2024-03-29T09:15:47Zhttps://repository.nwu.ac.za:443/oai/requestoai:repository.nwu.ac.za:10394/191322018-03-19T06:36:05Zcom_10394_1865col_10394_1867
Bumunang, Emmanuel Wihkochombom
Babalola, Olubukola Oluranti
22048219 - Bumunang, Emmanuel Wihkochombom
22392416 - Babalola, Olubukola Oluranti
2016-10-21T13:45:49Z
2016-10-21T13:45:49Z
2014
Bumunang, E.W. & Babalola, O.O. 2014. Characterization of Rhizobacteria from Field Grown Genetically Modified (GM) and Non–GM Maizes. Brazilian Archives Of Biology And Technology, 57(1):1-8. [http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_serial&pid=1516-8913&lng=en&nrm=iso]
http://hdl.handle.net/10394/19132
http://dx.doi.org/10.1590/S1516-89132014000100001
This study was done to examine the rhizobacteria from field grown Genetically Modified (GM) maize and its non-GM counterpart. Rhizospheric soil samples were collected at 30 days after sowing (DAS) and at post-harvest from two experimental fields in Gauteng, South Africa. Total rhizobacteria (cfu/g) in GM and non-GM soil samples was not significantly different across the different media 30 DAS and at post-harvest. Rhizobacterial isolates obtained were biochemically characterized using the analytical profile index. Species of Pseudomonas, Aeromonas, Sphingomonas, Burkholderia, Stenotrophomonas, Achromobacter, Ewingella and Bacillus were screened in vitro for plant growth promoting traits such as, ammonia production, catalase activity, indole acetic acid production, phosphate solubilisation, hydrogen cyanide production and antifungal activity. All the 32 rhizobacterial strains tested in this study were positive for catalase activity, ammonia production and IAA production; 90.6% were positive for phosphate solubilisation, 34.3% for indicate antifungal activity but none for hydrogen cyanide production. These findings contributed to the quest for potential biofertilizers and biocontrol agents for sustainable agriculture.
en
SciELO
Genetically modified maize
Plant growth promoting traits
Rhizosphere
Rhizobacteria
Characterization of Rhizobacteria from Field Grown Genetically Modified (GM) and Non–GM Maizes
Article
oai:repository.nwu.ac.za:10394/71342018-03-14T10:43:43Zcom_10394_1865col_10394_1867
Havenga, Werner
Mehana, V.
Visagie, Jan Christoffel
11319771 - Havenga, Werner
10058818 - Visagie, Jan Christoffel
2012-08-29T07:06:57Z
2012-08-29T07:06:57Z
2011
Havenga, W. et al . 2011. Developing a national cadre of effective leadership towards sustainable quality service delivery in South Africa. African journal of business management, 5(31):12271-12282. [http://dx.doi.org/10.5897/AJBM11.451]
1993-8233
2079-410x (Online)
http://hdl.handle.net/10394/7134
http://dx.doi.org/10.5897/AJBM11.451
The application of the three (3) dimensional leadership competency model has the likelihood of having a positive impact on a sustainable developmental local governance framework. The purpose of the study was to explore the relevance of the Three (3) dimensional leadership competency model so as to suggest leadership traits that can be used in the enhancement of a developmental local governance framework. The lack of leadership with the requisite competencies and capabilities in the local government system has been the source of corruption and maladministration, and therefore necessitates an intervention in the development of leadership competencies. The research design, approach and method focuses primarily a qualitative approach, namely face-to-face in-depth interviews using a structured interview schedule triangulated through the review of published documents and publications. The findings show that significant progress has been achieved in many areas of the ideal of a developmental local governance framework, yet the lack of a value-based cadre of leaders is reversing the gains that have been achieved in the last 15 years of the ANC rule. Managerial competencies that are key components of leadership limit the acceleration of a developmental governance framework. This study indicates the relevance of the Three (3) dimensional leadership competency model in the enhancement of a developmental local governance framework, and has suggested key elements of leadership traits within the context of what can be used to achieve the objects of a developmental local governance framework.
http://www.academicjournals.org/article/article1380631325_Havenga%20et%20al.pdf
en
Academic journals
Three dimensional leadership
developmental local government
qualitative study
grounded theory
South Africa
Developing a national cadre of effective leadership towards sustainable quality service delivery in South Africa
Article
oai:repository.nwu.ac.za:10394/111132018-03-20T09:35:26Zcom_10394_1865col_10394_1867col_10394_1872col_10394_5705
Dhurup, M
Garnett, A.
12694878 - Dhurup, Manilall
10789162 - Garnett, Andrea
2014-08-14T10:12:06Z
2014-08-14T10:12:06Z
2011
Garnett, A. 2011. Self–reported constraints to physical activity participation among university students. African Journal For Physical, Health Education, Recreation And Dance (ajpherd), 17(Suppl 2):86-103. [http://reference.sabinet.co.za/sa_epublication/ajpherd_v17_supp2_a8.pdf]
http://hdl.handle.net/10394/11113
Engagement in physical activity is recognised as an important factor contributing to positive health benefits. Despite the benefits associated with regular physical activity and its ability to improve health, there is little evidence to suggest that the prevalence of physical inactivity among university students is increasing. The objective of this study was to investigate students' participation in and constraints to participation in physical activity. The secondary objective of the study was to ascertain the extent to which university students meet minimum recommended physical activity level. A structured questionnaire relating to participation levels and physical activity constraints was administered to 251 university students. A 22-item scale was developed using factor analysis along six dimensions, namely, personal constraints, academic obligations, safety, fatigue and lack of interest, facilities and lack of company, and knowledge and skills necessary to participate in physical activity. Lack of facilities, proper gear and equipment, time and the pressures of a university schedule were cited as the most important constraints students face in engaging in physical activity. Through the provision of proper facilities at a university level and by inculcating positive attitudes about physical activity participation, students' experiences of physical activity constraints may be curtailed. From a university perspective, probing the sources of non-participation in physical activity may ultimately assist to better organise and promote physical activity among students.
http://reference.sabinet.co.za/webx/access/electronic_journals/ajpherd/ajpherd_v17_supp2_a8.pdf
LAM Publications
AJOL
Sabinet
Physical activity
Participation
Constraints
Health
Sedentary lifestyles
Barriers
Self–reported constraints to physical activity participation among university students
oai:repository.nwu.ac.za:10394/274392020-08-05T10:51:08Zcom_10394_1865col_10394_1867
Grobler, Wynand Carel Johannes
10066888 - Grobler, Wynand Carel Johannes
2018-06-13T08:49:07Z
2018-06-13T08:49:07Z
2017
Grobler, W.C.J. 2017. Factors Influencing Urban llousehold Food Insecurify in a Low Income Neighbourhood in South Africa. Information, 20(10):7179-7189. [http://www.information-iii.org/abs_e2.html#No10(A)-2017]
1343-4500
http://www.information-iii.org/abs_e2.html#No10(A)-2017
http://hdl.handle.net/10394/27439
en
International Information Institute
Factors Influencing Urban llousehold Food Insecurify in a Low Income Neighbourhood in South Africa
Article
oai:repository.nwu.ac.za:10394/109452016-04-28T21:58:29Zcom_10394_1865col_10394_1867
Scholtz, Marco
Saayman, Melville
Kruger, Martinette
20278586 - Scholtz, Marco
10201424 - Saayman, Melville
13018493 - Kruger, Martinette
2014-07-29T09:23:44Z
2014-07-29T09:23:44Z
2012
Scholtz, M. 2012. The influence of the economic recession on visitors to the Kruger National Park. Journal of economic and financial sciences, 5(1):247-270. [http://reference.sabinet.co.za/sa_epublication/jefs]
1022-6486
2222-582x
http://hdl.handle.net/10394/10945
The aim of this study was to identify the determinants of demand of visitors for the Kruger National Park (KNP) during a recession. From 355 questionnaires, the results revealed the following determinants that influenced visitors' demand for the Park: behavioural determinants as well as socio-demographic determinants. The results indicated that visitors to the KNP found that visiting the Park is a great way of getting away from their busy lifestyles (Gauteng Province), while visitors from Mpumalanga indicated that many of them considered visiting other tourism attractions. It was also found that visitors adapted their spending behaviour at the Park in order to afford a visit. This was the first time that the influence of determinants of tourism demand during a recession was determined. This information is important for SANParks, because it provides management with valuable insights into what strategic planning should be conducted in the event of a future recession. It was also found that the demand for visiting the KNP was not greatly influenced by the recession, because visitors could adapt their spending behaviour at the KNP. Furthermore, the study shows that visiting natural areas may have become a primary need or part of a lifestyle, especially during the 2008/2009 recessionary period.
en
Sabinet
South African National Parks (SANParks)
Kruger National Park (KNP)
determinants of demand
recession
travel motive
The influence of the economic recession on visitors to the Kruger National Park
Article
oai:repository.nwu.ac.za:10394/182492018-02-14T06:37:12Zcom_10394_1865col_10394_1867
Vosloo, Wilmie
Fouché, Jaco
Barnard, Jaco
10242953 - Fouché, Jacobus Paulus
2016-08-16T09:28:50Z
2016-08-16T09:28:50Z
2014-11
Vosloo, W. et al. 2014. The relationship between financial efficacy, satisfaction with remuneration and personal financial well-being. International Business and Economics Research Journal, 13(6):1455-1470. [http://journals.cluteonline.com/index.php/IBER]
1535-0754
2157-9393 (Online)
http://hdl.handle.net/10394/18249
http://dx.doi.org/10.19030/iber.v13i6.8934
Financial stress is a condition that is becoming more prevalent in todays society due to factors such as high debt levels, low savings and economic recessions. Research has found that financial stress negatively influences employees performance at work. With these increasing pressures on personal finances and its interference on work, this study considers whether management should attempt to improve employees financial well-being. Management needs to be convinced that their actions can improve their employees financial well-being. This study established and measured the relationship that the subjective measures financial efficacy and satisfaction with remuneration have on financial well-being. A sample size of 9 057 employees from different sectors in South Africa was used. Confirmatory factor analyses were used, as the survey was based on a previously developed survey and it was already known which items load onto which factors. Data was analysed using Pearson correlation coefficients and multiple regression analysis. Three hypotheses were tested. Hypothesis 1: There is a relationship between satisfaction with remuneration and financial well-being. Hypothesis 2: There is a relationship between financial well-being and financial efficacy. Hypothesis 3: Financial efficacy moderates the relationship between satisfaction with remuneration and financial well-being. The results from this study supported all three hypotheses. Personal financial efficacy and satisfaction with remuneration were found to have a strong positive relationship with financial well-being. The study also established that the relationship between remuneration satisfaction and financial well-being was stronger in people with higher financial efficacy. It is argued that management can intervene with employees financial well-being by improving financial efficacy through financial education and by improving their satisfaction with remuneration. Satisfaction with remuneration can be increased by increasing actual remuneration and benefits, addressing administrative issues of the pay system, addressing staff morale or by increasing financial efficacy. Staff with higher well-being will contribute to the better performance of the entity.
en
Clute Institute
Financial Well-Being
Financial Efficacy
Personal Finance
Remuneration Satisfaction
The relationship between financial efficacy, satisfaction with remuneration and personal financial well-being
Article
oai:repository.nwu.ac.za:10394/77382018-02-26T07:37:45Zcom_10394_1865col_10394_1867
Havenga, Werner
Linde, Herman Max
Visagie, Jan Christoffel
11319771 - Havenga, Werner
10070052 - Linde, Herman Max
10058818 - Visagie, Jan Christoffel
2012-11-08T07:21:31Z
2012-11-08T07:21:31Z
2011
Visagie, J.C. et al. 2011. Leadership competencies for managing diversity. Managing global transitions, 9(3):225-247. [ http://www.fm-kp.si/zalozba/ISSN/1581-6311.htm] [www.mgt.fm-kp.si]
1581-6311
1854-6935 (Online)
http://hdl.handle.net/10394/7738
http://www.fm-kp.si/zalozba/ISSN/1581-6311.htm
The new understanding of diversity involves more than increasing the number of different identity groups on the payroll. An important proposal is that the experience of diversity in an organisation results from pervasive styles of management. This article dealt with the specific paradigms of diversitymanagement and leadership style theory used to address the research problem in the empirical study, namely ‘Is diversity management experience related to leadership styles or competencies?’ The models of diversity and inclusion indicators are used to examine the experience of diversitymanagement. The population of this study into the experience of diversity management is two thousand six hundred and sixty nine (2669) respondents. Leadership styles were obtained from four hundred and forty (440) leaders. The Cronbach alpha values were determined in order to indicate internal validity and reliability.
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University of Primorska
Diversity management
engaging leadership style
experience
heroic leadership style
management
symbolic interactionism
Leadership competencies for managing diversity
Article
oai:repository.nwu.ac.za:10394/58192018-02-14T07:25:51Zcom_10394_1865col_10394_1867
Fry, Denise
Saayman, Andrea
Saayman, Melville
10201424 - Saayman, Melville
10225595 - Saayman, Andrea
2012-02-29T09:47:48Z
2012-02-29T09:47:48Z
2010
Fry, D. et al. 2010. The relationship between tourism and trade in south africa. South African Journal Of Economics, 78(3):287-306. [http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1813-6982.2010.01245.x]
0038-2280
1813-6982 (Online)
http://hdl.handle.net/10394/5819
http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1813-6982.2010.01245.x
This article explores the relationship between tourist arrivals and trade in South Africa. Two analyses were conducted – a panel data analysis, which included tourism and trade data of 40 countries with South Africa, and a time-series analysis that involved South Africa's main tourism and trade partners. Cointegration tests, Granger causality and Block exogeneity tests were used to investigate the nature of the relationship. The results of the panel data analysis show that for South Africa as a whole, there is indeed a long-term relationship between tourist arrivals and trade, and that bidirectional causality exists. The results for the country case studies are mixed, although the evidence is stronger for the hypothesis that tourism causes trade.
Wiley-Blackwell
The relationship between tourism and trade in south africa
oai:repository.nwu.ac.za:10394/91252018-02-22T06:40:23Zcom_10394_1865col_10394_1867
Kruger, Martinette
Saayman, Andrea
Saayman, Melville
13018493 - Kruger, Martinette
10201424 - Saayman, Melville
10225595 - Saayman, Andrea
2013-09-17T09:19:58Z
2013-09-17T09:19:58Z
2012
Kruger, M. et al. 2012. Identifying the "big spenders" at a national arts festival. Acta Academica, 44(3):74-94. [http://www.ufs.ac.za/ActaAcademica]
0587-2405
http://hdl.handle.net/10394/9125
http://www.ufs.ac.za/ActaAcademica
This article aims to apply expenditure-based segmentation to visitors to the Klein Karoo National Arts Festival. Surveys conducted at the Festival from 2005 to 2011 and ANOVA analyses were used to divide the visitors into low, medium and high spenders based on total expenditure. Results show that the high-spending market at the Festival was distinguishable from the other segments on the basis of their longer length of stay, older age, and higher income. The results can assist festival organisers and marketers in future development and marketing strategies that allow for sustainable development.
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University of the Free State
Identifying the "big spenders" at a national arts festival
Article
oai:repository.nwu.ac.za:10394/274262020-12-08T07:37:20Zcom_10394_1865col_10394_1867
Van Deventer, Marko,
De Klerk, Natasha
Bevan-Dye, Ayesha
20239823 - De Klerk, Natasha
12426156 - Bevan-Dye, Ayesha Lian
21852898 - Van Deventer, Marko
2018-06-13T08:48:57Z
2018-06-13T08:48:57Z
2017
Van Deventer, M. et al. 2017. Antecedents of attitudes towards and usage behaviour of mobile banking amongst Generation Y students. Banks and Bank Systems, 12(2):78-90. [http://dx.doi.org/10.21511/bbs.12(2).2017.08]
1816-7403
1991-7074 (Online)
http://dx.doi.org/10.21511/bbs.12(2).2017.08
http://hdl.handle.net/10394/27426
Despite the benefits that mobile banking has to offer, coupled with positive mobile penetration rates, the use of mobile devices to perform banking transactions and access financial information is not as widespread as expected. The significantly sized Generation Y cohort is a rewarding market segment for retail banks. In South Africa, however, this cohort's mobile banking adoption is largely under-researched. Understanding the antecedents that positively influence Generation Y students' attitudes towards and usage behavior of mobile banking will assist retail banks in their efforts to tailor their business and marketing strategies effectively towards this cohort, and in doing so, foster increased acceptance of their mobile channels. As such, the purpose of this study was to extend the technology acceptance model (TAM) and determine the influence of perceived ease of use, relative advantage, subjective norms, perceived behavioral control, perceived integrity and the perceived system quality of mobile banking on South African Generation Y students' attitudes towards and usage behavior of mobile banking. Following a descriptive research design, self-administered questionnaires were completed by a non-probability convenience sample of 334 students registered at the campuses of three registered public South African universities located in the Gauteng province. Data analysis included correlation analysis and structural equation modeling. The findings suggest that while perceived ease of use, perceived integrity and the perceived system quality predict Generation Y students' mobile banking usage behavior, subjective norms, perceived behavioral control and the perceived relative advantage of mobile banking predict attitudes towards mobile banking, which, in turn, predict their mobile banking usage behavior.
en
Business Perspectives
Generation Y students
mobile banking attitude
mobile banking behavior
South Africa
Technology Acceptance Model (TAM)
Antecedents of attitudes towards and usage behavior of mobile banking amongst Generation Y students
Article
oai:repository.nwu.ac.za:10394/142032016-04-28T21:08:09Zcom_10394_1865col_10394_1867col_10394_1872
Jacobs, Johann
Van Vuuren, Gary
12001333 - Van Vuuren, Gary Wayne
2015-08-07T12:46:02Z
2015-08-07T12:46:02Z
2013
Jacobs, J. & Van Vuuren, G. 2013. Applying lessons learnt from deficiencies in the Basel Accords to Solvency II. Journal of economic and financial sciences. 6(2):309-328. [http://reference.sabinet.co.za.nwulib.nwu.ac.za/sa_epublication/jefs]
1995-7076
http://hdl.handle.net/10394/14203
Solvency II is the new European Union (EU) legislation that will review the capital adequacy regime for the insurance industry. Considerable progress has been made in the banking sector with the implementation of the Basel Accords (Basel). The implementation of Solvency II, therefore, brings with it an opportunity for the insurance industry to assess the successes, weaknesses and shortcomings experienced by the banking sector's implementation of Basel so as to learn from them and ensure that Solvency II's implementation duplicates the successes and avoids the failures of Basel's. This article critically explores weaknesses and failures of Basel which were exacerbated and/or exploited by the financial crisis of 2007-2010 and provides advice on how these might be mitigated or avoided in the implementation of Solvency II.
http://reference.sabinet.co.za.nwulib.nwu.ac.za/document/EJC142881
http://reference.sabinet.co.za.nwulib.nwu.ac.za/sa_epublication/jefs
en
Sabinet
Basel
banks
regulatory capital
Solvency II
financial crisis
insurance
regulation
Applying lessons learnt from deficiencies in the Basel Accords to Solvency II
Article
oai:repository.nwu.ac.za:10394/182992016-08-19T07:51:00Zcom_10394_1865col_10394_1867
Van Dyk, Francois
Van Vuuren, Gary
Heymans, André
12260215 - Heymans, André
12001333 - Van Vuuren, Gary Wayne
2016-08-18T06:31:45Z
2016-08-18T06:31:45Z
2014-05
Van Dyk, F. et al. Hedge fund performance evaluation using the sharpe and omega ratios. International Business and Economics Research Journal, 13(3):485-512. [http://journals.cluteonline.com/index.php/IBER]
1535-0754
2157-9393 (Online)
http://hdl.handle.net/10394/18299
http://journals.cluteonline.com/index.php/IBER
The Sharpe ratio is widely used as a performance evaluation measure for traditional (i.e., long only) investment funds as well as less-conventional funds such as hedge funds. Based on mean-variance theory, the Sharpe ratio only considers the first two moments of return distributions, so hedge funds characterised by asymmetric, highly-skewed returns with non-negligible higher moments may be misdiagnosed in terms of performance. The Sharpe ratio is also susceptible to manipulation and estimation error. These drawbacks have demonstrated the need for augmented measures, or, in some cases, replacement fund performance metrics. Over the period January 2000 to December 2011 the monthly returns of 184 international long/short (equity) hedge funds with geographical investment mandates spanning North America, Europe, and Asia were examined. This study compares results obtained using the Sharpe ratio (in which returns are assumed to be serially uncorrelated) with those obtained using a technique which does account for serial return correlation. Standard techniques for annualising Sharpe ratios, based on monthly estimators, do not account for this effect. In addition, this study assesses whether the Omega ratio supplements the Sharpe Ratio in the evaluation of hedge fund risk and thus in the investment decision-making process. The Omega and Sharpe ratios were estimated on a rolling basis to ascertain whether the Omega ratio does indeed provide useful additional information to investors to that provided by the Sharpe ratio alone.
