With great access comes great responsibility : framework for Cybersecurity implementation in South Africa
- Jansen van Vuuren, Joey, Jansen van Vuuren, Anna-Marie
- 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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- 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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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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- 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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Living under lockdown in the shadow of the COVID-19 pandemic in South Africa : anxious voices from the unplanned shift to online therapy
- Authors: Knight, Zelda Gillian
- Date: 2020
- Subjects: Lockdown , South Africa , Online psychotherapy
- Language: English
- Type: Article
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10210/461400 , uj:41096 , Citation: Knight, Z. G. (2020). Living under lockdown in the shadow of the COVID-19 pandemic in South Africa: anxious voices from the unplanned shift to online therapy. Research in Psychotherapy: Psychopathology, Process and Outcome, 23(3), 202-210. doi: 10.4081/ripppo.2020.487
- Description: Abstract: This paper is a narrative, phenomenological description of the themes of experiences of some of my South African patients that collectively elicit anxious voices from the unplanned shift to online therapy while living under the world’s longest lockdown in the shadow of the coronavirus 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic. This paper thus presents a thematic description of moments in therapy, which illustrate the influence of lockdown on their sense of self, and the emergence of new anxieties not encountered before. Such themes are: i) new anxieties about death and dying; ii) new anxieties about loss of contact with friends and family and the emergence of existential anxiety; iii) new anxieties about current household relationships and the emergence of object loss; iv) new anxieties about the unplanned shift to online therapy and the threat of internet dis-connection, and finally; v) new anxieties about missing body parts of online therapy: Part-body-on-the-screen relating versus what-was-once-whole-body relating. As this paper is based on psychoanalytic theory, and the notion of intersubjectivity, my own experiences and thoughts are included in the therapeutic engagement. The core contribution of this paper is that it adds a voice to the other voices of other patients around the world who are also living under lockdown. Without this kind of narrative documentation, the world-wide therapeutic community may not know the extent of the anxieties of living under lockdown in the shadow of the COVID-19 pandemic.
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- Authors: Knight, Zelda Gillian
- Date: 2020
- Subjects: Lockdown , South Africa , Online psychotherapy
- Language: English
- Type: Article
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10210/461400 , uj:41096 , Citation: Knight, Z. G. (2020). Living under lockdown in the shadow of the COVID-19 pandemic in South Africa: anxious voices from the unplanned shift to online therapy. Research in Psychotherapy: Psychopathology, Process and Outcome, 23(3), 202-210. doi: 10.4081/ripppo.2020.487
- Description: Abstract: This paper is a narrative, phenomenological description of the themes of experiences of some of my South African patients that collectively elicit anxious voices from the unplanned shift to online therapy while living under the world’s longest lockdown in the shadow of the coronavirus 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic. This paper thus presents a thematic description of moments in therapy, which illustrate the influence of lockdown on their sense of self, and the emergence of new anxieties not encountered before. Such themes are: i) new anxieties about death and dying; ii) new anxieties about loss of contact with friends and family and the emergence of existential anxiety; iii) new anxieties about current household relationships and the emergence of object loss; iv) new anxieties about the unplanned shift to online therapy and the threat of internet dis-connection, and finally; v) new anxieties about missing body parts of online therapy: Part-body-on-the-screen relating versus what-was-once-whole-body relating. As this paper is based on psychoanalytic theory, and the notion of intersubjectivity, my own experiences and thoughts are included in the therapeutic engagement. The core contribution of this paper is that it adds a voice to the other voices of other patients around the world who are also living under lockdown. Without this kind of narrative documentation, the world-wide therapeutic community may not know the extent of the anxieties of living under lockdown in the shadow of the COVID-19 pandemic.
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An overview of the EU-SA Strategic Partnership 10 years on : diverging world views, persisting interests
- Landsberg, Chris, Hierro, Lara
- Authors: Landsberg, Chris , Hierro, Lara
- Date: 2017
- Subjects: South Africa , EU , Strategic Partnership
- Language: English
- Type: Article
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10210/254610 , uj:26658 , Citation: Landsberg, C. & Hierro, L. 2017. An overview of the EU-SA Strategic Partnership 10 years on : diverging world views, persisting interests.
- Description: Abstract: The EU-SA Strategic Partnership (SP) has entered its 10th year. It is a product of its time and particular regional and international circumstances. These having changed somewhat over the course of the last decade, it is not surprising that the dynamics of the relationship, expressed through the strategic partnership’s parameters, have undergone commensurate changes. Based on the recognition that the partnership is between a multilateral institution and a state, the difference in their respective strategic positions is inevitable. The challenge therefore, is for the EU-SA Strategic Partnership to maintain a flexibility that allows for continued contestation, development and relevance. This paper reviews the historical context of the partnership and the challenging dynamics that have evolved over the lifespan of partnership, providing the basis for the thematic discussion which follow in this issue. The analysis in this article demonstrates that in spite of acknowledged challenges, the functionality of the strategic partnership based on persisting interests remains intact.
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- Authors: Landsberg, Chris , Hierro, Lara
- Date: 2017
- Subjects: South Africa , EU , Strategic Partnership
- Language: English
- Type: Article
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10210/254610 , uj:26658 , Citation: Landsberg, C. & Hierro, L. 2017. An overview of the EU-SA Strategic Partnership 10 years on : diverging world views, persisting interests.
- Description: Abstract: The EU-SA Strategic Partnership (SP) has entered its 10th year. It is a product of its time and particular regional and international circumstances. These having changed somewhat over the course of the last decade, it is not surprising that the dynamics of the relationship, expressed through the strategic partnership’s parameters, have undergone commensurate changes. Based on the recognition that the partnership is between a multilateral institution and a state, the difference in their respective strategic positions is inevitable. The challenge therefore, is for the EU-SA Strategic Partnership to maintain a flexibility that allows for continued contestation, development and relevance. This paper reviews the historical context of the partnership and the challenging dynamics that have evolved over the lifespan of partnership, providing the basis for the thematic discussion which follow in this issue. The analysis in this article demonstrates that in spite of acknowledged challenges, the functionality of the strategic partnership based on persisting interests remains intact.
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A holistic framework for successful sponsoring IT projects from an IT governance persepective
- Authors: Letchtman, Elazar
- Date: 2008-04-23T10:39:40Z
- Subjects: Information technology , South Africa , ICT governance , Information communications technology
- Type: Thesis
- Identifier: uj:8588 , http://hdl.handle.net/10210/284
- Description: Over the past decade, research conducted for the benefit of IT project management has pointed to numerous factors that contribute to organisational project success. Support from executives and top management is often cited as an imperative factor, whilst having clear business objectives for conducting projects follows closely behind. The linchpin between the executive leadership team and project managers is the project sponsor, who is in a position to directly contribute to the two aforementioned project success factors. The precise responsibilities of the sponsor, however, remain relatively poorly defined. As a result, it is important to focus on this very important role and provide those who are in this position with a set of activities that would facilitate greater project success. Further to this, the corporate governance scandals of the past few years and the consequent publication of relevant acts of legislation and governance standards has forced top management to become more interested in the conduct of their organisation’s portfolio of projects. This research study therefore addresses both the formal and informal aspects of the role of the project sponsor and has provided guidance to organisations and professional associations in defining the role and responsibilities of the project sponsor within a corporate governance framework. The first goal was therefore to establish a holistic corporate governance framework that encompasses the roles of IT and project management in the organisation. By doing so, executives are given a road map that aligns all IT projects with organisational strategy and a means to facilitate greater internal control over all IT project-related activities. This was developed by identifying the relevance and implications that recent corporate scandals around the world have had on IT and project management in general. This then led to combining COBIT (which is an IT governance Abstract ii framework) and a new project governance framework (known as the PG framework) to form a corporate governance framework. This is followed by the development of a generic project sponsorship competency framework that provides organisations with a benchmark that assesses whether an individual is appropriately suited for the role of sponsoring an IT project. Both frameworks provide a means to facilitate better strategic alignment and internal control of all IT project-related activities, and thus contribute to the improvement of IT project management capability within the organisation. , Labuschagne, L., Prof.
