African Journal of Inter/Multidisciplinary Studies最新文献

The Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Food Consumption Habits, Food Purchasing Behaviours, and Food Security Status among South Africans 2019冠状病毒病大流行对南非人食品消费习惯、食品购买行为和粮食安全状况的影响

African Journal of Inter/Multidisciplinary Studies Pub Date : 2021-09-08 DOI: 10.51415/ajims.v3i1.915

A. Naicker, O. Makanjana, Karin Palmér, P. Nzama

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引用次数: 2

Christian Communication, Forms, Secularity, and Dimensions of Language in a Multifaceted Cultural Setting 多元文化背景下的基督教交流、形式、世俗性和语言维度

African Journal of Inter/Multidisciplinary Studies Pub Date : 2021-07-20 DOI: 10.51415/ajims.v3i1.914

R. Adebayo, S. Zulu

{"title":"Christian Communication, Forms, Secularity, and Dimensions of Language in a Multifaceted Cultural Setting","authors":"R. Adebayo, S. Zulu","doi":"10.51415/ajims.v3i1.914","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.51415/ajims.v3i1.914","url":null,"abstract":"Christian communication and the various dimensions of language are profoundly connected and interchangeably used in a multifaceted cultural setting. Christian churches in South Africa, similar to any other African countries, profess their philosophies, passions, and beliefs to multi-cultural congregations through the use of sacred languages and communication. This study posits that the uprising of Pentecostal churches has paved the way for nonspiritual dialectic languages and has also greatly lessened spiritual communication. As a result, the study highlights the relationship between language and religious communication among Pentecostal churches in a culturally diverse environment. This study employs a qualitative approach, through the gathering and categorisation of information between 20 churches located in Durban, South Africa to recognise Christian communication and the influence of secular linguistic features and their relationships with spirituality. This study has found that there are different forms and secular dimensions of language which differ from spiritual language and Christian communication. The study reveals that as modern Christian churches emerge, a revolutionised communication has evolved as compared to the language of orthodox churches. The study recommends that the use of language for religious communication and discourse should necessitate expounding spiritual values and courses of action.","PeriodicalId":389941,"journal":{"name":"African Journal of Inter/Multidisciplinary Studies","volume":"30 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2021-07-20","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"133174119","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

引用次数: 0

Factors Affecting Small and Medium Enterprises’ Financial Sustainability in South Africa 影响南非中小企业财务可持续性的因素

African Journal of Inter/Multidisciplinary Studies Pub Date : 2021-07-09 DOI: 10.51415/ajims.v3i1.893

Odunayo Magret Olarewaju, T. Msomi

{"title":"Factors Affecting Small and Medium Enterprises’ Financial Sustainability in South Africa","authors":"Odunayo Magret Olarewaju, T. Msomi","doi":"10.51415/ajims.v3i1.893","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.51415/ajims.v3i1.893","url":null,"abstract":"The dwindling growth of small businesses and their rate of failure in South Africa has been traced to poor financing. Thus, the factors affecting the financial sustainability of small and medium-sized enterprises in South Africa are examined in this study. Using purposive sampling, data were collected from 310 respondents, however six were incorrectly completed. The analysis was based on data collected from 304 respondents which cut across owners and/or managers from small and medium construction, manufacturing, retail, and agricultural enterprises. A quantitative research design that falls under the positivist paradigm was used. Specifically, through a descriptive and multivariate regression analysis, it was found that financial awareness, budgeting, accounting skills, and access to finance have positive and significant effects on the financial sustainability of SMEs with all the variables, having 0.005 probability values, respectively. Out of all the variables examined, budgeting and access to finance have the largest absolute values of 0.425 and 0.373, respectively. Thus, it was concluded that workshops, training, and seminars to improve the financial literacy of small and medium enterprises should be organised. This will improve owner’s ability to deploy the accounting and budgeting skills and they will be exposed to meeting loan criteria and conditions from financial institutions. Also, adequate funds should be allocated to cater for the regular training and development of small business owners using the services of financial experts.","PeriodicalId":389941,"journal":{"name":"African Journal of Inter/Multidisciplinary Studies","volume":"69 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2021-07-09","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"124411280","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

引用次数: 7

The Effect of Motive Fulfilment as a Meditating Variable between Perceived Organisational Support and Volunteers’ Affective Commitment in Non-Profit Organisations  非营利组织中动机满足作为组织支持感知与志愿者情感承诺的中介变量

African Journal of Inter/Multidisciplinary Studies Pub Date : 2021-05-21 DOI: 10.51415/AJIMS.V3I1.896

Q. Usadolo, S. Usadolo

引用次数: 0

Negotiating Territoriality in North-Western Zimbabwe: Locating The Multiple-Identities of BaTonga, Shangwe, and Karanga in History 津巴布韦西北部的领土谈判:历史上巴通加、尚维和卡兰加的多重身份定位