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Clute Institute
Hedge Funds
Omega Ratio
Sharpe Ratio
Risk Management
Hedge fund performance evaluation using the sharpe and omega ratios
Article
oai:repository.nwu.ac.za:10394/113432019-06-24T09:50:59Zcom_10394_1865col_10394_1867col_10394_1872
Van der Vyver, Charles
12264814 - Van der Vyver, Charles
2014-09-15T11:48:56Z
2014-09-15T11:48:56Z
2013
Van der Vyver, C. 2013. A comparison of the traditional and simplified methods for water poverty index calculation. Mediterranean journal of social sciences, 4(6):229-237. [http://www.mcser.org/journal/index.php/mjss]
2039-2117
2039-9340
http://hdl.handle.net/10394/11343
The aim of this research is to quantify the difference in the water poverty index when calculated with the traditional method, compared to the new and simplified water poverty indices. It is calculated and compared for the three towns that together form the Vaal Triangle region in South Africa. A case study is performed with data that was collected at the household level, all of which is at a high assurance level. Although many functions are available for the calculation of composite indices, the study finds that although the simplified index produced the lowest overall values, the final recommendation regarding which town is most in need of an intervention would have been unchanged. It concludes that the scale at which the data is gathered, the chosen components, and the data sources could all influence these results, and that the method comparisons are critical in ensuring the relevance of the chosen method. Future research should focus on refining the available methods, as well as on documenting the best methods for different scenarios.
http://www.mcser.org/journal/index.php/mjss/article/view/302/318
http://dx.doi.org/10.5901/mjss.2013.v4n6p229
en
Mediterranean Center of Social and Educational Research (MCSER)
Water management
Water poverty index
New water poverty index
Simplified water poverty index
A comparison of the traditional and simplified methods for water poverty index calculation
Article
oai:repository.nwu.ac.za:10394/190902018-03-19T06:36:05Zcom_10394_1865col_10394_1867
Fokou, Noumbissie Flavien
Mongale, Itumeleng Pleasure
23129670 - Fokou, Noumbissie Flavien
16303784 - Mongale, Itumeleng Pleasure
2016-10-17T10:54:17Z
2016-10-17T10:54:17Z
2014
Fokou, N.F. & Mongale, I.P. 2014. The impact of monetary policy on financial market in South Africa: A VAR analysis. Journal Of Economics And Behavioral Studies, 6(8):636-646. [http://ifrnd.org/journal/index.php/jebs/index]
http://hdl.handle.net/10394/19090
http://ifrnd.org/journal/index.php/jebs/article/view/524
Like in many other countries, the South African financial market facilitates the process of raising capital by channelling funds to more productive economic activity, thereby building the nation's economy while enhancing job opportunities and wealth creation. The aim of this paper is to assess the impact of monetary policy on financial market in South Africa. It is important to constantly look into this interaction since policy decisions have a direct influence on financial market. A negative response from the market side may jeopardise economic stability. The study uses the vector autoregressive (VAR) model to evaluate the impact of monetary policy on financial market in South Africa. The model consists of five policy instruments as variables; namely: money supply (M3), real exchange rate(ER), discount Rate (R), consumer price index (CPI), gross domestic product (GDP) and the two market related variables: Stock market turnover (S) and Bond market turnover (B). Data is obtained from SARB and OECD databases for a period of 53 quarters from 2000:Q1 to 2013:Q1. By the use of impulse response function (IRF), the study found that given current economic situation in South Africa, stock market turnover reacts positively to money supply; discount rate; real exchange and GDP shocks. On the other hand stock market turnover reacts negatively to CPI economic shocks. To correct CPI negative impact on markets, we suggest that the policymakers could envisage a contractionary monetary policy translated by a proportional cut in money supply through the sales of government securities.
en
International Foundation For Research and Development
The impact of monetary policy on financial market in South Africa: A VAR analysis
Article
oai:repository.nwu.ac.za:10394/274862020-12-15T06:39:13Zcom_10394_1865col_10394_1867
Redda, Ephrem Habtemichael
Muzindutsi, Paul-Francois
22507922 - Redda, Ephrem Habtemichael
2018-06-13T08:49:35Z
2018-06-13T08:49:35Z
2017
Redda, E.H. & Muzindutsi, P.F. 2017. Feasibility of monetary union in the SADC and EAC: evidence from business cycle synchronisation. Euroeconomica, 2(36):135-144. [http://journals.univ-danubius.ro/index.php/euroeconomica/article/view/4220]
1582-8859
http://journals.univ-danubius.ro/index.php/euroeconomica/article/view/4220
http://hdl.handle.net/10394/27486
Through the Association of African Central Bank Governors, in 2003, Africa committed itself to work for a single currency and common central bank by 2021. In pursuit of this grand objective, many regional trading blocs including the Southern African Development Community (SADC) and the East African Community (EAC) are involved in various economic integration activities. Forming a monetary union is a serious endeavour that needs serious and deliberate consideration. Sufficient and sound economic basis, such as similar economic structures, should be in place. The purpose of this paper was to assess the feasibility of monetary union in the SADC and EAC by determining the similarities of the economic structures in the regions through business cycle synchronisation. This study uses annual real GDP of each country in the two regions for a period of 30 years. The results of ccorrelation analysis and T-Y Granger causality test suggest that there is overwhelming lack of business cycle synchronisation in the two economic regions, suggesting that it is not feasible to form a monetary union in these two economic regions as envisaged in the timeframe. The two economic regions, therefore, need to set and coordinate major macroeconomic policies to harmonise and achieve sustainable economic development goals in their respective regions.
en
Danubius University of Galati
SADC
EAC
monetary union
single currency
business cycle synchronisation
Feasibility of monetary union in the SADC and EAC: evidence from business cycle synchronisation
Article
oai:repository.nwu.ac.za:10394/274602020-12-03T12:44:26Zcom_10394_1865col_10394_1867
Meyer, Daniel Francois
Neethling, Jan Roan
10513086 - Meyer, Daniel Francois
23990384 - Neethling, Jan Roan
2018-06-13T08:49:20Z
2018-06-13T08:49:20Z
2017
Meyer, D.F. & Neethling, J.R. 2017. Measurement of the enabling development environment: a comparative study in a developing Region. Economics and Sociology, 10(4):67-82. [https://doi.org/10.14254/2071-789X.2017/10-4/6]
2071-789X
2306-3459 (Online)
https://doi.org/10.14254/2071-789X.2017/10-4/6
http://hdl.handle.net/10394/27460
Development of a region is influenced by the way in which local government develops and implements its policy on the creation of enabling environment for businesses to prosper. The enabling development environment focuses on the role of government in providing the foundation for economic development. The total of 12 enabling development factors were identified, including such factors as the formation of partnerships and leadership. Quantitative research design was used in this study by means of primary data collection via survey in the Sedibeng District Municipal region, South Africa. This region includes three municipalities. The survey was completed in 2016, and the data was analysed using SPSS, descriptive and frequency distribution analyses. The total of 200 business owners were interviewed in this region. From the empirical results obtained in the survey found that the local municipality with the best performance in service delivery as well as in the creation of enabling environment has a significant impact on the overall development of the region. The study thus concludes that if an enabling environment is created, it should have a significant impact on the overall economic development of a region.
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Centre of Sociological Research
Local economic development
enabling environment
South Africa
Measurement of the enabling development environment: a comparative study in a developing Region
Article
oai:repository.nwu.ac.za:10394/69042019-01-17T07:48:11Zcom_10394_1865col_10394_1867
Saayman, Melville
Du Plessis, Engelina
10811281 - Du Plessis, Engelina
10201424 - Saayman, Melville
2012-08-16T09:45:40Z
2012-08-16T09:45:40Z
2011
Van Plessis, E. & Saayman, M. 2011. Grading and price in the accommodation sector of South Africa. Acta Academica, 43(1):130-145. [http://www.ufs.ac.za/ActaAcademica] [ http://www.journals.co.za/ej/ejour_academ.html] [http://www.ufs.ac.za/templates/journals.aspx?journal=19]
0587-2405
http://hdl.handle.net/10394/6904
http://apps.ufs.ac.za/journals/dl/system/docs/19/135/1103/Du%20PlessisAndSaayman_03-05.pdf
Hierdie artikel fokus op ’n analise van die verhouding tussen gradering en prys in die akkommodasie-sektor in Suid-Afrika. Die navorsing is uitgevoer in samewerking met die hoofrolspelers in die akkommodasie-sektor naamlik SATSA (South African Tourism Service Association), FEDHASA (Federated Hospitality Association of Southern Africa) en TGCSA (Tourism Grading Council of South Africa). Spearman Rank-korrelasie is uitgevoer en die resultate toon ’n sterk korrelasie tussen die gradering van die akkommodasie en prys. Dit bevestig dat bestuurders “sterre” as simbole van die tipe gehalte wat hulle kan aanwend om ’n “waarde-vir-geld”-ervaring aan te dui wanneer toeriste akkommodasie teen ’n bepaalde prys kies.
This article analyses the relationship between grading and price in the accommodation sector in South Africa. The literature review investigates whether the accommodation grading system is a good indicator of accommodation quality, and whether tourists get what they are paying for. The research was conducted in cooperation with the major role players in the accommodation sector in South Africa, namely the South African Tourism Service Association, the Federated Hospitality Association of Southern Africa and the Tourism Grading Council of South Africa. The results show a strong correlation between the grading of the accommodation and price. This confirms that managers also consider “stars” as symbols of the type of quality which they can use to communicate a “value for money” experience when tourists choose accommodation at a certain price. This article analyses the relationship between grading and price in the accommodation sector in South Africa. The literature review investigates whether the accommodation grading system is a good indicator of accommodation quality, and whether tourists get what they are paying for. The research was conducted in cooperation with the major role players in the accommodation sector in South Africa, namely the South African Tourism Service Association, the Federated Hospitality Association of Southern Africa and the Tourism Grading Council of South Africa. The results show a strong correlation between the grading of the accommodation and price. This confirms that managers also consider “stars” as symbols of the type of quality which they can use to communicate a “value for money” experience when tourists choose accommodation at a certain price.
http://apps.ufs.ac.za/journals/dl/system/docs/19/135/1103/Du%20PlessisAndSaayman_03-05.pdf
en
Sun Media, Bloemfontein
Grading and price in the accommodation sector of South Africa
Article
oai:repository.nwu.ac.za:10394/134662016-04-28T21:07:19Zcom_10394_1865col_10394_1867
Mzumara, Macleans
Matthee, Marianne
Steenkamp, Ermie
12079111 - Matthee, Marianne
12306797 - Steenkamp, Ermie Annelies
2015-02-25T06:45:37Z
2015-02-25T06:45:37Z
2013
Mzumara, M. et al. 2013. Can a new export promotion strategy revitalise Zimbabwe's economy? Africa Insight 43(3):63-79. [http://reference.sabinet.co.za.nwulib.nwu.ac.za/sa_epublication/afrins]
0256-2804
http://hdl.handle.net/10394/13466
After years of political and economic upheavals and disappointing trade performance, Zimbabwe sorely needs to revitalise its economy. An important step towards this outcome is to grow and strengthen the country's export sector. This article looks at whether an export promotion strategy, based on the application of a Decision Support Model (DSM) that identifies and prioritises realistic export opportunities for Zimbabwe, can bring about the much-needed turnaround in the country's economy. A key conclusion is that the country's export promotion effort requires a complex set of interventions if it is to make an enduring impact, backed up by commitment and cooperation from both public and private sector stakeholders.
http://reference.sabinet.co.za.nwulib.nwu.ac.za/document/EJC147926
http://reference.sabinet.co.za.nwulib.nwu.ac.za/sa_epublication/afrins
en
Sabinet
Can a new export promotion strategy revitalise Zimbabwe's economy?
Article
oai:repository.nwu.ac.za:10394/57982018-02-22T06:29:50Zcom_10394_1865col_10394_1867
Ellis, Suria
Kruger, Martinette
Saayman, Melville
10188908 - Ellis, Susanna Maria
13018493 - Kruger, Martinette
10201424 - Saayman, Melville
2012-02-29T09:47:46Z
2012-02-29T09:47:46Z
2010
Ellis, S. et al. 2010. Does loyalty pay? First-time versus repeat visitors at a national arts festival. Southern African business review, 14(1):79-104 [http://www.journals.co.za/ej/ejour_sabr.html]
1561-896X
1998-8125 (Online)
http://hdl.handle.net/10394/5798
http://www.sabinet.co.za/abstracts/sabr/sabr_v14_n1_a4.html
The aim of this research is to segment visitors to one of South Africa's biggest arts festivals based on the frequency of visits in order to distinguish between first-time and repeat festival attendees. Both first-time and repeat visitor groups play a fundamental role in the overall well-being and success of a festival, and festival organisers must strive to achieve a balance between first-time and repeat visitors. Festival managers should therefore be aware of the festival attributes that differentiate between the first-time visitor group and repeat visitors attending the festival. These differences include socio-demographics, behavioural characteristics, destination perception, perceived value and travel motivations. This article therefore compares first-time and repeat visitors to the Klein Karoo National Arts Festival based on these categories. A questionnaire survey (N = 555) was conducted at the festival, and the findings indicate that there are significant differences between first-time and repeat visitors at the festival. First-time visitors spend a significant amount of money during the festival and are mainly motivated by Relaxation and socialisation and Festival shows / productions, while repeat visitors are loyal visitors who stay longer and spend more money, especially on tickets supporting the festival's shows / productions. Results reveal that both first-time and repeat visitor groups are important for the long-term sustainability of the festival. This method of segmentation has proved to be successful and is used as the basis for proposing managerial and marketing implications for the festival organisers.
http://www.sabinet.co.za/abstracts/sabr/sabr_v14_n1_a4.html
University of South Africa
Does loyalty pay? First-time versus repeat visitors at a national arts festival
oai:repository.nwu.ac.za:10394/276582020-03-12T13:50:59Zcom_10394_1865col_10394_1867
Sere, Kebitsamang Anne
Choga, Ireen
23226188 - Sere, Kebitsamang Anne
24871699 – Choga, Ireen
2018-06-19T05:58:53Z
2018-06-19T05:58:53Z
2017
Sere, K.A. & Choga, I. 2017. The causal and cointegration relationship between government revenue and government expenditure. Public and Municipal Finance, 6(3):23-32. [http://dx.doi.org/10.21511/pmf.06(3).2017.03]
2222-1867
http://dx.doi.org/10.21511/pmf.06(3).2017.03
http://hdl.handle.net/10394/27658
This study determines the causal relationship that exists between government revenue and government expenditure in South Africa. The study employed annual time series data from the year 1980 to 2015 taken from the South African Reserve Bank. The Johansen multivariate method was employed to test for co-integration and for causality the Vector Error Correction/Granger causality test was employed. The empirical results suggest that there is a long-run relation-ship between government revenue and government expenditure. The causality result suggests that there is no causality between government revenue and government expenditure in South Africa. Thus, policy makers in the short run should determine government revenue and government expenditure of South Africa independently when reducing the budget deficit.
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Business Perspectives
Causality
co-integration
government expenditure
government revenue
The causal and cointegration relationship between government revenue and government expenditure
Article
oai:repository.nwu.ac.za:10394/257372020-12-15T06:50:36Zcom_10394_1865col_10394_1867
Miruka, Ogutu
Mah, Gisele
Nchake, Mamello A.
22709320 - Miruka, Collins Ogutu
23098880 - Mah, Gisele
2017-10-04T07:49:26Z
2017-10-04T07:49:26Z
2015
Miruka, O. et al 2015. Financial guarantees and public debt in South Africa. Risk Governance and Control: Financial Markets & Institutions, 5(3):214-223. [http://dx.doi.org/10.22495/rgcv5i3c2art7]
2077-429X
2077-4303 (Online)
http://hdl.handle.net/10394/25737
http://dx.doi.org/10.22495/rgcv5i3c2art7
A few years since the worst of the Euro sovereign debt crisis, many nations, from Cyprus to Ireland, including South Africa are re-visiting their public debt management to avert or lessen the impact of similar such happenings in the future. There are a number of studies on risk assessments of fiscal sustainability; however, few focus on contingent liabilities and even fewer on financial guarantees. In South Africa, financial guarantees have consistently comprised just above or below 50% of all contingent liabilities since the early days of majoritarian rule. In lieu of this, the paper analyses the risks posed by financial guarantees to fiscal sustainability in South Africa. We estimate the effect of financial guarantees on public debt in South Africa via the Engle Granger and causality model with quarterly time series data obtained from the South African Reserve Bank (SARB) as well as the National Treasury. The data covers the April 1997 to December 2011 period. All econometric methods were executed using the statistical software package E-Views 7. We found that no long run relationship exists between national net loan debt and financial guarantees in South Africa. The pass rate of financial guarantees significantly affects its present value. The pass rate of financial guarantees has a predicting ability in determining the present value of national net loan debt. These findings may be contrary to what would be expected in the case of South Africa considering that the country is managing the issuance of financial guarantees prudently and that at present levels, there is no need for a radical policy shift. The study therefore offers a lesson to similar merging economies on the good governance of contingent liabilities.
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Virtus Interpress
Financial Guarantees
Contingent Liabilities
Fiscal Risks
Fiscal Sustainability
Granger Causality
South Africa
Financial guarantees and public debt in South Africa
Article
oai:repository.nwu.ac.za:10394/182692016-08-17T07:02:47Zcom_10394_1865col_10394_1867
Pillay, Suren
Buys, Pieter
2016-08-17T06:55:01Z
2016-08-17T06:55:01Z
2014-07
Pillay, S. & Buys, P. 2014. The impact of carbon tax on financial and sustainability reporting in South Africa: the case of motor cehicle manufactures. International Business and Economics Research Journal, 13(4):823-832. [http://journals.cluteonline.com/index.php/IBER]
1535-0754
2157-9393 (Online)
http://hdl.handle.net/10394/18269
http://journals.cluteonline.com/index.php/IBER
Sustainability reporting in South Africa has emerged strongly in the last decade with evidence suggesting that corporate social responsibility assurance prevalence is growing among the top 100 publicly-listed companies. Multinational motor vehicle manufacturers will have to comply with all sustainable reporting requirements that incorporate South African motor vehicle subsidiary company results. Carbon excise tax was implemented on all passenger motor vehicles on 1 September, 2010 in South Africa. From an accounting perspective, the adequacy of carbon tax recognition and disclosures has not been assessed in South Africa.
This paper examines the adequacy of carbon tax accounting disclosures by local motor vehicle manufacturers that are subject to such a tax as well as the compliance level of the related multinational motor vehicle holding companies in terms of sustainable reporting.
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Clute Institute
Accounting
Carbon Taxation
Climate Change
Corporate Social Responsibility
Sustainable Development
Sustainability Reporting
The impact of carbon tax on financial and sustainability reporting in South Africa: the case of motor cehicle manufactures
Article
oai:repository.nwu.ac.za:10394/109272018-02-22T06:24:41Zcom_10394_1865col_10394_1867
Kruger, Martinette
Manners, Bianca
Saayman, Melville
13018493 - Kruger, Martinette
10201424 - Saayman, Melville
20652445 - Manners, Bianca
2014-07-28T12:55:01Z
2014-07-28T12:55:01Z
2012
Kruger, M. et al. 2012. Determinants of visitor expenditure at the Tsitsikamma National Park. Journal of economic and financial sciences, 5(1):11-30. [http://reference.sabinet.co.za/sa_epublication/jefs]
1022-6486
2222-582X
http://hdl.handle.net/10394/10927
http://reference.sabinet.co.za/webx/access/electronic_journals/jefs/jefs_v5_n1_a2.pdf
The Tsitsikamma National Park is Africa's oldest and largest marine reserve. It has considerable importance for the community and the region. In the face of declining government funding, it needs to attract more high spenders if it is to be sustainable. This requires an understanding of expenditure patterns and the determinants of Park visitors' spending behaviour. This study investigated the socio-demographic and behavioural determinants of visitor expenditure, using visitor surveys at the Park in 2010/2011. Correlation analysis and regression analysis established the most significant determinants. The results indicated that a longer stay, a smaller travel group and obtaining information from magazines were the variables associated with higher spending. These findings provide strategic insights for marketing the Park, with the aim of achieving a greater economic impact and competitive advantage and ultimately aiding conservation efforts.
http://reference.sabinet.co.za/webx/access/electronic_journals/jefs/jefs_v5_n1_a2.pdf
en
Sabinet
Tsitsikamma National Park
Determinants of spending
Marketing
Nature-based tourism
Tourist behaviou
Determinants of visitor expenditure at the Tsitsikamma National Park
Article
oai:repository.nwu.ac.za:10394/75262018-05-18T08:26:42Zcom_10394_1865col_10394_1867
Mostert, Karina
11320281 - Mostert, Karina
2012-10-19T08:21:06Z
2012-10-19T08:21:06Z
2011
Mostert, K. 2011. Job characteristics, work-home interference and burnout: testing a structural model in the South African context. International journal of human resource management, 22(5):1036-1053. [http://www.tandfonline.com/toc/rijh20/current]
0958-5192
1466-4399 (Online)
http://hdl.handle.net/10394/7526
The aim of this study was to test a structural model that included job demands and job resources, negative work–home interference (WHI) and burnout (exhaustion, cognitive weariness and cynicism). A cross-sectional survey design was used. Random samples (n = 330) were taken of workers employed in the earthmoving industry in eight provinces of South Africa. Job characteristics (including job pressure, job control and job support) were measured by items that were adapted from the Job Content Questionnaire and a validated questionnaire on experience and evaluation of work. The Survey Work–Home Interaction – Nijmegen was used to measure negative WHI, while the Maslach Burnout Inventory-General Survey and cognitive weariness scale were administered to measure exhaustion, cognitive weariness and cynicism. Structural equation modelling with Amos showed that job demands (e.g. job pressure) and job resources (job control, supervisor support and colleague support) contributed to negative WHI. Negative WHI mediated the relationship between job demands and burnout and partially mediated between job resources and burnout.
http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/09585192.2011.556777
en
Burnout
construction workers
job demands
job resources
negative work-home interference
Job characteristics, work-home interference and burnout: testing a structural model in the South African context
Article
oai:repository.nwu.ac.za:10394/276662018-06-19T13:13:27Zcom_10394_1865col_10394_1867
Chukwuere, Joshua Ebere
Chukwuere, Precious Chibuike
18001815 – Chukwuere, Joshua Ebere
2018-06-19T05:58:58Z
2018-06-19T05:58:58Z
2017
Chukwuere, J.E. & Chukwuere, P.C. 2017. Cyber bullying of female students : an exploration of literature study. Gender and Behaviour, 15(4):9941–9952. [https://journals.co.za/content/journal/10520/EJC-c1e3f544a]
1596–9231
https://journals.co.za/content/journal/10520/EJC-c1e3f544a
http://hdl.handle.net/10394/27666
Over the past decades, cyber bullying has become the order of the day in the universities (schools), workplace and elsewhere. This growth involves inter-gender, and age demographics. The aim of this study is to explore and evaluate the extent in which literature studies covers female student's cyber bullying in South Africa. Although, cyber bullying exists against female students and it is so alarming and disturbing not only in South Africa, the problem has gained miniature academic study attention in the country. Cyber bullying occurs (at) anyplace where Internet connection or mobile phone network exist. This study highlighted the limited academic articles in South Africa that aims to focus on cyber bullying against female students. The finding also indicates that most of the published article focused on cyber bullying and bullying around the world, few mentioned girl child or female students. However, in the case of South Africa, cyber bullying on female students is limited in the discussed academic articles.