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- Authors: Letchtman, Elazar
- Date: 2008-04-23T10:39:40Z
- Subjects: Information technology , South Africa , ICT governance , Information communications technology
- Type: Thesis
- Identifier: uj:8588 , http://hdl.handle.net/10210/284
- Description: Over the past decade, research conducted for the benefit of IT project management has pointed to numerous factors that contribute to organisational project success. Support from executives and top management is often cited as an imperative factor, whilst having clear business objectives for conducting projects follows closely behind. The linchpin between the executive leadership team and project managers is the project sponsor, who is in a position to directly contribute to the two aforementioned project success factors. The precise responsibilities of the sponsor, however, remain relatively poorly defined. As a result, it is important to focus on this very important role and provide those who are in this position with a set of activities that would facilitate greater project success. Further to this, the corporate governance scandals of the past few years and the consequent publication of relevant acts of legislation and governance standards has forced top management to become more interested in the conduct of their organisation’s portfolio of projects. This research study therefore addresses both the formal and informal aspects of the role of the project sponsor and has provided guidance to organisations and professional associations in defining the role and responsibilities of the project sponsor within a corporate governance framework. The first goal was therefore to establish a holistic corporate governance framework that encompasses the roles of IT and project management in the organisation. By doing so, executives are given a road map that aligns all IT projects with organisational strategy and a means to facilitate greater internal control over all IT project-related activities. This was developed by identifying the relevance and implications that recent corporate scandals around the world have had on IT and project management in general. This then led to combining COBIT (which is an IT governance Abstract ii framework) and a new project governance framework (known as the PG framework) to form a corporate governance framework. This is followed by the development of a generic project sponsorship competency framework that provides organisations with a benchmark that assesses whether an individual is appropriately suited for the role of sponsoring an IT project. Both frameworks provide a means to facilitate better strategic alignment and internal control of all IT project-related activities, and thus contribute to the improvement of IT project management capability within the organisation. , Labuschagne, L., Prof.
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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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- 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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Opvoedkundig-sielkundige kriteria vir die evaluering van rehabilitasieprogramme vir dwelmafhanklike adolessente in Suid-Afrika.
- Authors: Louw, Smaragda
- Date: 2008-08-26T09:14:28Z
- Subjects: teenager drug use , drug abuse treatment , Narcotic addicts rehabilitation , South Africa
- Type: Thesis
- Identifier: uj:4048 , http://hdl.handle.net/10210/939
- Description: In South Africa today, the numbers of drug-dependent adolescents are increasing at alarming rates. These adolescents require rehabilitation. The numbers of institutions that offer drug rehabilitation services are also growing exponentially. However, the programs followed by the institutions are wide ranging in nature and are not controlled by government or a professional body. Although these institutions claim individual successes, their success rates – especially in regard of adolescents – is highly subjective and suspect. The discipline of educational psychology is uniquely capable of setting objective criteria to which all programs for drug-dependent adolescents should comply. Educational psychology emphasizes two important aspects of human development: The educational and the psychological. Moreover, it gives considerable weight to the adolescent’s participation in her own development. The uncontrolled use of dependence-forming substances by adolescents negatively influences every level of their physical, emotional, cognitive, psychological and social development. To facilitate their growth to responsible adulthood, specialized treatment is required to address specific adolescent developmental tasks and needs. It has become imperative that the programs offered to adolescents in South Africa be analysed and examined critically in order to determine whether they comply with the dictates of a responsible educational-psychological approach. It is against this background that a research study was undertaken to investigate the current position of drug rehabilitation programs for adolescents offered by centres and clinics in South Africa. The aim of this study was to determine and describe educational-psychological criteria to evaluate the suitability of current programs that are offered to drug dependent adolescents in this country. A theoretical framework was developed by an extensive literary research. This framework formed the foundation of an empirical study. The initial stage of the empirical study – the identification of drug rehabilitation centres and clinics that offer in-patient treatment for adolescents – was hampered by the lack of government involvement in the registration and monitoring of such centres and clinics and the programs they offer. No database containing information on drug use, drug misuse and drug dependence, as well as places and methods of rehabilitation, exists. Identified institutions were contacted and requested to participate in this research. Several refused. The centres and clinics that were willing to assist and offered unique programs, were visited. In several instances one centre was visited and described as representative of several centres or clinics that offer programs based on a similar approach. Documentation regarding drug rehabilitation programs were perused. Interviews with adolescents – whose parents had given permission for their participation – and with available parents and staff were recorded and transcribed. The transcriptions were qualitatively analysed. Educational-psychological criteria that address the specific development needs of adolescents were identified. This research found that although some programs address some minor educationalpsychological aspects of the adolescent’s substance problem, not one of the in-patient programs addressed the problem holistically by emphasizing the development and needs of these adolescents. The effect of these programs on the educationalpsychological development of adolescents moving towards responsible adulthood, must be questioned. The educational-psychological criteria – as set out in this research study – should be applied to in-patient drug rehabilitation programs for adolescents in South Africa to increase the quality and success of the said programs. Through such an approach, adolescents are valued as individuals who have to complete general developmental tasks successfully to arrive at a responsible and meaningful adulthood. , Prof. J.C. Kok
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- Authors: Louw, Smaragda
- Date: 2008-08-26T09:14:28Z
- Subjects: teenager drug use , drug abuse treatment , Narcotic addicts rehabilitation , South Africa
- Type: Thesis
- Identifier: uj:4048 , http://hdl.handle.net/10210/939
- Description: In South Africa today, the numbers of drug-dependent adolescents are increasing at alarming rates. These adolescents require rehabilitation. The numbers of institutions that offer drug rehabilitation services are also growing exponentially. However, the programs followed by the institutions are wide ranging in nature and are not controlled by government or a professional body. Although these institutions claim individual successes, their success rates – especially in regard of adolescents – is highly subjective and suspect. The discipline of educational psychology is uniquely capable of setting objective criteria to which all programs for drug-dependent adolescents should comply. Educational psychology emphasizes two important aspects of human development: The educational and the psychological. Moreover, it gives considerable weight to the adolescent’s participation in her own development. The uncontrolled use of dependence-forming substances by adolescents negatively influences every level of their physical, emotional, cognitive, psychological and social development. To facilitate their growth to responsible adulthood, specialized treatment is required to address specific adolescent developmental tasks and needs. It has become imperative that the programs offered to adolescents in South Africa be analysed and examined critically in order to determine whether they comply with the dictates of a responsible educational-psychological approach. It is against this background that a research study was undertaken to investigate the current position of drug rehabilitation programs for adolescents offered by centres and clinics in South Africa. The aim of this study was to determine and describe educational-psychological criteria to evaluate the suitability of current programs that are offered to drug dependent adolescents in this country. A theoretical framework was developed by an extensive literary research. This framework formed the foundation of an empirical study. The initial stage of the empirical study – the identification of drug rehabilitation centres and clinics that offer in-patient treatment for adolescents – was hampered by the lack of government involvement in the registration and monitoring of such centres and clinics and the programs they offer. No database containing information on drug use, drug misuse and drug dependence, as well as places and methods of rehabilitation, exists. Identified institutions were contacted and requested to participate in this research. Several refused. The centres and clinics that were willing to assist and offered unique programs, were visited. In several instances one centre was visited and described as representative of several centres or clinics that offer programs based on a similar approach. Documentation regarding drug rehabilitation programs were perused. Interviews with adolescents – whose parents had given permission for their participation – and with available parents and staff were recorded and transcribed. The transcriptions were qualitatively analysed. Educational-psychological criteria that address the specific development needs of adolescents were identified. This research found that although some programs address some minor educationalpsychological aspects of the adolescent’s substance problem, not one of the in-patient programs addressed the problem holistically by emphasizing the development and needs of these adolescents. The effect of these programs on the educationalpsychological development of adolescents moving towards responsible adulthood, must be questioned. The educational-psychological criteria – as set out in this research study – should be applied to in-patient drug rehabilitation programs for adolescents in South Africa to increase the quality and success of the said programs. Through such an approach, adolescents are valued as individuals who have to complete general developmental tasks successfully to arrive at a responsible and meaningful adulthood. , Prof. J.C. Kok
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Outcomes-based guidelines for the curriculation of Technikon level public relations education in South Africa.
