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Women academics view of their professional advancement at a higher education institution.

  • Authors: Butler, Cynthia Desiree
  • Date: 2008-06-24T07:47:31Z
  • Subjects: women college teachers , sex discrimination in employment , women college teachers' promotions , career development , South Africa
  • Type: Thesis
  • Identifier: uj:3522 , http://hdl.handle.net/10210/690
  • Description: The purpose of this study was to explore how women academics’ view their professional advancement at a higher education institution. From a South African perspective with its limited studies on this topic, revealed that women within higher education institutions felt isolated, alienated, and their ideas unheard. The challenge for South Africa remains the full empowerment of all women in higher education institutions ensuring gender equity, because it is within these walls that the solutions to our major challenges will be formulated. This empowerment must be about us, as women doing it for ourselves. However there are a number of barriers to women’s advancement in the academy, which resulted in women not being able to break through the “glass ceiling” and reach the pinnacle of their careers. Cultural restrictions placed on women often further aggravate these experiences. Undoubtedly, we have made great strides in attaining middle- management positions, but higher education institutions seems like a closed shop for women (Luke 1999) and lead to the description of the feeling of being outsiders in academia. My research essay was grounded within an interpretive paradigm and I employed qualitative methods for inquiry to demonstrate how women academics’ view their professional advancement at a higher education institution. Data for this study were collected via- semi-structured, in-depth interviews with twelve women from a South African higher education institution. I used the constant comparative method of data analysis to search for recurring themes and patterns. , Mrs. N.F. Petersen
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With great access comes great responsibility : framework for Cybersecurity implementation in South Africa

  • Authors: Jansen van Vuuren, Joey , Jansen van Vuuren, Anna-Marie
  • Date: 2019
  • Subjects: South Africa , Connectivity , Cybercrime
  • Language: English
  • Type: Conference proceedings
  • Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10210/409587 , uj:34341 , Citation: Jansen van Vuuren, J. & Jansen van Vuuren, A.M. 2019. With great access comes great responsibility : framework for Cybersecurity implementation in South Africa.
  • Description: Abstract: South Africa is one of the African nations with the highest internet access rate. Despite this high connectivity, South African scholars have argued that the rapid spread of mobile phones and interactivity caught up with the government before it had a chance to put a definite cyber strategy in place. With more South Africans gaining access to the internet, the risks of citizens’ exposure to cyber threats are rising. The Institute of Risk Management South Africa has ranked cyberattacks amongst the ten highest risks threatening the country. The large number of South African citizens growing up without regular or sustained exposure to technological devices and broadband internet access makes them vulnerable to online exploitation. This may in turn lead to the country itself being more exposed to security breaches and potential international cyberattacks. Whilst taking cognisance of the country’s unique African context, the authors begin the paper by explaining how international strategies and frameworks could be applied to the country. Thereafter they measure the performance of South Africa’s cybersecurity implementation according to this framework. Emphasis is given to the importance of adequate training in cybersecurity and cybersecurity awareness for South African and African citizens, in order to protect themselves against current and future online threats.
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Where is the queer critique of same-sex marriage in South Africa?

  • Authors: McCormick, T.L.
  • Date: 2019
  • Subjects: Queer critique , Same-sex marriage , South Africa
  • Language: English
  • Type: Article
  • Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10210/403458 , uj:33811 , Citation: McCormick, T.L. 2019. Where is the queer critique of same-sex marriage in South Africa?.
  • Description: Abstract: This article argues for the necessity of a queer anti-homophobic critique of samesex marriage in the South African context. The literature on same-sex marriage in South Africa before and after the passing of the Civil Union Act 2006, while acknowledging queer critique, resolves such critique in favour of the ‘right’ to marry. From a queer point of view, same-sex marriage is problematic because it renews the distinctions between moral and immoral, it is antithetical to the politics of the gay and lesbian movement, it ‘undoes’ a long history of feminist research where it is argued that marriage is patriarchal and oppressive and finally, it cannot transform the exclusionary nature of marriage. I use Jane Bennett’s ‘“Solemnis(ing) beginnings”: Theories of same-sex marriage in the USA and South Africa’ (2015) as evidence of the most recent example of this point of view. In the course of my critique of Bennett’s article, I will also refer to all of the published literature on the same-sex marriage debate in South Africa. I argue that the opportunity to incorporate queer critiques of same-sex marriage might have been lost 12 years ago but there is no reason why we cannot have these conversations now. The aim of this article is to ignite such a conversation.
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Wedding tourism in South Africa: an exploratory analysis