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IFE Centre for Psychological Studies (ICPS)
Academic
Cyber bullying
Female students and Internet
Cyber bullying of female students : an exploration of literature study
Article
oai:repository.nwu.ac.za:10394/274592020-12-03T12:43:15Zcom_10394_1865col_10394_1867
Habanabakize, Thomas
Meyer, Daniel Francois
Muzindutsi, Paul-Francois
10513086 - Meyer, Daniel Francois
24754293 - Muzindutsi, Paul-Francois
2018-06-13T08:49:20Z
2018-06-13T08:49:20Z
2017
Habanabakize, T. et al. 2017. Econometric analysis of the effects of aggregate expenditure on job growth in the private sector: the South African case. Acta Universitatis Danubius. Oeconomica, 13(4):318-330. [https://www.researchgate.net/publication/320042343_Econometric_Analysis_of_the_Effects_of_Aggregate_Expenditure_on_Job_Growth_in_the_Private_Sector_The_South_African_Case [accessed Jun 13 2018]]
2065-0175
https://www.researchgate.net/publication/320042343_Econometric_Analysis_of_the_Effects_of_Aggregate_Expenditure_on_Job_Growth_in_the_Private_Sector_The_South_African_Case [accessed Jun 13 2018]
http://hdl.handle.net/10394/27459
The private sector contributes to job creation either directly by creating new positions for job seekers or indirectly by increasing growth that results in job creation for unemployed people. This study employed an Autoregressive Distributed Lag (ARDL) model to analyse the long and short run effects of aggregate expenditure on job creation in the private sector in South Africa. The findings indicated that there is a long run relationship between aggregate expenditure and job creation in the private sector. Investment spending and net exports are the aggregate expenditure components that create long-term jobs, whereas consumer consumption and government spending lead to possible long run job destruction. The Error Correction Model (ECM) results revealed that consumption and investment spending create jobs in the short run, while the Granger-causality test suggested that a bi-directional causal relationship exists between consumption, investment spending and employment in the private sector. The study concluded that the negative effect of consumption on private employment might be due to the consumption of imported goods and services. Thus, the employment situation in South Africa could be improved if more focus is placed on consumption of domestic products.
en
Econometric analysis of the effects of aggregate expenditure on job growth in the private sector: the South African case
Article
oai:repository.nwu.ac.za:10394/274442019-06-24T09:19:42Zcom_10394_1865col_10394_1867
Habanabakize, Thomas
Muzindutsi, Paul-Francois
26767007 – Habanabakize, Thomas
2018-06-13T08:49:10Z
2018-06-13T08:49:10Z
2017
Habanabakize, T. & Muzindutsi, P-F. 2017. Analysis of government expenditure and sectoral employment in the post–apartheid South Africa: application of ARDL model. Journal of Economics and Behavioral Studies, 9(2):224–233. [https://doi.org/10.22610/jebs.v9i2.1663]
2220–6140
https://doi.org/10.22610/jebs.v9i2.1663
http://hdl.handle.net/10394/27444
The current study has been designed to analyse the interactions between real government spending and job creation in South Africa focusing on five major economic sectors, namely construction, financial, manufacturing, mining, and retail sectors. The main objective of the study was to determine how job creation in different economic sectors responds to changes in real government spending. To achieve this objective, the study used five different autoregressive distributed lag (ARDL) models to analyse the long-run and shot-run relationships between government spending and employment rate in each of the aforementioned five economic sectors. The sample period consisted of quarterly observations starting from the first quarter of 1994 to last quarter of 2015. The study found a long-run relationship between government spending and job creation in the mining sector but there was no evidence of long-run relationships between government spending and jobs creation in construction, financial, manufacturing, and retail sectors. The short-run analysis showed that government spending could create jobs in all five sectors. This paper concluded that increasing government spending can only create short-term jobs but does not create lasting jobs in most sectors, except the mining sector. To increase the number of durable jobs, the South African government should therefore increase spending on mining sector.
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International Foundation for Research and Development (IFRD)
ARDL model
employment
job creation
government spending
South Africa
Analysis of government expenditure and sectoral employment in the post–apartheid South Africa: application of ARDL model
Article
oai:repository.nwu.ac.za:10394/276052020-12-09T13:41:39Zcom_10394_1865col_10394_1867
Agolla, J.E.
Van Lill, J.B.
21229120 - Agolla, Joseph Evans
21913579 - Van Lill, Jacobus Burger
2018-06-19T05:58:18Z
2018-06-19T05:58:18Z
2017
Agolla, J.E. & Van Lill, J.B. 2017. A structural equation modelling of innovation in public sector organisations. African Journal of Business and Economic Research, 12(1):107-140. [https://journals.co.za/content/journal/10520/EJC-7027e001a]
1750-4554
https://journals.co.za/content/journal/10520/EJC-7027e001a
http://hdl.handle.net/10394/27605
The purpose of the present study is to assess innovation in public sector organisations using a structural equation modelling (SEM) approach to test the structural relationships between latent variables that are predictors to innovation. Data were collected from participants of three public sector organisations in Kenya. The sample consisted one hundred and eighty-six employees participated in the present survey. Measurement instrument consisted 115 items rated on Likert-type scale ranging from 1 strongly disagree to 5 strongly agree. Data were analysed using AMOS 16 software integrated with SPSS 17 to test the model. The results of the SEM identified top management practices, leadership practices, technology, social and overcoming barriers as having strong positive relationships with innovation outcomes / indicators. The study suggests a model for the assessment of innovation in the public-sector organisations. The results of the present research have implications for policy makers as well as public sector practitioners. A measurement scale was developed based on a literature stream from both public and private sectors, a model was developed and tested using structural equation modelling.
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Adonis & Abbey Publishers
Africa
Barriers
Indicators
Innovation drivers
Organisation
Overcoming barriers
Public sector and Structural equation modelling
A structural equation modelling of innovation in public sector organisations
Article
oai:repository.nwu.ac.za:10394/30732019-01-17T07:48:09Zcom_10394_1865col_10394_1867
Van der Merwe, Nico
Visser, Susan S..
10059733 - Visser, Sarah Susanna
2010-05-24T08:06:29Z
2010-05-24T08:06:29Z
2008
Van der Merwe, N. & Visser, S.S. 2008. Performance management in the South African motor manufacturing industry: a framework. Medicinal chemistry research, 16(2):189-211, [http://www.springerlink.com/content/113050/]
Van der Merwe, N. & Visser, S.S. 2008. Performance management in the South African motor manufacturing industry: a framework. Medicinal chemistry research, 16(2):189-211, [http://www.springerlink.com/content/113050/]
1022-2529
http://hdl.handle.net/10394/3073
http://www.springerlink.com/content/113050/
South African motor manufacturers should find ways to improve their performance management systems to ensure survival in the face of strong competition in the market. The main objective of this study is to evaluate the industry’s approach to performance management and to make recommendations about a framework for performance management that can be implemented to obtain a competitive advantage. A well-known instrument that proves to be highly effective in performance management is the balanced scorecard. This instrument manages performance on four distinct levels, namely from the financial perspective, the customer perspective, internal business processes and learning and growth. It is apparent from the results of this study that performance management is still very much a one-way process, and that a lack of communication is the primary reason for unsatisfactory workforce performance. Furthermore, the majority of motor manufacturers consider the customer perspective as the most important of the four above-mentioned perspectives. Motor manufacturers also disagree about the number of performance measures that need to be included in the performance management system, and the majority feel that both controllable and non-controllable fixed costs must be included in the measurement of management performance. Shareholder value measures are also largely neglected in practice.
en
Springer Netherlands
Performance management in the South African motor manufacturing industry: a framework
Article
oai:repository.nwu.ac.za:10394/113142019-06-24T09:51:00Zcom_10394_1865col_10394_1867col_10394_1872
Bevan-Dye, Ayesha Lian
12426156 - Bevan-Dye, Ayesha Lian
2014-09-10T11:29:44Z
2014-09-10T11:29:44Z
2013
Bevan-Dye, Ayesha Lian. 2013. Black Generation Y Students’ attitudes towards web advertising value. Mediterranean journal of social sciences, 4(2):155-164. [http://www.mcser.org/journal/index.php/mjss]
2039-2117
2039-9340
http://hdl.handle.net/10394/11314
The study reported on in this article sought to determine black Generation Y students’ attitudes towards Web advertising value. The black Generation Y cohort (individuals born between 1986 and 2005) represent 84 percent of the country’s Generation Y and 33 percent of the total population, yet their consumer behaviour remains largely under researched. A structured, self-administered questionnaire was used to gather data on attitudes towards Web advertising value and the value antecedents of informativeness, entertainment, irritation, consumer benefits and credibility from a sample of 400 black Generation Y students across four South African public registered higher education institutions’ campuses situated in the Gauteng province. Data analysis included z-tests, Pearson’s Product-Moment correlation and regression analysis. The findings suggest that in South Africa, black Generation Y students have a positive attitude towards the value of Web advertising and that the informativeness and consumer benefits antecedents are particularly important predictors of this perceived value.
http://www.mcser.org/journal/index.php/mjss/article/view/201/186
http://dx.doi.org/10.5901/mjss.2013.v4n2p155
en
Mediterranean Center of Social and Educational Research (MCSER)
Web advertising value antecedents
South Africa
Black Generation Y students
Black Generation Y Students’ attitudes towards web advertising value
Article
oai:repository.nwu.ac.za:10394/276182020-12-09T12:28:06Zcom_10394_1865col_10394_1867
Mavetera, Nehemiah
Jokonya, Osden
Maradung, Pako
27655938 - Jokonya, Osden
17063558 - Mavetera, Nehemiah
2018-06-19T05:58:29Z
2018-06-19T05:58:29Z
2017
Mavetera, N. et al. 2017. Risk and opportunities connected to the adoption of internet banking in an emerging market. Risk Governance And Control: Financial Markets And Institutions, 7(2):95-107. [http://dx.doi.org/10.22495/rgcv7i2art9]
2077-429X
2077-4303 (Online)
http://dx.doi.org/10.22495/rgcv7i2art9
http://hdl.handle.net/10394/27618
This research investigate the adoption of Internet banking among Gaborone`s working class and university students. Internet banking comes with convenience and lower costs, which encourage customers to adopt it. Hindering factors to Internet banking adoption include lack of trust and awareness. The study is based on a quantitative research approach. The results suggest that Internet banking adoption is almost the same between the working class and university students. The main factors that support Internet banking adoption are perceived ease of use, perceived usefulness and compatibility. The study findings are consistent with previous studies done in other countries, which show same factors that promote and hinder internet banking adoption. The study therefore contributes to our understanding about factors that promote and hinder internet banking by customers. Furthermore studies may focus on the rate of internet adoption among age groups, income and social status.
en
Virtus
Internet Banking
Risk and Opportunities
Information Communication Technology
Technology Acceptance Model
Innovation Diffusion Theory
Risk and opportunities connected to the adoption of internet banking in an emerging market
Article
oai:repository.nwu.ac.za:10394/274702020-12-08T07:43:48Zcom_10394_1865col_10394_1867
Meyer, Natanya
12596892 - Meyer, Natanya
2018-06-13T08:49:26Z
2018-06-13T08:49:26Z
2017
Meyer, N. 2017. South Africa's youth unemployment dilemma: Whose Baby is it anyway? Journal of Economics and Behavioral Studies, 9(1):56-68. [https://doi.org/10.22610/jebs.v9i1.1557]
2220-6140
https://doi.org/10.22610/jebs.v9i1.1557
http://hdl.handle.net/10394/27470
Youth unemployment is a major concern to various different countries, including South Africa, which ranked fourth-worst in the global youth unemployment ratings in 2013 and 2014reaching rates of more than 50 percent. Entrepreneurship development and increased employability through appropriate skills development have been considered as possible solutions to this growing problem. The aim of this study is to determine perceptions of students pertaining their entrepreneurial outlook and perceived employability. Validated Entrepreneurship- and Employability Scales were used to determine entrepreneurial outlook and perceived employability perception. A total of 293 students from a South African University participated in this study. Data were analyzed using descriptive statistics, histograms, Pearson correlation, MANOVA and ANOVA. The findingsof this studyshow that student'sperceptions indicated that if they haveamore entrepreneurial outlook, it could strongly increase their employability. They also do not think that after the completion of their degrees that they would be more employable. A significance difference was found between year level of study, race, age, and perception of entrepreneurial outlook and employability variables of the students.They seem to have a realistic view when it comes to the risk of possible unemployment for some time after graduation. Based on these findings, it is suggested that introducing entrepreneurship training and employability programs (skills development) to students during the completion of their higher education career, could assist in the reduction of youth unemployment in South Africa.
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IFRD
Youth unemployment
entrepreneurship
employability
training
students
South Africa
South Africa's youth unemployment dilemma: Whose Baby is it anyway?
Article
oai:repository.nwu.ac.za:10394/58092018-02-26T07:34:49Zcom_10394_1865col_10394_1867
Linde, Herman Max
Visagie, Jan Christoffel
10070052 - Linde, Herman Max
10058818 - Visagie, Jan Christoffel
2012-02-29T09:47:47Z
2012-02-29T09:47:47Z
2010
Linde, H.M. & Visagie, J.C. 2010. Evolving role and nature of workplace leaders and diversity: A theoretical and empirical approach. Managing global transitions, 8(4):381-403. [http://www.fm-kp.si/zalozba/ISSN/1581-6311.htm]
1581-6311
1854-6935 (online)
http://hdl.handle.net/10394/5809
Blumer (1962) regarded the ‘many possibilities of uncertainty as inherent to the process of joint action.’ Joint action reflects the efforts of participants to work out the line of action in light of what they observe each other doing. Leadership appears to be approached from two fundamental perspectives: an organisational perspective (the influence that is exercised to change the direction of the organisation), and an individual task perspective (the influence that is directed at changing the work behaviour of an individual). In this article, it is suggested that the symbolic interaction of perspective integrates the two fundamental perspectives in that both perspectives require meaningful, reflexive integration and meaning, group membership, organisational role and experience. The evolving role of leaders to attract, retain and connect with a diverse workforce in a changing environment gives rise to interactive leadership competency requirements. This article suggests that managing diversity requires business leaders to adopt an approach to diversity management that is sensitive not only to race and ethnic differences, but also to the background and values of all individuals at work. The empirical study was done and four hundred and forty (440) leadership styles were measured in eleven (11) organisations. The study used the Hall and Hawker (1988) inventory leadership styles and a diversity questionnaire to measure diversity management experience.
http://econpapers.repec.org/article/mgtyoumgt/v_3a8_3ay_3a2010_3ai_3a4_3ap_3a405-422.htm
University of Primorska
Evolving role and nature of workplace leaders and diversity: A theoretical and empirical approach
oai:repository.nwu.ac.za:10394/276372020-12-15T06:38:34Zcom_10394_1865col_10394_1867
Molefe, Kagiso
Choga, Ireen
22498648 - Molefe, Edward Kagiso
24871699 - Choga, Ireen
2018-06-19T05:58:41Z
2018-06-19T05:58:41Z
2017
Molefe, K. & Choga, I. 2017. Government expenditure and economic growth in South Africa: a vector error correction modeling and Granger Causality Test. Journal of Economics and Behavioral Studies, 9(4):164-172. [https://doi.org/10.22610/jebs.v9i4.1831]
2220-6140
https://doi.org/10.22610/jebs.v9i4.1831
http://hdl.handle.net/10394/27637
Previous studies generally find mixed empirical evidence on the relationship between government spending and economic growth. This study re-examine the relationship between government expenditure and economic growth in South Africa for the period of 1990 to 2015 using the Vector Error Correction Model and Granger Causality techniques. The time series data included in the model were gross domestic Product (GDP), government expenditure, national savings, government debt and consumer price index or inflation. Results obtained from the analysis showed a negative long-run relationship between government expenditure and economic growth in South Africa. Furthermore, the estimate of the speed of adjustment coefficient found in this study has revealed that 49 per cent of the variation in GDP from its equilibrium level is corrected within of a year. Furthermore, the study discovered that the causality relationship run from economic growth to government expenditure. This implied that the Wagner's law is applicable to South Africa since government expenditure is an effect rather than a cause of economic growth. The results presented in this study are similar to those in the literature and are also sustained by preceding studies.
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International Foundation for Research and Development (IFRD)
Government Expenditure
Economic Growth
National Savings
VECM
South Africa
Government expenditure and economic growth in South Africa: a vector error correction modeling and Granger Causality Test
Article
oai:repository.nwu.ac.za:10394/276152020-12-09T12:27:27Zcom_10394_1865col_10394_1867
Gorejena, Karikoga
Mavetera, Nehemiah
Velempini, Mthulisi
24878553 - Gorejena, Karikoga
17063558 - Mavetera, Nehemiah
2018-06-19T05:58:27Z
2018-06-19T05:58:27Z
2017
Gorejena, K. et al. 2017. Exposing the major determinants of digital divide in Southern Africa. Ponte, 73(10):351-366. [http://dx.doi.org/10.21506/j.ponte.2017.10.28]
0032-423X
http://dx.doi.org/10.21506/j.ponte.2017.10.28
http://hdl.handle.net/10394/27615
In this paper a quantitative analysis of factors that affect broadband growth and penetration in southern African region is integrated with that of the qualitative factors to espouse the major determinants of a digital divide or low broadband uptake in the region. Two sets of analyzed data are presented and meta-inferences are drawn as major determinants of broadband growth and penetration (BGP) are exposed. A mixed methods approach was used in this research whereby Confirmatory Factor Analysis (CFA) was used for analysis of quantitative data and Atlas. ti for qualitative data. The ultimate goal was to come up with a proposed framework for broadband growth and penetration for southern Africa as a tool for decision makers.
en
Ponte Editore
Broadband
CFA
BGP
meta-inferences
Exposing the major determinants of digital divide in Southern Africa
Article
oai:repository.nwu.ac.za:10394/58022018-02-13T07:34:21Zcom_10394_1865col_10394_1867
De Klerk, Saskia
Delport, Hester
Mostert, Pieter Gerhardus
Steyn, T.F.J.
10868445 - De Klerk, Saskia
13238493 - Mostert, Pieter Gerhardus
2012-02-29T09:47:47Z
2012-02-29T09:47:47Z
2010
De Klekr, S. et al. 2010. Exploring the relationship intention concept in two South African service industries. Journal of contemporary management, 7:290-307 [http://journals.co.za/content/jcman/7/1/EJC51080]
1815-7440
http://hdl.handle.net/10394/5802
http://journals.co.za/content/jcman/7/1/EJC51080
Identifying customers who have the intention to build long-term relationships is beneficial for banking and life insurance organisations as it will afford marketers the opportunity to segment customers according to their relationship preferences. This may prevent money and resources being spent with little effect trying to develop a relationship with customers who do not intend to build a long-term relationship with the organisation. However, it is difficult to understand the nature of relationship intention without understanding the constructs used to measure relationship intention, namely involvement, expectations, forgiveness, feedback and fear of relationship loss. The purpose of this study is to determine whether these five relationship intention constructs are applicable to the banking and life insurance industries in Gauteng, South Africa. Data was gathered from 401 banking (n=202) and life insurance (n=199) customers. Findings confirm that the five constructs to measure relationship intention are applicable to the selected services and identified an additional four factors that support some of the five constructs. However, no differences were found between respondents with different relationship lengths and their views pertaining to the identified factors.
IBC Fifth International Business Conference
Exploring the relationship intention concept in two South African service industries
oai:repository.nwu.ac.za:10394/274492018-06-18T16:02:33Zcom_10394_1865col_10394_1867
Kovács, György
Kot, Sebastian
29245834 – Kot, Sebastian
2018-06-13T08:49:14Z
2018-06-13T08:49:14Z
2017
Kovács, G. & Kot, S. 2017. Economic and social effects of novel supply chain concepts and virtual enterprises. Journal of International Studies, 10(1):237–254. [https://doi.org/10.14254/2071-8330.2017/10-1/1]
2071–8330
2306–3483 (Online)
https://doi.org/10.14254/2071-8330.2017/10-1/1
http://hdl.handle.net/10394/27449
Growing market globalization, increasing global competition, more complex products results in application of new technologies, methods and business processes - due to the abovementioned tendencies novel supply chain strategies (Lean, Agile and Leagile Supply Chains) are established. In this study these supply chain concepts are being described and compared. Virtual enterprise is a temporary alliance of enterprises that come together to share their skills, core competencies, costs and resources in order to better respond to rapidly changing market environment and dynamic customer demands. Economic and social benefits and effects of virtual enterprises for customers and production companies and service providers are also described. Optimization software has been developed for optimal formation of virtual enterprise networks and is also introduced in this study. The aim of this software application is to define virtual enterprise as the optimal combination of supply chain members.
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Centre of Sociological Research
Supply chain
virtual enterprise
economic
social
optimization
Economic and social effects of novel supply chain concepts and virtual enterprises
Article
oai:repository.nwu.ac.za:10394/115962018-03-20T06:38:57Zcom_10394_1865col_10394_1867
Maseko, Nokwanda
Viljoen, Diana Joan
23934263 - Dunga, Steven Henry
12586862 - Viljoen, Diana-Joan
2014-10-08T09:11:52Z
2014-10-08T09:11:52Z
2013
Maseko, N.M. & Viljoen, D. 2013. Perceived causes of poverty of the post–apartheid generation. International Journal Of Social Sciences And Humanity Studies, 5(1):73-80. [http://www.sosbilko.net/journal_IJSS/index.html]
1309-8063
http://hdl.handle.net/10394/11596
This paper analyses the perceptions of the causes of poverty using the Feagin Scale of Poverty Perceptions. A confirmatory factor analysis was conducted. It was found that the respondents viewed the causes of poverty as being more structural and individualistic than fatalistic.
http://www.sosbilko.net/journal_IJSS/arhieves/IJSS_2013_1/Diana-Joan.pdf
en
The Social Sciences Research Society (SOSRES)
Poverty perceptions
Econometric modelling
Apartheid
Perceived causes of poverty of the post–apartheid generation
Article
oai:repository.nwu.ac.za:10394/161342019-01-17T07:48:12Zcom_10394_1865col_10394_1867
Van der Merwe, Althea
Jonker, Cara S.
