African migrant traders’ experiences in Johannesburg inner city : towards the migrant calculated risk and adaptation framework
- Authors: Moyo, Inocent , Gumbo, Trynos , Nicolau, Melanie D.
- Date: 2018
- Subjects: African migrant traders , Calculated risk , Adaptation
- Language: English
- Type: Article
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10210/280052 , uj:30086 , Citation: Moyo, I., Gumbo, T. & Nicolau, M.D. 2018. African migrant traders’ experiences in Johannesburg inner city : towards the migrant calculated risk and adaptation framework. https://doi.org/10.1080/21528586.2018.1496030
- Description: Abstract: Globally, migrants face numerous socio-economic and institutional impediments that hinder their participation in the labour market of host cities and/or countries. This motivates them to join the informal economic sector to make a living. Applying the concept of tactical cosmopolitanism to understand the social and economic agency of African migrants, this article reports on an explorative analysis of the experiences of informal African migrant street traders (African migrant traders) operating in Johannesburg inner city, Gauteng, South Africa. The study revealed that African migrant traders left their countries of origin to secure better opportunities and to escape hostile conditions in their home countries. Despite the host city turning out to be more hostile and xenophobic, making life and finding formal employment opportunities more challenging, the thought of the more difficult life conditions in their home countries has led them to trading on the streets...
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Anticipation and adaptation of subjective well-being to marriage in South Africa
- Authors: Pretorius, Marinda , Biyase, Mduduzi E. , Fisher, Bianca
- Date: 2021
- Subjects: Subjective well-being , Marriage; adaptation , Adaptation
- Language: English
- Type: Article
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10210/488159 , uj:44462 , Citation: Pretorius, M., Biyase, M.E. & Fisher, B., 2021, ‘Anticipation and adaptation of subjective well-being to marriage in South Africa’, Journal of Economic and Financial Sciences 14(1), a676. https:// doi.org/10.4102/jef. v14i1.676
- Description: Abstract: Orientation: The subjective well-being (SWB) of individuals depend inter alia on their personality and life events that occur like marriage. Studies show that individuals exhibit anticipation and adaptation effects before and after a marriage takes place. Research purpose: The study determined if males and females in South Africa exhibit anticipation and adaptation effects in SWB before and after a marriage takes place. Motivation for the study: Married individuals generally have higher levels of life satisfaction. Yet four out of 10 marriages in South Africa end in divorce before their 10th anniversary. Research design, approach and method: The study employed panel estimation methods and used the first five waves of the National Income Dynamic Study (NIDS) to test for the existence of anticipation and adaptation to marriage in South Africa. Main findings: There is a strong positive impact on SWB when a marriage takes place. This contemporaneous effect of marriage is slightly larger for men than for women. Men exhibit longer anticipation effects before and both genders adapt immediately after the event. Practical implications: South Africans generally react positively to marriage but then quickly adapt back to hedonic neutrality. Contribution: Very few studies have investigated adaptation and anticipation trends in a panel setting. Moreover, many of the studies have been conducted in developed countries, implying that the estimates derived from these studies might be influenced by the norms and values of the countries in question.
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The disruptive adaptations of Construction 4.0 and Industry 4.0 as a pathway to a sustainable innovation and inclusive industrial technological development
- Authors: Lekan, Amusan , Clinton, Aigbavboa , Owolabi, James
- Date: 2021
- Subjects: Construction , Innovation , Adaptation
- Language: English
- Type: Article
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10210/478638 , uj:43264 , Citation: Lekan, A.; Clinton, A.; Owolabi, J. The Disruptive Adaptations of Construction 4.0 and Industry 4.0 as a Pathway to a Sustainable Innovation and Inclusive Industrial Technological Development. Buildings 2021, 11, 79. https://doi.org/10.3390/buildings 11030079
- Description: Abstract: Construction 4.0 (C4.0) has tremendously impacted construction activities worldwide in recent times. This effect was made possible on account of innovations brought about by Industry 4.0 (I4.0). Industry 4.0 has the potential to create Construction 4.0 through the integration of the design, construction and maintenance of infrastructure through useful component integration for industrial and technological development. Therefore, this study aimed to present a pathway for achieving sustainable innovations and inclusive technological and infrastructural developments. The following parameters were reviewed in this study as part of the goals and objectives set in the survey: identifying the adaptable areas of Construction 4.0 in design, planning, construction and maintenance as part of infrastructural innovation in order to study the industrial application drivers of I4.0 and C4.0 hindrances in achieving C4.0; achieving the automation dream through C4.0, benchmarking the social and economic implications of C4.0 and identifying the issues and challenges in achieving sustainable innovation through infrastructural development and documenting the disruptive tools of C4.0 in achieving a sustainable design through technological development and examining the critical factors influencing the effective adaptation of C4.0 in achieving growth. The authors utilised 200 construction firms for this study using the Cochran and Slovin’s formulas. In addition, the sample size of 150 respondents that constituted the study were construction professionals. The respondents used the simple percentage, relative index, Spearman’s rank, Mann–Whitney U test, Kendall’s Tau test, Student’s t-test, ANOVA and chi-square tools in the data processing. The study found out, among other things, the following as part of the parameters earlier proposed: the introduction of a circular economy by adopting intelligent innovation, engaging new tools, technological innovation diffusion and the vertical and horizontal integration of versatile tools like I4.0 and C4.0 for inclusive technological development. This study recommended the objective and effective adaptation of I4.0 tools to enhance C4.0 for technical development, circular economic integration and a framework for sustainable innovation and a system for
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The disruptive adaptations of Construction 4.0 and Industry 4.0 as a pathway to a sustainable innovation and inclusive Industrial Technological Development
- Authors: Lekan, Amusan , Aigbavboa, Clinton , Owolabi, James
- Date: 2021
