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The ethics of complexity and the complexity of ethics
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Philosophy • Authors: Minka Woermann --- Department of Philosophy, Stellenbosch;South Africa Paul Cilliers --- Department of Philosophy, Stellenbosch;South AfricaIn this paper, we investigate the implications that a general view of complexity - i.e. the view that complex phenomena are irreducible - hold for our understanding of ethics. In this view, ethics should be conceived of as constitutive of... -
A Longitudinal Study of the Role of Trust During Change
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Nico Martins --- University of South Africa, Hartmut von der Ohe --- University of South Africa,The objective of the study was to explore factors that impact on trust relationships in a sample of South African organisations. A survey on trust was administered to a convenience sample of 484 respondents in the public and private economic... -
Adding market value to a holding company
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Accounting Research • Authors: G D I Barr --- Department of Statistical Science and Economics, B S Kantor --- Department of Economics,The paper explains the forces that determine changes in the discount of Net Asset market value of the typical JSE listed holding company. It is demonstrated that a variety of events which will alter the discount automatically may have very... -
The roots and complexity of the land issue and of land claims in South Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Anthropology Southern Africa • Authors: FC de Beer --- Department of Anthropology and Archaeology,Land reform and land restitution are current and emotional issues in South Africa and a scrutiny of the antecedent events and processes is crucial for an understanding of the complexities involved. Comprehending the land issue requires a reflection on the... -
‘Dabbling in the market’: Ideas on ‘an anthropology of marketing’
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Anthropology Southern Africa • Authors: Stephné Herselman --- Department of Anthropology and Archaeology,Contextualised in terms of the phenomenal growth in purchasing power in the so-called ‘emerging market’ in South Africa, this paper considers possibilities for anthropological involvement in market research, and looks at ways in which trust influences buying behaviour in the... -
Ocean, time and value: speaking about the sea in Kassiesbaai
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Anthropology Southern Africa • Authors: Marieke van Zyl --- Department of Social Anthropology,This article looks at the manner in which different parties engage with the issue of fishing rights on the inter-personal and public levels over the issue of fishing rights allocation in South Africa. Taking the historic fishing village of Kassiesbaai... -
New insights on trust, honour and networking in informal entrepreneurship: Zimbabwean malayishas as informal remittance couriers
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Anthropology Southern Africa • Authors: Phefumula Nyoni --- Department of Anthropology,The paper focuses on the utility of the concepts of trust and honour in understanding relations among Zimbabwean remittance couriers who are popularly known as “malayishas”. Trust and honour are explored in relation to how they produce and sustain a... -
Wisdom and counselling: A note on advising people with HIV/AIDS in Ghana
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: Sjaak van der Geest --- Sociology-Anthropology Department, The NetherlandsThis article raises the question of whether the practice of HIV/AIDS counselling in Ghana can be linked to the wisdom that older people are said to have and use when they give advice to younger family members. Older people believe... -
Factors influencing academic use of internet banking services: An empirical study
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Theresadevi Moodley --- Information Systems & Technology, South Africa Irene Govender --- Information Systems & Technology, South AfricaThis study explores factors influencing the adoption of Internet banking. Based on the literature and the unified theory of acceptance and use of technology (UTAUT) model, six constructs which influence academics’ usage of and behavioural intention to adopt Internet banking... -
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... -
What drives customers to use access-based sharing options in the hospitality industry?
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Research in Hospitality Management • Authors: Can Lu --- Department of Human Sciences, USA Jay Kandampully --- Department of Human Sciences, USAAccess-based sharing businesses have gained popularity in the hospitality industry. The recent shift of customers’ willingness to share accommodation with a host as opposed to using a private hotel room has many implications for the traditional lodging sector. Sharing firms... -
The scope and levying of interest subject to the withholding tax in terms of sections 50A–50H of the Income Tax Act No. 58 of 1962
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Accounting Research • Authors: Ellané van Wyk --- School of Accountancy, South Africa Cara Thiart --- ,A withholding tax on interest is levied in terms of sections 50A to 50H of the Income Tax Act No. 58 of 1962 (as amended) and has been effective since 1 March 2015. In this study, certain areas of concern... -
Pathways to trust and caution among South African university students
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Erhabor S. Idemudia --- School of Research and Postgraduate Studie, Faculty of Human and Social Sciences, South Africa Catherine T. Kwantes --- Department of Psychology, Canada Matthew O. Olasupo --- School of Research and Postgraduate Studie, Faculty of Human and Social Sciences, South AfricaThis study sought to characterise lifestyle factors of trust and caution among South African university students (n = 196; females = 78.06%; median age = 21 years). The students completed an online survey on trustworthiness in cultural context. The data... -