10737782 - Jonker, Catharina Sophia
2016-02-03T12:33:34Z
2016-02-03T12:33:34Z
2013
Jonker, C.S. & Van Der Merwe, A. 2013. Emotion episodes of Afrikaans-speaking employees in the workplace. SA journal of industrial psychology, 39(1):1-12. [http://www.sajip.co.za/index.php/sajip] 12549
0258-5200
2071-0763 (Online)
http://hdl.handle.net/10394/16134
Orientation: Emotions must be investigated within the natural contexts in which they occur. It therefore becomes crucial to study episodes in the workplace. Research purpose: The objective of this study was to determine the positive and negative emotion episodes and frequencies of working Afrikaans-speaking adults. Motivation for the study: To date, no study has been conducted to determine emotion episodes amongst White Afrikaans-speaking working adults in South Africa. Gooty, Connelly, Griffith and Gupta also argue for research on emotions in the natural settings in which they occur – the workplace. Research design, approach and method: A survey design with an availability sample was used. The participants (N = 179) consisted of White Afrikaans-speaking working adults. The Episode Grid was administered to capture the emotion episodes. Main findings: The main emotion episodes reported on with positive content included goal achievement, receiving recognition and personal incidents. Emotion episodes with negative content included categories such as behaviour of work colleagues, acts of boss/superior/management and task requirements. Practical and/or managerial implications: The findings are useful for managers who want to enhance the emotional quality of the work-life of employees. Changes could be made, for example, to practices of giving recognition within work environments and the clarification of task requirements. The knowledge on emotion episodes could be very useful in planning interventions. Contribution and/or value-adding: The findings and results of this study provided insight into emotion episodes as events in the workplace can cause positive and negative workplace experiences. This information should be taken into consideration with regard to wellness and emotion measurement efforts
http://www.sajip.co.za/index.php/sajip
http://www.sajip.co.za/index.php/sajip/article/view/1006
http://dx.doi.org/10.4102/sajip.v39i1.1006
en
AOSIS
Emotion episodes of Afrikaans-speaking employees in the workplace
Article
oai:repository.nwu.ac.za:10394/182702016-08-17T08:03:08Zcom_10394_1865col_10394_1867
Viviers, Wilma
Cuyvers, Ludo
Steenkamp, Ermie
Grater, Sonja
Matthee, Marianne
Krugell, Waldo
10064230 - Viviers, Wilhelmina
20844840 - Cuyvers, Ludo
12306797 - Steenkamp, Ermie Annelies
11929448 - Grater, Sonja
12079111 - Matthee, Marianne
2016-08-17T07:02:12Z
2016-08-17T07:02:12Z
2014-11
Viviers, W. et al. 2014. Identifying new product and service export opportunities for South Africa using a decision support model. International Business and Economics Research Journal, 13(6):1403-1418. [http://journals.cluteonline.com/index.php/IBER]
1535-0754
2157-9393 (Online)
http://hdl.handle.net/10394/18270
http://journals.cluteonline.com/index.php/IBER
In the face of slow economic growth and development, and the perennial problems of unemployment, poverty and inequality, the South African government and business community have long recognised the importance of growing and diversifying the countrys tangible goods and services export sectors.
One of the challenges in designing and implementing effective export promotion strategies is identifying the right markets, given South Africas ever-fluid skills, capacity and trading relationships. The Decision Support Model (DSM) is an export market selection tool that makes use of a sophisticated filtering process to sift through an extensive range of product-/service- and country-related data to reveal those product-/service-country combinations (export opportunities) that are the most realistic and sustainable. The DSM, which has been applied for Belgium, Thailand and South Africa, not only brings greater precision to the export market selection process, but also unveils opportunities that may not have been contemplated before thus supporting the quest for export diversification.
This paper examines the role of the DSM for products and the DSM for services, respectively, and illustrates how, using the results from the application of these models, they herald the start of a new era in export market selection and promotion in South Africa.
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Clute Institute
Export Opportunities
Export Promotion
Decision Support Model (DSM)
Identifying new product and service export opportunities for South Africa using a decision support model
Article
oai:repository.nwu.ac.za:10394/57942018-03-09T07:12:32Zcom_10394_1865col_10394_1867
Malda, Maike
Temane, Qambeshile Michael
Van de Vijver, Alphonsius Josephus Rachel
13172735 - Van de Vijver, Alphonsius Josephus Rachel
2012-02-29T09:47:46Z
2012-02-29T09:47:46Z
2010
Malda, M. et al. 2010. Rugby versus Soccer in South Africa: Content familiarity contributes to cross-cultural differences in cognitive test scores. Intelligence, 38(6):582-595, Nov/Dec. [https://doi.org/10.1016/j.intell.2010.07.004]
0160-2896
http://hdl.handle.net/10394/5794
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.intell.2010.07.004
In this study, cross-cultural differences in cognitive test scores are hypothesized to depend on a test's cultural complexity (Cultural Complexity Hypothesis: CCH), here conceptualized as its content familiarity, rather than on its cognitive complexity (Spearman's Hypothesis: SH). The content familiarity of tests assessing short-term memory, attention, working memory, and figural and verbal fluid reasoning, was manipulated by constructing test versions with an item content derived from either Afrikaans or Tswana culture in South Africa. Both test versions were administered to children of both cultures. The sample consisted of 161 urban Afrikaans, 181 urban, and 159 rural Tswana children (Mage = 9.37 years). Children generally performed best on the test version that was designed for their own group, particularly on the cognitively and culturally complex working memory and figural fluid reasoning tests. This relation between content familiarity and cognitive test performance supports CCH and disconfirms SH.
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.intell.2010.07.004
Elsevier
Rugby versus Soccer in South Africa: Content familiarity contributes to cross-cultural differences in cognitive test scores
oai:repository.nwu.ac.za:10394/75382019-01-17T07:48:11Zcom_10394_1865col_10394_1867
Saayman, Melville
Slabbert, Elmarie
Van der Merwe, Petrus
10201424 - Saayman, Melville
10732586 - Slabbert, Elmarie
2012-10-22T10:08:43Z
2012-10-22T10:08:43Z
2011
Van der Merwe, P. 2011. Travel motivations of tourists to selected marine destinations. International journal of tourism research, 1(5)3:457-467. http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/journal/10.1002/%28ISSN%291522-1970/]
1099-2340
1522-1970 (Online)
http://hdl.handle.net/10394/7538
South Africa is well known for its favourable climate, wildlife and golden beaches. Adding to this, its long summers make its coastline (over 3500 km) even more attractive to tourists around the world, and so are transforming the South African coast into a major marine tourism attraction. Along this lengthy coastline lie numerous marine destinations attracting thousands of tourists. These destinations offer various activities such as scuba diving, snorkelling, swimming, world class surfing and whale watching to tourists. When trying to capitalise on these assets, marketers clearly state that it is necessary to understand the market that uses them and the reasons people travel. Therefore, the purpose of this research is to determine the travel motives of tourists to selected marine destinations. Five surveys were conducted at marine resorts by means of a structured questionnaire. Two hundred and two (202) questionnaires were completed at Hartenbos, 210 at Jeffrey's Bay, 333 at Margate, 237 at Amanzimtoti and 153 at Plettenberg Bay. The statistical analysis entailed descriptive statistics and a factor analysis of the five surveys. The results revealed similarity regarding escape and relaxation as travel motives when compared to other research. However, time usage and personal attachment were unique motives identified by this study. A combination of psychological motives and of more tangible aspects should be used in tourism marketing strategies in order to attract a higher number of visitors to marine destinations. These results will, therefore, assist marketers and product developers of marine destinations, particularly with the marine tourism product being very similar.
http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/jtr.820
en
Wiley
Travel motivation
motives
Jeffrey's Bay
Hartenbos
Plettenberg Bay
Travel motivations of tourists to selected marine destinations
Article
oai:repository.nwu.ac.za:10394/257432018-03-19T06:36:05Zcom_10394_1865col_10394_1867
Moroke, Ntebogang Dinah
20561229 - Moroke, Ntebogang Dinah
2017-10-04T13:58:31Z
2017-10-04T13:58:31Z
2015
Moroke, N.D. 2015. A pairwise unit-root-test based approach to investigating convergence of household debt in South Africa and the United States. Journal of Governance and Regulation, 4(1):141-147. [http://doi.org/10.22495/jgr_v4_i2_c1_p7]
2220-9352
2306-6784 (Online)
http://hdl.handle.net/10394/25743
http://doi.org/10.22495/jgr_v4_i2_c1_p7
The purpose of this paper was to test convergence of household debts in the United States and South Africa taking a pairwise unit root tests based approaches into account. Substantial number of studies dealt with convergence of several macroeconomic variables but to my knowledge no study considered this subject with respect to household debts of the identified countries. Quarterly data on household debts consisting of 88 observations in the South Africa and United States spanning the period 1990 to 2013 was collected from the South African and St. Louis Federal Reserve Banks. Focused on the absolute value of household debts, this study proved that South Africa is far from catching-up with the United States in terms of overcoming household debts for the selected period. The findings of this study can be used by relevant authorities to help improve ways and means of dealing with household debts South Africa.
en
Virtus Interpress
Convergence and Divergence
Household Debts
Neoclassical Theory
Stationarity
Time Series Data
A pairwise unit-root-test based approach to investigating convergence of household debt in South Africa and the United States
Article
oai:repository.nwu.ac.za:10394/75372018-02-22T07:21:18Zcom_10394_1865col_10394_1867
Ellis, Susanna Maria
Kruger, Martinette
Saayman, Melville
10188908 - Ellis, Susanna Maria
10201424 - Saayman, Melville
13018493 - Kruger, Martinette
2012-10-22T09:49:05Z
2012-10-22T09:49:05Z
2011
Kruger, M. et al. 2011. Segmentation by genres: the case of Aardklop National Arts Festival. International journal of tourism research, 13(6):511-526. [http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/journal/10.1002/%28ISSN%291522-1970/]
1099-2340
1522-1970 (Online)
http://hdl.handle.net/10394/7537
http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/jtr.818
The purpose of this study was to distinguish between genre supporters and non-genre supporters at the Aardklop National Arts Festival. This was done to determine genre supporters' individual needs and wants so that effective marketing strategies can be developed and the festival programme can be designed to attract more genre supporters. Previous research indicated that the future of festivals is dependent on the number of show tickets sold and festivals therefore need to attract more genre supporters. To achieve this goal, a questionnaire survey (N = 495) was conducted, where afterwards independent t-tests were used to determine the differences between visitors who attend the different ticketed shows/productions and those who do not. Results showed that genre attendees and non-attendees differ significantly based on socio-demographic and behaviour characteristics, which gave a comprehensive profile of the two types of visitors at the festival. This method proved to be successful especially in increasing ticket sales. Marketing and management implications for effectively targeting genre supporters were also indicated.
http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/jtr.818
en
Wiley
Genre segmentation
t-test analysis
festivals
market profile
Segmentation by genres: the case of Aardklop National Arts Festival
Article
oai:repository.nwu.ac.za:10394/142062016-04-28T21:07:28Zcom_10394_1865col_10394_1867
Saayman, Melville
Saayman, Andrea
Rossouw, Riaan
10201424 - Saayman, Melville
10225595 - Saayman, Andrea
12143979 - Rossouw, Riaan
2015-08-11T06:43:07Z
2015-08-11T06:43:07Z
2013
Saayman, M. et al. 2013. The socio-economic impact of the Table Mountain National Park. Journal of economic and financial sciences. 6(2):439-458. [http://reference.sabinet.co.za.nwulib.nwu.ac.za/sa_epublication/jefs]
1995-7076
http://hdl.handle.net/10394/14206
This article will determine the socio-economic impact of South Africa’s largest urban national park, and the one that attracts the most visitors. Because national parks have more functions than mere conservation, the following questions arise: “What economic and social impacts are created by such parks?” and “How do communities benefit from allocating land for conservation?” Little research on this topic has been conducted in Southern Africa, and this research therefore contributes to our knowledge. Two surveys were conducted. One focused on the communities surrounding the park and the other on visitors to the park. A Social Accounting Matrix (SAM) determined the economic value. Results showed that, although the park attracts the most visitors, it does not generate the greatest income when compared to other national parks. Results concerning the community survey revealed that the surrounding communities have very positive perceptions, although they believe the impacts to be more economic than social. Problem areas were also identified.
http://reference.sabinet.co.za.nwulib.nwu.ac.za/document/EJC142874
http://reference.sabinet.co.za.nwulib.nwu.ac.za/sa_epublication/jefs
en
Sabinet
Conservation tourism
social accounting matrix
urban park
world heritage site
marine park
factor analysis
The socio-economic impact of the Table Mountain National Park
Article
oai:repository.nwu.ac.za:10394/111232018-03-20T09:35:26Zcom_10394_1865col_10394_1867col_10394_1872col_10394_5705
De Klerk, N.
Bevan-Dye, A.L.
Garnett, A.
20239823 - De Klerk, Natasha
12426156 - Bevan-Dye, Ayesha Lian
10789162 - Garnett, Andrea
2014-08-14T10:12:25Z
2014-08-14T10:12:25Z
2012
De Klerk, N., Bevan-Dye, A.L. & Garnett A. 2012. An inventory of marketing skills essential for tourism entrepreneurs: a 3–domain approach. African journal of business management, 6(24):7126-7135. [http://www.academicjournals.org/journal/AJBM]
1993-8233
2079-410X
http://hdl.handle.net/10394/11123
This article postulates that specific marketing skills contribute to the success of a tourism entrepreneur. The purpose of the research was first, to identify the marketing skills that are critical to the success of tourism entrepreneurs, and secondly, to present findings and recommendations for increasing the effectiveness of skills development in tourism management higher educational programmes for the benefit of both tourism entrepreneurs and academics in the field of tourism, entrepreneurship and marketing. Based on previous theoretical discussions regarding marketing skills, an empirical study was conducted to identify the most important skills, using multiple item indicators from previous studies. A descriptive research design was employed, whereby a questionnaire survey was conducted into skills development for tourism entrepreneurs. The findings of the study provide important insights into the marketing skills that tourism entrepreneurs require in order to be successful in the current economic climate, based on a comprehensive empirical investigation of the perceptions of tourism entrepreneurs, tourism management academics and tourism management students.
http://dx.doi.org/10.5897/AJBM11.2756
http://www.academicjournals.org/article/article1380967387_Klerk%20et%20al.pdf
en
Academic Journals [© 2010 Academic Journals]
Academic Journals [© 2010 Academic Journals]
Marketing skills
Tourism marketing
Entrepreneurship
An inventory of marketing skills essential for tourism entrepreneurs: a 3–domain approach
Article
oai:repository.nwu.ac.za:10394/276432020-12-09T12:22:31Zcom_10394_1865col_10394_1867
Motlhabane, Lorraine Ketsia
16409426 - Motlhabane, Lorraine Ketsia
2018-06-19T05:58:44Z
2018-06-19T05:58:44Z
2017
Motlhabane, L.K. 2017. Going beyond expectations: banks strategies attract and retain or deter tertiary students' clientele. Banks and Bank Systems, 12(1-1):98-104. [http://dx.doi.org/10.21511/bbs.12(1-1).2017.01]
1816-7403
1991-7074 (Online)
http://dx.doi.org/10.21511/bbs.12(1-1).2017.01
http://hdl.handle.net/10394/27643
The study assesses whether the banks' strategies help to attract and retain or deter tertiary students from their businesses. It aims to highlight the banks' need to go beyond expectations in nurturing their students' clientele. The study can be the banks' stepping-stone into the seemingly neglected tertiary student (TS) market. Using observation method and bank consultants' interviews, this study probes South Africa's (SA) major banks' service time-lag together with student product offers and information accessibility. The study focused on whether different banks' product offers, costing and service quality do attract and retain or deter student clients. The questions were based on students' saving/cheque accounts, credit card and loan facilities accessibility. Findings. Product offers and information were inadequate from branch visits and website searches less informative. Queues time-lag differed from bank to bank, but, overall, unreasonable for TS market with product limitations and generalized information not specific to students' needs. Further research can be undertaken to gain in-depth understanding of whether urban banks' strategies for students are distinct to those of semi-rural areas, which was the scope of this study. Banks services are significant for maintaining students' profiles, providing traceable trails, of sponsors, families and financial transactions, which will be valuable even for periods beyond their academic life. Many live away from their secured homes, expected to survive with limited resources and time constraint. Nurturing these relationship would prepare students for the financial market demands much to the benefit of all stakeholders.
en
Business Perspectives
Bank strategies
product offers
services quality
students' products and information access
Going beyond expectations: banks strategies attract and retain or deter tertiary students' clientele
Article
oai:repository.nwu.ac.za:10394/274912020-12-15T06:39:45Zcom_10394_1865col_10394_1867
Redda, Ephrem H.
Surujlal, Jhalukpreya
Leendertz, Verona
22507922 - Redda, Ephrem Habtemichael
2018-06-13T08:49:38Z
2018-06-13T08:49:38Z
2017
Redda, E.H. et al. 2017. Internet banking service quality in South-Africa: a qualitative analysis of consumer perceptions. International Journal of Trade and Global Markets, 10(1):67-74. [http://dx.doi.org/10.1504/IJTGM.2017.10002792]
1742-7541
1742-755X (Online)
http://dx.doi.org/10.1504/IJTGM.2017.10002792
http://hdl.handle.net/10394/27491
Advancements in technology-based systems has resulted in banks using service delivery channels such as internet banking and Automated Teller Machines (ATMs) to interact with customers. To ensure a competitive edge in the marketplace banks' knowledge of the determinants of internet banking service quality is essential. The purpose of this study was, therefore, to investigate consumer views and concerns regarding internet banking services in South Africa. A qualitative research approach using a focus group and in-depth interviews were conducted to collect data from South African consumers of internet banking services. The Atlas.ti software was used in the content analysis of the interview transcripts. Four themes, namely internet banking service quality, customer value, customer satisfaction and customer loyalty, were identified as important facets of internet banking services that could improve the overall internet banking service quality at a consumer level.
en
InderScience
Internet banking
service quality
customer value
customer satisfaction
customer loyalty
South Africa
consumer perceptions
e-banking
electronic banking
online banking
bank services
Internet banking service quality in South–Africa: a qualitative analysis of consumer perceptions
Article
oai:repository.nwu.ac.za:10394/111312018-05-18T08:27:10Zcom_10394_1865col_10394_1867col_10394_5705
Mtenzi, Fredrick J.
Ali, Al-Dahoud
Oreku, George S.
23050950 - Oreku, George
2014-08-14T10:12:41Z
2014-08-14T10:12:41Z
2013
1820-0214
Oreku, G.S., Mtenzi, F.J. & Ali, A-D. 2013. A viewpoint of Tanzania e-commerce and implementation barriers. Computer science and information systems, 10(1):263-281. [http://www.comsis.org/]
http://hdl.handle.net/10394/11131
The growing rate of ICT utilization particularly the Internet and mobile phones has influenced at an exponential rate online interaction and communication among the generality of the populace. However, with the enormity of businesses on the Internet, Tanzania is yet to harness the opportunities for optimal financial gains. This study is exploratory in nature as it attempts to unveil the prospects of e-commerce implementation, participation, motivation and opportunity to the developing countries like Tanzania where by the domestic market is very big to ensure the growth of agricultural sector. The paper proposes to investigate the ability of consumers to purchase online, the available motivation to do so, and the opportunities for Internet access. We argue the Government and central bank to encourage innovative new technological developments by pre-regulating electronic money to familiarize itself with electronic money schemes generally. Findings revealed that Tanzanians have the ability to participate in e-commerce, but there is need for improved national image to bring in the element of trust and discipline within, and before the international communities. Currently, consumers source for information online but make purchases the traditional way.
http://www.comsis.org/archive.php?show=ppr559-1106
http://dx.doi.org/10.2298/CSIS110725002O
E-commerce
E-payment
ICT
Web
Internet access
A viewpoint of Tanzania e-commerce and implementation barriers
Article
oai:repository.nwu.ac.za:10394/93482016-04-29T05:42:34Zcom_10394_1865col_10394_1867
Middelberg, Susanna Levina
Buys, Pieter Willem
Styger, Paul
10127100 - Buys, Pieter Willem
10779221 - Middelberg, Susanna Levina
10061231 - Styger, Paul
2013-10-23T12:43:39Z
2013-10-23T12:43:39Z
2012
Middelberg, S.L. et al. 2012. The accountancy implications of commodity derivatives: a South African agricultural sector case study. Agrekon, 51(3):97-116. [http://www.tandfonline.com/RAGR]
0303-1853
2078-0400 (Online)
http://hdl.handle.net/10394/9348
Agricultural companies and commodity processors trade commodity derivatives on the SAFEX Commodity Derivatives market to hedge themselves and their producers against commodity price risk. Agricultural companies have to adhere to International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) of which International Accounting Standard (IAS) 39, Financial Instruments: Recognition and Measurement, forms part. The objective of the study was to establish a standard methodology for the interpretation of IAS 39 to serve as a benchmark and best practice for South African agricultural companies and commodity processors. The research found that there is no consistent interpretation or application of IAS 39 by the respondents. The recommended standard methodology to follow includes that agricultural companies holding grain inventory for trading should fair value such inventory and that the classification of transactions as derivative contracts, as defined per IAS 39, depends on whether hedge accounting is applied or not.
http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/03031853.2012.749571
http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/pdf/10.1080/03031853.2012.749571
en
Taylor & Francis
Accountancy
commodity derivatives
agricultural company
processor
financial instruments
The accountancy implications of commodity derivatives: a South African agricultural sector case study
Article
oai:repository.nwu.ac.za:10394/76892018-05-18T08:26:42Zcom_10394_1865col_10394_1867
Andrikopoulos, Panagiotis
Buys, Pieter Willem
Oberholzer, Merwe
10127100 - Buys, Pieter Willem
10067450 - Oberholzer, Merwe
2012-11-01T03:49:11Z
2012-11-01T03:49:11Z
2011
Buys, P.W. et al. 2011. An investigation of the economic performance of sustainability reporting companies versus non-reporting companies: a South African perspective. Journal of social sciences, 29(2):151-158. [http://www.krepublishers.com/02-Journals/JSS/JSS-00-0-000-000-1997-Web/JSS-00-0-000-000-1997-1-Cover.htm]
0971-8923
http://hdl.handle.net/10394/7689
This study explores the potential differences in the economic performances of companies that report on their sustainability information and those companies that do not report thereon. Even though there have been similar studies conducted in 1st world countries, this is the first study of its kind in a developing economy, and considers the economic performances of South African publicly listed companies. Annual performance data, from 2002 to 2009, for the two groups of companies was taken from the McGregor BFA database. The significance of the average differences between key financial indicators of the test-group and the control-group was determined by the t-test, while the difference of positive or negative Economic Value Added and Market Value Added values between these two groups was also evaluated. Even though some evidence indicates that companies that disclose sustainability reports may experience better economical performance, the statistical analysis could not confirm a definite positive relationship between sustainability reporting and economic performance.
en
Kamla-Raj Enterprises
Corporate social responsibility
financial performance
shareholder value
stakeholder value
sustainability
sustainable development
An investigation of the economic performance of sustainability reporting companies versus non-reporting companies: a South African perspective
Article
oai:repository.nwu.ac.za:10394/146612016-04-28T21:08:08Zcom_10394_1865col_10394_1867
Van der Merwe, Stephan
Malan, Jan
10065458 - Van der Merwe, Stephanus Petrus
2015-10-05T07:03:42Z
2015-10-05T07:03:42Z
2013
Van der Merwe, S. & Malan, J. 2013. An assessment of the impact of entrepreneurial orientation on the success of selected public secondary schools. Management dynamics: journal of the South African institute for management scientists/bestuursdinamika. 22(4):20-37. [http://reference.sabinet.co.za/sa_epublication/mandyn]
1475-2875
http://hdl.handle.net/10394/14661
There is a need for research on the influence of entrepreneurial orientation on the success of public schools. Through an investigation of the influence of an entrepreneurial orientation on the perceived success of secondary schools, this study attempts to address this need. The influence of the five independent entrepreneurial orientation dimensions, Innovativeness, Autonomy, Risk-taking, Opportunity utilisation and Competitive aggressiveness, was measured by means of four dependent variables: an Effective learning environment, Learner achievement, Strategic intent and Staff development. The respondents were identified by means of a convenience sampling technique, and the survey yielded 313 useable questionnaires from five high performing public secondary schools. To assess the validity and reliability of the measuring instrument, the data collected were analysed by means of an exploratory factor analysis and Cronbach alpha coefficients were calculated. The hypothesised relationships were assessed by means of a multiple regression analysis. The results show that Innovativeness and Opportunity utilisation exert a positive influence on all four variables measuring the Perceived success of the participating schools. Competitive aggressiveness, furthermore, exerts a positive influence on Learner achievement. Autonomy also has a positive influence on an Effective learning environment. There were no significant relationships between Risk-taking and any of the perceived success variables.
http://reference.sabinet.co.za/document/EJC145860
http://reference.sabinet.co.za/sa_epublication/mandyn
en
The Southern African Institute for Management Scientists
An assessment of the impact of entrepreneurial orientation on the success of selected public secondary schools
Article
oai:repository.nwu.ac.za:10394/274382020-12-04T05:45:45Zcom_10394_1865col_10394_1867
Van den Berg, L.