African Journal of Inter/Multidisciplinary Studies Pub Date : 2021-05-07 DOI: 10.51415/AJIMS.V3I1.864

Umali Saidi, Joshua Matanzima

{"title":"Negotiating Territoriality in North-Western Zimbabwe: Locating The Multiple-Identities of BaTonga, Shangwe, and Karanga in History","authors":"Umali Saidi, Joshua Matanzima","doi":"10.51415/AJIMS.V3I1.864","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.51415/AJIMS.V3I1.864","url":null,"abstract":"Multiple identities are not an event, neither are they overnight occurrences. They undergo constructions and reconstructions over time. The BaTonga, Shangwe, and Karanga speaking people in the Musampakaruma Chiefdom of north-western Zimbabwe are not an exception. Forced colonial displacements and post-independence involuntary (and/or voluntary) migrations resulted in their settling in the Musampakaruma Chiefdom from which they have now come to negotiate for space, and ultimately their identities too, in the Zimbabwean mainstream nation-state making process. For years, these three ethnic groups have had a primodalist alliance to identity wherein their identification with ancestral places of origin appeared to have been common. This, however, has changed as the new terrain has offered them new options prompting rethinking of identity and ethnicity concepts. Using qualitative and historical ethnographic data obtained in Musampakaruma from April to September 2017, this paper reports the historical and contemporary socio-political experiences of the people in the area advancing the multiple identity phenomena. Taking Musampakaruma as a case, the broad nation-state identity is re-engaged in the paper from the perspective of so-called marginalised groups showing that while landscape and socio-ethno-identities are determinants of ‘multi-personalities’, deep theorisation of identity and ethnicity is required in nation-state development because ethnicities are based on interactions resulting in negotiated identities.","PeriodicalId":389941,"journal":{"name":"African Journal of Inter/Multidisciplinary Studies","volume":"19 3","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2021-05-07","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"132782226","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

引用次数: 1

Developing Transformational Leadership Model to Effectively Include Persons with Disabilities in the Workplace 发展变革型领导模式，有效地将残疾人士纳入工作场所

African Journal of Inter/Multidisciplinary Studies Pub Date : 2020-06-07 DOI: 10.51415/AJIMS.V2I1.830

Lindani Nxumalo

{"title":"Developing Transformational Leadership Model to Effectively Include Persons with Disabilities in the Workplace","authors":"Lindani Nxumalo","doi":"10.51415/AJIMS.V2I1.830","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.51415/AJIMS.V2I1.830","url":null,"abstract":"The South African government has enacted various employment laws intended to promote the inclusion of persons with disabilities in the workplace. The legislation and policies are not, however, always effectively implemented, resulting in the exclusion of persons with disabilities in the workplace. Within this context, a multidisciplinary study incorporating leadership and the law is conducted to address the rationale behind the non-compliance with disability legislation. In addition, this study examines the role of transformational leadership and its contribution towards effective implementation of disability provisions. This study was conducted in a local government sector of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. Data was collected through interviews with senior leaders responsible for implementing disability laws and to develop strategies to include persons with disabilities in the workplace. Employees with disabilities were also interviewed. A thematic analysis was utilised to discuss the data that arose from the interviews. Various themes have been created as a result thereof. This study finds that transformational leadership is an important approach to adopt in order to include and promote the participation of persons with disabilities in the workplace. The study therefore contributes to the development of a transformational leadership model to include persons with disabilities in the workplace.","PeriodicalId":389941,"journal":{"name":"African Journal of Inter/Multidisciplinary Studies","volume":"27 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2020-06-07","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"121847025","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

引用次数: 2

From Apprenticeship to Freedom: An Analysis of Art Workshop Trends in Africa 从学徒到自由:非洲艺术工作坊趋势分析

African Journal of Inter/Multidisciplinary Studies Pub Date : 2019-12-31 DOI: 10.51415/ajims.v1i1.816

Kehinde Adewumi

引用次数: 0

Adoption of Water Conservation Technologies among Small Scale Farmers in Lwengo District – Uganda 在乌干达Lwengo地区小农中采用节水技术

African Journal of Inter/Multidisciplinary Studies Pub Date : 2019-12-31 DOI: 10.51415/ajims.v1i1.815

