of variation of soil texture for red freely drained soils associated with six of the major geological formations of KwaZulu-Natal and Mpumalanga. The soil profile information is derived from particle size analyses of over 4... -
Rind texture and juice acid content of Citrus spp. as affected by foliar sprays of mono-potassium phosphate (MKP), urea ammonium phosphate (UAP) and mono-ammonium phosphate (MAP)
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Plant and Soil • Authors: F.N. Mudau --- Department of Plant Production, Republic of South Africa K.I. Theron --- Department of Horticultural Science, Republic of South Africa E. Rabe --- Department of Horticultural Science, Republic of South AfricaRind coarseness of fruit of Citrus spp. is a general problem in the Citrusdal region of South Africa (Western Cape Province), often limiting the percentage of exportable fruit. Acid content of the juice of Citrus fruit is an important determinant... -
Training of Professional Psychologists for Africa: Community Psychology or Community Work?
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Olaniyi Bojuwoye --- University of Kwazulu-Natal, South AfricaIf the practice of psychology is to be relevant to environmental realities and context sensitive then conscious consideration must be given to the psychology training programme. Training programmes should give due recognition to the historical, political, social, economic and cultural... -
Psychological Well-Being and the Metabolic Syndrome in African and Caucasian Women in South Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Elsabé M. Botha --- North-West University, South Africa Marié P. Wissing --- North-West University, South Africa Suria M. Ellis --- North-West University, South Africa Hester H Vorster --- North-West University, South AfricaThis study explored the association between comprehensive psychological well-being and the metabolic syndrome (MS), as well as whether women without MS markers differ significantly from women with MS (three or more markers) on specific facets of psychological well-being. African (N=102)... -
The Role of Personality Factors in the Dynamics of Context and Psychological Well-Being
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Q. Michael Temane --- North-West University, Marié. P. Wissing --- North-West University,The purpose of this study was to determine personality factors that mediate between context and psychological well-being. A convenience sample of 514 mutlicultural participants from Potchefstroom (n=384) and Mafikeng (n=130) comprising mainly of black and white students was drawn. The... -
Exploring the Validity of the Values-In-Action Inventory of Strengths (VIA-IS) in an African Context
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Itumeleng P. Khumalo --- North-West University, South Africa Marie P. Wissing --- North-West University, South Africa Q. Michael Temane --- North-West University, South AfricaThis study explored the validity of the Values-In-Action Inventory of Strengths (VIA-IS) in an African context. A convenience sample of 256 African students completed the VIA-IS in English. The majority of strengths subscales had good reliability coefficients and mean scores... -
Validation of a Coping Scale in an African Context
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Carelyn van der Walt --- North-West University, South Africa Johan C. Potgieter --- North-West University, South Africa Marié P. Wissing --- North-West University, South Africa Michael Q. Temane --- North-West University, South AfricaThe research aims were to compile and validate a multi-dimensional coping measure, taking African-centred coping behaviour into consideration. In a pilot study the Setswana-COPE (S-COPE) and the Africultural Coping Systems Inventory (ACSI) were administered to Setswana-speaking participants (N = 274)... -
Validation of a Community Collective Efficacy Scale in an African Context
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Wilmien van Straten --- North-West University, South Africa Q. Michael Temane --- North-West University, South Africa Marie P. Wissing --- North-West University, South Africa Johan Potgieter --- North-West University, South AfricaThe aim of this study was to validate a community collective efficacy scale in an African context. An abridged version of the Community Collective Efficacy Scale was validated in a cross-sectional survey design. Participants (N = 1050) from urban (n... -
Processes and Functions in Higher Education Students Adjusting to a New Learning Environment: Applying The Mmogotm-Method
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Vera Roos --- North-West University, South Africa M. Kenneth Maine --- North-West University, South Africa Itumeleng P Khumalo --- North-West University, South AfricaThis article explored the processes and functions amongst a community of students who had to adjust to new social and academic settings. Thirteen university students of a predominantly seTswana ethnic background participated in the study (males = 5, females =... -
Psychometric Properties of Various Scales Measuring Psychological Well-Being in a South African Context: The FORT 1 Project
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Jan A. B. Wissing --- North-West University, Marié P. Wissing --- North-West University, Marietjie M. du Toit --- North-West University, Q. Michael Temane --- North-West University,The aim of this study was to do a first phase screening of psychometric properties of various scales measuring facets of psychological well-being so as to address further questions in the FORT 1 project (FORT 1 = Clarifying the nature... -
The Mmogo-Method™: Discovering Symbolic Community Interactions
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Vera Roos --- North-West University,In this article the development and implementation of the Mmogo-Method™ is discussed as a culture-sensitive data collection method. The Mmogo-Method™ provides opportunities for social researchers to gain a deeper understanding of the cultural symbolism in which social life is embedded... -
The Socio-Historical Context of In-School Corporal Punishment in a KwaZulu-Natal Setting
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Viv O'Neil --- University of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa Beverley Killian --- University of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa Angela Hough --- University of KwaZulu-Natal, South AfricaThis article presents part of the results of an investigation into barriers to learning in the context of HIV in Richmond, a small KwaZulu-Natal town. Participants were learners from Grades 3,6, and 9(N=117; males=59; females=58). Data were collected by individual... -
Psychometric Properties of the Short Self-Regulation Questionnaire (SSRQ) in a South African Context
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Johan C. Potgieter --- North-West University, South Africa Karel F.H. Botha --- North-West University, South AfricaSelf-regulation (SR), an important construct within the psychological well-being context, involves the ability to monitor behaviour, to contrast it with reference values and to introduce adjustments where necessary. A lack of validated measures of SR in the South African context... -
Students' Views on the Value of Psychological Research: A Contribution to Indigenising Psychology in Botswana
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Ilse E. Plattner --- University of Botswana, Sophie Moagi-Gulubane --- University of Botswana,The goal of the study was to explore the value that psychology students accredit to psychological research in a country like Botswana where psychology is a relatively new discipline. Forty-five undergraduate students belonging to the first cohort of psychology students... -