Roos, S.J.
Els, B.
Lennox, A.
20387156 - Els, Bianca
11715472 - Lennox, Anita
11692294 - Van den Berg, Liandi
2018-06-13T08:49:06Z
2018-06-13T08:49:06Z
2017
Van den Berg, L. et al. 2017. Sport students' perception of their learning experience: Amazing Race as an innovative outdoor teaching and learning strategy. African Journal for Physical Activity and Health Sciences (AJPHES), 23(1.1):77-89. [https://www.ajol.info/index.php/ajpherd/article/view/154824]
2411-6939
https://www.ajol.info/index.php/ajpherd/article/view/154824
http://hdl.handle.net/10394/27438
Universities are constantly seeking new applications of innovative teaching and learning strategies, with special attention given to the learning environment and activities performed. Learning environments and activities that focus on learners being active participants can enrich the students' learning experience and in this regard, outdoor adventure education programmes are utilised effectively to enhance the quality and scope of learning. This study investigated the perceived learning experience regarding academic content-specific outcomes and learning of life skills as identified by sport curriculum students competing in an on-campus Ama-zing Race activity. The study was qualitative in nature and involved the participation of 99 undergraduate sport curriculum students at a university within the Gauteng province of South Africa. Data analysis was done inductively using the qualitative techniques proposed by Côté, Salmela, and Russell (1993). The analysis rendered 217 meaning units, grouped together into 12 categories, which emerged as five primary themes, namely social behaviour, competitive view, cognitive skills, learning outcomes and physical realisation. The students perceived the outdoor programme to enhance their learning experience, not just limited to content-specific outcomes, but also regarding life skills. The findings of this study could assist universities to explore and construct innovative outdoor adventure and activity-based teaching and learning strategies to achieve enhanced student learning.
en
AJOL
Innovative teaching
learning
Ama-zing Race
sport students
outdoor adventure
Sport students' perception of their learning experience: Amazing Race as an innovative outdoor teaching and learning strategy
Article
oai:repository.nwu.ac.za:10394/108692018-02-22T07:05:52Zcom_10394_1865col_10394_1867
Kruger, Martinette
Erasmus, Joffrey
Saayman, Melville
10201424 - Saayman, Melville
13018493 - Kruger, Martinette
2014-07-10T09:39:22Z
2014-07-10T09:39:22Z
2012
Saayman, M. et al. 2012. Lessons in managing the visitor experience at the Klein Karoo National Arts Festival. Journal of applied business research, 28(1):81-92. [http://journals.cluteonline.com/index.php/JABR]
0892-7626
2157-8834
http://hdl.handle.net/10394/10869
The event industry, in particular arts festivals, is one of South Africa’s fastest growing tourism sectors in tourism industry. However, only minimal research has been done to identify factors that arts festival visitors view as important for a good festival experience. This study identifies the key success factors (KSFs) in managing visitors’ experience at one of South Africa’s most popular Afrikaans arts festival, the Klein Karoo National Arts Festival (KKNK). A questionnaire survey (n=443) and factor analysis was used to identify seven KSFs: Safety and personnel, Marketing and accessibility, Venues, Accommodation and ablution facilities, Activities and community, Parking and restaurants and Shows and stalls. Factors that KKNK visitors regarded as important to satisfy their needs and provide a special festival experience were: a wide variety of good and affordable shows and stall products, friendly informed staff, visible emergency and security services, and sufficient air-conditioned venues with good technical aspects. Parking and restaurants and Shows and stalls can be regarded as KSFs that are particularly applicable to South African arts festivals. The study also indicated that other stakeholders play an important role in visitors’ experience.
http://www.cluteinstitute.com/ojs/index.php/JABR/article/view/6686/6761
en
Clute Institute
Klein Karoo National Arts Festival
arts festivals
event tourism
management
key success factors
festival experience
customer satisfaction
factor analysis
Lessons in managing the visitor experience at the Klein Karoo National Arts Festival
Article
oai:repository.nwu.ac.za:10394/111282018-03-20T09:35:26Zcom_10394_1865col_10394_1867col_10394_1872col_10394_5705
Bevan-Dye, A.L.
Garnett, A.
De Klerk, N.
12426156 - Bevan-Dye, Ayesha Lian
10789162 - Garnett, Andrea
20239823 - De Klerk, Natasha
2014-08-14T10:12:26Z
2014-08-14T10:12:26Z
2012
1993-8233
2079-410X
Bevan-Dye, A.L., Garnett, A. & De Klerk, N., A. 2012. Materialism, status consumption and consumer ethnocentrism amongst black generation Y students in South Africa. African journal of business management, 6(16):5578-5586. [http://www.academicjournals.org/journal/AJBM]
1993-8233
2079-410X
http://hdl.handle.net/10394/11128
http://www.academicjournals.org/journal/AJBM
The purpose of this study was to investigate the extent to which black Generation Y students’ exhibit status consumption, materialism and consumer ethnocentrism tendencies, and the relationship between these three constructs. The black Generation Y cohort (individuals born between 1980 and 1994) represents a large percentage of the South African market, and those enrolled at tertiary institutions constitute a particularly attractive target market to marketers given that tertiary education were correlated with higher earning potential and status. A convenience sample of 400 students across the campuses of four South African public higher education institutions situated in the Gauteng Province was taken. Questionnaires, designed to measure black Generation Y students’ attitudes towards status consumption, materialism and consumer ethnocentrism, were hand delivered to lecturers at each of these campuses who requested to ask their students to complete them. The collected data were analysed using z-tests and Pearson’s product moment correlation coefficient. The findings suggest that the target market has significant materialism, status consumption and ethnocentrism tendencies. A strong positive relationship was found between the constructs of materialism and status consumption. However, there was no significant relationship found between the respective constructs of materialism and status consumption, and that of consumer ethnocentrism.
http://dx.doi.org/10.5897/AJBM11.1803
http://www.academicjournals.org/article/article1380726723_Bevan-Dye%20et%20al.pdf
en
Academic Journals [© 2010 Academic Journals]
Materialism
Status consumption
Consumer ethnocentrism
Black generation Y students
Materialism, status consumption and consumer ethnocentrism amongst black generation Y students in South Africa
Article
oai:repository.nwu.ac.za:10394/187952019-06-25T13:37:07Zcom_10394_1865col_10394_1867
Muleya, Victor
Wheeler, Janet I.
Freihat, Lubna
Freihat, David T.
Irving, Helen R.
Ruzvidzo, Oziniel
Gehring, Chris
22714839 - Ruzvidzo, Oziniel
2016-09-16T08:58:28Z
2016-09-16T08:58:28Z
2014
Muleya, V. et al. 2014. Calcium is the switch in the moonlighting dual function of the ligand–activated receptor kinase phytosulfokine receptor 1. Cell Communication And Signaling, 12(60):1-5. [http://biosignaling.biomedcentral.com/articles]
http://hdl.handle.net/10394/18795
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12964-014-0060-z
Background:
A number of receptor kinases contain guanylate cyclase (GC) catalytic centres encapsulated in the cytosolic kinase domain. A prototypical example is the phytosulfokine receptor 1 (PSKR1) that is involved in regulating growth responses in plants. PSKR1 contains both kinase and GC activities however the underlying mechanisms regulating the dual functions have remained elusive.
Findings:
Here, we confirm the dual activity of the cytoplasmic domain of the PSKR1 receptor. We show that mutations within the guanylate cyclase centre modulate the GC activity while not affecting the kinase catalytic activity. Using physiologically relevant Ca²⁺ levels, we demonstrate that its GC activity is enhanced over two-fold by Ca²⁺ in a concentration-dependent manner. Conversely, increasing Ca²⁺ levels inhibits kinase activity up to 500-fold at 100 nM Ca²⁺.
Conclusions:
Changes in calcium at physiological levels can regulate the kinase and GC activities of PSKR1. We therefore propose a functional model of how calcium acts as a bimodal switch between kinase and GC activity in PSKR1 that could be relevant to other members of this novel class of ligand-activated receptor kinases.
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BioMed Central
Calcium
Guanylate cyclase
Kinase
PSKR1
Calcium is the switch in the moonlighting dual function of the ligand–activated receptor kinase phytosulfokine receptor 1
Article
oai:repository.nwu.ac.za:10394/276102018-06-19T13:13:11Zcom_10394_1865col_10394_1867
Chukwuere, Joshua Ebere
18001815 – Chukwuere, Joshua Ebere
2018-06-19T05:58:23Z
2018-06-19T05:58:23Z
2017
Chukwuere, J.E. 2017. From decolonisation to digitalisation of education in South Africa. Ponte, 73(12/1):232–241. [http://dx.doi.org/10.21506/j.ponte.2017.12.15]
0032-423X
http://dx.doi.org/10.21506/j.ponte.2017.12.15
http://hdl.handle.net/10394/27610
This article focuses on the literature related to the on-going discussions on decolonisation of education system and other sectors in South Africa and the digitalisation of teaching and learning in the country and continent at large. South Africa is going through the post-colonial experience and a recovering process from the wounds of apartheid, with many calling for immediate decolonisation of the entire education system. This decolonisation process cannot be complete without the recognition of African indigenous knowledge systems (AIKS) and the effective integration of the process into digitalisation both for the education system and the content thereof. The study discover a number of facets on decolonisation, Africanisation and digitalisation. This study provides privileges on the role of technology in making decolonisation effective in the 21st century education system. It recommended that successful decolonisation of teaching and learning process and other sectors should be through the alignment and integration with Africanisation and digitalisation initiatives. Finally, a comprehensive DDPM (see Figure 1) was formulated to facilitate an effective implementation of education decolonisation process.
en
Ponte Editore
From decolonisation to digitalisation of education in South Africa
Article
oai:repository.nwu.ac.za:10394/183052016-08-19T07:22:50Zcom_10394_1865col_10394_1867
Saayman, Melville
Saayman, Andrea
10201424 - Saayman, Melville
10225595 - Saayman, Andrea
2016-08-18T06:37:38Z
2016-08-18T06:37:38Z
2014
Saayman, M. & Saayman, A. 2014. Who is willing to pay to see the Big 7? Tourism Economics, 20(6):1181-1198. [http://ingentaconnect.com/content/ip/tec]
1354-8166
2044-0375 (Online)
http://hdl.handle.net/10394/18305
http://ingentaconnect.com/content/ip/tec
This article investigates the non-consumptive, or appreciative value of the 'Big 7' and identifies the variables that influence willingness to pay (WTP). Addo Elephant National Park in the Eastern Cape Province, South Africa, is one of few places in the world where tourists can view all seven species: lion, buffalo, rhinoceros, leopard, elephant, southern right whale and great white shark. Two surveys were conducted, using the same questionnaire, one during summer and one during winter. A total of 232 completed questionnaires were used in the Heckman model selection procedure. The findings revealed that, although a variety of socio-demographic, behavioural and motivational factors influence the amount respondents are willing to pay, there is a clear distinction between the determinants for land species compared to marine species. This poses challenges for the marketing of and establishment of the Big 7 as a brand.
en
IP Publishing
contingent valuation (CV) method
conservation tourism
tourist expenditure
non-consumptive value
willingness to pay
Heckman estimator
Who is willing to pay to see the Big 7?
Article
oai:repository.nwu.ac.za:10394/276062020-12-09T13:42:12Zcom_10394_1865col_10394_1867
Agolla, Joseph Evans
Van Lill, Jacobus Burger
21229120 - Agolla, Joseph Evans
21913579 - Van Lill, Jacobus Burger
2018-06-19T05:58:19Z
2018-06-19T05:58:19Z
2017
Agolla, J.E. & Van Lill, J.B. 2017. Insights into Kenya's public sector innovation: the case of managers. International Journal of Innovation Science, 9(3):225-243. [https://doi.org/10.1108/IJIS-11-2016-0049]
1757-2223
https://doi.org/10.1108/IJIS-11-2016-0049
http://hdl.handle.net/10394/27606
Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to assess innovation in public sector organisations (PSOs) from the middle managers' perspectives. Several studies have been conducted on innovation drivers in organisations; however, such studies are limited when it comes to the public sector. Innovation is a term that has been synonymous with the private sector, until of late when public sector organisations adopted the terminology. Design/methodology/approach: The present study adopts a qualitative approach. The findings are based on a sample of selected 16 middle managers from two PSOs in Kenya. The study relies on focus group discussions (FGDs) to collect data. The data are analysed thematically, based on categorisation. Findings: First, the results identified drivers, barriers, strategies to overcome barriers, innovation outcomes/indicators and the status of innovation in Kenya's public sector. Second, the study points to policy directions, theory and practice. Research limitations/implications: The study suggests that innovation drivers in the public sector greatly depend on government and top management, particularly the way they craft policies and provide support for innovative behaviours. The current findings are limited to innovation activities of the public sector in Kenya, specifically the two organisations. Originality/value: The findings from this research can aid the understanding of the nature of innovation in PSOs given that it is empirically based on middle managers' insights.
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Emerald
Managers
Developing countries
Organization
Innovation
Public sector
Creativity
Insights into Kenya's public sector innovation: the case of managers
Article
oai:repository.nwu.ac.za:10394/98992016-04-28T21:55:54Zcom_10394_1865col_10394_1867
Engelbrecht, Schalk Willem Petrus
2014-01-10T06:41:00Z
2014-01-10T06:41:00Z
2012
Engelbrecht, S.W.P. 2012. Radical business ethics: a critical and postmetaphysical manifesto. Business ethics – a European review, 21(4):339-352. [http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/journal/10.1111/(ISSN)1467-8608/]
00962-8770
1467-8608 (O)
http://hdl.handle.net/10394/9899
Business ethics, as it is understood and practised generally, lacks a component of radicality. As part of the contemporary ‘return to ethics’ it displays an undesirable conservatism and blocks off possibilities for systemic alterity. I argue that a normal and ‘apologetic’ business ethics should therefore be supplemented with a radical or utopian business ethics. Put differently, business ethics should not only contribute to more responsible business practices, more morally sensitive business managers and more ethical organisational cultures, but should also facilitate social hope via hermeneutic strategies aimed at changing the way we think about ourselves, our economies and the roles and responsibilities of business as such.
http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1467-8608.2012.01662.x
http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/j.1467-8608.2012.01662.x/pdf
en
Wiley-Blackwell
Radical business ethics: a critical and postmetaphysical manifesto
Article
oai:repository.nwu.ac.za:10394/112922018-05-18T08:27:34Zcom_10394_1865col_10394_1867
Van der Westhuizen, Gerhardus
10055851 - Van der Westhuizen, Gerhardus
2014-09-09T12:55:14Z
2014-09-09T12:55:14Z
2012
Van Der Westhuizen, G. 2012. Change in the composition of bank income and its effect on the changes in the efficiency of bank regions. International business & economics research Journal, 11(6):631-646. [http://journals.cluteonline.com/index.php/IBER]
1535-0754
2157-9393
http://hdl.handle.net/10394/11292
Over the past five years, banks experienced a change in the composition of bank income earning more in service fees compared to interest income. The effect of this change on the efficiency of bank regions is investigated. Data Envelopment Analysis (DEA) and the TFP (Total Factor Productivity) index decomposition methodology were used to estimate efficiency and to decompose productivity change into its different components. Two models were specified – one for the ‘traditional function’ of a bank and one for the ‘non-traditional function’ of a bank. It appears that some bank regions experienced improvement in efficiency under the “non-traditional” model, meaning that the change in the composition of bank income can result in improved efficiency.
http://www.cluteinstitute.com/ojs/index.php/IBER/article/view/7018/7092
en
Clute Institute [for academic research]
Bank income
Total factor productivity
Technical efficiency;
Scale efficiency
Technical change
Productivity change
Change in the composition of bank income and its effect on the changes in the efficiency of bank regions
Article
oai:repository.nwu.ac.za:10394/274772020-12-03T12:45:58Zcom_10394_1865col_10394_1867
Chipeta, Chama
Meyer, Daniel Francois
Muzindutsi, Paul-Francois
10513086 - Meyer, Daniel Francois
2018-06-13T08:49:30Z
2018-06-13T08:49:30Z
2017
Chipeta, C. et al. 2017. The effect of exchange rate movements and economic growth on job creation. Studia Universitatis Babes-bolyai. Serie: Oeconomica, 62(2):20-41. [https://doi.org/10.1515/subboec-2017-0007]
1220-0506
https://doi.org/10.1515/subboec-2017-0007
http://hdl.handle.net/10394/27477
Job creation is at the centre of economic development and remains a source of sustenance for social and human relations. The creation of a job-enabling economic environment is imperative in promoting social and economic cohesiveness in the macro and microeconomic environment. Any shocks to the economy, particularly those of exchange rate shocks and changes in economic growth, may negatively affect the labour market and job creation. This study made use of quarterly observations, from the first quarter of 1995 to the fourth quarter of 2015, to investigate the effect of the real exchange rate and economic growth on South Africa's employment status. South Africa, a developing country, was selected as a case study due to its high unemployment rate that is still increasing. The Vector Autoregressive (VAR) model and multivariate co-integration techniques were used in assessing the impact and responsiveness of employment to the real exchange rate and real economic growth in South Africa. Findings of this study revealed that employment responds positively to economic growth and negatively to the real exchange rate in the long-run. The short-run displays a positive relationship between real economic growth and employment, while the relationship between employment and the real exchange rate is also negative. However, the effect of economic growth in creating jobs is not significant enough in stimulating job creation in South Africa, as indicated by results in variance decomposition. Movements in the exchange rate exerted a significant short and long-run negative effect on employment dynamics; implying that a depreciation of the rand against the U.S. dollar is associated with decrease in overall employment. Exchange rate stability is thus important for economic growth and job creation in South Africa. The study provided further recommendations on promoting job creation in South Africa and other developing countries.
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De Gruyter
Economic Growth (GDP)
Employment
Exchange Rate
Job Creation
South Africa
The effect of exchange rate movements and economic growth on job creation
Article
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Slabbert, E.
10811281 - Du Plessis, Engelina
10732586 - Slabbert, Elmarie
10811281 - Du Plessis, Engelina
2015-02-26T07:40:04Z
2015-02-26T07:40:04Z
2013
Slabbert, E. & Du Plessis, E. 2013. Do socio-demographic factors influence the travel behaviour of visitors to nature-based tourism products in South Africa? African journal for physical, health education, recreation and dance. 19(3):639-660. [http://reference.sabinet.co.za.nwulib.nwu.ac.za/sa_epublication/ajpherd]
1117-4315
http://hdl.handle.net/10394/13477
Nature-based tourism products in Africa, especially South Africa, are playing an important role in attracting visitors. It is therefore essential to understand travel behaviour and the factors influencing the behaviour of visitors, as such knowledge can influence future park visits, park development and target marketing strategies for nature-based products. Information regarding visitors to parks is available; however, given the competitive environment of nature-based tourism products, more in-depth information regarding visitors is required. The lack of specific information poses development and marketing challenges. It is therefore the aim of this paper to determine the influence of selected socio-demographic factors on the travel behaviour of visitors to nature-based tourism products in South Africa. A survey was conducted including nine National Parks in South Africa and resulting in 1300 questionnaires being administered. A factor analysis on travel motivations revealed five factors with the highest mean value obtained for 'relaxation'. A second factor analysis on park experiences also revealed five factors with the highest mean value obtained for 'activities and facilities'. A t-test for Equality of Means was calculated for age, home language, presence of children, and province, revealing a few significant differences in both travel motivations and park experiences. Most differences exist in Relaxation and Learning for travel motivations and Maintenance for park experiences. An ANOVA was computed for qualification, travel motivations and park preferences and revealed only one significant difference. It was therefore concluded that only selected socio-demographic factors influence the travel behaviour of visitors to parks in South Africa, and necessitate recognition in marketing and product strategies.
http://reference.sabinet.co.za.nwulib.nwu.ac.za/document/EJC142295
http://reference.sabinet.co.za.nwulib.nwu.ac.za/sa_epublication/ajpherd
en
Sabinet
Nature-based tourism
travel motivations
service experiences
travel behaviour
demographic profile
tourists
Do socio-demographic factors influence the travel behaviours of visitors to nature-based tourism products in South Africa?