- Authors: Lowe, Genevieve Isabelle
- Date: 2008-05-28T12:14:04Z
- Subjects: competency based education , universities and colleges , public relations , public relations study and teaching , vocational guidance , South Africa
- Type: Thesis
- Identifier: http://ujcontent.uj.ac.za8080/10210/381348 , uj:2311 , http://hdl.handle.net/10210/476
- Description: The International Public Relations Association (IPRA) in their Gold Paper No.7 (1990:6) recognises two schools of thought about education and training for public relations : one that it is preparation for a technician level post and the other that it is preparation for management. These two approaches broadly represent that of public relations education in the USA and that in Europe, respectively. These two different approaches differ markedly. South African tertiary education utilises both of these approaches, university education in public relations following the European model, and technikon education following the model of the USA. This has created confusion in industry and, as a result, graduates of both universities and technikons are often not given due recognition. It also results in public relations not realising its true potential. Added to the foregoing, there are fundamental problems in the field of public relations itself, such as its lack of definition and also of scientific status and professionalism. South Africa is currently introducing an outcomes-based approach to education throughout its tertiary education system. While the introduction of a particular curriculation approach such as outcomes-based education would be problematic in the general sense because of the fundamental problems of public relations, it is particularly so in the South African context where public relations education is being offered in accordance with the two different approaches to education. For this reason, this study seeks to provide guidelines for the curriculation of technikon level public relations education within an outcomes-based approach to education. The compilation of a set of guidelines for technikon level public relations education will serve a useful purpose in several directions, as set out below:- (1) The confusion in South African industry with regard to the recognition of the abilities of public relations graduates can be alleviated. (2) The path can be opened for the accreditation of public relations graduates to be instituted. (3) The chances of graduates gaining managerial positions and of becoming members of the dominant coalition of an organisation and of being able to utilise the Excellence Model of public relations practice will be promoted. (4) Research is more likely to be theoretically-grounded and is likely both to increase in volume and to make a worthy contribution to development in South Africa. (5) The chances of the fundamental problems of the field of public relations being engaged will be enhanced and this could make significant contributions to the field on a generic scale. (6) The fulfilment of the requirement of The White Paper (1997) that South African tertiary education carry out its function with economy and efficiency will be facilitated. In order to fulfil the primary purpose, current approaches to tertiary level public relations education will be analysed and assessed in various contexts; weaknesses and strengths in current curriculation perspectives adopted for tertiary level public relations education will be identified; the impact of the educational context on the curriculation of technikon level public relations courses will be analysed; and a theoretical framework for understanding the context of technikon tertiary level public relations education will be developed. The foregoing yield information for the compilation of guidelines and recommendations for technikon level public relations education in South Africa. , Prof. S. Verwey
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- Authors: Lowe, Genevieve Isabelle
- Date: 2008-05-28T12:14:04Z
- Subjects: competency based education , universities and colleges , public relations , public relations study and teaching , vocational guidance , South Africa
- Type: Thesis
- Identifier: http://ujcontent.uj.ac.za8080/10210/381348 , uj:2311 , http://hdl.handle.net/10210/476
- Description: The International Public Relations Association (IPRA) in their Gold Paper No.7 (1990:6) recognises two schools of thought about education and training for public relations : one that it is preparation for a technician level post and the other that it is preparation for management. These two approaches broadly represent that of public relations education in the USA and that in Europe, respectively. These two different approaches differ markedly. South African tertiary education utilises both of these approaches, university education in public relations following the European model, and technikon education following the model of the USA. This has created confusion in industry and, as a result, graduates of both universities and technikons are often not given due recognition. It also results in public relations not realising its true potential. Added to the foregoing, there are fundamental problems in the field of public relations itself, such as its lack of definition and also of scientific status and professionalism. South Africa is currently introducing an outcomes-based approach to education throughout its tertiary education system. While the introduction of a particular curriculation approach such as outcomes-based education would be problematic in the general sense because of the fundamental problems of public relations, it is particularly so in the South African context where public relations education is being offered in accordance with the two different approaches to education. For this reason, this study seeks to provide guidelines for the curriculation of technikon level public relations education within an outcomes-based approach to education. The compilation of a set of guidelines for technikon level public relations education will serve a useful purpose in several directions, as set out below:- (1) The confusion in South African industry with regard to the recognition of the abilities of public relations graduates can be alleviated. (2) The path can be opened for the accreditation of public relations graduates to be instituted. (3) The chances of graduates gaining managerial positions and of becoming members of the dominant coalition of an organisation and of being able to utilise the Excellence Model of public relations practice will be promoted. (4) Research is more likely to be theoretically-grounded and is likely both to increase in volume and to make a worthy contribution to development in South Africa. (5) The chances of the fundamental problems of the field of public relations being engaged will be enhanced and this could make significant contributions to the field on a generic scale. (6) The fulfilment of the requirement of The White Paper (1997) that South African tertiary education carry out its function with economy and efficiency will be facilitated. In order to fulfil the primary purpose, current approaches to tertiary level public relations education will be analysed and assessed in various contexts; weaknesses and strengths in current curriculation perspectives adopted for tertiary level public relations education will be identified; the impact of the educational context on the curriculation of technikon level public relations courses will be analysed; and a theoretical framework for understanding the context of technikon tertiary level public relations education will be developed. The foregoing yield information for the compilation of guidelines and recommendations for technikon level public relations education in South Africa. , Prof. S. Verwey
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Car ownership perceptions and intentions amongst South African students
- Authors: Luke, Rose
- Date: 2017
- Subjects: Car ownership , Developing country , South Africa
- Language: English
- Type: Article
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10210/254749 , uj:26681 , Citation: Luke, R. 2017. Car ownership perceptions and intentions amongst South African students.
- Description: Abstract: High levels of car ownership have major impacts on congestion and thus the mobility, accessibility, heath and liveability in cities. Increasing car ownership is already reflected in high congestion levels in South African cities and does not appear to be reducing, despite policy interventions. The factors that drive the high car ownership intentions thus need to be investigated, so that policy efforts can be appropriately directed. The study aimed at investigating the car ownership intentions of students, as being most likely to drive car sales in the future, with the purpose of understanding the factors underlying the high desire to own a car. The study finds that although costs are the main barrier to market entry, and that most students intend to purchase a car as soon as they can afford it. These intentions are largely driven by the view that the quality of public transport constrains the movement of people and does not provide a travel alternative that is considered to be a reasonable alternative to the car, as indicated by the view that cars are a necessity. The study finds that although there are differences in the valuation of public and alternative modes of transport, based on demographic elements, familiarity with car usage and psychosocial factors, most students intend to own a car as the best means of travel, with little seeming to moderate the decision. The poor valuation of public and alternative transport suggests however that, whilst other measures to curb car use and promote public transport may have value, only significant service level improvements in public transport is likely to drive real behaviour change.