Community Counselling: Values and Practices
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Sandy Lazarus --- University of South Africa and University of Western Cape, South Africa Donna Baptiste --- University of Illinois at Chicago, USA Mohamed Seedat --- University of South Africa, South AfricaThis article focuses on community counselling, specifically in African contexts. A community psychology approach is used as a framework for this discussion. This approach, linked to a critical perspective, highlights the importance of going beyond individualist assessments and interventions towards... -
Community Counselling in African Contexts
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Sandy Lazarus --- University of South Africa & University of Western Cape, South Africa Donna Baptiste --- University of Illinois at Chicago, USA Mohamed Seedat --- University of South Africa, South AfricaThis article explores community counselling as a form of professional practice for psychologists, with a particular focus on practices that are relevant in African contexts. The discussion identifies and discusses various models of practice identified in community psychology, including an... -
Emotional Intelligence, Work, and Psychological Outcomes in a Public Service Context
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Shelley-Ann Williams --- North-West University, South Africa Marié P. Wissing --- North-West University, South Africa Sebastiaan Rothmann --- North-West University, South Africa Q. Michael Temane --- North-West University, South AfricaThis study examines the role of emotional intelligence in the relationship between work context (conceptualised as job demands and job resources) and psychological outcomes (conceptualised as engagement and psychological well-being) in a sample of public sector employees (N=459). The Job... -
Development and Initial Validation of a General Psychological Well-being Scale (GPWS) in an African Context
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Itumeleng P. Khumalo --- North-West University, South Africa Q. Michael Temane --- North-West University, South Africa Marié P. Wissing --- North-West University, South AfricaThis study aimed to develop and validate the General Psychological Well-being Scale (GPWS) in an African sample, based on the empirical overlap between hedonic and eudaimonic facets of well-being as found in previous research. The quantitative cross-sectional study was conducted... -
Self-efficacy, Work, and Psychological Outcomes in a Public Service Context
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Shelley-Ann Williams --- North-West University (Potchefstroom Campus), South Africa Marié P. Wissing --- North-West University (Potchefstroom Campus), South Africa Sebastiaan Rothmann --- North-West University (Vaal Triangle Campus), South Africa Q. Michael Temane --- North-West University (Potchefstroom Campus), South AfricaThe study examined the prediction of psychological outcomes (conceptualized as psychological well-being and engagement) by general self-efficacy (GSE) and work context (conceptualized as job demands and job resources). The role of GSE as a moderator between work context and psychological... -
Emotional Intelligence and the Identity Negotiation of a Racial Minority Group in a Majority School Context
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Jacobus G. Maree --- University of Pretoria, Maria M. Meijer --- University of Pretoria,This article describes the possible impact of emotional intelligence on identity negotiation of a racial minority group in a majority school context. The study investigated the adjustment and functioning of racial minority groups in majority school contexts, as well as... -
Exploring Mindfulness in Self-Injuring Adolescents in a Psychiatric Setting
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Rümando Kok --- North-West University, South Africa Doret K. Kirsten --- North-West University, South Africa Karel F.H. Botha --- North-West University, South AfricaThis study explored mindfulness amongst eight self-injuring psychiatric adolescents. A mixed-method design was used. Interviews and clinical records comprised the qualitative data, while quantitative data was gathered using the Five-Facet Mindfulness Questionnaire (FFMQ: Baer, Smith, Hopkins, Krietemeyer & Toney, 2006)... -
Well-Being in the Batswana Cultural Context: Constructs and Measures
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Itumeleng P. Khumalo --- North-West University, South Africa Q. Michael Temane --- North-West University, South Africa Marié P. Wissing --- North-West University, South AfricaThe study investigated wellbeing in a Setswana-speaking sample. Participants (n=459, males =141 females =318; 22% = aged between 30 and 40 years) completed the General Psychological Well-being Scale (GPWS: Khumalo, Temane & Wissing, 2010) and the Mental Health Continuum Short-Form... -
The Experience of Psychosocial Stressors Amongst Adolescent Learners
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Ancel George --- University of the Free State, South Africa Henriëtte van den Berg --- University of the Free State, South AfricaThis study sought to identify and describe the psychosocial factors that adolescents experience as stressful. Data were collected from 556 respondents (Grade 10 to 12; 250 males and 306 females; mean age = 17.3 yrs; SD = 1.66) who completed... -
Towards an Understanding of Nurturing and Restraining Relational Patterns in School Communities
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Ansie Elizabeth Kitching --- North-West University, Vera Roos --- North-West University, Ronel Ferreira --- University of Pretoria,This study aimed to understand the nature of nurturing and restraining relationships in a school communiy. The inquiry entailed a single instrumental case study of a selected school community in a semi-urban context in South Africa. Participants were learners (n=720),... -
Beyond the Individual: Promoting Mental and Behavioural Health in Low- and Middle-income Countries
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Inge Petersen --- University of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa Arvin Bhana --- Human Sciences Research Council, South Africa Kaymarlin Govender --- University of KwaZulu-Natal, South AfricaThis brief report describes a programmatic approach to health promotion that can help address the social determinants of mental-health and associated risky behaviours. Using a South African case example, we illustrate that while micro-system interventions help to strengthen individual resilience... -
Confirming the Factor Structure of the 41-Item Version of the Schutte Emotional Intelligence Scale
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Marais Bester --- North-West University, South Africa Cara S. Jonker --- North-West University, South Africa Jan Alewyn Nel --- North-West University, South AfricaThe main aim of this study was to investigate the factor structure of the 41-item version of the Schutte Emotional Intelligence Scale within a South African nursing environment. An availability non-probability sample (N =290) of nurses from hospitals in the... -
Self-Efficacy, Collective Efficacy and the Psychological Well-Being of Groups in Transition