  • Authors: Rogerson, Jayne M. , Wolfaardt, Zaria
  • Date: 2016
  • Subjects: Niche tourism , Wedding tourism , South Africa
  • Language: English
  • Type: Article
  • Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10210/93505 , uj:20357 , Citation: Rogerson, J.M. & Wolfaardt, Z. 2016. Wedding tourism in South Africa: an exploratory analysis.
  • Description: Abstract: Niche forms of tourism are a growing focus in tourism scholarship. One little explored form of niche tourism is the specialized micro-niche of wedding tourism. Within the growing literature that deals with niche forms of tourism in South Africa there has thus far been minimal attention given to the notion of wedding tourism. This article addresses this investigatory void through an exploratory analysis of the wedding tourism industry in South Africa in general and more specifically of Gauteng, the country‟s major population hub. The empirical material centres on the spatial organisation of wedding venues in South Africa with evidence from Gauteng as the principal focus. The findings show that „place matters‟ both in the choice of venues by international or domestic consumers and the existence of distinct clusters of venues which are unrelated to patterns of population. Interviews reveal that wedding tourism is a growing activity for many hospitality businesses and commonly linked also to business tourism with the hosting of conferences. The expanding profitability of wedding tourism has attracted new hospitality businesses to enter this niche market and correspondingly to raise levels of competition in this niche form of tourism.
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Weather risk management: a South African market perspective.

  • Authors: Thompson, Carol Beverley
  • Date: 2008-05-06T10:11:52Z
  • Subjects: South Africa , derivative securities , economic conditions , weather forecasting , weather risk assessment
  • Type: Thesis
  • Identifier: uj:6826 , http://hdl.handle.net/10210/325
  • Description: The weather derivative concept was created in the United States of America as a result of the deregulation of its energy industry. When other countries learnt of this concept they decided to enter the market as well. Thus a body called the Weather Risk Management Association was established. This body’s main function is to collate information pertaining to weather risk and to help the process of advancement and growth within the market. The weather risk market has grown tremendously and various participants across the world are using weather derivative products to protect the revenue of their respective companies against adverse weather condition. South Africa entered the weather risk market and it’s contracted its first weather contract in February 2000. The objective of this study is to evaluate the South African financial market perceptions on weather derivatives and to establish the feasibility of use. The study also places emphasis on the importance of evaluating the South African economic conditions in order to achieve the goal of the study. Hence the study evaluates the different aspects in terms of the legal, accounting, taxation, weather data, and structuring and pricing implications of a weather derivative transaction. Thus a survey was designed, forwarded, and received back from professionals in the legal, accounting, taxation, weather data, and structuring and pricing fields. This analysis was conducted to evaluate the South African financial market’s perceptions on weather derivative applications. , Prof. C.H. van Schalkwyk
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Virtual dissections in the teaching of practical biology in South African high schools.

  • Authors: Kartal, Serdar
  • Date: 2008-08-25T10:25:28Z
  • Subjects: dissection , computer-assisted instruction , biology study and teaching (secondary) , South Africa
  • Type: Thesis
  • Identifier: uj:3818 , http://hdl.handle.net/10210/918
  • Description: Digital information technology has been defined as “changing how people learn, teach, work, and play. By the year 2005, the capabilities and the affordability of digital technology could catalyze and facilitate the wholesale transformation of education and the communities that support it” (Center for Technology in Learning, 1994[online]) Education as a professional field is also constantly changing, values shift, new curricula are introduced, and new technologies redefine how we teach and learn. The most interesting and important innovation in education in recent years is the widespread introduction of computers into schools. Computers represent powerful tools that can be used by both students and teachers for instructional purposes. Of particular interest is the Internet and more specifically, the World Wide Web (www), which is radically redefining how we obtain information and the way we teach and learn (Adams, 1995 [online]). Images and information from all around the world can be accessed easily in the classroom. Biology is one of the school subjects taught in South Africa. This demands sessions that may include dissections. Dissection can be defined as cutting and separating of constituent parts of an animal or a plant specimen for a scientific study and as observing or cutting into a dead animal for purposes of learning anatomy or physiology (Balcombe, 1997:34). It is thought that dissection enhances the knowledge and understanding of internal organs, their relationships and their functioning, and that maximum learning is most likely to be achieved by maximising the personal experience of the reality being taught (Wheeler, 1993:39). However, dissection has always been a controversial issue in biology teaching. In fact, when forced to use animals in ways to which the student objects, the student may even be traumatised and learn less (Adams, 1995: [online]). , Mr. G.V. Lautenbach
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Value proposition as a tool to increase customer loyalty