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- Authors: Luke, Rose
- Date: 2017
- Subjects: Car ownership , Developing country , South Africa
- Language: English
- Type: Article
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10210/254749 , uj:26681 , Citation: Luke, R. 2017. Car ownership perceptions and intentions amongst South African students.
- Description: Abstract: High levels of car ownership have major impacts on congestion and thus the mobility, accessibility, heath and liveability in cities. Increasing car ownership is already reflected in high congestion levels in South African cities and does not appear to be reducing, despite policy interventions. The factors that drive the high car ownership intentions thus need to be investigated, so that policy efforts can be appropriately directed. The study aimed at investigating the car ownership intentions of students, as being most likely to drive car sales in the future, with the purpose of understanding the factors underlying the high desire to own a car. The study finds that although costs are the main barrier to market entry, and that most students intend to purchase a car as soon as they can afford it. These intentions are largely driven by the view that the quality of public transport constrains the movement of people and does not provide a travel alternative that is considered to be a reasonable alternative to the car, as indicated by the view that cars are a necessity. The study finds that although there are differences in the valuation of public and alternative modes of transport, based on demographic elements, familiarity with car usage and psychosocial factors, most students intend to own a car as the best means of travel, with little seeming to moderate the decision. The poor valuation of public and alternative transport suggests however that, whilst other measures to curb car use and promote public transport may have value, only significant service level improvements in public transport is likely to drive real behaviour change.
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Employees’ perceptions of food waste management in hotels
- Mabaso, Cynthia H., Hewson, D. S.
- Authors: Mabaso, Cynthia H. , Hewson, D. S.
- Date: 2018
- Subjects: Food waste , Hotels , South Africa
- Language: English
- Type: Article
- Identifier: http://ujcontent.uj.ac.za8080/10210/387864 , http://hdl.handle.net/10210/285542 , uj:30883 , Citation: Mabaso, C.H. & Hewson, D.S. 2018. Employees’ perceptions of food waste management in hotels. , ISSN: 2223-814X
- Description: Abstract: This study was designed to explain current food waste practices, specifically from the perspective of the staff in hotel kitchens. A case study of the perceptions of the staff involved in the food waste chain in a hotel group in Gauteng was undertaken, using a quantitative approach. The study objective was achieved using structured questionnaires that were administered to the relevant stakeholders involved in food waste generation. The findings revealed that the staff concerned generally had a positive perception of the environmental issues pertaining to food waste generation. With this positive foundation, the study recommends that general hotel initiatives should focus on the food waste policies and procedures that capitalise on the positive perceptions involved, by means of assisting staff to create greater balance between their beliefs and work practices. Initiatives such as specific training could assist the staff to better understand ‘best food waste practice’ in relation to such negotiated sustainability issues as “social, environmental and financial policies and procedures”. The study proposes a conceptual framework that could be useful and applicable in the managing of food waste within hotels in the South African context. The study, further, offers insights into the current food waste strategies that are in place to reduce the amount of food waste within hotels and to further unpack the nature and patterns of food waste within specific hotels.
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- Authors: Mabaso, Cynthia H. , Hewson, D. S.
- Date: 2018
- Subjects: Food waste , Hotels , South Africa
- Language: English
- Type: Article
- Identifier: http://ujcontent.uj.ac.za8080/10210/387864 , http://hdl.handle.net/10210/285542 , uj:30883 , Citation: Mabaso, C.H. & Hewson, D.S. 2018. Employees’ perceptions of food waste management in hotels. , ISSN: 2223-814X
- Description: Abstract: This study was designed to explain current food waste practices, specifically from the perspective of the staff in hotel kitchens. A case study of the perceptions of the staff involved in the food waste chain in a hotel group in Gauteng was undertaken, using a quantitative approach. The study objective was achieved using structured questionnaires that were administered to the relevant stakeholders involved in food waste generation. The findings revealed that the staff concerned generally had a positive perception of the environmental issues pertaining to food waste generation. With this positive foundation, the study recommends that general hotel initiatives should focus on the food waste policies and procedures that capitalise on the positive perceptions involved, by means of assisting staff to create greater balance between their beliefs and work practices. Initiatives such as specific training could assist the staff to better understand ‘best food waste practice’ in relation to such negotiated sustainability issues as “social, environmental and financial policies and procedures”. The study proposes a conceptual framework that could be useful and applicable in the managing of food waste within hotels in the South African context. The study, further, offers insights into the current food waste strategies that are in place to reduce the amount of food waste within hotels and to further unpack the nature and patterns of food waste within specific hotels.
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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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- 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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Human capital development (HCD) risks in the African hospitality industry
- Mara, Cashandra, Govender, Cookie, Makka, Anoosha
- Authors: Mara, Cashandra , Govender, Cookie , Makka, Anoosha
- Date: 2019
- Subjects: Human capital development , Hospitality industry , South Africa
- Language: English
- Type: Article
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10210/399250 , uj:33268 , Citation: Mara, C., Govender, C. & Makka, A. 2019. Human capital development (HCD) risks in the African hospitality industry. African Journal of Hospitality, Tourism and Leisure, 8(4):1-14.
- Description: Abstract: This study was inspired by an interest in understanding how African hospitality managers view human capital development (HCD) or training risk, which, as an emerging field, is worthy of investigation. Human capital risks may result from management actions or inactions and may cause financial or reputational damage, loss of talent and dynamic capabilities. Examples of HCD inactions may be failure to transfer training, lack of agreement between line managers and HCD practitioners’ priorities, or lack of insight into the organisation’s strategic direction. A sample of 32 managers in 12 hospitality organisations in Namibia and South Africa was interviewed to explore their perceptions of HCD risk. It was found that little knowledge exists about HCD risks. Similar risks were found to be prevalent in the hospitality industries in the two countries, which were high employee turnover, low levels of employee and management commitment, which resulted in poor performance. Theoretically, this article contributes to the body of knowledge on HCD in the unique African context. Its practical contribution is that it creates awareness about HCD risk and the benefits of managing it.
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- Authors: Mara, Cashandra , Govender, Cookie , Makka, Anoosha
- Date: 2019
- Subjects: Human capital development , Hospitality industry , South Africa
- Language: English
- Type: Article
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10210/399250 , uj:33268 , Citation: Mara, C., Govender, C. & Makka, A. 2019. Human capital development (HCD) risks in the African hospitality industry. African Journal of Hospitality, Tourism and Leisure, 8(4):1-14.
- Description: Abstract: This study was inspired by an interest in understanding how African hospitality managers view human capital development (HCD) or training risk, which, as an emerging field, is worthy of investigation. Human capital risks may result from management actions or inactions and may cause financial or reputational damage, loss of talent and dynamic capabilities. Examples of HCD inactions may be failure to transfer training, lack of agreement between line managers and HCD practitioners’ priorities, or lack of insight into the organisation’s strategic direction. A sample of 32 managers in 12 hospitality organisations in Namibia and South Africa was interviewed to explore their perceptions of HCD risk. It was found that little knowledge exists about HCD risks. Similar risks were found to be prevalent in the hospitality industries in the two countries, which were high employee turnover, low levels of employee and management commitment, which resulted in poor performance. Theoretically, this article contributes to the body of knowledge on HCD in the unique African context. Its practical contribution is that it creates awareness about HCD risk and the benefits of managing it.