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Sarah M. Roos --- North-West University, South Africa Johan C. Potgieter --- North-West University, South Africa Michael Q. Temane --- North-West University, South AfricaThis study sought to determine the differential influence of self- and collective efficacy beliefs on the psychological well-being of individuals within a community in transition. A cross-sectional survey design was used to collect data from 1050 Setswana speaking participants from... -
Teacher Conceptions and Preferences for Student Discipline Instruments in South African Schools: A Narrative Study
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Ntshangase Sibusiso --- University of South Africa, Naidu Narainsamy --- University of South Africa,This study investigated the teachers' understanding of the context of alternative methods to maintain discipline in South African schools. A narrative approach was use in conducting semi-structured interviews with 10 primary school teachers (females = 80%). Data were analysed using... -
Categories of Dicompact bi-T 2 texture spaces and a Banach-Stone theorem
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Quaestiones Mathematicae • Authors: Filiz Yildiz LawrenceM. BrownThe principal aim of this paper is to consider various aspects of the theory of dicompact bi-T 2 texture spaces, and place them in a categorical setting. It culminates in a version of the Banach-Stone theorem. On the way, a... -
Perceived social context of AIDS in a Black township in Cape Town
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: SethC Kalichman --- Department of Psychology, USA Leickness Simbayi --- , South AfricaAIDS is only one of several life threatening social problems facing people living in poverty. HIV/AIDS prevention messages and prevention programmes should be framed within the context of relevant social problems. The current study examined public perceptions of AIDS as... -
Stone-C˘ech Compactifications of Ditopological Texture Spaces
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Quaestiones Mathematicae • Authors: Aysşegül Altay Uğur Murat DikerA texturing on a set S is a point separating, complete, completely distributive lattice S of subsets of S with respect to inclusion which contains S, Ø and for which arbitrary meet coincides with intersection and finite joins coincide with... -
Burnout—a personal journey
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Family Practice • Authors: B Gaede --- Emmaus Hospital,In this personal reflection on burnout, the context of work and its related stress is explored, particularly in a rural public health care setting. However, beyond the work-related challenges, the wider experience of stress in a person's life and developmental... -
Presence of meaning and search for meaning as mediators between spirituality and psychological well-being in a South African sample
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Itumeleng P. Khumalo --- Optentia Research Focus Area, South Africa Marié P. Wissing --- Africa Unit for Transdisciplinary Health Research, South Africa Lusilda Schutte --- Statistical Consultation Services, South AfricaSpirituality and meaning in life are important pathways to well-being. Research has conceptually and empirically linked spirituality, religiousness and meaning in life. The present study was concerned with investigating presence of meaning (MLQ-P) and search for meaning (MLQ-S) as mediators... -
Meaning and relational well-being: a reflection on the state of the art and a way forward
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Marié P. Wissing [cor1]This paper provides a brief overview of facets of meaning and relational well-being highlighting the foci of current research on meaning, relationships as sources of meaning, contextual relevance and meta-theoretical assumptions. Lacunae in knowledge are indicated and a model proposed... -
Meaning as perceived and experienced by an African student group
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Marié P. Wissing --- Unit for Transdisciplinary Health Research, South Africa Itumeleng P. Khumalo --- Optentia Research Focus Area, South Africa Shingairai C. Chigeza --- Unit for Transdisciplinary Health Research, South AfricaThis qualitative study explored what a Batswana group of African students (N = 73) find most meaningful in their life and why those sources of meaning are important to them. Findings showed that, in line with previous Western studies, the most important... -
Factors shaping condom use among South African university students: a thematic analysis
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Cleo Protogerou --- Department of Psychiatry and Mental Health, Division of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, South Africa Alan J. Flisher --- Department of Psychiatry and Mental Health, Division of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, South Africa Lauren G. Wild --- Department of Psychology, South AfricaThis study aimed to investigate contextual influences on condom use by South African university students. Twenty one-to-one, semi-structured interviews were conducted with male and female South African undergraduates. The data were thematically analysed. Results revealed that condom use was transient... -
Tangible skill building and HIV youth prevention intervention in rural South Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: Jill Hanass-Hancock --- Health Economics and HIV/AIDS Research Division (HEARD), South AfricaThere have been countless youth programmes throughout Africa resulting in increased knowledge of HIV, but all too often there is a discrepancy between knowledge and behaviour change. According to available literature, successful projects need to consider the context in which... -
Measuring resilience among homeless youth: psychometric assessment of the Connor-Davidson Resilience Scale in Ghana
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Kwaku Oppong Asante --- School of Applied Human Sciences, South Africa Anna Meyer-Weitz --- School of Applied Human Sciences, South AfricaThis study validated the psychometric structure of the Connor-Davidson Resilience Scale (CD-RISC; Connor & Davidson, 2003) in a sample of 227 homeless youth in Ghana. Principal Component Analysis (PCA) with Varimax rotation was used to extract factor structures. About 62%... -
Acanthosis nigricans: a flag for insulin resistance
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Endocrinology, Metabolism and Diabetes of South Africa • Authors: S Venkatswami --- Department of Dermatology, India S Anandam --- Department of Dermatology, IndiaObjectives: Acanthosis nigricans refers to the velvety, black hyperpigmentation seen in the flexures. It is a cutaneous marker for insulin resistance (IR), some metabolic disorders and rarely malignancy. When secondary to IR, it is asymptomatic, except for the hyperpigmentation. The... -
The role of educational psychologists in promoting ethical research conducted with children: an exploratory study
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Jace Pillay --- South African Research Chair in Education and care in Childhood, Faculty of Education, South AfricaThis study explored perceptions of educational psychologists on their role in promoting ethical research involving children. Participants were 10 South African educational psychologists (females = 60%; males = 40%) from mostly public services (90%). Data on their perceived roles in... -
The experiences of people living with HIV/AIDS in Gaborone, Botswana: stigma, its consequences and coping mechanisms
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Family Practice • Authors: Vincent Setlhare --- Department of Family Medicine, Botswana Anne Wright --- Department of Family Medicine, South Africa Ian Couper --- Department of Family Medicine, South AfricaBackground: This study was carried out in Bontleng, Extension 14 and Old Naledi, which are low-income residential areas of Gaborone, Botswana. The aim of the study was to explore the experiences of people living with human immunodeficiency virus/acquired immune deficiency... -