  • Authors: Rakosa, Kenosi , Mara, Cashandra
  • Date: 2019
  • Subjects: Value proposition , South Africa , Banking
  • Language: English
  • Type: Conference proceedings
  • Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10210/402484 , uj:33683 , Citation: Rakosa, K. & Mara, C. 2019. Value proposition as a tool to increase customer loyalty.
  • Description: Abstract: The mature, yet sound banking industry in South Africa is being disrupted by the information age, demanding and informed millennials, sluggish economic growth and new entrants rivalling traditional norms. To attract and retain bank clients, value proposition as a strategic tool can be applied to meet customer’s changing banking demands but also to meet the bank’s strategy for higher and sustainable profits. Value proposition provides a platform where customers’ needs can be addressed through a holistic relationship with their bank and ideally banks are able to establish an all-inclusive view of the customer. The study reveals that the bank under study is employing value proposition as a high-level strategy, and not only as a marketing strategy to optimize profits and advance customer relations. However, the realistic conditions and challenges that the bank faces in the implementation of value proposition strategy are not as simplistic as its strategy, and this research depicts such findings. Therefore, instead of applying a marketing lens to value proposition, this study presents a unique demonstration of value proposition as a business strategy. Using an interpretivist approach, qualitative research was employed to interview fifteen relationship managers in one mature South African bank. Key findings revealed that the bank was considered reactive and banking customers were price-sensitive. While the bank is attempting to embrace technological change, service levels are declining. Findings were grouped into four themes and it was uncovered that the bank’s attempts at value proposition, are still bank centric, and not customer centric. Recommendations are based on strategic literature and findings so as to meet the identified challenges. Recommendations are to enhance the bank’s information systems and relook current value proposition strategies to improve the bank’s position in the market. This research contributes theoretically by adding to the body of knowledge on value proposition as a strategic business tool. The practical contribution is that relationship managers as implementers of strategy become aware of the critical role they play in understanding the perceptions of value proposition from the customer’s points of view.
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Value proposition as a tool to increase customer loyalty

  • Authors: Rakosa, Kenosi , Mara, Cashandra
  • Date: 2019
  • Subjects: Value proposition , South Africa , Banking
  • Language: English
  • Type: Conference proceedings
  • Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10210/407472 , uj:34300 , Citation: Rakosa, K., Mara, C. 2019: Value proposition as a tool to increase customer loyalty.
  • Description: Abstract: The mature, yet sound banking industry in South Africa is being disrupted by the information age, demanding and informed millennials, sluggish economic growth and new entrants rivalling traditional norms. To attract and retain bank clients, value proposition as a strategic tool can be applied to meet customer’s changing banking demands but also to meet the bank’s strategy for higher and sustainable profits. Value proposition provides a platform where customers’ needs can be addressed through a holistic relationship with their bank and ideally banks are able to establish an all-inclusive view of the customer. The study reveals that the bank under study is employing value proposition as a high-level strategy, and not only as a marketing strategy to optimize profits and advance customer relations. However, the realistic conditions and challenges that the bank faces in the implementation of value proposition strategy are not as simplistic as its strategy, and this research depicts such findings. Therefore, instead of applying a marketing lens to value proposition, this study presents a unique demonstration of value proposition as a business strategy. Using an interpretivist approach, qualitative research was employed to interview fifteen relationship managers in one mature South African bank. Key findings revealed that the bank was considered reactive and banking customers were price-sensitive. While the bank is attempting to embrace technological change, service levels are declining. Findings were grouped into four themes and it was uncovered that the bank’s attempts at value proposition, are still bank centric, and not customer centric. Recommendations are based on strategic literature and findings so as to meet the identified challenges. Recommendations are to enhance the bank’s information systems and relook current value proposition strategies to improve the bank’s position in the market. This research contributes theoretically by adding to the body of knowledge on value proposition as a strategic business tool. The practical contribution is that relationship managers as implementers of strategy become aware of the critical role they play in understanding the perceptions of value proposition from the customer’s points of view.
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Validity and reliability of a transportation infrastructure sustainable performance framework : a study of transport projects in South Africa

Validating a framework of transportation infrastructure project sustainability measures