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Afrikaanse tienertaal.
- Authors: Marais, Salome
- Date: 2007-12-07T07:42:48Z
- Subjects: teenager language , afrikaans language , slang , South Africa
- Type: Thesis
- Identifier: uj:14708 , http://hdl.handle.net/10210/169
- Description: It is a well-known fact that the speech of young people is in many respects different from the speech of older speakers. This also applies to Afrikaans as spoken by the younger generation. The difference in speech is recognized to such an extent that the media and literature aimed at teenagers make use of the same words and phrases. That creates the impression that these publications are making use of a specific variety of Afrikaans. In the present study the researcher has endeavoured to describe the specific nature of teenage language as spoken by Afrikaans teenagers in a bid to establish whether Tienerafrikaans could be considered a variety of Afrikaans. The dissertation first looks at the linguistic research on teenage language in countries like Germany,England and the Scandinavian countries as the existing sociolinguistic descriptions of the speech of teenagers in South Africa are inadequate while no study has yet been carried out on Afrikaans teenage speech. The characteristics of teenage language, such as the use of slang, the use of English words by non-English speakers and the use of pragmatic markers, as observed by researchers such as Androutsopoulos, Andersen and Stenström, served as a starting point for this study. Other characteristics of teenage speech that were emphasised, were the function of socialisation and that teenagers use speech to set them apart from adults and to indicate their membership of the peer group. In an attempt to describe the non-standard forms used in media and literature aimed at teenagers, an in-depth study was made of language forms that appear in Tienerafrikaans. The data for the study came from lists of words supplied by teenagers, questionnaires, letters to Jip, a teenage supplement to Beeld, and interviews with teenagers. The results indicated the following: • Tienerafrikaans is an informal register of Afrikaans making use of certain linguistic phenomena, like slang, code switching, borrowing and calque. • The wide range of non-Afrikaans lexical items that are used by Afrikaans teenagers are mostly derived from English. • Afrikaans teenagers are capable of creating new words and slang expressions in Afrikaans. The study also indicated that the claim by critics that authors made use of teenage language in books aimed at teenage readers, is justified. To a certain extent authors made use of the same lexical items and informal style that was identified from the data.The conclusion drawn is that the term Tienerafrikaans could be applied to the mixed language spoken by a significant number of Afrikaans teenagers and that Tienerafrikaans is a variety of Afrikaans. , Prof. A.E. Coetzee
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- Authors: Marais, Salome
- Date: 2007-12-07T07:42:48Z
- Subjects: teenager language , afrikaans language , slang , South Africa
- Type: Thesis
- Identifier: uj:14708 , http://hdl.handle.net/10210/169
- Description: It is a well-known fact that the speech of young people is in many respects different from the speech of older speakers. This also applies to Afrikaans as spoken by the younger generation. The difference in speech is recognized to such an extent that the media and literature aimed at teenagers make use of the same words and phrases. That creates the impression that these publications are making use of a specific variety of Afrikaans. In the present study the researcher has endeavoured to describe the specific nature of teenage language as spoken by Afrikaans teenagers in a bid to establish whether Tienerafrikaans could be considered a variety of Afrikaans. The dissertation first looks at the linguistic research on teenage language in countries like Germany,England and the Scandinavian countries as the existing sociolinguistic descriptions of the speech of teenagers in South Africa are inadequate while no study has yet been carried out on Afrikaans teenage speech. The characteristics of teenage language, such as the use of slang, the use of English words by non-English speakers and the use of pragmatic markers, as observed by researchers such as Androutsopoulos, Andersen and Stenström, served as a starting point for this study. Other characteristics of teenage speech that were emphasised, were the function of socialisation and that teenagers use speech to set them apart from adults and to indicate their membership of the peer group. In an attempt to describe the non-standard forms used in media and literature aimed at teenagers, an in-depth study was made of language forms that appear in Tienerafrikaans. The data for the study came from lists of words supplied by teenagers, questionnaires, letters to Jip, a teenage supplement to Beeld, and interviews with teenagers. The results indicated the following: • Tienerafrikaans is an informal register of Afrikaans making use of certain linguistic phenomena, like slang, code switching, borrowing and calque. • The wide range of non-Afrikaans lexical items that are used by Afrikaans teenagers are mostly derived from English. • Afrikaans teenagers are capable of creating new words and slang expressions in Afrikaans. The study also indicated that the claim by critics that authors made use of teenage language in books aimed at teenage readers, is justified. To a certain extent authors made use of the same lexical items and informal style that was identified from the data.The conclusion drawn is that the term Tienerafrikaans could be applied to the mixed language spoken by a significant number of Afrikaans teenagers and that Tienerafrikaans is a variety of Afrikaans. , Prof. A.E. Coetzee
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The empowerment of women through integrating HIV/AIDS issues and literacy at community level.
- Authors: Mashao, Zanele Philadelphia
- Date: 2008-06-05T11:41:06Z
- Subjects: Safe sex in AIDS prevention , AIDS(Disease) prevention , Sexual behaviour of women , South Africa , Women education , Adult education of women
- Type: Thesis
- Identifier: uj:9035 , http://hdl.handle.net/10210/549
- Description: The aim of this research was to establish the women’s perceptions, opinions and feelings on the practise of safe sex and HIV/AIDS to see if there is correlation between sexual behaviour and the level of education. The ultimate aim was to determine, and to raise awareness of, the need for empowerment of women through integrating HIV/AIDS issues and literacy at the community level. In this study it appeared that gender inequality is among other factors fuelling the rapid spread of HIV/AIDS. Statistics have proven that women are both amongst those infected and have the highest rate of illiteracy. Thus it is important to instil skills, knowledge, values and attitudes (SKVAs) and thus enhance women’s lives. The question that guided the research reported in this study is: How can women be empowered with skills, knowledge, values and attitudes to combat the spread of HIV/AIDS, to better their own lives and to become active change agents in their community? Investigations of this study prompted the researcher to review literature related to empowerment of women. The theoretical foundation discussed the elements related to the research question. Theoretical elements discussed are: empowerment, literacy and HIV/AIDS issues. This literature survey served the purpose of checking the validity of my claim, and returned a “valid” verdict. In the light of the above, a qualitative research methodology was adopted, using personal interviews for data collection. Eight participants were selected by purposive sampling to represent the widest possible range of perspectives, experiences and needs, and the interviews were designed to arrive at a deeper understanding of those experiences and needs. The data gathered were then analysed and findings written up. The findings of this research indicated that women had knowledge about HIV/AIDS and perceived seriousness of the diseases. They were, to an extent misinformed, about the use of condoms and were scared of the repercussions. As such they were exposed to exploitation due to subordination and were eventually vulnerable to contract illnesses. In addition, the factor of gender inequality denies opportunities of empowerment to women, who often encounter direct opposition to their attempts at self-improvement, thereby staying in their “destitute” positions forever. Women interviewed for this study suffered stress and frustration with irresponsible partners. Their multiple roles, as well as household chores, hinder their active participation in any programmes. It is my contention that, to be liberated, women need to be empowered and all forms of discrimination and gender inequality, that block their pursuit of areas of interest, need to be totally eliminated. The women’s responses in the interview contain important suggestions on the needs for empowerment programmes through integrating HIV/AIDS issues and literacy at community level. The study concludes with the recommendations for the need for empowerment programmes. , Dr. M.C. van Loggerenberg
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- Authors: Mashao, Zanele Philadelphia
- Date: 2008-06-05T11:41:06Z
- Subjects: Safe sex in AIDS prevention , AIDS(Disease) prevention , Sexual behaviour of women , South Africa , Women education , Adult education of women
- Type: Thesis
- Identifier: uj:9035 , http://hdl.handle.net/10210/549