So you want to get published? It’s all about theory, context and data
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: • Authors: Kevin D O’Gorman --- School of Management and Languages, Heriot-Watt University, Edinburgh, United Kingdom Thomas J W Farrington --- School of Management and Languages, Heriot-Watt University, Edinburgh, United KingdomThis paper offers guidance on writing for publication in peer-reviewed business and management journals. The approach outlined and illustrated within is the amalgamated result of many years of experience in academic writing, editing, and getting published. The paper is primarily... -
Connecting entrepreneurship and education
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: • Authors: Sjoerd A. Gehrels --- Stenden Academy of International Hospitality Research, Leeuwarden, The NetherlandsThe aim of this research is to explore the contextual characteristics of a particular group of Dutch restaurant owners, the successful culinary entrepreneurs (SCEs), to examine how these contextual characteristics might be used in a hospitality education. This very small segment of... -
Ethics culture and ethics climate in relation to employee engagement in a developing country setting
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Jeremy Mitonga-Monga --- Department of Industrial and Organisational Psychology, South Africa Frans Cilliers --- Department of Industrial and Organisational Psychology, South AfricaThe study investigated the relationship between employees’ perceived workplace ethics culture and climate variables and their level of engagement. A non-probability sample (N = 839; females = 32%) was permanently employed in a railway organisation in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). The research... -
Parental mediation of adolescent media use and demographic factors as predictors of Kenyan high school students’ exposure to sexual content in television
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: Kyalo wa Ngula --- Department of Mass Communication, Hellen K. Mberia --- Department of Social Sciences and Humanities, Ann Neville Miller --- Nicholson School of Communication, USAResearch in Western nations suggests that parents’ involvement in their children's media use can make a difference in how adolescents select, process and respond to sexual television messages. Little or no published research has investigated this issue in sub-Saharan Africa,... -
Caregiving for people with dementia in a rural context in South Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Family Practice • Authors: Thavanesi Gurayah --- Department of Occupational Therapy, South AfricaBackground: This research is an exploratory pilot study into the phenomenon of caregiving for people with dementia in a rural context in South Africa. -
Medicine from the Father: Bossiesmedisyne, people, and landscape in Kannaland
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Anthropology Southern Africa • Authors: Joshua B. Cohen --- University of Cape Town, South AfricaIn the rural Western Cape local municipality of Kannaland, the word ‘bossiesmedisyne’ (lit. bushes medicine), refers to plant and sometimes animal material used to treat and alleviate a wide range of health problems, ranging from colds to cancer. Based on... -
Physical crust formation and steady-state infiltration rate in soils dominated by primary minerals in some South African ecotopes
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Plant and Soil • Authors: Adornis D Nciizah --- Department of Agronomy, South Africa Isaiah IC Wakindiki --- Department of Agronomy, South AfricaPhysical crust formation is affected by the inherent soil properties such as texture and mineralogy. However, inconsistencies exist in soil mineralogy effects of soil crusting. In addition, investigations of soils dominated by primary minerals such as quartz, especially in South... -
Developing and Utilizing Efficient Ties in Entrepreneurial Networks in Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Africa Journal of Management • Authors: Sean Lux --- University of South Florida College of Business, USA Bruce T. Lamont --- Florida State University, USA Kimberly M. Ellis --- Florida Atlantic University, USA Gerald R. Ferris --- Florida State University, USA John Muchira --- Florida State University, USAHow do an entrepreneur's capabilities affect social network development? What characteristics of the African context make network dynamics different than in more Westernized and developed markets? A theoretical model that links social effectiveness to effective relationship building and network development... -
Strengthening doctoral supervision in a Doctor of Psychology (DPsych) Specialisation in Child and Adolescent Psychology
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Ronél van der Watt --- Department of Psychology, South AfricaSupervision differs in PhD and DPsych contexts. PhD supervision focuses on students' pursuit of a career in academia, with the emphasis on research. In a DPsych framework, the focus of supervision is to assist students, who are experienced practitioners in... -
The value of six key soil variables for incorporation into a South African forest site classification system
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern Forests: a Journal of Forest Science • Authors: Josua H Louw --- School of Natural Resource Management, South AfricaThe intensive nature of management practices in the exotic monoculture plantations of South Africa requires reliable decision support systems. Recent socio-economic developments, the need for optimal forest productivity, as well as increasing awareness of broader ecosystem values and environmental risks,... -
A secure framework for SMS-based service delivery in m-government using a multicast encryption scheme
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Adebukola Onashoga --- Department of Computer Science, Nigeria Adebayo Ogunjobi --- Department of Computer Science, Nigeria Thomas Ibharalu --- Department of Computer Science, Nigeria Oluwafunmilayo Lawal --- Department of Computer Science, NigeriaThe use of mobile devices has revolutionised the world. Their affordability, high availability and usage convenience could transform the current governance to mobile government. However, in literature, the existing m-government architecture in Africa does not adequately consider security in its... -
Advanced training in child psychology: Key elements in offering a Doctor of Psychology (DPsych) programme in South Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Ronél van der Watt --- Department of Psychology, South Africa Carla Sharp --- Developmental Psychopathology Lab, Clinical Psychology, USAThe aim of this article is to propose some benchmarks for a Doctor of Psychology (DPsych) in advanced training in Child Psychology in South Africa, and to highlight key elements in offering such a programme. In doing so, we use... -
Entrepreneurial Intentions: A Cultural Perspective
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Africa Journal of Management • Authors: Ian K. Alexander --- Department of Food and Resource Economics, Denmark Benson Honig --- McMaster University, DeGroote School of Business, CanadaThe theory of planned behaviour is widely used to measure entrepreneurial intentions. Thus, we investigate the possible moderating role of indigenous ethnic culture on the attitude-intention, subjective norm-intention and perceived behavioural control-intention relationships. In support of the theory of planned... -