  • Authors: Okoro, Chioma Sylvia , Musonda, Innocent , Agumba, Justus Ngala
  • Date: 2019
  • Subjects: Confirmatory factor analysis , Infrastructure , South Africa
  • Language: English
  • Type: Conference proceedings
  • Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10210/407489 , uj:34302 , Citation: Okoro, C.S., Musonda, I., Agumba, J.N. 2019: Validating a framework of transportation infrastructure project sustainability measures.
  • Description: Abstract: t Purpose of this paper Transportation infrastructure contributes significantly to any economy. However, the long-lasting nature of such projects is threatened if sustainability elements are not taken cognizance of during the planning and operation stages of the projects. The objective of the current study is to validate a structure of transportation project sustainability measures to evaluate projects and ensure continual delivery of intended benefits in the long run. Design Empirical data were collected using a field questionnaire survey developed from literature review and a preliminary qualitative inquiry. A total of 132 built environment professionals were included based on purposeful and snowball sampling techniques. A model-generating confirmatory factor analysis was undertaken to validate underlying structures of sustainability measures. Findings The findings validated that a four-factor structure, with eleven variables, could adequately measure transportation infrastructure project sustainability (PS). The CFA structure achieved construct, convergent and discriminant validity, with fewer variables than theorised and established in the exploratory factor analysis. Value The validated four-factor structure is envisaged to be beneficial to transportation infrastructure project stakeholders in better decision-making with regard to selecting worthwhile projects as well as monitor operational projects with the aim of delivering long-term benefits to generations of users.
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Unpacking history, unpacking corruption, unpacking media analysis : some recent books on the South African media

  • Authors: Tomaselli, Keyan
  • Date: 2021
  • Subjects: History , South Africa , Media Studies
  • Language: English
  • Type: Article
  • Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10210/481647 , uj:43649 , Citation: Tomaselli, K. 2021. Unpacking history, unpacking corruption, unpacking media analysis : some recent books on the South African media.
  • Description: Abstract: This extended review essay maps recent titles written by practicing journalists and journalists turned academics. The analysis focuses on the Race Talk (Botma), Media Freedom (Rabe), News in the Age of Social Media (Daniels), and Behind the Headlines (Harber). These studies follow earlier analyses, Geopolitics and Power (Wasserman) and Media in Postapartheid South Africa (Jacobs). An intersecting track are the exposés written by journalists like Dasnois and Whitfield (Paper Tiger), Harmse (on SABC), Krige (SABC 8), and Sundaram (Gupta TV). How each frames history, researcher position and the respective writing styles are discussed. My argument is that academic studies should be read in concert with works written by journalists because abstract frames of reference tend to bracket out the daily nitty gritty struggles within newsrooms, especially within the current conjecture. The conclusion suggests that whatever the alleged flaws of the ‘mainstream media’ (Radebe), is that individual journalists (and others) are the ones telling the story behind the story in the slew of books that have been recently published on state and private sector corruption.
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Transformational leadership and its relationship with personality preferences in South African organisations.

  • Authors: Linde, Trudi
  • Date: 2008-04-23T10:39:45Z
  • Subjects: leadership , organizational change management , personality and occupation , South Africa
  • Type: Thesis
  • Identifier: uj:8599 , http://hdl.handle.net/10210/285
  • Description: The general purpose of this study is to investigate and identify the relationship between transformational and leadership personality preferences. The aim of the study is therefore to establish an empirical link between transformational leadership and certain aspects of personality preferences in order to verify if these leaders can be distinguished from others by means of their personality preferences. The transformational leaders’ ratings as identified by use of the Multifactor questionnaire are compared with personality preferences indicated on the scales of the Myers Briggs Type Indicator®. Given the research literature an expectation exists that a statistically significant difference will be found between aspects of personality preferences of transformational and non-transformational leaders. Therefore transformational leaders will be identifiable from non-transformational leaders by their personality preferences. The research group was a convenience sample that consisted of 66 leaders chosen from two organisations in the financial and entertainment industries at the level of team leader or in a supervisory capacity. The statistical procedures utilised in the analysis of the data included analysis of frequencies, ttests and cross tabulations. Firstly, the transformational leaders in the selected organisations were identified successfully. As far as determining the personality preferences of the identified transformational leaders and establishing any possible links between the transformational leadership style and chosen personality preferences, the only significant difference was found between the introversion and extroversion preferences. A significant difference between introversion and extroversion in terms of the Intellectual Stimulation rating on the MLQ was found as well as in terms of the Average and Inspirational Motivation ratings. No other statistically significant differences or interdependencies were found between the personality preferences as identified by the MBTI® and any of the ratings on the MLQ. The third objective of determining whether personality preference can be utilised to predict transformational leadership is therefore answered. From the findings of this study it seems as if personality preferences cannot be utilised to predict transformational leadership in for instance a selection process in a company. As this research group was highly selected and not representative of the general population, it is not possible to generalise the findings of this study. Although the research group was not representative, the findings of this study matched with those of other studies, and the deduction is therefore made that if this study was to be repeated, similar results would be found. , Prof. S. Kruger
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Tracking SCUBA Diving adventure tourism in South Africa