- Subjects: Construction , Innovation , Adaptation
- Language: English
- Type: Article
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10210/483405 , uj:43871 , Citation: Lekan, A., Aigbavboa, C.& Owolabi, J. The Disruptive Adaptations of Construction 4.0 and Industry 4.0 as a Pathway to a Sustainable Innovation and Inclusive Industrial Technological Development. Buildings 2021, 11, 79. https://doi.org/10.3390/buildings 11030079
- Description: Abstract: Construction 4.0 (C4.0) has tremendously impacted construction activities worldwide in recent times. This effect was made possible on account of innovations brought about by Industry 4.0 (I4.0). Industry 4.0 has the potential to create Construction 4.0 through the integration of the design, construction and maintenance of infrastructure through useful component integration for industrial and technological development. Therefore, this study aimed to present a pathway for achieving sustainable innovations and inclusive technological and infrastructural developments. The following parameters were reviewed in this study as part of the goals and objectives set in the survey: identifying the adaptable areas of Construction 4.0 in design, planning, construction and maintenance as part of infrastructural innovation in order to study the industrial application drivers of I4.0 and C4.0 hindrances in achieving C4.0; achieving the automation dream through C4.0, benchmarking the social and economic implications of C4.0 and identifying the issues and challenges in achieving sustainable innovation through infrastructural development and documenting the disruptive tools of C4.0 in achieving a sustainable design through technological development and examining the critical factors influencing the effective adaptation of C4.0 in achieving growth. The authors utilised 200 construction firms for this study using the Cochran and Slovin’s formulas. In addition, the sample size of 150 respondents that constituted the study were construction professionals. The respondents used the simple percentage, relative index, Spearman’s rank, Mann–Whitney U test, Kendall’s Tau test, Student’s t-test, ANOVA and chi-square tools in the data processing. The study found out, among other things, the following as part of the parameters earlier proposed: the introduction of a circular economy by adopting intelligent innovation, engaging new tools, technological innovation diffusion and the vertical and horizontal integration of versatile tools like I4.0 and C4.0 for inclusive technological development. This study recommended the objective and effective adaptation of I4.0 tools to enhance C4.0 for technical development, circular economic integration and a framework for sustainable innovation and a system for the inclusive monitoring of innovations in the design and planning of construction maintenance.
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Tourism and climate change : stakeholder perceptions of at risk tourism segments in South Africa
- Authors: Pandy, Wayde R. , Rogerson, Christian M.
- Date: 2018
- Subjects: Climate change , Tourism , Adaptation
- Language: English
- Type: Article
- Identifier: http://ujcontent.uj.ac.za8080/10210/364422 , http://hdl.handle.net/10210/277067 , uj:29674 , Citation: Pandy, W.R. & Rogerson, C.M. 2018. Tourism and climate change : stakeholder perceptions of at risk tourism segments in South Africa. E u r o E c o n o m i c a, 1(37):104-118. , ISSN: 1582-8859
- Description: Abstract: The aim is to investigate the perspectives of key South African tourism industry stakeholders surrounding the issue of climate change. Previous research has shown that while the tourism industry in many countries is aware of the significance and potential ramifications of climate change, it is not considered a pressing issue and not the least since the impact of the 2008 global economic crisis. In Africa, with the tourism sector potentially facing major threats from climate change, the need for further research is urgent especially with respect to stakeholder perceptions. The study analyzes the development of national policy towards climate change and tourism and the perceptions of 31 key stakeholders on the segments of the national tourism economy most at risk from climate change. The results show at national government level South Africa is seeking to enact tourism and climate based policies. This said, the degree to which such policies might be implementable must be questioned not only in relation to capacity issues at the scale of local government but by the depth of revealed commitment of stakeholders in terms of making meaningful adjustments to the challenges of climate change because of their perceptions of risk. In particular, the interviewees highlighted their awareness that climate change is responsible for threats to biodiversity as well as assets for coastal and marine tourism. Overall the stakeholders perceived differences in the impacts of climate change for different segments of the tourism economy. Of concern was that stakeholders gainsay the potential impacts of climate change for certain segments which international evidence suggests will most definitely be at risk.
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Tourism business responses to South Africa’s Covid-19 pandemic emergency
- Authors: Rogerson, Jayne M.
- Date: 2021
- Subjects: COVID-19 , Tourism business , Adaptation
- Language: English
- Type: Article
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10210/483429 , uj:43874 , Citation: Rogerson, J.M. (2021). Tourism business responses to South Africa’s Covid-19 pandemic emergency. GeoJournal of Tourism and Geosites, 35(2), 338–347. https://doi.org/10.30892/gtg.35211-657
- Description: Abstract: The COVID-19 pandemic has compelled tourism businesses to rapidly adjust operations in newer and more resilient ways as firms have to change priorities and respond to challenges, including of shifts in consumer demand. Extant research on tourism business responses and adaptations to COVID-19 highlights the significance of organizational resilience and ability of businesses to respond to uncertainty. Using a qualitative approach this paper investigates tourism business responses in South Africa, seemingly the country worst hit on the African continent by the COVID-19 crisis. The research analyses tourism business responses occurring in one of South Africa’s tourism-dependent areas and thus most exposed to the radical effects of COVID-19. Key findings are of the self-reliant character of the community of tourism enterprises in and around Overstrand cluster in the Western Cape. Product diversification, reductions of prices, reduced staffing, changed marketing, greater inter-enterprise cooperation are several of the most significant business adjustments undertaken. With the negative financial impacts of COVID-19 on local tourism enterprises exacerbated by South African government measures for alcohol bans and beach closures there is evidence of a disconnect and lack of trust between the area’s local businesses and national government.
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