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,... -
Factors leading to orphans and vulnerable children living in community-based homes
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Jace Pillay --- South African Research Chair: Education and Care in Childhood, Faculty of Education,This study explored the influences on living arrangements of orphans and vulnerable children (OVC) housed at a community-based home in Johannesburg, South Africa. A total of 50 OVC (males = 36%, females = 64%; age range 11 to 18 years)... -
A criminogenic profile of a sample of South African high school learners
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Johan Prinsloo --- Department of Criminology,This study investigated the prevalence of criminogenic risk factors among South African high school learners. A sample of 312 high school learners attending a secondary (high) school in the Gauteng province of South Africa were surveyed (55.3% = female). They... -
Connecting entrepreneurship and education
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Research in Hospitality Management • Authors: Sjoerd A. Gehrels --- Stenden Academy of International Hospitality Research, The NetherlandsThe aim of this research is to explore the contextual characteristics of a particular group of Dutch restaurant owners, the successful culinary entrepreneurs (SCEs), to examine how these contextual characteristics might be used in a hospitality education. This very small... -
So you want to get published? It's all about theory, context and data
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Research in Hospitality Management • Authors: Kevin D O'Gorman --- School of Management and Languages, Heriot-Watt University, United Kingdom Thomas J W Farrington --- School of Management and Languages, Heriot-Watt University, United KingdomThis paper offers guidance on writing for publication in peer-reviewed business and management journals. The approach outlined and illustrated within is the amalgamated result of many years of experience in academic writing, editing, and getting published. The paper is primarily... -
Before Colonialism: Oral and Written Textualities in the Polyglotic Zone of the Horn of Africa: The Case of Tigrinya
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Eastern African Literary and Cultural Studies • Authors: Ghirmai Negash --- English and Postcolonial Literatures, African Studies Program, USAIn recent postcolonial literary and cultural studies, there has been renewed interest in the history and vitality of African-language textualities of the pre-colonial era. This article explores new terrain, surveying and shedding light on some of the significant texts and... -
A contextual assessment of the FADAMA III programme in Iwo, Osun State, Nigeria
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Ayokunle Olumuyiwa Omobowale --- Department of Sociology, Nigeria Olukunle Tayo Akinola --- Department of Sociology, NigeriaFADAMA is a World Bank development initiative aimed at improving productivity and income of Nigerian farmers through relative science and technological inclusion as well as community and group participation. Following the success of Fadama I and II projects, the government... -
Return to Africa to Mine an African Understanding of Employee Motivation in Africa: Sankofa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Africa Journal of Management • Authors: Bill Buenar Puplampu --- Central Business School, GhanaOver the last 80 years commendable advances have been made in the field of employee motivation by scholars who have carried out research, developed theory and put forward tools for application. This paper argues that given the importance of work... -
Unemployment experiences in context: A phenomenological study in two townships in South Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Melinda du Toit --- Optentia Research Focus Area, South Africa Hans De Witte --- Optentia Research Focus Area, South Africa Sebastiaan Rothmann --- Optentia Research Focus Area, South Africa Anja Van den Broeck --- Optentia Research Focus Area, South AfricaThis study aimed to explore the unemployment experience of residents of a historically disadvantaged South African neighbourhood. Informants were twelve black community members (females = 75%; age ranges: 20 to 29 = 58.3%, and 30 to 39 = 33.3%). Individual interviews were conducted with the participants... -
Spirituality as a coping mechanism for family caregivers of persons with aphasia
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Khetsiwe Phumelele Masuku --- Department of Speech Pathology and Audiology, South Africa Katijah Khoza-Shangase --- Department of Speech Pathology and Audiology, South AfricaThis study sought to describe spirituality resourcing of family caregivers for people with aphasia (PWA). A purposive sample of 14 female family caregivers of PWA from a historically disadvantaged South African community were participants (married = 42%; age range 21... -
Deployment factors for mobile business intelligence in developing countries small and medium enterprises
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Tope Samuel Adeyelure --- Department of Informatics, South Africa Billy Mathias Kalema --- Department of Informatics, South Africa Kelvin J. Bwalya --- School of Consumer Intelligence and Information Systems, South AfricaData are more rapidly generated than they can be digested and consumed in real time due to the increased mobility and automation of activities of small and medium enterprises (SMEs). These challenges could be avoided if SMEs in developing countries... -
Okonkwo in Harare? Reading the Poem ‘Déjà vu’ by Nhamo Mhiripiri through an Intertextual Lens
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Eastern African Literary and Cultural Studies • Authors: Barbra Chiyedza Manyarara --- Curriculum & Arts Education Department (Senior Lecturer), Faculty of Education, South AfricaNew generations of poets such as Nhamo Mhiripiri offer works that question the contemporary being of Africa by exploring the continuities and disruptions between her pre-colonial past and her postcolonial present. Subtly nuanced, such poetry is often concerned with issues... -
Social media as a trigger for positive political action: The case of Ghana's fight against illegal small-scale mining (Galamsey)
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Ebenezer Agbozo --- Department of Systems Analysis and Decision Making, Ural Federal University, Yekaterinburg, Russian Federation, Kamen Spassov --- Faculty of Mathematics and Informatics, Sofia University “St. Kliment Ohridski”, BulgariaA shift from social media being a medium of communication to being a voice of the people is underway. Nations have experienced a fair share of the use of social media in raising the awareness on certain cankers in society... -
Paratext and the Making of YA Fiction Genre: The Repoussoir
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Eastern African Literary and Cultural Studies • Authors: Jane Wangari Wakarindi --- African Literature, South AfricaThis paper is premised on the assumption that Young Adult Literature (YAL) is a relatively new development in Kenya, having been neglected both in research and production of books that promote the Young Adult Fiction (YAF) genre. The genre has... -