The winner takes it all: Outperformance drives subsequent flows in South African Unit Trust Funds
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Investment Analysts Journal • Authors: Jennifer Arendse --- Gordon Institute of Business Science, South Africa Chris Muller --- Gordon Institute of Business Science, South Africa Michael Ward --- Gordon Institute of Business Science, South AfricaThe relationship between unit trust (mutual fund) performance and subsequent investment flows into and out of funds has been the focus of many international studies. Emerging markets, which are characterised by higher risk, weaker institutions, volatile economies and fewer participants,... -
Trust in business alliances between mainstream and emerging companies in South Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Kgope P. Moalusi --- Department of Industrial and Organisational Psychology, South Africa Melinde Coetzee --- Department of Industrial and Organisational Psychology, South AfricaThis study explored perceived trust between mainstream and emerging business partner entities in South Africa. A purposive sample of 25 managers from mainstream companies (n = 7) and emerging companies (n = 18) participated in the study. The managers Q-sorted... -
Validation of the trust relationship audit (TRA): An item parcelling approach
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Hartmut von der Ohe --- Department of Industrial and Organisational Psychology, South Africa Nico Martins --- Department of Industrial and Organisational Psychology, South AfricaThis study sought to apply an item parcelling approach to confirm the factor structure of trust in the direct supervisor as measured by the trust relationship audit (TRA). The researchers analysed an existing data set on the TRA from 9... -
Trauma event autobiographies: An exploratory multiple case study
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Corné Engelbrecht --- Department of Psychology, South Africa Maria Papaikonomou --- Department of Psychology, South AfricaThis multiple case study explored trauma event memories of three individuals to characterise underlying meanings important for their recovery. The three participants were women in the age range of 43 to 54 years old, who shared their own memories of... -
Communities’ perceptions of benefit-sharing mechanisms for forest-based land reform models in South Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern Forests: a Journal of Forest Science • Authors: Ratsodo Phillip Tshidzumba --- Forest Science Postgraduate Programme, Department of Plant and Soil Sciences, Faculty of Natural and Agricultural Sciences, South Africa Paxie W Chirwa --- Forest Science Postgraduate Programme, Department of Plant and Soil Sciences, Faculty of Natural and Agricultural Sciences, South Africa Folaranmi D Babalola --- Forest Science Postgraduate Programme, Department of Plant and Soil Sciences, Faculty of Natural and Agricultural Sciences, South AfricaOne of the dominant challenges facing the South African forestry sector is the issue of land restitution. The aim of this study was, therefore, to assess the perception of beneficiaries of benefit-sharing modalities for forest-based land reform initiatives in their... -
Organisational culture moderation of interpersonal trust and affective commitment in health care non-governmental organisations in Ghana
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Ramous Agyare --- Business School, China Ge Yuhui --- Business School, China Eugene Abrokwah --- Business School, China James Agyei --- Business School, ChinaThis study examined the moderating effect of organisational culture (OC) moderation on the relationship between interpersonal trust (IT; trust in management and trust in peers) and employees’ affective commitment (AC). Participants were 295 employees of non-governmental organisations (NGOs) in Ghana... -
It’s politics, stupid! A political analysis of the HIV/AIDS Trust Fund in Uganda
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: Charles Birungi --- Institute for Global Health, University College London, United Kingdom Timothy Colbourn --- Institute for Global Health, University College London, United KingdomThe role of trust funds in the practice of and the policy discourse on the sustainable financing for health and HIV is growing. However, there is a paucity of political analyses on implementing trust fund arrangements. Drawing on a novel... -
Customers' loyalty to tablet commerce in Nigeria
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Sunday Adewale Olaleye --- Department of Marketing, Management, and International Business, Finland Ismaila Temitayo Sanusi --- School of Educational Services and Psychology, University of Eastern Finland, Finland Fanning Stephen Mark --- School of Business and Law, Australia Jari Salo --- Department of Economics and management, FinlandConsumers' use of a variety of devices, for example desktops, laptops, tablets, and/or smartphones to conduct intelligent site searches, is advancing mobile commerce. Consumers' choice of devices to use depends largely on their perceptions of value. Given the importance of... -
Of friends and kollegen: understanding male friendships in Swakopmund, Namibia
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Anthropology Southern Africa • Authors: Jack Boulton --- , BelgiumThis article explores understandings of friendship between men in Swakopmund, Namibia. These friendships sat (sometimes uncomfortably) closely with notions of “being gay,” in that they were often companionate relationships of caring and intimacy that also involved sex and exchange. Yet... -
Brand loyalty and the Bangtan Sonyeondan (BTS) Korean dance: Global viewers’ perceptions
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Hae-won Lee --- , South Korea Joon-ho Kim --- , South KoreaThis study examined the influence of brand trust and loyalty to Korean Bangtan Sonyeondan (BTS), as perceived by global viewers who watched a BTS dance performance on TV and online. The sample consisted of 498 respondents (women = 44. 7%),... -
Performing arts and sustainable consumption: Influences of consumer perceived value on ballet performance audience loyalty
