Browsing TD: 2018 Volume 14 No 1 by Title
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Corporate social responsibility as a drive to community development and poverty reduction: a stakeholder approach to development in Zimbabwe
(AOSIS, 2018)Background: The emergence of a ‘Southern’ discourse of corporate social responsibility (CSR) highlight the crucial issues of poverty reduction, infrastructure development and the broader questions of social provisioning ... -
Evaluation of municipal e-government readiness using structural equation modelling technique
(AOSIS, 2018)The evaluation of municipal e-government readiness can provide a useful barometer to understand the critical needs of citizens. In addition, it can help to improve effectiveness of government services and provide a technology ... -
Food security, wheat production and policy in South Africa: reflections on food sustainability and challenges for a market economy
(AOSIS, 2018)The traditional concept of security has broadened over the past decades. Food security in South Africa is an imperative for human and non-human survival. In the contemporary political economy, there is a real nexus between ... -
Genopolitics: the dormant niche in political science curriculum in South African universities
(AOSIS, 2018)South African higher education institutions have been grappling with the challenges of transformation and decolonisation as a result of the 2015–2016 student protests calling into focus issue of access (both formal and ... -
The influence of a metacognitive approach to cooperative pair problem-solving on self-direction in learning
(AOSIS, 2018)Preparing students for self-directed learning has become an obligation of 21st century educational institutions. This study focused on developing students’ metacognitive awareness during cooperative pair problem-solving, ... -
Monitoring and evaluation: the missing link in South African municipalities
(AOSIS, 2018)The Auditor-General of South Africa reports for the financial years 2012–2013, 2013–2014 and 2014–2015 paint a gloomy picture of local government performance in some provinces. Many municipalities in South Africa are not ... -
The poetics of peace: from aesthetic knowledge to reconciliation
(AOSIS, 2018)This article is inspired by the need for research methods that would discover the interrelationships of reconciliation and culture, specifically analysing the behaviour of field researchers originating from different ... -
Potential socio-economic consequences of mine closure
(AOSIS, 2018)Background: Mine closures generally reveal negligence on the part of mining houses, not only in terms of the environment, but also the surrounding mining communities. Aim: This article reflects on the findings of research ... -
Rethinking corruption in contemporary African philosophy: old wine cannot fit
(AOSIS, 2018)To conceive the notion of corruption presupposes the existence of corrupt individuals, groups or organisations. The existence of corrupt individuals, groups or organisations you might say presupposes the presence of an ... -
A scoping review of digital open badge ecosystems in relation to resource-constrained environments
(AOSIS, 2018)This article presents a scoping review of digital open badge ecosystems. A scoping review can be seen as a methodology for systematically assessing the breadth of available research literature. This article is aimed at ... -
The taming wicked problems framework: a plausible biosocial contribution to ‘ending AIDS by 2030’
(AOSIS, 2018)In 2014, the Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS) published the Gap Report, which states that a new biosocial response to the HIV and AIDS epidemic is required to reinforce the biomedical strategy – Vision ... -
Theoretical analysis of state capture and its manifestation as a governance problem in South Africa
(AOSIS, 2018)State capture became topical in South Africa in March 2016 following the dismissal of the then Minister of Finance, Nhlanhla Nene, on 09 December 2015. ‘Nenegate’ revealed poor understanding of state capture among politicians ... -
Uncovering the strengths and weaknesses of outsourcing core business deliverables: the case of selected state-owned enterprises in South Africa
(AOSIS, 2018)Background: The outsourcing phenomenon is one of the extensive areas of business in the world. It is a practice among both private and public organisations and an important element in business strategy. Consequently, the ... -
Underlying correlates of consumers’ attitudes towards Chinese apparel and relationship with purchase intention in South Africa
(AOSIS, 2018)The study examined the influence of South African consumers’ attitudes and purchase intention towards Chinese apparel. A survey of South African consumers who had purchase experience of Chinese apparel was conducted to ... -
The volatility of institutional arrangements that influence development: the case of Bram Fischer International Airport in South Africa
(AOSIS, 2018)Hailed as the best integration of the airport and urban development, models of airport-led development are used worldwide to promote the ideal land-use mix and spatial form of airport environs. Despite the growing popularity ...