An effective learning culture: Using high performance work systems to strengthen the relationship between communities of practice and knowledge creation in Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Africa Journal of Management • Authors: Florence Nansubuga --- School of Psychology, Makerere University, Uganda John C Munene --- School of Psychology, Makerere University, Uganda Julius Kikooma --- School of Psychology, Makerere University, Uganda Joyce Nansamba --- School of Psychology, Makerere University, Uganda Khamis Musanje --- School of Psychology, Makerere University, UgandaThis paper sought to demonstrate how communities of practice can coalesce with high performance work systems to develop an Africanized learning culture that promotes interaction among employees and empowers them to create innovative knowledge for competitive performance. A total of... -
The Problematics of Naming in Kenyan Creative Narratives
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Eastern African Literary and Cultural Studies • Authors: Makau Kitata --- Literature, University of Nairobi, KenyaThere is a tendency in Kenyan literature, which can be defined as ahistorical ethnopolitanism. In this approach the writer chooses to use names of characters and places that indicate an attempt to see the Kenyan community from a distance. The... -
Corporate tax responsibility in Africa: Insight from Nigeria
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Africa Journal of Management • Authors: Kenneth Amaeshi --- , United Kingdom Bongo Adi --- , Nigeria Godson Ikiebey --- , Nigeria Neil McCulloch --- , United KingdomThis study explores how small business owners in Africa talk about their tax responsibility, using Nigeria as a case study. Data were collated through interviews, focus group sessions, and online chats. The study identifies two main types of tax responsibility... -
Effect of land terracing on soil physical properties across slope positions and profile depths in medium and high altitude regions of Rwanda
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Plant and Soil • Authors: Aloys Fashaho --- , Rwanda George M Ndegwa --- , Rwanda Joyce J Lelei --- , Kenya Amos O Musandu --- , Kenya Samuel M Mwonga --- , KenyaAlthough land terracing is promoted as a management practice for effective soil conservation in hilly areas, construction of terraces causes changes in soil properties. This study evaluated the effect of land terracing on some soil physical properties across slope positions... -
Parent caregiver perceptions of the behaviour of their children with autism spectrum disorder: A qualitative exploratory study
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Bronwyn R. Britz --- , South Africa Henry D. Mason --- , South AfricaThis study explored parent caregivers’ perspectives of the influence of context on the behaviour of children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD). Applying interpretative phenomenological analysis (IPA), we collected and analysed in-depth interview data from four South African parent caregivers (females... -
Travellers’ top comments during the COVID-19 pandemic in Botswana
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Research in Hospitality Management • Authors: Delly M. Chatibura --- , BotswanaThis article is an appraisal of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic in Botswana. The article outlines literature in the context of impacts and reactions to the pandemic. The rest of the article builds upon the comments retrieved from TripAdvisor as the... -
The socio-ecology of childcare in Apartheid South Africa: Retrospective experiences of a sample of caregivers
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Jené Pretorius --- , South Africa Carinne Annfred Lorraine Petersen --- , South Africa Athena Pedro --- , South AfricaWe sought to retrospectively understand current caregivers’ childhood experiences of apartheid in South Africa. A sample of eight caregivers (black = 3, white = 2, mixed race = 3; age range = 29 to 55 years) took part in the... -
Sturdiness and scuffle in deploying educational technologies for teaching and learning in a low-technology context: Students’ experience in a developing society
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Moses Kumi Asamoah --- , GhanaThis paper explores the experience of a sample of thirty post-graduate students of University of Ghana, Legon regarding the use of Sakai Learning Management System (LMS) in enhancing students’ interactions with instructors, peers, course contents and in enabling flexible and... -
Does extant work-family research generalize to African Nations? Meta-analytic tests
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Africa Journal of Management • Authors: Jenny M. Hoobler --- , South Africa Suzanne Gericke --- , South Africa Eileen Koekemoer --- , South AfricaThis study explores the question of the generalizability of extant work-family research, most of which has been conducted in Western cultural contexts, to workers in African nations. We conducted a meta-analysis of African research (55 studies, N = 16,162), comparing means for... -
Effects of biostimulants on tissue and rhizospheric acid phosphatase activity of chickpea genotypes
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Plant and Soil • Authors: Rebahlotse Mapula Moloto --- , South Africa Felix D Dakora --- , South Africa Puffy Soundy --- , South Africa Sipho Thulane Maseko --- , South AfricaAlthough the application of biostimulants to soils and plants affects their phosphatase activity, this has not been shown in chickpea (Cicer arietinum L.) grown under South African conditions. In this study, chickpea genotypes were grown in silty-loam and silty-clay-loam soils... -
Social and economic effects of marine protected areas in South Africa, with recommendations for future assessments
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Marine Science • Authors: JB Mann-Lang --- , South Africa GM Branch --- , South Africa BQ Mann --- , South Africa KJ Sink --- , South Africa SP Kirkman --- , South Africa R Adams --- , South AfricaResearch on the socio-economic aspects of marine protected areas (MPAs) in South Africa is reviewed to guide evaluation and integration. After a brief international review, we used declaration notices and management plans to determine the extent to which social and... -
Aligning Conservation Agriculture among various disciplines in South Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Plant and Soil • Authors: Pieter A Swanepoel --- , South AfricaIn South Africa, the term Conservation Agriculture (CA) is often used to describe any soil conservation action rather than a combination of the three management principles that CA encompasses, namely minimum soil disturbance, using a diversity of crops in rotation... -
Examining the dominant models and theories of international staffing policies and practices through the lenses of the African context and Chinese multinational construction enterprises in Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Africa Journal of Management • Authors: Aminu Mamman --- , Qian Wen --- ,International staffing policies and practices of Chinese enterprises in Africa have given rise to a number of observations, critical comments, empirical support and rebuttals. One of the areas of research and critique has been the implications of the staffing policies... -
Diffusion of innovations: Theoretical perspectives and empirical evidence
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Bibhunandini Das --- , IndiaThis paper attempts to review the theoretical and empirical perspectives of innovation-diffusion literature. The objective of this paper is to develop a heuristic framework by reviewing the existing studies for analyzing the diffusion of innovation and its outcome in different... -
A reflection on Southern Forests: a Journal of Forest Science using bibliometrics