Article
oai:repository.nwu.ac.za:10394/93162018-02-13T07:57:27Zcom_10394_1865col_10394_1867
Dreyer, Adriana
Slabbert, Elmarie
10732586 - Slabbert, Elmarie
2013-10-18T07:43:12Z
2013-10-18T07:43:12Z
2012
Dreyer, A. & Slabbert, E. 2012. Exploring branding associations in festival branding. African journal of business management , 6(1):222-228. [http://dx.doi.org/10.5897/AJBM11.1818]
1993-9233
2079-410X
http://hdl.handle.net/10394/9316
http://dx.doi.org/10.5897/AJBM11.1818
Arts festivals in South Africa are growing tremendously and it has become more important for these types of tourism products to position themselves competitively. Branding plays a major role in positioning and the associations made with the brand. It is necessary to understand these associations as well as factors influencing the associations. Therefore, the purpose of this research is to explore brand associations in festival branding and to determine the influence of demographic characteristics on festival associations. Very little research in this regard has been conducted in South Africa. This study was done at the KKNK (Klein Karoo National Arts Festival) held annually in Oudtshoorn, by means of a structured questionnaire where 394 questionnaires were completed. The statistical analysis was descriptive in nature, including a factor analysis (to determine the brand associations) and the calculation of effect sizes (to determine differences between the brand associations and certain demographic variables). Firstly, the results revealed three brand associations, namely brand judgements, brand attributes and brand performance. Secondly, the results indicated no significant differences between age, gender, marital status, province, qualification, number of times visited and the identified brand associations. The results therefore confirm that brand associations exist but that demographic characteristics do not influence these associations.
http://dx.doi.org/10.5897/AJBM11.1818
http://www.academicjournals.org/article/article1380546716_Dreyer%20and%20Slabbert.pdf
en
Academic journals
Arts festivals
competitive advantage
branding
brand associations
festival branding
demographic characteristics
Klein Karoo National Arts Festival (KKNK)
Exploring branding associations in festival branding
Article
oai:repository.nwu.ac.za:10394/20092019-01-17T07:48:09Zcom_10394_1865col_10394_1867
Krugell, Waldo
Matthee, Marianne
12079111 - Matthee, Marianne
10715789 - Krugell, Willem Frederik
2009-07-01T13:36:28Z
2009-07-01T13:36:28Z
2008
Krugell, W. & Matthee, M. 2008. Measuring the inward FDI potential of South African regions. Acta Commercii, 8:160-180. [https://doi.org/10.4102/ac.v8i1.79]
Krugell, W. & Matthee, M. 2008. Measuring the inward FDI potential of South African regions. Acta Commercii, 8:160-180. [https://doi.org/10.4102/ac.v8i1.79]
1684-1999
http://hdl.handle.net/10394/2009
https://doi.org/10.4102/ac.v8i1.79
Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to construct an index that captures the factors expected to affect a local economy's attractiveness to foreign investors. Problem statement: Following South Africa's reintegration into the world economy in 1994, foreign direct investment has been seen as a potential driver of growth and development. Concerns about the low investment rate in South Africa raise the possibility of augmenting domestic with foreign investment expenditure. The potential of technology spillovers and skills transfer from foreign direct investment have also been emphasised. As a result, Trade and Investment South Africa is involved in identifying, packaging and promoting investment opportunities. However, investments tend to be place-specific and this has lead to the decentralisation of foreign direct investment promotion. Currently the nine provincial development agencies are competing to attract investors and the larger local governments are also getting involved in the fray. This paper argues that some places have better potential to attract foreign investment than others. A first step to use scarce investment promotion resources more efficiently would be to measure the inward FDI potential of South African regionsApproach: This paper uses principal components analysis to construct an index that captures the factors expected to affect a local economy's attractiveness to foreign investors. This approach draws on UNCTAD's Inward FDI Potential Index and applies it to 354 magisterial districts in South Africa for the periods 1996, 2001 and 2006. The index creates a summary measure of FDI potential. Findings: The results show that different places present differential potential in urbanization and localization economies and market size. The high-potential locations are typically found in or around the major agglomerations, but there are a few smaller places on the periphery that offer FDI potential. Contribution: The index should aid the location decisions of prospective investors as well as local policymakers in their efforts to promote FDI-led economic development. Conclusion: The places with high FDI potential are not randomly scattered across South Africa, but tend to cluster together. Cities and towns can improve their attractiveness to foreign investors through the exploitation of natural resources, population growth, economic growth and strengthening links to metropolitan areas.
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University of Johannesburg, Department of Business Management
Measuring the inward FDI potential of South African regions
Article
oai:repository.nwu.ac.za:10394/74452018-02-12T13:56:00Zcom_10394_1865col_10394_1867
Annaert, Jan
Buelens, Frans
Cuyvers, Ludo
Deloof, Marc
De Ceuster, Marc
De Schepper, Ann
20844840 - Cuyvers, Ludo
2012-10-05T09:35:59Z
2012-10-05T09:35:59Z
2011
Annaert, J. et al. 2011. Are blue chip stock market indices good proxies for all-shares market indices? The case of the Brussels Stock Exchange 1833-2005. Financial history review, 18(3):277-308. [http://journals.cambridge.org/action/displayJournal?jid=FHR]
0968-5650
1474-0052 (Online)
http://hdl.handle.net/10394/7445
http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/S0968565011000187
Published for the European Association for Banking and Financial History
In this article, we calculate a market-weighted return index for the 20 largest stocks listed on the Brussels Stock Exchange over the period 1833–2005, based on a new, unique and high-quality database. We find that this index captures the most important stylised facts of the value-weighted return of all shares listed on the Brussels Stock Exchange in this period. Our results support the empirical practice of concentrating on just the largest stocks. The indices we construct are based on one of the longest Belgian time series available. The indices take into account the exact dividends, the timing of the dividend cash flows and all capital operations. We are therefore able to decompose total returns into capital gain returns and dividend returns, which is not possible with most historical return series. We show that, to construct a credible return index, it is crucial to fully take into account dividends.
http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/S0968565011000187
en
Cambridge University Press
Stock return indices
Brussels Stock Exchange
capital gain
dividends
Are blue chip stock market indices good proxies for all-shares market indices? The case of the Brussels Stock Exchange 1833-2005
Article
oai:repository.nwu.ac.za:10394/208322018-02-14T06:45:25Zcom_10394_1865col_10394_1867
De Villiers, Rikus Ruben
Fouché, Jacobus Paulus
20509871 - De Villiers, Rikus Ruben
10242953 - Fouché, Jacobus Paulus
2017-03-15T09:28:51Z
2017-03-15T09:28:51Z
2015
De Villiers, R.R. & Fouche, J.P. 2015. Philosophical paradigms and other underpinnings of the qualitative and quantitative research methods: an accounting education perspective. Journal of social sciences, 43(2):125–142. [http://www.krepublishers.com/KRE-New-J/]
0971–8923
http://hdl.handle.net/10394/20832
http://www.krepublishers.com/KRE-New-J/
The methods followed in educating society, together with the phenomena shaping them in the
process, is a major area for research, specifically in the field of accounting education. The main purpose of this
paper is to provide the novice accounting education researcher with some guidelines on the research methodologies
that could be applied in the field of accounting education, as well as to highlight some best practices. This paper,
therefore, explores various research paradigms and their ontological, epistemological and methodological
assumptions and methods in an attempt to guide the accounting education researcher in selecting a research design.
This is achieved by investigating quantitative and qualitative research methodologies and the theories associated
with them. Recommendations are made on the way forward for the novice accounting education researcher and a
final conclusion is drawn from findings of the paper.
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Kamla Raj Enterprises
Accounting
Accounting education
Novice Researcher
Paradigm
Research methodology
Philosophical paradigms and other underpinnings of the qualitative and quantitative research methods: an accounting education perspective
Article
oai:repository.nwu.ac.za:10394/163432016-04-28T09:34:39Zcom_10394_1865col_10394_1867
Saayman, Melville
Williams, Karen
10201424 - Saayman, Melville
2016-02-18T07:46:28Z
2016-02-18T07:46:28Z
2013
Williams, K. & Saayman, M. 2013. Relationship between travel motives and key success factors of visitors at a jazz festival. South African journal for research in sport, physical education and recreation, 35(1):183-202. [http://academic.sun.ac.za/sajrsper/home.htm]
0379-9069
http://hdl.handle.net/10394/16343
This study set out to determine whether different target market segments have different needs as to which managerial aspects will keep them satisfied and returning to a festival. A survey was conducted at the Cape Town International Jazz Festival by means of field workers handing out 400 questionnaires to visitors. A Factor Analysis and ANOVA were carried out on the data to determine the visitors’ travel motives. It was found that different target markets deem different Key Success Factors (KSFs) as important. Motives such as Socialisation, Exploration, Escape, Quest for excitement and Jazz enjoyment were identified in the study as the main motives for visitors travelling to the Jazz Festival. Marketers can make use of these results to focus marketing resources more effectively in positioning the Cape Town International Jazz Festival in the marketplace
http://academic.sun.ac.za/sajrsper/home.htm
http://academic.sun.ac.za/sajrsper/35.1/Williams.pdf
en
Stellenbosch University
Key success factors
target markets
market segmentation
travel motivation
music festival
music events
visitor needs
Relationship between travel motives and key success factors of visitors at a jazz festival
Article
oai:repository.nwu.ac.za:10394/193462020-11-11T11:39:19Zcom_10394_1865col_10394_1867col_10394_1872
Mofokeng, T.E.
Bevan-Dye, A.L.
De Klerk, N.
24763705 - Mofokeng, Thabang Excellent
12426156 - Bevan-Dye, Ayesha Lian
20239823 - De Klerk, Natasha
2016-11-08T11:11:39Z
2016-11-08T11:11:39Z
2015
Mofokeng, T.E. et al. 2015. Team identification and soccer involvement as determinants of African Generation Y students Premier Soccer League team psychological commitment. African Journal for physical, health education, recreation and dance (ajpherd), 21(1:1):128-146. [http://reference.sabinet.co.za/sa_epublication/ajpherd]
1117-4315
http://hdl.handle.net/10394/19346
The purpose of this study was to investigate the influence of soccer involvement and team
identification on African Generation Y students’ Premier Soccer League (PSL) team
psychological commitment in the South African context. In the South African market, the
African Generation Y cohort (individuals born between 1986 and 2005) represents a large yet
under-researched segment that in 2013 made up 32 percent of the country’s population.
Understanding the influence of soccer involvement and PSL team identification on PSL team
psychological commitment amongst African Generation Y members will help inform PSL team
marketing efforts targeted at this significantly sized segment. Those pursuing tertiary
qualifications are likely to be of particular interest to marketers, including sport marketers in that
a tertiary qualification is generally associated with a higher future earning potential as well as a
higher social standing in a community, making graduates likely current and future role models. A
descriptive research design was followed whereby data was collected using a self-administered
questionnaire from single cross-sectional convenience sample of students across three South
African public higher education institutions’ campuses situated in the Gauteng province. The
data set was analysed using exploratory principle component analysis and structural equation
modelling. The findings suggest that soccer involvement and PSL team identification have a
direct significant positive effect on African Generation Y students’ PSL team psychological
commitment.
http://reference.sabinet.co.za/document/EJC172420
en
Premier Soccer League (PSL)
Sport domain involvement
Team identification
Psychological commitment
African Generation Y students
Team identification and soccer involvement as determinants of African Generation Y students Premier Soccer League team psychological commitment
Article
oai:repository.nwu.ac.za:10394/182982016-08-19T07:53:46Zcom_10394_1865col_10394_1867
Van Dyk, Francois
Van Vuuren, Gary
Heymans, André
12001333 - Van Vuuren, Gary Wayne
12260215 - Heymans, André
2016-08-18T06:30:13Z
2016-08-18T06:30:13Z
2014-07
Van Dyk, F. et al. 2014. The bias ratio as a hedge fund fraud indicator: an empirical performance study under different economic conditions. International Business and Economics Research Journal, 13(4):867-896. [http://journals.cluteonline.com/index.php/IBER]
1535-0754
2157-9393 (Online)
http://hdl.handle.net/10394/18298
http://journals.cluteonline.com/index.php/IBER
The Sharpe ratio is widely used as a performance evaluation measure for traditional (i.e., long only) investment funds as well as less-conventional funds such as hedge funds. Based on mean-variance theory, the Sharpe ratio only considers the first two moments of return distributions, so hedge funds characterised by complex, asymmetric, highly-skewed returns with non-negligible higher moments may be misdiagnosed in terms of performance. The Sharpe ratio is also susceptible to manipulation and estimation error. These drawbacks have demonstrated the need for augmented measures, or, in some cases, replacement fund performance metrics. Over the period January 2000 to December 2011 the monthly returns of 184 international long/short (equity) hedge funds with investment mandates that span the geographical areas of North America, Europe, and Asia were examined. This study compares results obtained using the Sharpe ratio (in which returns are assumed to be serially uncorrelated) with those obtained using a technique which does account for serial return correlation. Standard techniques for annualising Sharpe ratios, based on monthly estimators, do not account for serial return correlation this study compares Sharpe ratio results obtained using a technique which accounts for serial return correlation. In addition, this study assess whether the Bias ratio supplements the Sharpe ratio in the evaluation of hedge fund risk and thus in the investment decision-making process. The Bias and Sharpe ratios were estimated on a rolling basis to ascertain whether the Bias ratio does indeed provide useful additional information to investors to that provided solely by the Sharpe ratio.
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Clute Institute
Hedge Funds
Bias Ratio
Fraud
Risk Management
Sharpe Ratio
The bias ratio as a hedge fund fraud indicator: an empirical performance study under different economic conditions
Article
oai:repository.nwu.ac.za:10394/187542020-12-03T12:50:21Zcom_10394_1865col_10394_1867
Mouton, Nelda
Strydom, Gert Lukas
10516387 - Mouton, Nelda
10172521 - Strydom, Gert Lukas
2016-09-15T09:33:50Z
2016-09-15T09:33:50Z
2014
Mouton, N. & Strydom, G.L. 2014. Quality education and the impact of public and independant schools writing the national senior certificate examination in South Africa. International Business And Economics Research Journal, 13(1):1-12. [http://cluteinstitute.com/ojs/index.php/IBER/issue/archive]
http://hdl.handle.net/10394/18754
http://dx.doi.org/10.19030/iber.v13i1.8366
A new education curriculum for a new democratic dispensation was welcomed and unavoidable in South Africa after the first democratic election in 1994. The main reason for this radical change within education was that policymakers needed to move away from the apartheid curriculum with all its attendant political baggage and address the laudable outcomes of skills, knowledge and values for purposes of achieving social justice, equality and development. Within this curriculum, the South African Schools Act (Act 84 of 1996) recognises two broad categories of schools public and independent schools. All public schools follow the National Curriculum Statement (NCS) and independent schools have the freedom to choose which curriculum and which examination body they want their learners to write, as long as the examining body is recognised by Umalusi.
This article will reflect on the quality of education provided in schools by analysing the roles and impact of public and independent schools writing the National Senior Certificate in South Africa. It is important, in this context, to provide a historical overview of the background of examination bodies that have impacted on the South African school system. It is also deemed necessary to reflect on and discuss the public and independent school sector by focussing on factors influencing the logistical orientation of these sectors as well as reflecting on indicators influencing the Grade 12 examination. After analysing these factors and reflecting on issues that influence quality education in South Africa, recommendations will be made in an effort to contribute to the improvement of the standard of education in South Africa.
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The Clute Institute
Public Schools
Independent Schools
Umalusi
Benchmarking
Quality Education
Quality education and the impact of public and independant schools writing the national senior certificate examination in South Africa
Article
oai:repository.nwu.ac.za:10394/276092018-06-19T13:23:19Zcom_10394_1865col_10394_1867
Enwereji, Prince Chukwuneme
Mbukanma, Ifeanyi
Chukwuere, Joshua Ebere
18001815 – Chukwuere, Joshua Ebere
2018-06-19T05:58:22Z
2018-06-19T05:58:22Z
2017
Chukwuere, J.E. et al. 2017. Factors affecting low performance of junior learners in a developing country: Southern Region of Botswana. New Educational Review, 47(1):81–93. [https:doi.org/10.15804/tner.2017.47.1.06]
1732-6729
https://doi.org/10.15804/tner.2017.47.1.06
http://hdl.handle.net/10394/27609
The study was triggered as a result of declining performance of learners in Botswana and it was aimed at finding solutions that would enhance sound academic performance in junior secondary schools. A phenomenological design was selected for the study while a qualitative approach was adopted using focus group interviews as the source of data collection from participants. The findings of this study revealed that the inability of the government of Botswana to implement job satisfaction measures in educators inhibited adequate transfer of knowledge to learners, which resulted in a decline in performance. Learners' gross misconduct and their parents' inability to counsel them contributed to their decline in performance. Also, learners and educators admitted that the current system of education should be replaced with another productive system. Another finding of this study confirmed that learners are tired of corporal punishment and they want it to be replaced with detention. The study recommendation is that the Ministry of Education of Botswana should apply motivational and job satisfaction factors to encourage educators to adequately transfer knowledge to learners.
en
The New Educational Review
Academic performance
factors
education
junior secondary school
Factors affecting low performance of junior learners in a developing country: Southern Region of Botswana
Article
oai:repository.nwu.ac.za:10394/274402020-08-05T10:52:23Zcom_10394_1865col_10394_1867
Grobler, Wynand C.J.
10066888 - Grobler, Wynand Carel Johannes
2018-06-13T08:49:07Z
2018-06-13T08:49:07Z
2017
Grobler, W.C.J. 2017. Urban food insecurity amongst households receiving income above the minimum household subsistence level: the case of a low–income neighbourhood in South Africa. International Journal of Business and Globalisation, 18(4):552-559. [http://dx.doi.org/10.1504/IJBG.2017.10002640]
1753-3627
1753-3635 (Online)
http://dx.doi.org/10.1504/IJBG.2017.10002640
http://hdl.handle.net/10394/27440
The number of poor people living in urban areas is increasing, as is the number of food insecure households, mainly because of the demographic and economic challenges associated with urbanisation. Studies in South Africa recognise that food insecurity may become an increasing challenge in South African urban areas. Similar studies state that food insecurity is more common in low-income areas, since households may lack the financial resources necessary to acquire food. In this context, a minimum subsistence level per household may be regarded as important. However, studies indicate that food insecurity in urban areas is a complex problem where not all poor households are food insecure. Against this background, the current study seeks to ascertain subsistence levels in a low-income, urban neighbourhood. The household subsistence level (HSL) was calculated and households who were below and above the poverty line were compared in terms of their food security status. The study found that food insecurity exists amongst households above and below the respective household poverty line. This study contributes to the growing body of knowledge on urban food insecurity.
en
InderScience
Urban household food insecurity
poverty line
household subsistence
Urban food insecurity amongst households receiving income above the minimum household subsistence level: the case of a low–income neighbourhood in South Africa
Article
oai:repository.nwu.ac.za:10394/74262018-02-08T06:43:01Zcom_10394_1865col_10394_1867
Campos, Miryam
Fernandez, Itziar
Paez, Dario
Alonso-Arbiol, Itziar
Van de Vijver, Alphonsius Josephus Rachel (Fons)
Carrera, Pilar
13172735 - Van de Vijver, Alphonsius Josephus Rachel
2012-10-03T07:20:33Z
2012-10-03T07:20:33Z
2011
Alonso-Arbiol, I. et al. 2011. Implicit theories about interrelations of anger components in 25 countries. Emotion, 11(1):1-11. [http://www.apa.org/pubs/journals/emo/]
1528-3542
1931-1516 (Online)
http://hdl.handle.net/10394/7426
http://dx.doi.org/10.1037/a0020295
We were interested in the cross-cultural comparison of implicit theories of the interrelations of eight anger components (antecedents, body sensations, cognitive reactions, verbal expressions, nonverbal expressions, interpersonal responses, and primary and secondary self-control). Self-report scales of each of these components were administered to a total of 5,006 college students in 25 countries. Equivalence of the scales was supported in that scales showed acceptable congruence coefficients in almost all comparisons. A multigroup confirmatory factor model with three latent variables (labeled internal processes, behavioral outcomes, and self-control mechanisms) could well account for the interrelations of the eight observed variables; measurement and structural weights were invariant. Behavioral outcomes and self-control mechanisms were only associated through their common dependence on internal processes. Verbal expressions and cognitive reactions showed the largest cross-cultural differences in means, whereas self-control mechanisms scales showed the smallest differences. Yet, cultural differences between the countries were small. It is concluded that anger, as measured by these scales, shows more pronounced cross-cultural similarities than differences in terms of both interrelations and mean score levels.
http://dx.doi.org/10.1037/a0020295
en
American psychollogical Association (APA)
Implicit theories about interrelations of anger components in 25 countries
Article
oai:repository.nwu.ac.za:10394/276292018-06-19T13:23:19Zcom_10394_1865col_10394_1867
Wanke, Peter
Maredza, Andrew
Gupta, Rangan
24827614 – Maredza, Andrew
2018-06-19T05:58:36Z
2018-06-19T05:58:36Z
2017
Wanke, P. et al. 2017. Merger and acquisitions in South African banking: a network DEA model. Research in International Business and Finance, 41:362–376. [https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ribaf.2017.04.055]
2755319
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ribaf.2017.04.055
http://hdl.handle.net/10394/27629
Banking in South Africa is known for its small number of companies that operate as an oligopoly. This paper presents a strategic fit assessment of mergers and acquisitions (M&A) in South African banks. A network DEA (Data Envelopment Analysis) approach is adopted to compute the impact of contextual variables on several types of efficiency scores of the resulting virtual merged banks: global (merger), technical (learning), harmony (scope), and scale (size) efficiencies. The impact of contextual variables related to the origin of the bank and its type is tested by means of a set of several robust regressions to handle dependent variables bounded in 0 and 1: Tobit, Simplex, and Beta. The results reveal that bank type and origin impact virtual efficiency levels. However, the findings also show that harmony and scale effects are negligible due to the oligopolistic structure of banking in South Africa.