- Description: The aim of this research was to establish the women’s perceptions, opinions and feelings on the practise of safe sex and HIV/AIDS to see if there is correlation between sexual behaviour and the level of education. The ultimate aim was to determine, and to raise awareness of, the need for empowerment of women through integrating HIV/AIDS issues and literacy at the community level. In this study it appeared that gender inequality is among other factors fuelling the rapid spread of HIV/AIDS. Statistics have proven that women are both amongst those infected and have the highest rate of illiteracy. Thus it is important to instil skills, knowledge, values and attitudes (SKVAs) and thus enhance women’s lives. The question that guided the research reported in this study is: How can women be empowered with skills, knowledge, values and attitudes to combat the spread of HIV/AIDS, to better their own lives and to become active change agents in their community? Investigations of this study prompted the researcher to review literature related to empowerment of women. The theoretical foundation discussed the elements related to the research question. Theoretical elements discussed are: empowerment, literacy and HIV/AIDS issues. This literature survey served the purpose of checking the validity of my claim, and returned a “valid” verdict. In the light of the above, a qualitative research methodology was adopted, using personal interviews for data collection. Eight participants were selected by purposive sampling to represent the widest possible range of perspectives, experiences and needs, and the interviews were designed to arrive at a deeper understanding of those experiences and needs. The data gathered were then analysed and findings written up. The findings of this research indicated that women had knowledge about HIV/AIDS and perceived seriousness of the diseases. They were, to an extent misinformed, about the use of condoms and were scared of the repercussions. As such they were exposed to exploitation due to subordination and were eventually vulnerable to contract illnesses. In addition, the factor of gender inequality denies opportunities of empowerment to women, who often encounter direct opposition to their attempts at self-improvement, thereby staying in their “destitute” positions forever. Women interviewed for this study suffered stress and frustration with irresponsible partners. Their multiple roles, as well as household chores, hinder their active participation in any programmes. It is my contention that, to be liberated, women need to be empowered and all forms of discrimination and gender inequality, that block their pursuit of areas of interest, need to be totally eliminated. The women’s responses in the interview contain important suggestions on the needs for empowerment programmes through integrating HIV/AIDS issues and literacy at community level. The study concludes with the recommendations for the need for empowerment programmes. , Dr. M.C. van Loggerenberg
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The importance of human capital in the manufacturing sector of the South African economy.
- Masuku, Samukelisiwe Desiree
- Authors: Masuku, Samukelisiwe Desiree
- Date: 2008-06-20T13:41:59Z
- Subjects: manufacturing industries , South Africa , human capital
- Type: Thesis
- Identifier: uj:3080 , http://hdl.handle.net/10210/649
- Description: A country that is unable to develop the skills and knowledge of its people and to utilise them effectively in the national economy is unable to develop. No country can sustain economic development and international competitiveness if its human resources are not developed to contribute significantly to the economy. Human capital refers to the knowledge and skills that people in the work force acquire through education, on-the-job training and self-teaching. According to human capital theories, education and training enhance a person’s stock of human capital, increasing productive potential and leading to higher earnings. South Africa has a shortage of skilled workers and an oversupply of unskilled workers that resulted from bottlenecks in the labour market generated by apartheid. People play a crucial role in any company’s ability to produce products and services that will improve a country’s productivity and economic growth. The role of human capital and resources for development is of paramount importance in a country like South Africa, as its human resources are underdeveloped and the potential of people are not realised or taken into account. Experts agree that to maintain a relative standard of living, countries must upgrade the education and skill levels of the labour force. Labour plays an essential role in the economic growth of the country and it is important to develop manpower efficiently to be able to supply the necessary skills required by a growing economy. The SADC region should continuously improve its human capital to enhance high levels of productivity and, by employing modern technology, the standard of living will be harnessed. During 2001, 10,2 percent of the manufacturing labour force was classified as highly skilled. It is important for the manufacturing sector to keep up with technological advancement in order to compete globally. To increase exports, labour productivity, employment level and wages, the manufacturing sector should continuously train, retrain and educate its labour force. Without technological changes, growth would come to a standstill and education and training should therefore continue to meet these technological changes. The South African manufacturing sector is characterised by structural changes that are shifting from labour intensive, low technology and resource-based industries, to medium and high technology and sales-based industries. The manufacturing, finance and communications sectors have shifted from semi-skilled to highly skilled industries. In the secondary sector, skills that are in demand include an understanding of global markets and the regulations governing access to these markets. There should be better linkages with, and co-operation between education and training. Training is part of the world of work. Training should remain the responsibility of employers, the Departments of Labour and Education, training providers and government and should be at the heart of the new institutional regime for skills development. Therefore, it necessitates individual employers to improve the co-ordination of training and increases their investments in skills formation. Improving human capital should be regarded as a benefit with positive externalities. SETA’s are required to respond to the skills backlog and the enterprise training needs of the various stakeholders by overseeing designated skills training programmes and development initiatives. The guidelines of the Skills Development Act and the Skills Development Levy Act govern such requirements set for the SETA’s. , Prof. G. Van Zyl
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- Authors: Masuku, Samukelisiwe Desiree
- Date: 2008-06-20T13:41:59Z
- Subjects: manufacturing industries , South Africa , human capital
- Type: Thesis
- Identifier: uj:3080 , http://hdl.handle.net/10210/649
- Description: A country that is unable to develop the skills and knowledge of its people and to utilise them effectively in the national economy is unable to develop. No country can sustain economic development and international competitiveness if its human resources are not developed to contribute significantly to the economy. Human capital refers to the knowledge and skills that people in the work force acquire through education, on-the-job training and self-teaching. According to human capital theories, education and training enhance a person’s stock of human capital, increasing productive potential and leading to higher earnings. South Africa has a shortage of skilled workers and an oversupply of unskilled workers that resulted from bottlenecks in the labour market generated by apartheid. People play a crucial role in any company’s ability to produce products and services that will improve a country’s productivity and economic growth. The role of human capital and resources for development is of paramount importance in a country like South Africa, as its human resources are underdeveloped and the potential of people are not realised or taken into account. Experts agree that to maintain a relative standard of living, countries must upgrade the education and skill levels of the labour force. Labour plays an essential role in the economic growth of the country and it is important to develop manpower efficiently to be able to supply the necessary skills required by a growing economy. The SADC region should continuously improve its human capital to enhance high levels of productivity and, by employing modern technology, the standard of living will be harnessed. During 2001, 10,2 percent of the manufacturing labour force was classified as highly skilled. It is important for the manufacturing sector to keep up with technological advancement in order to compete globally. To increase exports, labour productivity, employment level and wages, the manufacturing sector should continuously train, retrain and educate its labour force. Without technological changes, growth would come to a standstill and education and training should therefore continue to meet these technological changes. The South African manufacturing sector is characterised by structural changes that are shifting from labour intensive, low technology and resource-based industries, to medium and high technology and sales-based industries. The manufacturing, finance and communications sectors have shifted from semi-skilled to highly skilled industries. In the secondary sector, skills that are in demand include an understanding of global markets and the regulations governing access to these markets. There should be better linkages with, and co-operation between education and training. Training is part of the world of work. Training should remain the responsibility of employers, the Departments of Labour and Education, training providers and government and should be at the heart of the new institutional regime for skills development. Therefore, it necessitates individual employers to improve the co-ordination of training and increases their investments in skills formation. Improving human capital should be regarded as a benefit with positive externalities. SETA’s are required to respond to the skills backlog and the enterprise training needs of the various stakeholders by overseeing designated skills training programmes and development initiatives. The guidelines of the Skills Development Act and the Skills Development Levy Act govern such requirements set for the SETA’s. , Prof. G. Van Zyl
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Development for children’s environmental health in South Africa: Past gains and future opportunities
- Mathee, Angela, Barnes, Brendon, Naidoo, Shan, Swart, Andre, Rother, Hanna-Andrea
- Authors: Mathee, Angela , Barnes, Brendon , Naidoo, Shan , Swart, Andre , Rother, Hanna-Andrea
- Date: 2018
- Subjects: Children , Environmental health , South Africa
- Language: English
- Type: Article
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10210/281214 , uj:30254 , Citation: Mathee, A. et al. 2018. Development for children’s environmental health in South Africa: Past gains and future opportunities. Development Southern Africa, 35(2):283–293. https://doi.org/10.1080/0376835X.2017.1419857
- Description: Abstract: In poorly resourced countries children may face multiple health risks associated with environmental hazards and under-development. It is estimated that exposure to harmful environmental factors (e.g. air pollution, poor water quality and harmful chemicals) accounts for 33% of the global burden of disease, with the highest burden being borne by children. While accelerated housing and settlement development over the past two decades has benefitted hundreds of thousands of young children in South Africa, large numbers continue to face major environmental threats to their health, some of which have hitherto been neglected. Such children are likely to be particularly vulnerable to the unfolding ramifications of climate change. In this light greater urgency and momentum is needed to improve living conditions and other socio-environmental determinants of children’s health in South Africa and other under-resourced countries. Children should be a central focus for policy and development as our global society strives to meet the Sustainable Development Goals.