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern Forests: a Journal of Forest Science • Authors: S Grobbelaar --- , South Africa R Oosthuizen --- , South AfricaBibliometrics is used to determine patterns in published research. The aim of this paper is to illustrate the observable bibliometric patterns in the journal Southern Forests: a Journal of Forest Science. Frequency analysis and co-occurrence network analysis were performed to... -
The association between internal migration and teenage fertility control: A South African study
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Sibusiso Mkwananzi --- Institute for Gender Studies, University of South Africa, South AfricaThis study investigated the association between internal migration, as a form of residential mobility, and teenage fertility in South Africa. Data were from the 2001 and 2011 South African censuses, n 2001 = 335 065 and n 2011 = 316... -
Behavioural and psychological control during adolescence: An ecological systems perspective
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Elizabeth Cornelia van Damme --- University of the Free State, South Africa Luzelle Naudé --- University of the Free State, South AfricaThis study investigated the extent and the nature of the behavioural and psychological control experienced by adolescents within four contexts (parental, peer, school, and community) of their everyday lives. The adolescents (n = 463; female = 52.5%, black African =... -
The social construction of identity in HIV/AIDS home-based care volunteers in rural KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: SAHARA-J: Journal of Social Aspects of HIV/AIDS • Authors: Thirusha Naidu [d128e18] Yvonne Sliep Wenche DageidHome-based care volunteer (HBCV) identity and how it is shaped was the main focus of the study. Fifteen HBCVs were interviewed about their work and personal life stories and then interviewed reflectively using a narrative interviewing style. Specific attention was... -
Expanding the prevention armamentarium portfolio: A framework for promoting HIV-Conversant Communities within a complex, adaptive epidemiological landscape
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: SAHARA-J: Journal of Social Aspects of HIV/AIDS • Authors: Christopher J. Burman --- , , South Africa Marota Aphane --- , , South Africa Oliver Mtapuri --- , , South Africa Peter Delobelle --- , , South AfricaThe article describes a design journey that culminated in an HIV-Conversant Community Framework that is now being piloted in the Limpopo Province of South Africa. The objective of the initiative is to reduce the aggregate community viral load by building... -
Wakurugenzi Networks: Reframing Kenyan Vernaculars of Gender/Gendering in Abel Mutua’s YouTube Channel
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Eastern African Literary and Cultural Studies • Authors: Felix Mutunga Ndaka --- University of Johannesburg, South AfricaDuring the Kenyan Covid-19 lockdown, Abel Mutua, a renowned actor, scriptwriter and comic created a YouTube channel that has instructively transformed a virtual space into a storytelling platform. The channel presents narrations on a diverse range of topics presented in... -
Intertextuality: Decolonising Imperial Narrative in Weep Not, Child
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Eastern African Literary and Cultural Studies • Authors: Addisu Hailu Abebe --- Addis Ababa University, EthiopiaImperial narrative paved the way for the ‘superior white’ and ‘inferior black’ psychology for centuries. This article seeks to determine the impact of intertexts employed in Ngũgĩ Wa Thiong'o's Weep Not, Child in resisting the imperial discourse. The article identifies... -
Predicting soil carbon in granitic soils using Fourier-transform mid-infrared (FT-MIR) spectroscopy: the value of database disaggregation
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Plant and Soil • Authors: Kelebohile Rose Seboko --- University of the Free State, South Africa Johan van Tol --- University of the Free State, South Africa Elmarie Kotze --- University of the Free State, South AfricaSoil carbon (C) is an important component in quality assessments and efficient models are required to estimate C rapidly. Accurate C assessments are valuable in monitoring land-use changes. Fourier-transform mid-infrared (FT-MIR) spectroscopy has proved to be a powerful tool for... -
It’s a journey … Emerging adult women’s experiences of spiritual identity development during postgraduate psychology studies in South Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Indo-Pacific Journal of Phenomenology • Authors: Luzelle Naudé --- University of the Free State, South Africa Lara Fick --- University of the Free State, South AfricaThe spiritual identity development of six South African, emerging adult, female, postgraduate psychology students (21 to 22 years old) was explored using reflective writing exercises and individual interviews. Interpretative phenomenological analysis revealed that spiritual identity exploration occurs continuously across the... -
Cross-disciplinary meaning and language for innovation in a business context: A conceptual paper
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Craig Andrew Duff --- Tshwane University of Technology, South Africa Jan Hendrik Dubery --- Tshwane University of Technology, South AfricaIn this conceptual work, we describe cross-disciplinary meaning and language related to the innovation phenomenon located in a business context. Our work attempts to find common meaning and language for innovation that can be applied across all business innovation projects... -
Context-based factors that influence healthcare information system implementation in resource-constrained public hospitals
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Mourine Achieng --- University of South Africa, South Africa Ephias Ruhode --- University of the West of Scotland, ScotlandTechnology-based interventions in healthcare are often anticipated to improve the quality of healthcare services. These expectations are based on a perceived belief in the ability of technology to alleviate some of the challenges associated with manual, paper-based healthcare service delivery... -
The influence of cross-cultural adjustment on job performance
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Research in Hospitality Management • Authors: Irena Mihaela Stan --- NHL Stenden University of Applied Sciences, The Netherlands Ilse Jongboom --- NHL Stenden University of Applied Sciences, The NetherlandsGiven the international nature of teams and guests in the hospitality industry, cross-cultural adjustment and awareness are crucial at both personal and organisational levels. The purpose of this study is to understand the factors underlying cross-cultural adjustment and how it... -
Health locus of control, personality and social support in treatment adherence among diabetic patients
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: --- University of Nigeria, Nigeria --- University of Nigeria, Nigeria --- University of Nigeria, Nigeria --- University of Nigeria, Nigeria --- University of Nigeria, Nigeria --- University of Nigeria, NigeriaWe examined the contributions of health locus of control (internal, external), personality traits, and social support in treatment adherence among Nigerian diabetic patients (N = 126; females = 49.21%, Type 1 diabetes = 58.73%, Type 2 diabetes = 41.27%; age... -
The role of the social sciences and humanities in pandemic preparedness responses: insights gained from COVID-19, HIV and AIDS and related epidemics