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Elsevier
Banks
South Africa
Merger and acquisitions
Network
DEA
Robust regression analysis
Merger and acquisitions in South African banking: a network DEA model
Article
oai:repository.nwu.ac.za:10394/417322023-06-13T13:01:42Zcom_10394_1865col_10394_1867col_10394_1870col_10394_1872
Swanepoel, Albe Carina
De Lange-Loots, Zelda
Cockeran, Marike
Pieters, Marlien
31292402 - Swanepoel, Albe Carina
10797920 - Pieters, Marlien
20124805 - De Lange-Loots, Zelda
21102007 - Cockeran, Marike
2023-06-13T12:54:02Z
2023-06-13T12:54:02Z
2022
Swanepoel, A.C. et al. 2022. Lifestyle influences changes in fibrin clot properties over a 10-year period on a population level. Thrombosis and Haemostasis, 122(1):67:79. [https://doi.org/10.1055/a-1492-6143]
0340-6245
http://hdl.handle.net/10394/41732
https://doi.org/10.1055/a-1492-6143
Case–control and observational studies have provided a plausible mechanistic link
between clot structure and thrombosis. We aimed to identify lifestyle, demographic,
biochemical, and genetic factors that influence changes in total fibrinogen concentra-
tion and clot properties over a 10-year period in 2,010 black South Africans. Clot
properties were assessed with turbidimetry and included lag time, slope, maximum
absorbance, and clot lysis time. Linear mixed models with restricted maximum
likelihood were used to determine whether (1) outcome variables changed over the
10-year period; (2) demographic and lifestyle variables, biochemical variables, and
fibrinogen single-nucleotide polymorphisms influenced the change in outcome vari-
ables over the 10-year period; and (3) there was an interaction between the exposures
and time in predicting the outcomes. A procoagulant risk score was furthermore
created, and multinomial logistic regression was used to determine the exposures that
were associated with the different risk score categories. In this population setting,
female gender, obesity, poor glycemic control, increased low-density lipoprotein
cholesterol, and decreased high-density lipoprotein cholesterol contributed to the
enhanced progression to prothrombotic clot properties with increasing age. Alcohol
consumption on the other hand, offered a protective effect. The above evidence
suggest that the appropriate lifestyle changes can improve fibrin clot properties on a
population level, decreasing cardiovascular disease risk and thus alleviate the strain on
the medical health care system.
en
Georg Thieme Verlag
Fibrinogen
γ’ Fibrinogen
Fibrin clot properties
Epidemiology
Lifestyle
Lifestyle influences changes in fibrin clot properties over a 10-year period on a population level
Article
oai:repository.nwu.ac.za:10394/143822016-07-14T08:45:34Zcom_10394_1865col_10394_1867
Jorgensen, Lené I.
Els, Bianca
10094598 - Jorgensen, Lené Ilyna
20387156 - Els, Bianca
2015-09-03T07:20:08Z
2015-09-03T07:20:08Z
2013
Jorgensen, L.I. & Els, B. 2013. Efficacy evaluation of a leadership development assessment centre for managers. Journal of psychology in Africa. 23(1):113-118. [http://www.tandfonline.com/toc/rpia20/23/1#.VefzIpdGRfk]
1433-0237
1815-5626 (Online)
http://hdl.handle.net/10394/14382
This study evaluated the efficacy of a leadership development intervention using an assessment centre approach.
Participants were 72 managers and peer workers (50%) with a steel manufacturing organisation from the Gauteng
province of South Africa (females = 17% and males = 83%). A randomised group design was used to evaluate the
programme. The intervention involved a leadership development assessment centre which included simulations to
develop a leader. Pre-post intervention data were collected using the New Leadership Behaviour Inventory – Version 2
(LBI - 2). The results indicate that the leadership development intervention was effective in developing the key
competencies of a leader. The most significant increase was found between the pre- and post-test for the competency,
and articulating vision. Leaders should have a vision for themselves and the company and should share a dream and
direction which their subordinates and peers wish to share and follow.
http://www.tandfonline.com/toc/rpia20/23/1#.VefzIpdGRfk
http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/14330237.2013.10820603
en
Taylor & Francis
Development assessment centre
leadership
manager
intervention
efficacy
Efficacy evaluation of a leadership development assessment centre for managers
Article
oai:repository.nwu.ac.za:10394/58332018-02-21T08:06:23Zcom_10394_1865col_10394_1867
Krugell, Willem Frederik
Marais, Michelle
Saayman, Melville
10715789 - Krugell, Willem Frederik
10201424 - Saayman, Melville
2012-02-29T09:47:49Z
2012-02-29T09:47:49Z
2010
Krugell, W.F. et al. 2010. Measuring success of a wine festival: is it really that simple? South African journal for research in sport physical education and recreation = Suid-Afrikaanse tydskrif vir navorsing in sport, liggaamlike opvoedkunde en ontspanning, 32(2):95-107 [http://www.sabinet.co.za/abstracts/sport/sport_v32_n2_a7.html]
0379-9069
http://hdl.handle.net/10394/5833
http://www.sabinet.co.za/abstracts/sport/sport_v32_n2_a7.html
One of the country's largest wine festivals, the Wacky Wine Festival, is held annually in Robertson, South Africa. Forty-eight wine farms participate actively in the Robertson Valley that forms part of the wine route and festival, which makes this wine festival unique. This paper presents the results of a survey that was conducted during the festival in June 2009, where visitors completed 424 questionnaires. The questionnaire consisted of three sections, namely (A) socio-demographic information, (B) travel behaviour and (C) statements pertaining to the management aspects of the event. The aim was to conduct a management appraisal based on the premise that different markets have different requirements. To achieve this aim, a factor analysis and an ANOVA were used to determine the significance of each visitor group (market) in relation to the key success factors of the event. Cross-tabulation identified the visitors' factor scores for each key success factor, where the Anderson-Rubin method was used to generate a score with a zero mean. A contrast test was used where the significance did not assume equal variances. The findings indicated that different visitor groups or markets had different perceptions of the key success factors contributing to the success of the wine festival. The implication is that a general evaluation by visitors gives a distorted view of the success of the event, since different markets have different requirements.
http://www.sabinet.co.za/abstracts/sport/sport_v32_n2_a7.html
Stellenbosh University
Measuring success of a wine festival: is it really that simple?
oai:repository.nwu.ac.za:10394/93252018-02-19T07:34:37Zcom_10394_1865col_10394_1867
Kleynhans, Ewert Philippus Johannes
Labuschagne, Johannes Riaan
11289570 - Kleynhans, Ewert Philippus Johannes
2013-10-21T07:47:32Z
2013-10-21T07:47:32Z
2012
Kleynhans, E.P.J. & Labuschagne, J.R. 2012. The quality of human capital in South Africa: evidence from a firm survey. African journal of business management, 6(23):6914-6923. [http://dx.doi.org/10.5897/AJBM11.2959]
1993-8233
2079-410X
http://hdl.handle.net/10394/9325
http://dx.doi.org/10.5897/AJBM11.2959
This paper examines the restrictive nature of human capital in the South African economy, and the impact it has on productivity in the manufacturing sector. These restrictions include an inadequately educated workforce and inflexible labour regulations. Survey analysis along with regression and factor analysis examine the most likely causes of productivity increases. Factor analysis revealed that productivity is driven by three underlying dimensions, namely human capital development, management’s competitiveness and location. Human capital development was also shown to be inadequate in small and medium-sized establishments.
http://dx.doi.org/10.5897/AJBM11.2959
http://www.academicjournals.org/article/article1380902010_Kleynhans%20and%20Labuschagne.pdf
en
Academic journals
South Africa
human capital constraints
workforce education
labour regulations
survey analysis
The quality of human capital in South Africa: evidence from a firm survey
Article
oai:repository.nwu.ac.za:10394/165492016-04-28T21:08:24Zcom_10394_1865col_10394_1867
Jackson, L.T.B.
Van de Vijver, F.J.R.
Biela, R.
11209658 - Jackson, Leon Trodricht Basie
2016-03-04T06:19:14Z
2016-03-04T06:19:14Z
2013
Jackson, L.T.B. et al. 2013. Coping with diversity in dormitories in a historically white HEI in South Africa. South African journal of higher education, 27(3):607-626. [http://www.journals.ac.za/index.php/sajhe]
1753-5913 (Online)
http://hdl.handle.net/10394/16549
http://www.journals.ac.za/index.php/sajhe
http://www.journals.ac.za/index.php/sajhe/article/view/260
The dormitories of historically white higher education institutions (HEIs) are becoming increasingly diverse in South Africa. We were interested in finding out how white students cope with this increased diversity. We consider diversity and multiculturalism as acculturation issues and were interested in how acculturation conditions impact on the psychological acculturation outcomes of white students. We proposed a dual process model of diversity (DPMD), consisting of facilitating acculturation resources that lead to satisfaction with life and restricting acculturation demands that lead to ill-health symptoms. Scales of acculturation conditions and outcomes were administered to a convenience sample of 227 Afrikaans-speaking students. The hypothesised DPMD was confirmed in a path analysis. Acculturation resources were associated with life satisfaction and acculturation demands with ill-health and a reduction in life satisfaction. The results showed that white, Afrikaans-speaking, female students cope better with diversity compared to their male counterparts. Very negative diversity conditions can erode the benefits of positive acculturation conditions or resources.
http://reference.sabinet.co.za.nwulib.nwu.ac.za/sa_epublication/high
Unisa Press
Diversity
acculturation
higher learning
South Africa
Coping with diversity in dormitories in a historically white HEI in South Africa
oai:repository.nwu.ac.za:10394/208392020-11-27T07:46:24Zcom_10394_1865col_10394_1867
Du Plessis, Engelina
Saayman, Melville
Van der Merwe, Annari
10811281 - Du Plessis, Engelina
10201424 - Saayman, Melville
21663939 - Van der Merwe, Annari
2017-03-15T13:23:12Z
2017-03-15T13:23:12Z
2015
Du Plessis, E. et al. 2015. What makes South African tourism competitive? African Journal of Hospitality, Tourism and Leisure (AJHTL), 4(2):1–14. [http//: www.ajhtl.com]
2223–814X
http://hdl.handle.net/10394/20839
http//: www.ajhtl.com
Global tourism is constantly increasing, creating fierce competition between tourist destination proponents. Because of this, various researchers have developed models which aim to determine the factors that make destinations competitive to give them a competitive advantage over others. This applies in South Africa too. The last study carried out to determine the factors that make this country a competitive destination found that the factors that were most important for South Africa’s competitiveness were safety and security, quality service, value for money, geographical features and attitude towards tourists. Competitive research specifically regarding this country has been limited since 2002. South Africa’s global competitive ranking is not improving at the same rate as previously, making it necessary to explore the components that contribute to its competitiveness in this industry, which could contribute to the strategic management strategy of the country. The goal of this paper was thus to determine which components determine South Africa’s competitiveness. To achieve this goal a structured questionnaire was emailed to delegates who attended the Tourism Indaba in 2013. Thirty six (36) attributes were measured on a five point Lickert scale and a factor analysis was done to determine the factors that contribute to the competitiveness of South Africa. Nine factors was identified namely cuisine, tourism services, location, economic benefits, attributes, entertainment and activities, stability, African experience and brand and image.
en
AJHTL
Tourism competitiveness
factors
South Africa
internal influences
external influences
What makes South African tourism competitive?
Article
oai:repository.nwu.ac.za:10394/274302020-12-09T13:14:13Zcom_10394_1865col_10394_1867
Dickason, Zandri
Nel, Ines
Ferreira, Susara Johanna
20800274 - Dickason, Zandri
2018-06-13T08:49:00Z
2018-06-13T08:49:00Z
2017
Dickason, Z. et al. 2017. Gender: behavioural finance and satisfaction of life. Gender and Behaviour, 15(3):9550-9559. [https://journals.co.za/content/journal/10520/EJC-c3912944f]
1596-9231
https://journals.co.za/content/journal/10520/EJC-c3912944f
http://hdl.handle.net/10394/27430
Behavioural finance is becoming more predominant in the financial and investment industry. The general concept of behavioural finance suggests that investors do not necessarily make rational investment decisions. It argues that investment decisions are often influenced by emotional or other non-rational factors leading to irrational investment choices. One may conclude that in many instances investors display investment behaviour in line with behavioural finance theory without realising it. Behavioural finance is based on the "emotional" experiences of investors when investing. Different "types of emotional experiences" are labelled as behavioural finance biases which may lead to or cause subjective investment decision-making. The aim of this study was to configure which behavioural finance biases influence male and female investors and to analyse the satisfaction with life of male and female investors. Results from this study indicated that male and female investors are subject towards behavioural finance biases. Representative bias was most relevant for male and female investors and male investors were found to be more satisfied with their lives than female investors.
en
IFE Centre for Psychological Studies (ICPS)
Behavioural finance
Gender and Satisfaction with life
Gender: Behavioural finance and satisfaction of life
Article
oai:repository.nwu.ac.za:10394/114142016-04-28T09:35:15Zcom_10394_1865col_10394_1867
Nel, Jan Alewyn
Valchev, Velichko H.
Rothmann, Sebastiaan
Van de Vijver, Fons J.R.
Meiring, Deon
De Bruin, Gideon P.
12243167 - Nel, Jan Alewyn
12763977 - Rothmann, Sebastiaan
13172735 - Van de Vijver, Alphonsius Josephus Rachel
2014-09-22T07:57:46Z
2014-09-22T07:57:46Z
2012
Nel, J.A. et al. 2012. Exploring the personality structure in the 11 languages of South Africa. Journal of personality, 80(4):915-948. [http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/journal/10.1111(ISSN)1467-6494]
0022-3506
1467-6494
http://hdl.handle.net/10394/11414
The present study, part of the development of the South African Personality Inventory (SAPI), explores the implicit personality structure in the 11 official language groups of South Africa by employing a mixed-method approach. In the first, qualitative part of the study, semistructured interviews were conducted with 1,216 participants from the 11 official language groups. The derived personality-descriptive terms were categorized and clustered based on their semantic relations in iterative steps involving group discussions and contacts with language and cultural experts. This analysis identified 37 subclusters, which could be merged in 9 broad clusters: Conscientiousness, Emotional Stability, Extraversion, Facilitating, Integrity, Intellect, Openness, Relationship Harmony, and Soft-Heartedness. In the second, quantitative part, the perceived relations between the 37 subclusters were rated by 204 students from different language groups in South Africa and 95 students in the Netherlands. The outcomes generally supported the adequacy of the conceptual model, although several clusters in the domain of relational and social functioning did not replicate in detail. The outcomes of these studies revealed a personality structure with a strong emphasis on social-relational aspects of personality.
http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1467-6494.2011.00751.x
http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/j.1467-6494.2011.00751.x/pdf
en
Wiley
Exploring the personality structure in the 11 languages of South Africa
Article
oai:repository.nwu.ac.za:10394/274502018-06-18T16:03:19Zcom_10394_1865col_10394_1867
Gubán, Miklós
Kovács, György
Kot, Sebastian
29245834 – Kot, Sebastian
2018-06-13T08:49:14Z
2018-06-13T08:49:14Z
2017
Gubán, M. et al. 2017. Simulation of complex logistical service processes. Management and Production Engineering Review, 8(2):19–29. [https://doi.org/10.1515/mper-2017-0014]
2080-8208
2082-1344 (Online)
https://doi.org/10.1515/mper-2017-0014
http://hdl.handle.net/10394/27450
The world around us is a very complex and multi-parametric system, like the weather, traffic, operation of machines, production processes, service processes, etc. Understanding of the characteristics, operation and behaviour of these systems and processes is not easy due to their complexity. The design of optimal production and service procedures is an essential task for planners. The target is the increasing of the efficiency of the production and service and analysis of the effect of parameter changing. There are lot of tools and sophisticated methods for design, analysis and improvement of logistical processes. The most often used analysis tool is the simulation in the production processes. Our aim in this article is to show that the simulation can be used efficiently in case of analysis of service processes, not only in case of production processes. The simulation is available for bottleneck analysis of service activities not only for production processes. In this study the simulation of a service process was realized by the AnyLogic software. The relevance of the simulation technique for analysis of complex service processes is proved by a case study of a service and maintenance activity of a multinational shopping centre.
en
De Gruyter Open
Fluid flow
process improvement
mathematical model
simulation
Simulation of Complex Logistical Service Processes
Article
oai:repository.nwu.ac.za:10394/182482016-08-16T09:21:38Zcom_10394_1865col_10394_1867
Van der Merwe, Nico
McChlery, Stuart
Visser, Sarah Susanna
12081671 - Van der Merwe, Nico
23238984 - McChlery, Stuart
10059733 - Visser, Sarah Susanna
2016-08-16T09:16:06Z
2016-08-16T09:16:06Z
2014-04
Van der Merwe, N. et al. 2014. Balancing academic and professional pedagogies: a comparative study of two accounting departments in South Africa and the UK. Teaching in Higher Education, 19(3):276-288. [http://www.tandfonline.com/toc/cthe20/current]
1356-2517
1470-1294 (Online)
http://hdl.handle.net/10394/18248
http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/13562517.2013.860103
The paper adds to extant professional education literature by reflecting on apparent differences in pedagogy of similar professional programmes of study, allowing deeper insight into the unique strand of higher education influenced by the professions. A comparative international case study approach is adopted of an interpretive qualitative nature regarding curricular, teaching and learning and assessment strategies of an accounting department in South Africa (SA) and one in the UK. Findings point to significant differences in curriculum and assessment but less so in teaching and learning approaches. One department endeavoured to find a balance between vocational and academic activities, whilst the other favoured the former being inconsistent with both its governmental and institutional governing bodies. Explanations offered include differing strengths of coercive, competitive, mimetic and normative influence
en
Taylor & Francis (Routledge)
learning
accounting education
comparison
assessment
curriculum
teaching methods
higher education framework
Balancing academic and professional pedagogies: a comparative study of two accounting departments in South Africa and the UK
Article
oai:repository.nwu.ac.za:10394/276462018-06-19T13:13:10Zcom_10394_1865col_10394_1867
Cele, Nokuthula Goodness
Proches, Cecile Gerwel
Munapo, Elias
28231295 – Munapo, Elias
2018-06-19T05:58:45Z
2018-06-19T05:58:45Z
2017
Cele, N.G. et al. 2017. Challenges faced by small businesses in registering companies in rural Kwazulu–Natal. International Business Management, 11(7):1491–1498. [http://dx.doi.org/10.3923/ibm.2017.1491.1498]
1993-5250
http://dx.doi.org/10.3923/ibm.2017.1491.1498
http://hdl.handle.net/10394/27646
The research investigated challenges faced by small businesses in registering companies in rural KwaZulu-Natal province of South Africa. uMzinyathi District Municipality in KwaZulu-Natal was used as a case study, representing the rural context of the province investigated. A sample of ten small businesses within the uMzinyathi Small Business Forum which represents all local municipalities of the district, together with stakeholders such as the Small Enterprise Development Agency (SEDA), the Department of Economic Development, Tourism and Environmental Affairs (EDTEA), the Small Business Unit staff members and a consultant who deals with the registration of companies were selected, using purposive sampling to collect data. The key findings of the study indicated that small businesses in rural areas are affected by many challenges which differ from their urban counterparts. These include socio-economic conditions, lack of small business support institutions and local government related challenges as a result of their being in rural areas. The research findings were critical for establishing effective service delivery interventions that could improve small business development and enhance the participation of small businesses in local initiatives within rural areas.
en
Medwell
Challenges faced by small businesses in registering companies in rural Kwazulu–Natal
Article
oai:repository.nwu.ac.za:10394/112722020-12-07T12:46:14Zcom_10394_1865col_10394_1867
Viviers, Pierre-André
Slabbert, Elmarie
11772190 - Viviers, Pierre-André
10732586 - Slabbert, Elmarie
2014-09-08T09:47:48Z
2014-09-08T09:47:48Z
2012
Viviers, P-A. & Slabbert, E. 2012. Towards an instrument measuring community perceptions of the impacts of festivals. Journal of human ecology, 40(3):197-212. [http://www.krepublishers.com/02-Journals/JHE/JHE-00-0-000-000-1990-Web/JHE-00-0-000-000-1990-1-Cover.htm]
0148-0227
2156-2202
http://hdl.handle.net/10394/11272
The sustainability of an event depends on the support of the local community. Currently, community instruments do not measure perceptions of the impacts of events in an integrated manner. This paper is the first step in developing such an instrument for events in South Africa. Seventy-five community impact items were identified through a literature study and were reduced to 44 items by using the Delphi technique. The results (44 items) were included in a questionnaire distributed at two festivals in South Africa, the Klein Karoo (N=330) and Grahamstown National Arts Festivals (N=401). A principal components factor analysis was performed, descriptive factors were identified and Cronbach Alfa coefficients calculated. Nine factors were identified of which two were found to be not reliable in this case. This instrument is unique because it is a first step in developing an integrated community perception measuring instrument for events in South Africa.