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Development for children’s environmental health in South Africa: Past gains and future opportunities
- Authors: Mathee, Angela , Barnes, Brendon , Naidoo, Shan , Swart, Andre , Rother, Hanna-Andrea
- Date: 2018
- Subjects: Children , Environmental health , South Africa
- Language: English
- Type: Article
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10210/281214 , uj:30254 , Citation: Mathee, A. et al. 2018. Development for children’s environmental health in South Africa: Past gains and future opportunities. Development Southern Africa, 35(2):283–293. https://doi.org/10.1080/0376835X.2017.1419857
- Description: Abstract: In poorly resourced countries children may face multiple health risks associated with environmental hazards and under-development. It is estimated that exposure to harmful environmental factors (e.g. air pollution, poor water quality and harmful chemicals) accounts for 33% of the global burden of disease, with the highest burden being borne by children. While accelerated housing and settlement development over the past two decades has benefitted hundreds of thousands of young children in South Africa, large numbers continue to face major environmental threats to their health, some of which have hitherto been neglected. Such children are likely to be particularly vulnerable to the unfolding ramifications of climate change. In this light greater urgency and momentum is needed to improve living conditions and other socio-environmental determinants of children’s health in South Africa and other under-resourced countries. Children should be a central focus for policy and development as our global society strives to meet the Sustainable Development Goals.
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Customer complaints in the airline industry : a case of domestic and international air travellers in South Africa
- Matikiti, R., Roberts-Lombard, M., Mpinganjira, M.
- Authors: Matikiti, R. , Roberts-Lombard, M. , Mpinganjira, M.
- Date: 2018
- Subjects: Customer complaints , Airline industry , South Africa
- Language: English
- Type: Conference proceeding
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10210/289121 , uj:31364 , Citation: Matikiti, R., Roberts-Lombard, M. & Mpinganjira, M. 2018. Customer complaints in the airline industry : a case of domestic and international air travellers in South Africa.
- Description: Abstract: Service failures are inevitable in business. Understanding the nature of service failures that customers experience is critical to ensuring that proper measures are put in place to address them and avoid loss of customers. The study examined the types of customer complaints experienced by domestic and international travellers in South Africa. Data were collected using a structured questionnaire from 300 travellers at selected South African airports. The findings reveal that flight delays, baggage delays and poor food quality were some of the most complaints raised by travellers. Airlines were recommended to avoid those flight delays which are not naturally caused at all cost, and ensure that such delays are not repeated by securing pro-active strategies and that domestic airlines should consider the upgrading of their seats to better quality seats that can result in reduced customer complaints in this area.
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- Authors: Matikiti, R. , Roberts-Lombard, M. , Mpinganjira, M.
- Date: 2018
- Subjects: Customer complaints , Airline industry , South Africa
- Language: English
- Type: Conference proceeding
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10210/289121 , uj:31364 , Citation: Matikiti, R., Roberts-Lombard, M. & Mpinganjira, M. 2018. Customer complaints in the airline industry : a case of domestic and international air travellers in South Africa.
- Description: Abstract: Service failures are inevitable in business. Understanding the nature of service failures that customers experience is critical to ensuring that proper measures are put in place to address them and avoid loss of customers. The study examined the types of customer complaints experienced by domestic and international travellers in South Africa. Data were collected using a structured questionnaire from 300 travellers at selected South African airports. The findings reveal that flight delays, baggage delays and poor food quality were some of the most complaints raised by travellers. Airlines were recommended to avoid those flight delays which are not naturally caused at all cost, and ensure that such delays are not repeated by securing pro-active strategies and that domestic airlines should consider the upgrading of their seats to better quality seats that can result in reduced customer complaints in this area.
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Application of the Technology Acceptance Model and the Technology–Organisation–Environment Model to examine social media marketing use in the South African tourism industry
- Matikiti, Rosemary, Mpinganjira, Mercy, Roberts-Lombard, Mornay
- Authors: Matikiti, Rosemary , Mpinganjira, Mercy , Roberts-Lombard, Mornay
- Date: 2018
- Subjects: Social media marketing , South Africa , Tourism industry
- Language: English
- Type: Article
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10210/270262 , uj:28723 , Citation: Matikiti, R., Mpinganjira, M. & Roberts-Lombard, M., 2018, ‘Application of the Technology Acceptance Model and the Technology– Organisation–Environment Model to examine social media marketing use in the South African tourism industry’, South African Journal of Information Management 20(1), a790. https://doi.org/10.4102/ sajim.v20i1.790 , ISSN: 1560-683X (Online) , ISSN: 2078-1865 (Print)
- Description: Abstract: Background: In tourism globally there is a growing interest in social media marketing research. However, most previous research on social media marketing has focused on large tourism enterprises such as chain hotels, leaving out small tourism businesses such as travel agencies and tour operators. Objective: The aim of this research was to establish factors that influence attitude towards the use of social media marketing by travel agencies and tour operators in South Africa. Method: The study adopted a quantitative approach through the use of questionnaires. Data used in the analysis was collected from a total of 150 travel agencies and tour operators by means of a structured questionnaire. Multiple regression analysis and one‐way ANOVA were used for data analysis...