N. M. Wambede, J. Asaba, Othieno Esther Ebifa, N. Claire

{"title":"Adoption of Water Conservation Technologies among Small Scale Farmers in Lwengo District – Uganda","authors":"N. M. Wambede, J. Asaba, Othieno Esther Ebifa, N. Claire","doi":"10.51415/ajims.v1i1.815","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.51415/ajims.v1i1.815","url":null,"abstract":"This study identified and characterised the dominant water conservation technologies (WCT) employed by small scale farmers in Malongo and Kyazanga sub-counties in Lwengo district. It employed a cross sectional household survey design, using systematic sampling to obtain 380 household samples. A quantitative analysis, Multiple Correspondence Analysis (MCA) and Logit regression model were used to analyse these data to identify and characterise the dominant WCT and establish the most significant factor affecting the adoption of the technologies. Results indicated that mulching was the most dominant WCT employed, followed by Valley dams/reservoirs, terracing, tied ridges, deep tillage and infiltration pits. The Logit model indicated that out of seven factors, five had a significant positive influence namely: access to credit (1.3); farm slope location (0.7); farm size (0.4); access to agricultural inputs and investment subsidies (0.4); and level of income (0.2). One factor had a significant negative influence (engagement in other economic activities/off-farm employment activities) and only one was found to be insignificant (access to market). It is recommended that the significant water conservation techniques be upscaled, and that emphasis also be placed on the most significant factors in order to strengthen the adoption of water conservation in the area.","PeriodicalId":389941,"journal":{"name":"African Journal of Inter/Multidisciplinary Studies","volume":"18 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2019-12-31","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"123489221","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

引用次数: 1

The Influence of Job Satisfaction on Organisational Citizenship Behaviour in Osun State-Owned Tertiary Institutions 高校工作满意度对组织公民行为的影响

African Journal of Inter/Multidisciplinary Studies Pub Date : 2019-06-30 DOI: 10.51415/ajims.v1i1.808

F. Oparinde, A. A. Abdulsalam, O. Oparinde

{"title":"The Influence of Job Satisfaction on Organisational Citizenship Behaviour in Osun State-Owned Tertiary Institutions","authors":"F. Oparinde, A. A. Abdulsalam, O. Oparinde","doi":"10.51415/ajims.v1i1.808","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.51415/ajims.v1i1.808","url":null,"abstract":"This study was undertaken to examine the importance of job satisfaction and its influence on Organisational Citizenship Behaviour (OCB) in Osun State-owned tertiary institutions with a view to examining the relationship between OCB and improved organisational performance and also the relationship between job satisfaction and organisational effectiveness. A survey method of a correlative type was employed to achieve the research objectives. The researchers designed a questionnaire which was used to measure job satisfaction and staff commitment in relation to OCB and this was administered to 200 staff members selected from the Osun State Colleges of Education in Ila-Orangun and Ilesa, as well as Osun State Polytechnic, Iree and Osun State College of Technology, Esa-Oke using a simple random sampling technique. Data were analysed using descriptive statistics. Research questions were answered using frequency counts and tables, while the hypotheses were tested using the Pearson Product Moment Correlation Coefficient at a .05 level of significance. Findings revealed that job satisfaction is very important in determining citizenship behaviours at the selected institutions. It was therefore recommended that participation in OCB could be encouraged by giving priority to all factors influencing employee job satisfaction at the selected institutions.","PeriodicalId":389941,"journal":{"name":"African Journal of Inter/Multidisciplinary Studies","volume":"17 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2019-06-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"122696436","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

引用次数: 1

Effect of Computer Assisted Instruction on Teaching of Self Reliance Skills for Sustainable Entrepreneurship Development among Undergraduate Social Studies Students in Kaduna State 计算机辅助教学对卡杜纳州社会专业本科生自力更生技能可持续创业发展的影响

African Journal of Inter/Multidisciplinary Studies Pub Date : 2019-06-30 DOI: 10.51415/ajims.v1i1.809

Uthman Shehu Lawal, Y. Abdullahi

{"title":"Effect of Computer Assisted Instruction on Teaching of Self Reliance Skills for Sustainable Entrepreneurship Development among Undergraduate Social Studies Students in Kaduna State","authors":"Uthman Shehu Lawal, Y. Abdullahi","doi":"10.51415/ajims.v1i1.809","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.51415/ajims.v1i1.809","url":null,"abstract":"This study explored the effect of Computer Assisted Instruction (CAI) on the teaching of selfreliance skills for sustainable entrepreneurship development amongst undergraduate Social Studies students in Kaduna State, Nigeria. Three (3) research objectives, questions and null hypotheses guided the study. A quasi-experimental research design was employed. The Self Reliance Skills Performance Test (SERSIT) was used for data collection. Mean, standard deviation, t-test and two-way ANOVA statistics were used. The findings revealed that a significant difference exists between the mean academic performance and retention scores of undergraduate students taught self-reliance skills using CAI and those taught using conventional methods. No significant difference was found between the mean academic performance scores of undergraduate students taught self-reliance skills using CAI in relation to gender and ownership. Based on the findings, it was recommended, amongst others thing, that subsequent curriculum review in Social Studies should accommodate the dynamism of CAI atall levels. This will promote a student-centred instructional approach, autonomy in knowledge acquisition and self-discovery learning to ensure sustainable entrepreneurship development in Kaduna state.","PeriodicalId":389941,"journal":{"name":"African Journal of Inter/Multidisciplinary Studies","volume":"19 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2019-06-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"123290352","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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