http://www.krepublishers.com/02-Journals/JHE/JHE-40-0-000-12-Web/JHE-40-3-12-Abst-PDF/JHE-40-3-197-12-2389-Slabbert-E/JHE-40-3-197-12-2389-Slabbert-E-Tx%5B1%5D.pdf
en
Kamla-Raj Enterprises
Tourism
social impact
residents
environmental impact
economic impact
sustainability and events
Towards an instrument measuring community perceptions of the impacts of festivals
Article
oai:repository.nwu.ac.za:10394/170812016-05-04T21:29:46Zcom_10394_1865col_10394_1867
Drewes, Ernst
Kleynhans, Ewert
10210466 - Drewes, Johannes Ernst
11289570 - Kleynhans, Ewert Philippus Johannes
2016-04-28T13:05:04Z
2016-04-28T13:05:04Z
2011
Drewes, E. & Kleynhans, E. 2011. Re-evaluation of the Platinum SDI : a critical commentary. Journal of economic and financial sciences, 4(1):63-80. [http://reference.sabinet.co.za.nwulib.nwu.ac.za/sa_epublication/jefs]
1995-7076
http://hdl.handle.net/10394/17081
http://reference.sabinet.co.za.nwulib.nwu.ac.za/sa_epublication/jefs
The Platinum Spatial Development Initiative (SDI) in the North West Province was initiated 10 years ago to address the spatial economic development challenges of the region. This revised commentary aims to re-evaluate development, and intends to provide an objective overview of the successes and failures of the Platinum SDI. The aim is to provoke a debate on the matter in order to assess whether or not the Platinum SDI is to the advantage of the economic development of the country and its people, and especially the poor. This paper considers the historical context and evaluates a number of arguments, either in support of or questioning the viability of the Platinum SDI. The paper concludes that after more than a decade there is still little evidence that the Platinum SDI will in the near future be efficient. At present, the Platinum SDI has very little to offer. To succeed will require more effort by all concerned, and especially much more commitment from the relevant governmental structures.
en
University of Johannesburg Department of Finance and Investment Management
Economic development
economic geography
spatial development
SDI
industrial development
policy
Re-evaluation of the Platinum SDI : a critical commentary
Article
oai:repository.nwu.ac.za:10394/276082020-12-15T06:48:49Zcom_10394_1865col_10394_1867
Nwosu, Lilian Ifunanya
Chukwuere, Joshua Ebere
18001815 - Chukwuere, Joshua Ebere
23012064 - Nwosu, Lilian Ifunanya
2018-06-19T05:58:21Z
2018-06-19T05:58:21Z
2017
Nwosu, L.I. & Chukwuere, J.E. 2017. The roles and challenges confronting the school governing body in representing schools in the digital age. Journal of Economics and Economic Education Research, 18(2):1-24. [https://www.abacademies.org/journals/month-november-year-2017-vol-18-issue-2-journal-jeeer-past-issue.html]
1533-3604
https://www.abacademies.org/journals/month-november-year-2017-vol-18-issue-2-journal-jeeer-past-issue.html
http://hdl.handle.net/10394/27608
This research centres on the roles and challenges facing the "School Governing Body" (SGB) in this digital age where students and educators are more becoming tech-active and addicted. A case study was deployed in a school located in Mafikeng, the capital of the North West Province, South Africa. The 21st century learners and educators are making technology there daily necessity both within and outside the school premises. The Department of Education is investing in schools technologically. Then, the aim of this research was to find out the problems SGB's face in dealing with these technologies and representing the schools in order to carry out their roles. The qualitative research technique was used applying exploratory and descriptive research pattern. Data was gathered through an individual interview with SGB members in the school and also, a semi-structured focused group interview was conducted with non SGB members. The collected data was analysed in themes and categories in order to get in-depth perspectives of the participants in regards to the topic. The findings have various roles and challenges confronting the SGB in the new information age. These roles include to maintain and monitor school policy in line with information age, control school finance to accommodate growing innovations in technologies, design school technology-oriented curriculum and calendar, draft school rules and determine the vision and mission statement of the school to include digitalisations, maintain and monitor school properties, create a good link between the SGB members and the school and lastly to be a mediator between the learners and the SGB in resolving technology related issues. Findings also revealed that the SGB are faced with various challenges in respect of the representivity aspect of the school in this digital age.
en
Allied Business Academies
SGB
Digital Age
Learners
Representation
School
Education
South Africa
Educators
The roles and challenges confronting the school governing body in representing schools in the digital age
Article
oai:repository.nwu.ac.za:10394/274562020-12-08T07:38:48Zcom_10394_1865col_10394_1867
Synodinos, C.
Price, D.G.
Bevan-Dye, A.L.
12426156 - Bevan-Dye, Ayesha Lian
23403802 - Price, Dylan Gene
21375798 - Synodinos, Costa
2018-06-13T08:49:18Z
2018-06-13T08:49:18Z
2017
Synodinos, C. et al. 2017. The Influence of flow, subjective norms and attitude on Generation Y students adoption intentions toward mobile games. International Journal of E–business And E–government Studies, 9(2):72-87. [http://www.sobiad.org/ejournals/journal_ijebeg/index.html]
2146-0744
http://www.sobiad.org/ejournals/journal_ijebeg/index.html
http://hdl.handle.net/10394/27456
In South Africa, mobile gaming revenue has eclipsed the revenue of both traditional console and computer video games. It has also become an important marketing medium for marketers wishing to promote their brands. However, there is a lack of knowledge surrounding how mobile games have grown so rapidly worldwide, including in South Africa, and why consumers are adopting them at such high rates. The purpose of this study was to determine the influence of flow, subjective norms and attitude on Generation Y students' behavioural intention to adopt mobile games in South Africa. A self-administered questionnaire was used to collect data from a convenience sample of 502 students registered at the campuses of three higher education institutions. The captured data were analysed using descriptive measures, correlation analysis and structural equation modelling. The findings suggest that flow, subjective norms and attitude have a significant positive influence on Generation Y students' intention to play mobile games.
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Social Sciences Research Society
Mobile games
flow
subjective norms
attitude
intention
Generation Y
South Africa
The Influence of flow, subjective norms and attitude on Generation Y students adoption intentions toward mobile games
Article
oai:repository.nwu.ac.za:10394/172712016-05-17T11:48:52Zcom_10394_1865col_10394_1867
Visagie, Jan C.
Havenga, Werner
Linde, Herman
Botha, Adel
10058818 - Visagie, Jan Christoffel
11319771 - Havenga, Werner
10070052 - Linde, Herman Max
2016-05-17T11:45:00Z
2016-05-17T11:45:00Z
2012
Visagie, J.C. et al. 2012. The prevalance of workplace bullying in a South African mining company. South African journal of labour relations, 36(2):62-75. [http://www.unisa.ac.za/default.asp?Cmd=ViewContent&ContentID=21819]
0379-8410
http://hdl.handle.net/10394/17271
Previous studies have established that for some people a typical day at work starts with immense feelings of distress, anxiety and irritability caused by workplace bullying. Not only does bullying behaviour in the workplace have a negative impact on a person's professional life, but it is also detrimental to the effectiveness of the organisation. The study aims to investigate the prevalence and experiences of workplace bullying among employees in a mining company. A survey focusing on the perceived exposure to bullying and victimisation in the workplace was administered to a sample of 159 employees at a mine in Mpumalanga. The results revealed that more than a quarter of the participants reported that they had experienced workplace bullying. The study also found that line managers were exposed to more negative acts than senior managers. While those who only experience a brief spell of bullying behaviour at work survive their experience relatively unscathed, previous studies have indicated that others show significant physical and psychological effects. In conclusion, this study confirms concurrent research that workplace bullying is an actual occurrence, not only internationally but also in South Africa. This article provides an opportunity for employed people to recognise the nature and prevalence of workplace bullying in order to prevent it from becoming a silent epidemic. Employees and employers stand to benefit from gaining an understanding of this unique workplace phenomenon
http://reference.sabinet.co.za/webx/access/electronic_journals/labour/labour_v36_n2_a5.pdf
en
UNISA School of Management Sciences
Adult bullying
prevalence of bullying
negative acts
aggression
incivility
workplace conflict
The prevalance of workplace bullying in a South African mining company
Article
oai:repository.nwu.ac.za:10394/93212018-02-08T10:05:35Zcom_10394_1865col_10394_1867
Coetzee, Carolus Reinecke
Ukpere, Wilfred
Visagie, Jan Christoffel
10058818 - Visagie, Jan Christoffel
2013-10-18T08:37:36Z
2013-10-18T08:37:36Z
2012
Coetzee, C.R. et al. 2012. Leadership challenges in change intervention and navigation. African journal of business management , 6(51):12076-12085. [http://www.academicjournals.org/journal/AJBM]
1993-8233
2079-410X
http://hdl.handle.net/10394/9321
http://dx.doi.org/10.5897/AJBM12.1447
The success of any change intervention depends on the leadership of the organisation. It is therefore important to note that leadership is an enabler of any type of change. Quite often organisations require transformational leadership for the successful implementation of any change intervention. Transformational leaders focus on three critical activities namely the creation of a compelling sense of vision, the mobilization of commitment to the vision and the implementation of change. In general leadership can be seen as the driving force to ensure effectiveness and efficiency. Effective leaders know that the successful implementation of change begins with attending to the human aspect. Therefore, leadership is about the leader’ ability to influence people and allowing them to change perceptions, behaviours, attitudes and finally action. It is about arousing human potential and allows for leaders and followers to be united in pursuit of high level goals common to and accepted by all parties involved. This article will mainly focus on the above scope.
http://dx.doi.org/10.5897/AJBM12.1447
http://www.academicjournals.org/article/article1380873807_Coetzee%20et%20al%202.pdf
en
Academic journals
change
Leadership
navigating change
leading change
leadership styles
change interventions and change communication
Leadership challenges in change intervention and navigation
Article
oai:repository.nwu.ac.za:10394/79922018-05-18T08:26:42Zcom_10394_1865col_10394_1867
Rossouw, Riaan
Saayman, Melville
12143979 - Rossouw, Riaan
10201424 - Saayman, Melville
2013-01-30T07:32:53Z
2013-01-30T07:32:53Z
2011
Saayman, M. & Rossouw, R. 2011. The significance of festivals to regional economies: measuring the economic value of the Grahamstown National Arts Festival in South Africa. Tourism economics, 17(3):603-624. [http://www.ippublishing.com/te.htm] [http://www.ippublishing.com/te.htm]
1354-8166
2044-0375 (Online)
http://hdl.handle.net/10394/7992
Copyright c [2011] IP Publishing Ltd. Reproduced by permission.
This paper estimates the economic value of South Africa's longest running national arts festival, the Grahamstown National Arts Festival in the Eastern Cape Province. The Eastern Cape is a middle-income province (6.6% of national GDP), settles 9.6% of the South African population and has a high unemployment rate. A survey was conducted in July 2009, with 450 visitors completing a structured questionnaire at various sampling locations across the festival area. A social accounting matrix (SAM) for the province was used to estimate the economic value of the arts festival to the region's economy (adopting the classical SAMs multiplier approach) with visitor depending data. This research shows that the festival makes a significant contribution to revenue generation as well as to job creation, thereby confirming that investments made by government in arts and culture can address economic objectives.
http://dx.doi.org/10.5367/te.2011.0049
en
IT Publishing
Arts festivals
events
social accounting matrix
South Africa
The significance of festivals to regional economies: measuring the economic value of the Grahamstown National Arts Festival in South Africa
Article
oai:repository.nwu.ac.za:10394/274522020-12-03T12:45:14Zcom_10394_1865col_10394_1867
Meyer, Natanya
Meyer, Daniel Francois
Kot, Sebastian
29245834 - Kot, Sebastian
10513086 - Meyer, Daniel Francois
12596892 - Meyer, Natanya
2018-06-13T08:49:15Z
2018-06-13T08:49:15Z
2017
Meyer, N. et al. 2017. The development of a process tool for improved risk management in local government. Quality - Access To Success, 18(S1):425-429. [http://www.srac.ro/calitatea/en/arhiva_supplements.html]
1582-2559
http://www.srac.ro/calitatea/en/arhiva_supplements.html
http://hdl.handle.net/10394/27452
en
Romanian Society for Quality Assurance (SRAC)
The development of a process tool for improved risk management in local government
Article
oai:repository.nwu.ac.za:10394/76662018-05-18T08:26:42Zcom_10394_1865col_10394_1867
Rothmann, Sebastiaan
Buys, Chenell
10201424 - Saayman, Melville
10064699 - Rothmann, Sebastiaan
2012-10-30T12:09:41Z
2012-10-30T12:09:41Z
2011
Rothmann, S. & Buys, C. 2011. Job demands and resources, psychological conditions, religious coping and work engagement of reformed church ministers. Journal of psychology in Africa, 21(2):173-184. [http://www.elliottfitzpatrick.com/jpa.html ]
1433-0237
1815-5626 (Online)
http://hdl.handle.net/10394/7666
This study investigated the relation between job demands and resources, psychological conditions, religious coping and work engagement of Reformed Church ministers. A cross-sectional survey design was used. Participants were 115 Reformed Church ministers (age range = 25 to 65, Afrikaans and males = 115). They completed the Job Demands Resources Questionnaire, Psychological Conditions Questionnaire, Work Engagement Scale and Religious Coping Questionnaire. Data were analyzed using multiple regression analyses. The results of this study suggest that psychological availability and psychological meaningfulness were strong predictors of work engagement. Psychological meaningfulness was best explained by the perceived intrinsic nature of the job. Psychological availability was best explained by low pace/amount of work, social support, autonomy, and religious coping. High emotional demands, congregational and social support, religious coping and psychological availability were statistically significant predictors of work engagement. Psychological meaningfulness mediated the relation between the intrinsic nature of the job and work engagement.
en
Elliott & Fitzpatrick
Engagement
psychological conditions
job demands
job resources
church
ministers
Job demands and resources, psychological conditions, religious coping and work engagement of reformed church ministers
Article
oai:repository.nwu.ac.za:10394/176702019-01-17T07:48:12Zcom_10394_1865col_10394_1867
Van der Zwan, Pieter
22582630 - Van der Zwan, Pieter
2016-06-08T07:27:55Z
2016-06-08T07:27:55Z
2013
Van der Zwan, P. 2013. A post–implementation analysis of the South African Mineral Royalty Regime. Journal of applied business research, 29(3):641-651. [http://www.cluteinstitute.com/journals/journal-of-applied-business-research-jabr/]
0892-7626
2157-8834 (Online)
http://hdl.handle.net/10394/17670
http://www.cluteinstitute.com/ojs/index.php/JABR/article/view/7770
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.19030/jabr.v29i3.7770
The landscape of the South African mining industry has changed significantly over the past twenty years and has in recent times attracted attention by calls for nationalization of the industry. One of the proposed areas to address the concerns resulting in these calls for nationalization has been to consider whether the South African mineral royalty regime can be improved. The objective of this article is to evaluate whether the South African royalty regime effectively balances the objectives of the stakeholders in the industry and to recommend improvements where this balance may not be achieved. The analysis performed indicated that the introduction of the royalty regime increased the overall government take from the mining industry significantly and that the competitiveness of the South African mining industry as an investment destination need to be assessed. It was further found that the linkage between the royalty formula and the income tax legislation distorts the royalty levied in relation to the mineral resources that are depleted. It is submitted that the regime can be improved by defining a profitability indicator specifically for the purposes of determining mineral royalties. Lastly, it is recommended that measures to improve accountability in respect of the utilization of the royalties collected need to be considered as the lack of such measures may contribute to the perception that the nation does not receive its fair share of the mineral wealth
en
Clute Institute
Mineral and Petroleum Resources Royalty Act
South African Mineral Royalties
A post–implementation analysis of the South African Mineral Royalty Regime
Article
oai:repository.nwu.ac.za:10394/113402019-06-24T09:52:30Zcom_10394_1865col_10394_1867
Sekhampu, Tshediso Joseph
13172611 - Sekhampu, Tshediso Joseph
2014-09-15T06:33:39Z
2014-09-15T06:33:39Z
2013
Sekhampu, T.J. 2013. Determinants of the food security status of households receiving government grants in Kwakwatsi, South Africa. Mediterranean journal of social sciences, 4(1):147-153. [http://www.mcser.org/journal/index.php/mjss]
2039-2117
2039-9340
http://hdl.handle.net/10394/11340
This study attempts to estimate the food security status and identify the determinants of food security among households receiving government grants in a township of Kwakwatsi, South Africa. The results are based on a household survey using questionnaires. A Logistic regression model was estimated based on this data with the household food security status (that is food secure and insecure) as the dependent variable and a set of demographic variables as explanatory variables. It was found that about 38 per cent of the sampled households are food secure. The results of the regression analysis showed total householdincome, household size, employment and marital status of the household head, employment status of the spouse as important determinants of food security in the area. Household size and the marital status of the head of household were negatively associated with household food security. The age, gender and educational attainment of the household head were not significant predictors of household food security status. This study makes a contribution to the understanding of the dynamics of households dependent on government grants by modelling the factors which determine food security and may act as reference source for policy planning purposes.
http://www.mcser.org/images/stories/mjss.january.2013/Tshediso%20joseph%20sekhamnpu%20determinants%20of%20the%20food%20security.pdf
http://dx.doi.org/10.5901/mjss.2013.v4n1p147
en
Mediterranean Center of Social and Educational Research (MCSER)
Food insecurity
Government grants
Township
South Africa
Determinants of the food security status of households receiving government grants in Kwakwatsi, South Africa
Article
oai:repository.nwu.ac.za:10394/57912018-02-19T06:51:34Zcom_10394_1865col_10394_1867
Baraldi, Stephan
Berntson, Erik
Kalyal, Hina Jawaid
Naswall, Katharina
Sverke, Magnus
24094447 - Sverke, Magnus
2012-02-29T09:47:45Z
2012-02-29T09:47:45Z
2010
Baraldi, S., Berntson, E., Kalyal, H.J., Naswall, K. & Sverke, M. 2010. The moderating role of employability on the relationship between job insecurity and commitment to change. Economic and industrial democracy, 31(3):327-344. [http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0143831X09351214]
0143-831X
1461-7099 (Online)
http://hdl.handle.net/10394/5791
http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0143831X09351214
The development of commitment to change is an underresearched area especially in non-western settings. The aim of the present study was to determine whether employability can moderate the negative effects of job insecurity on individuals’ commitment to change. A survey method approach was used to collect 149 responses from managers of a large public sector organization in Pakistan undergoing restructuring. Hierarchical multiple regression results suggest that employability is an important coping resource during organizational change as it helps mitigate the negative effects of job insecurity on the most desirable form of commitment to change, namely affective commitment to change. Theoretical and practical implications of the study are discussed.
http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0143831X09351214
Sage (Department of Economic History, Uppsala University, Sweden)
The moderating role of employability on the relationship between job insecurity and commitment to change
oai:repository.nwu.ac.za:10394/113152019-06-24T09:52:32Zcom_10394_1865col_10394_1867
Synodinos, Costa
Bevan-Dye, Ayesha Lian
De Klerk, Natasha
21375798 - Synodinos, Costa
12426156 - Bevan-Dye, Ayesha Lian
20239823 - De Klerk, Natasha
2014-09-10T13:09:38Z
2014-09-10T13:09:38Z
2013
Synodinos, C. & Bevan-Dye, A.L. et al. 2013. Influence of conative attitudes towards green advertising on Black Generation Y Students’ environmental behaviour. Mediterranean journal of social sciences, 4(3):17-24. [http://www.mcser.org/journal/index.php/mjss]
2039-2117
2039-9340
http://hdl.handle.net/10394/11315
This article reports on a study undertaken to determine the influence of conative attitudes towards green advertising on black Generation Y students’ environmental behaviour in the South African context. In South Africa, the Generation Y cohort, which is defined as including individuals born between 1986 and 2005, accounted for 40 percent of the country’s population in 2011. The African portion of this cohort (hereafter referred to as black Generation Y) comprise an estimated 84 percent of this cohort. This translates into black Generation Y individuals being a market force of significant importance to marketers, including those engaged in green advertising efforts. Despite the importance of this market segment, their consumer behaviour remains under researched in general, specifically concerning their attitudes towards environmental issues and marketing. In order to address this shortfall in the literature, a structured, self-administered questionnaire was used to gather data on conative attitudes towards green advertising and how this influences environmental behaviour from a sample of 400 black Generation Y students across four South African public registered higher education institutions’ campuses situated in the Gauteng province. Data analysis included measurement of model fit, independent z-tests and path analysis using structural equation modelling. According to the results, there was acceptable fit between the proposed two-dimensional model for measuring conative attitudes towards green advertising and the data in the sample. The findings suggest that in South Africa, black Generation Y students’ conative attitudes towards green advertising have a significant positive influence on their environmental behaviour.
http://www.mcser.org/journal/index.php/mjss/article/view/446/476
http://dx.doi.org/10.5901/mjss.2013.v4n3p17
en
Mediterranean Center of Social and Educational Research (MCSER)
Green advertising
Conative attitudes
Environmental behaviour
South Africa
Black Generation Y Students
Influence of conative attitudes towards green advertising on Black Generation Y Students’ environmental behaviour
Article
oai:repository.nwu.ac.za:10394/172672016-05-17T10:30:33Zcom_10394_1865col_10394_1867
Buys, Pieter
10127100 - Buys, Pieter Willem
2016-05-17T10:28:35Z
2016-05-17T10:28:35Z
2012
Buys, P. 2012. The essence of an ethical corporate culture in supporting corporate sustainable development efforts. Studia Universitatis Babes–bolyai. Serie: Philosophia, 57(3):109-118. [http://www.studia.ubbcluj.ro/serii/philosophia/index_en.html]
1221-8138
2065-9407 (Online)
http://hdl.handle.net/10394/17267
Recent corporate history saw much contrast in ethical behaviour in the global corporate environment. On the one hand Dante’s deadly sin of avarice was running amok, which resulted in spectacular corporate demises. On the other hand there was the rise of the concept of sustainable development, which describes an organisational culture-change aiming to ensure that routine business decisions are made within a socially and morally responsible framework. Given the realities of the modern business environment, intangible ethical philosophies and lip-service codes of ethical conduct may not be sufficient to ensure responsible and sustainable corporate, environmental and social development.This article considers the concept of sustainable development is considered against the background of the concept of the triple bottom line, before considering the concepts of ethical corporate behaviour against utilitarianism and formalism as opposing theories, and finally also reflecting on embedding an ethical corporate behavioural culture in support of sustainable development efforts. It is concluded that even though stakeholder balanced utilitarian approach could be the best way to define a sustainability ethical theory, it is crucial that there should be a concerted effort to foster a corporate culture of ethical behaviour.
http://studia.ubbcluj.ro/arhiva/abstract_en.php?editie=PHILOSOPHIA&nr=3&an=2012&id_art=11051
http://www.studia.ubbcluj.ro/serii/philosophia/index_en.html
en
Babes-Bolyai University of Cluj Napoca
Business ethics
ethical behaviour
environmental development
social development
social responsibility
sustainable development
The essence of an ethical corporate culture in supporting corporate sustainable development efforts
Article
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