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Yu-sun Han --- , Republic of Korea Joon-ho Kim --- , Republic of KoreaThis study investigated the influence of the perceived value of ballet performances (personal, artistic, and sociocultural) on consumer satisfaction, trust, and intention to rewatch (revisit). Participants included 240 Americans, 272 South Africans, and 227 Koreans, for a total of 739... -
Value co-creation intention among consumers at the bottom of the pyramid: A study of rural and community banks in Ghana
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Angela Abena Nusenu --- , China Wen Xiao --- , China Joy Say --- , China Christian Narh Opata --- , GhanaWe investigated the relationship between consumer satisfaction, trust in firm, interaction, and perceived service quality on value co-creation intention among rural and community bank consumers in Ghana. Participants were a purposive sample of 315 (female = 49. 52%; mean age... -
Organisational trust and commitment among South African public service employees: Influence of socio-demographics
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Ingrid Potgieter --- , South Africa Kelebogile Mathonsi --- , South AfricaThis study examined the influence of socio-demographics on the relationship between employee organisational trust and organisational commitment. The study’s participants were 255 South African public service employees (female = 58%; black = 82%; permanently employed = 84%), between the ages... -
A strategy to enhance consumer trust in the adoption of mobile banking applications
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Theo Tsokota --- , Zimbabwe Samuel Musungwini --- , Zimbabwe Amanda Mutembedza --- , ZimbabweDespite the popularity of mobile banking applications among banks and a phenomenal increase in Commercial Bank of Zimbabwe (CBZ) customer base of 206.6% since 2009, uptake of mobile banking applications has remained deplorably low with CBZ Touch mobile application recording... -
Suspicious bodies: anti-citizens and biomedical anarchists in South Africa’s public health care system
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Anthropology Southern Africa • Authors: Kudakwashe Vanyoro --- , South AfricaIt has become “common sense” to assert that access to public health care services for foreign migrants is de facto exclusionary. Conceptual tools for assessing these experiences are relatively absent and limited to “medical xenophobia.” This article deploys suspicion as... -
Presidential communication approaches and the impact on public health: a comparative analysis of three South African presidents’ communication on AIDS and COVID-19
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: Nompumelelo Gumede --- University of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa Emma Durden --- University of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa Eliza Govender --- University of KwaZulu-Natal, South AfricaThe HIV response in the African continent over past decades demonstrates the potency that the words and actions of political leaders have in either expediting or impeding the implementation and adoption of preventive measures at the individual and community levels... -
An empirical study stepping towards ethnographic research for e-commerce websites: A perspective of user-centred design
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Thabang Excellent Mofokeng --- University of Johannesburg, South AfricaUser-centred design denotes human-centred design processes for interactive systems that intend to meet consumers’ demand for web interface design and usability in human–computer interactions. Perceptions of user interface quality, security, trust, and loyalty were examined in this study. Cross-sectional data... -
Examining leaders’ emotional intelligence as a distal antecedent of employee engagement: The role of employee voice and trust in direct leadership
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Africa Journal of Management • Authors: Okechukwu Ethelbert Amah --- Pan-Atlantic University,The study investigated leaders’ emotional intelligence (EI) as a distal antecedent of employee engagement, using employee voice and trust in direct leadership as mediating variables. Based on the Affective Event Theory, the study recognized the emotional intelligence of leaders as... -
Corporate social responsibility and employee knowledge sharing: The roles of organisational trust and exchange quality
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Si Qian --- Beijing Technology and Business University, China Ke Ma --- Beijing Technology and Business University, China Siqi Guo --- Beijing Technology and Business University, ChinaDrawing on the social exchange theory, this study aimed to examine the relationship between perceived corporate social responsibility (CSR) and employee knowledge-sharing behaviour, including the roles organisational trust and exchange quality play in that relationship. Survey data were collected from... -
Collective Efficacy among schoolteachers: Influences on the relationship between Trust and Organisational Citizenship Behaviour
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: --- Universiti Tunku Abdul Rahman, Malaysia --- Xi’an Jiaotong-Liverpool University, China --- Universiti Tunku Abdul Rahman, MalaysiaWe explored the mediating effect of Collective Efficacy (CE) on the relationship between Trust and Organisational Citizenship Behaviour (OCB) in an education setting. A total of 255 teachers (females = 56%, elementary in an urban area = 47%, mean years... -
Community social capital and mental health participation: Test of psychosocial mediators in two resource-poor urban communities in Ghana
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Francis Agyei --- University of Health and Allied Sciences, Ghana Ama de-Graft Aikins --- Institute for Advanced Studies (IAS), University College London (UCL), United Kingdom Annabella Osei-Tutu --- University of Ghana, Ghana Francis Annor --- University of Cape Coast, GhanaWe utilised a multiple mediation model to investigate the pathways linking dimensions of community social capital to collective participation in mental health promotion in two urban communities in Ghana. Participants (n = 384) were from Jamestown (n = 144) and...