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- Authors: Matikiti, Rosemary , Mpinganjira, Mercy , Roberts-Lombard, Mornay
- Date: 2018
- Subjects: Social media marketing , South Africa , Tourism industry
- Language: English
- Type: Article
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10210/270262 , uj:28723 , Citation: Matikiti, R., Mpinganjira, M. & Roberts-Lombard, M., 2018, ‘Application of the Technology Acceptance Model and the Technology– Organisation–Environment Model to examine social media marketing use in the South African tourism industry’, South African Journal of Information Management 20(1), a790. https://doi.org/10.4102/ sajim.v20i1.790 , ISSN: 1560-683X (Online) , ISSN: 2078-1865 (Print)
- Description: Abstract: Background: In tourism globally there is a growing interest in social media marketing research. However, most previous research on social media marketing has focused on large tourism enterprises such as chain hotels, leaving out small tourism businesses such as travel agencies and tour operators. Objective: The aim of this research was to establish factors that influence attitude towards the use of social media marketing by travel agencies and tour operators in South Africa. Method: The study adopted a quantitative approach through the use of questionnaires. Data used in the analysis was collected from a total of 150 travel agencies and tour operators by means of a structured questionnaire. Multiple regression analysis and one‐way ANOVA were used for data analysis...
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Developing a scale for measuring influential factors towards geotourism development
- Matshusa, Khodani, Thomas, Peta, Leonard, Llewellyn
- Authors: Matshusa, Khodani , Thomas, Peta , Leonard, Llewellyn
- Date: 2020
- Subjects: Kruger National Park , South Africa , Geotourism
- Language: English
- Type: Article
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10210/457383 , uj:40583 , Citation: Matshusa, K., Thomas, P. & Leonard, L., 2020, ‘Developing a scale for measuring influential factors towards geotourism development’, Acta Commercii 20(1), a861. https://doi.org/10.4102/ ac.v20i1.861 , ISSN: (Online) 1684-1999
- Description: Abstract: Orientation: This article provided a theoretical enhancement for geotourism development positing the geotourism development index that contributed to gaining understanding of geotourism development by different stakeholders. Research purpose: To establish and delineate a measurement scale of factors and subsequent variables that influenced geotourism development. Motivation for this study: Geotourism has been recognised as a branch of sustainable tourism that can be used for local social sustainability through job creation, poverty alleviation, geoconservation and the development of rural economies. Effective geotourism was impossible without understanding the factors influencing geotourism development. Developing the measurement scale for measuring influential factors was deemed important in understanding and towards geotourism development. Research design, approach and method: Quantitative data were collected from 105 volunteering respondents in order to understand their perceptions of the influential factors in the context of geotourism in a South African national park. Consequently, a statistical analysis using exploratory factor analysis was performed through the principal axis factoring data extraction method to determine factors to establish a measurement scale for influential factors towards geotourism development. Main findings: The research proposed a measurement scale for measuring the influential factors towards geotourism development. Practical/managerial implications: Theoretically, this article consolidated the knowledge and understanding of the concept of geotourism development for South African national parks and other stakeholders such as the National Department of Tourism, local communities and academic institutions. Practically, this research emphasised the importance of geotourism-influential factors as mechanisms to develop geotourism and stimulate interest from tourists. Contribution/value-add: Geotourism concept has been under-researched and no previous research has comprehensively and systematically determined the influential factors of geotourism in an African national public park proposing a quantitative measurement scale towards geotourism development with such parks as public resources for abutting communities.
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- Authors: Matshusa, Khodani , Thomas, Peta , Leonard, Llewellyn
- Date: 2020
- Subjects: Kruger National Park , South Africa , Geotourism
- Language: English
- Type: Article
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10210/457383 , uj:40583 , Citation: Matshusa, K., Thomas, P. & Leonard, L., 2020, ‘Developing a scale for measuring influential factors towards geotourism development’, Acta Commercii 20(1), a861. https://doi.org/10.4102/ ac.v20i1.861 , ISSN: (Online) 1684-1999
- Description: Abstract: Orientation: This article provided a theoretical enhancement for geotourism development positing the geotourism development index that contributed to gaining understanding of geotourism development by different stakeholders. Research purpose: To establish and delineate a measurement scale of factors and subsequent variables that influenced geotourism development. Motivation for this study: Geotourism has been recognised as a branch of sustainable tourism that can be used for local social sustainability through job creation, poverty alleviation, geoconservation and the development of rural economies. Effective geotourism was impossible without understanding the factors influencing geotourism development. Developing the measurement scale for measuring influential factors was deemed important in understanding and towards geotourism development. Research design, approach and method: Quantitative data were collected from 105 volunteering respondents in order to understand their perceptions of the influential factors in the context of geotourism in a South African national park. Consequently, a statistical analysis using exploratory factor analysis was performed through the principal axis factoring data extraction method to determine factors to establish a measurement scale for influential factors towards geotourism development. Main findings: The research proposed a measurement scale for measuring the influential factors towards geotourism development. Practical/managerial implications: Theoretically, this article consolidated the knowledge and understanding of the concept of geotourism development for South African national parks and other stakeholders such as the National Department of Tourism, local communities and academic institutions. Practically, this research emphasised the importance of geotourism-influential factors as mechanisms to develop geotourism and stimulate interest from tourists. Contribution/value-add: Geotourism concept has been under-researched and no previous research has comprehensively and systematically determined the influential factors of geotourism in an African national public park proposing a quantitative measurement scale towards geotourism development with such parks as public resources for abutting communities.
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Barriers to career progression of Black African middle managers : the South African perspective
- Mayiya, Sive-Thina, Schachtebeck, Chris, Diniso, Chuma
- Authors: Mayiya, Sive-Thina , Schachtebeck, Chris , Diniso, Chuma
- Date: 2019
- Subjects: South Africa , Banking sector , Career progression
- Language: English
- Type: Article
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10210/291751 , uj:31693 , Citation: Mayiya, S.T., Schachtebeck, C. & Diniso, C. 2019. Barriers to career progression of Black African middle managers : the South African perspective.
- Description: Abstract: The primary objective of this research is to assess the perceptions of black African middle managers on barriers to career progression. While a number of studies have investigated barriers to career progression among previously disadvantaged individuals, no study has focused on the perceptions of middle managers on the barriers to career progression amongst black Africans in the workplace. The study was qualitative in nature, employing a purposive sampling approach. Data was collected by means of semi-structured interviews amongst 18 black African middle managers in two major South African banks. Results indicate that a lack of exposure to senior managerial duties, lack of career guidance and support, demographic composition of senior management, as well as perceived unequal career opportunities present barriers to career progression. The value of the research lies in the practical changes banks can make to Human Resource practices and policies to overcome current challenges. The paper is of value to managers and HR professionals in the banking sector by addressing a major South African labour market issue.
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- Authors: Mayiya, Sive-Thina , Schachtebeck, Chris , Diniso, Chuma
- Date: 2019
- Subjects: South Africa , Banking sector , Career progression
- Language: English
- Type: Article
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10210/291751 , uj:31693 , Citation: Mayiya, S.T., Schachtebeck, C. & Diniso, C. 2019. Barriers to career progression of Black African middle managers : the South African perspective.
- Description: Abstract: The primary objective of this research is to assess the perceptions of black African middle managers on barriers to career progression. While a number of studies have investigated barriers to career progression among previously disadvantaged individuals, no study has focused on the perceptions of middle managers on the barriers to career progression amongst black Africans in the workplace. The study was qualitative in nature, employing a purposive sampling approach. Data was collected by means of semi-structured interviews amongst 18 black African middle managers in two major South African banks. Results indicate that a lack of exposure to senior managerial duties, lack of career guidance and support, demographic composition of senior management, as well as perceived unequal career opportunities present barriers to career progression. The value of the research lies in the practical changes banks can make to Human Resource practices and policies to overcome current challenges. The paper is of value to managers and HR professionals in the banking sector by addressing a major South African labour market issue.
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