  • Authors: Giddy, Julia K. , Rogerson, Christian M.
  • Date: 2018
  • Subjects: Scuba diving , Adventure tourism , South Africa
  • Language: English
  • Type: Article
  • Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10210/277084 , uj:29677 , Citation: Giddy, J.K. & Rogerson, C.M. 2018. Tracking SCUBA Diving adventure tourism in South Africa. E u r o E c o n o m i c a, 1(37):47-62. , ISSN: 1582-8859
  • Description: Abstract. The aim of this study is to investigate some of the trends associated with SCUBA diving within an adventure tourism framework. Previous research has shown the increase in adventure tourism, globally, as well as its economic contribution to national economies, particularly those in developing countries such as South Africa. As one of the oldest forms of adventure tourism, SCUBA diving, in particular, has the potential to generate significant income due to the training requirements, the specialized equipment required and the trend of career participation in the activity. This study analyzed the SCUBA industry in South Africa through 106 questionnaires distributed to SCUBA divers. The results show that there is a trend of repeat participation in SCUBA dive tourism and the economic implications are significant. Furthermore, it demonstrates evidence of the development of SCUBA communities in the country, encouraging continued participation. The results have important implications for the potential contribution of SCUBA diving to the South African adventure tourism industry. It also highlighted some of the aspects that could either attract or deter more people from engaging in SCUBA diving in South Africa, which has product development and marketing implications. This work brings initial insight into an important tourism subsector which generates significant income and has a strong potential for further development in South Africa.
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Towards a collective-values framework of ubuntu : implications for workplace commitment

Thematic analysis of challenges faced by small and medium construction companies in accessing credit in South Africa

The roles of agency and structure in facilitating the successful transition out of care and into independent living

The role of the school governing body in financial administration at Sokisi secondary school: a case study.

  • Authors: Makhubela, Bridget Salome
  • Date: 2008-09-09T08:57:58Z
  • Subjects: educational fund raising , secondary education finance , school management and organization , school boards' finance , school budgets , South Africa
  • Type: Thesis
  • Identifier: uj:4659 , http://hdl.handle.net/10210/999
  • Description: The problem in this study lies in the school governing body`s lack of understanding their role in financial administration at Sokisi Secondary School (not its real name). This led to them spending money on the things that were not budgeted for, as well as ensuring the smooth running of the school. The purpose of this study was to help the School Governing Body members to know their functions and also to know how to manage the school’s budget. The qualitative research methodology was chosen for this study. The data collection strategy used was interviews. Six governing body members were interviewed, observed and recorded. The findings in this research were that the School Governing Body members knew that for them to manage the budget efficiently, they must have a sound financial policy. The researcher also discovered that the governing body members had little knowledge of what was expected from them because they were not trained. Concepts such as financial administration and financial planning were discussed. , Dr. B.V. Nduna
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The rise of the social enterprise – an entrepreneurial gender perspective

  • Authors: Teles, Daniella , Schachtebeck, Chris
  • Date: 2019
  • Subjects: Entrepreneurial orientation , South Africa , Social enterprises
  • Language: English
  • Type: Conference proceedings
  • Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10210/402611 , uj:33699 , Citation: Teles, D. & Schachtebeck, C. 2019. The rise of the social enterprise – an entrepreneurial gender perspective.
  • Description: Abstract: South Africa’s socio-economic landscape is plagued by persistently high rates of unemployment, poverty, joblessness and sluggish economic growth. These economic conditions have resulted in a reduction in government expenditure, as well as a struggle for survival. The social enterprise sector is absorbing much of this burden by attempting to alleviate social ills. Yet, the failure rates and lack of entrepreneurial spirit in social enterprises is concerning. Additionally, little insight exists whether social enterprises are entrepreneurial, as well as whether gender plays a role in this regard. The purpose of this study is to therefore determine whether gender differences exist in entrepreneurial orientation (EO) of South African social enterprises. This study was quantitative in nature, making use of an adapted measuring instrument based on prominent EO instruments. The study was conducted in social enterprises across South Africa, with 342 responses being received. Data was analysed by means of an exploratory factor analysis, reliability analysis (through the Cronbach Alpha coefficient), as well as t-tests. Results indicated that only two dimensions of EO showed statistically significant differences between genders, namely proactiveness and competitive aggressiveness, with the risk-taking, innovativeness and autonomy dimensions showing no differences. The study is of value to social enterprises in South Africa as little research in EO has been conducted in this sector, thereby providing preliminary insights into gender specific differences in EO.
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The potential use of labour brokers in an engineering company in Gauteng: a case study

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