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: Kaymarlin Govender --- University of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa Judith King --- , South Africa Patrick Nyamaruze --- University of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa Tim Quinlan --- University of KwaZulu-Natal, South AfricaThe COVID-19 pandemic, particularly from 2020 to mid-2022, debilitated the management of the HIV epidemic in Africa. The multiple effects included well-documented HIV service interruptions, curtailment of HIV prevention programmes, the associated marked increase in both the risk for HIV... -
Creative arts interventions to enhance adolescent well-being in low-income communities: an integrative literature review
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Child & Adolescent Mental Health • Authors: Dilshaad Begham Bux --- North-West University, South Africa Izanette van Schalkwyk --- North-West University, South AfricaBackground: Globally many young people, especially from lower socioeconomic backgrounds, face significant barriers to achieving optimal life chances. Creative arts interventions are a way of reaching out to adolescents in low-income communities, to encourage positive functioning and enhanced well-being. We... -
Special Issue: Entrepreneurship and Africa’s cultural context
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Africa Journal of Management • Authors: A. Mamman --- Global Development Institute, University of Manchester, UK M. Branine --- Dundee Business School, Abertay University, UK J. Bawole --- University of Ghana Business School, University of Ghana, Ghana C. J. Rees --- Global Development Institute, University of Manchester, UKThe subject of entrepreneurship has generated swathes of interest from a variety of stakeholders seeking to address economic challenges in Africa. At the heart of this interest is the fact that the businesses created by entrepreneurs create employment opportunities which,... -
Serving Hot Tea: Analyzing Narratives of ‘Abroad’ on Glocal Kenyan Twitter/X Spaces
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Eastern African Literary and Cultural Studies • Authors: Caroline Mose --- The Mawazo Institute, KenyaSocial media reconstitutes the idea of ‘abroad’ as a geographical place, shortens the symbolic distance between borders, and renders the local and global into one almost seamless space. This seamlessness is both metaphorical and symbolic, where happenings on the spatial... -
Subjective perception of economic policy uncertainty and ESG performance: Evidence from China
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Investment Analysts Journal • Authors: Guangchen Li --- Beijing Wuzi University, China Bokun Hei --- Beijing Wuzi University, China Qianlong Ma --- Beijing Wuzi University, China Haijun Wang --- Beijing Wuzi University, ChinaThis paper explores the relationship between subjective perception of economic policy uncertainty (SPEPU) and ESG performance. We find that SPEPU could deteriorate ESG performance, especially corporate social performance and that this negative effect works through increasing financialization and weakening internal... -
Ukufundiswa kwemibhalo yobuciko emakilasini esiZulu ngenhloso yokufundisa abafundi ngekhono lokuhlaziya izinkinga zomphakathi
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of African Languages • Authors: Nokuthula Ntombenhle Mbata --- University of KwaZulu-Natal, School of Education, Language and Media Studies, Sicelo Ziphozonke Ntshangase --- University of KwaZulu-Natal, School of Education, Language and Media Studies,Inhloso yale athikili ukubheka ukufundiswa kwemibhalo yobuciko emakilasini esiZulu ngenhloso yokufundisa abafundi ngekhono lokuhlaziya izinkinga zomphakathi. Lolu wucwaningo oluyikhwalithethivu, olwethulwa ngendlela esakuxoxa, kusetshenziswa ipharadayimi esakuhumusha. Ucwaningo lubeka ukuthi ukulahlekelwa yisimilo, ubuqili nokungathembeki kuwumthelela wokwehluleka kwesikole, othisha kanye nomphakathi ukutshala ubuntu... -
Ngũgĩ's Fictional and Non-Fictional Representations of the Mau Mau War: An Insight from a New Historicist Perspective
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Eastern African Literary and Cultural Studies • Authors: Auson Njunwensi Wincheslaus --- Mkwawa University College of Education,This article investigates the relationship between Ngũgĩ wa Thiong’o’s Weep Not, Child, a novel, and Dreams in a Time of War, a childhood memoir, especially, regarding how the Mau Mau War became a dissidence strategy against the containment and subjugation... -
How does investor sentiment affect the Korean premium in the Bitcoin market?
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Investment Analysts Journal • Authors: Joon Chae --- Seoul National University, Republic of Korea Kyounghun Bae --- Hanyang University, Republic of Korea Hyoung-Goo Kang --- Hanyang University, Republic of Korea Bonha Koo --- Chungnam National University, Republic of KoreaWe examine how investor emotions and Bitcoin price influence each other using intraday data and textual analysis. We extract emotions from a popular online chatting window at one of the largest cryptocurrency exchanges in Korea. To control for global factors,... -
Text-mining approach with Black–Litterman model: A case study of Armenian pension funds
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Investment Analysts Journal • Authors: Ruben Gevorgyan --- Head of Data Science for Business Master Program at Yerevan State University, Armenia Rita Hovhannisyan --- Yerevan State University, ArmeniaPension fund managers face challenges in acquiring, analysing, and synthesising external information to make informed investment decisions. Text-mining and sentiment analysis can aid fund managers integrate contrasting news, financial data, and market speculation into their decision rubric. Considering Armenia pension... -
Ngabe iziLimi zoMdabo zaseNingizimu Afrika zikulungele ukuthi kufundiswe ngazo? Ukuhunyushelwa esiZulwini kwencwadi yamaKhono eMpilo
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of African Languages • Authors: Erick Nkululeko Nzimande --- University of South Africa, South AfricaUkusetshenziwa kweziLimi zaboMdabo zaseNingizimu Afrika njengezilimi zokufundisa ezikoleni nasemfundweni ephakeme kuyinto esicwaningwe ngabacwaningi abaningi. Kodwa-ke ocwaningweni oselwenziwe luncane kakhulu olubheka ukuthi zikhona yini izinsizakufunda ezizokwenza ukufundisa ngalezi zilimi kube yimpumelelo. Ngakho-ke inhloso yalolu cwaningo ukuhlaziya ukuhunyushwa kweNcwadi kaThisha yamaKhono eMpilo... -
A case for a functional retranslation of the Constitution of the Democratic Republic of Congo into Ciluba
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of African Languages • Authors: José Cyunza Kabengela --- Université Pédagogique Nationale (UPN), Democratic Republic of Congo Harold M Lesch --- Stellenbosch University, South AfricaAs the Constitution of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) is a legal document, it provides every Congolese citizen with information about their rights, privileges and obligations to the state, but also what one can expect from the state... -
Philosophical and ideological intertextual resonances in OK Matsepe and Vonani Bila’s selected poems
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of African Languages • Authors: Nelson Ratau --- University of Mpumalanga, South Africa James Seanego --- University of Limpopo, South AfricaThis article explores the philosophical and ideological intertextual resonances between OK Matsepe’s Ge wa ditšhila ka moka re ka o hlaswa and Vonani Bila’s The Toilet Cleaner at OR Tambo Airport. It argues that the two poems share thematic, ideological,...
