Daniel E. Ufua, Mamdouh Abdulaziz Saleh Al-Faryan, Fawwad M. Butt
{"title":"Insurance Services, Sustainability, and Transformation of Businesses in the Nigerian Informal Sector: A Conceptual Review","authors":"Daniel E. Ufua, Mamdouh Abdulaziz Saleh Al-Faryan, Fawwad M. Butt","doi":"10.1080/15228916.2024.2400030","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/15228916.2024.2400030","url":null,"abstract":"This study explores the impact of insurance services and the sustainability of businesses in the Nigerian informal sector. The analysis relies on extant literature sourced from various sources to d...","PeriodicalId":46981,"journal":{"name":"Journal of African Business","volume":"5 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.9,"publicationDate":"2024-09-11","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142266522","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}
{"title":"Consumer Perceptions and Intention to Recommend Mobile Car Markets: The Mediating Effect of Perceived Value","authors":"Munyaradzi Mutsikiwa, William Makumbe","doi":"10.1080/15228916.2024.2370176","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/15228916.2024.2370176","url":null,"abstract":"The advent of COVID-19 led to a wave of Mobile Car Markets (MCMs) as the Zimbabwean government enforced localised restrictions on people’s movement. As a result, MCMs have become a permanent featur...","PeriodicalId":46981,"journal":{"name":"Journal of African Business","volume":"92 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.9,"publicationDate":"2024-06-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141719851","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}
{"title":"Ubuntu or Compliance? Knowledge, Attitudes, and Practices of Owners of Small- Medium-Sized Enterprises in Johannesburg, South Africa Regarding Corporate Social Responsibility","authors":"Shane Manasseh Maluleka, Eleanor Ross","doi":"10.1080/15228916.2024.2361504","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/15228916.2024.2361504","url":null,"abstract":"There is a paucity of studies demonstrating how small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) adopt CSR interventions to enhance social and economic conditions of communities within which they operate....","PeriodicalId":46981,"journal":{"name":"Journal of African Business","volume":"21 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.9,"publicationDate":"2024-05-31","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141529881","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}
{"title":"Factors Influencing Underwriting Performance of the Life and Non-Life Insurance Markets in South Africa: Exploring for Complementarities, Nonlinearities, and Thresholds","authors":"Sylvester Senyo Horvey, Jones Odei-Mensah","doi":"10.1080/15228916.2024.2348435","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/15228916.2024.2348435","url":null,"abstract":"Underwriting is crucial for insurers’ performance and sustainability, yet empirical evidence on factors influencing its performance has received limited attention. Therefore, this study investigate...","PeriodicalId":46981,"journal":{"name":"Journal of African Business","volume":"8 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.9,"publicationDate":"2024-05-07","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140939044","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}
{"title":"What Are the Drivers of Bank Profitability in the World? A Critical Review of the Empirical Literature with the Layout of a Blueprint Model","authors":"Indranarain Ramlall","doi":"10.1080/15228916.2024.2344135","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/15228916.2024.2344135","url":null,"abstract":"Despite the existence of an extensive literature on determinants of bank profitability, there exists no paper which comprehensively weaves through this literature. We humbly undertake such a review...","PeriodicalId":46981,"journal":{"name":"Journal of African Business","volume":"25 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.9,"publicationDate":"2024-04-22","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140637277","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}
Jihad Ait Soussane, Dalal Mansouri, Zahra Mansouri
{"title":"Does Religion Matter When Investing in Africa? An Empirical Analysis of Moroccan FDI Location Choice in 27 African Countries During the Period 2007-2021","authors":"Jihad Ait Soussane, Dalal Mansouri, Zahra Mansouri","doi":"10.1080/15228916.2024.2344137","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/15228916.2024.2344137","url":null,"abstract":"In this study, we investigate the impact of four religious factors on Moroccan outward FDI in African countries: the religious freedom index, religious tension index, religious similarity, and reli...","PeriodicalId":46981,"journal":{"name":"Journal of African Business","volume":"33 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.9,"publicationDate":"2024-04-19","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140626175","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}
{"title":"Communication Skills at the Heart of Earnings and Skills Transfer: Evidence from Apparel Industry in Ethiopia","authors":"Fekadu N. Deresse, Christian S. Otchia","doi":"10.1080/15228916.2024.2337351","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/15228916.2024.2337351","url":null,"abstract":"This paper explores the impact of local workers’ communication skills (CS) on the transfer of soft and hard skills, and the effect of CS vis-à-vis practical skills (PS) on earnings, drawing on econ...","PeriodicalId":46981,"journal":{"name":"Journal of African Business","volume":"49 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.9,"publicationDate":"2024-04-04","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140565038","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}
{"title":"A Lack of Clarity, a Lack of OCB: The Detrimental Effects of Role Ambiguity, Through Procedural Injustice, and the Mitigating Roles of Relational Resources","authors":"Dirk De Clercq, Renato Pereira","doi":"10.1080/15228916.2024.2337336","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/15228916.2024.2337336","url":null,"abstract":"If employees lack information about their job responsibilities, do they halt their voluntary work efforts, and if so, why and when? To answer these questions, this study attempts to unpack the rela...","PeriodicalId":46981,"journal":{"name":"Journal of African Business","volume":"49 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.9,"publicationDate":"2024-04-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140564914","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}
{"title":"Job Characteristics and Burnout: The Role of Self-Efficacy Among the Tunisian Police Officers","authors":"Karima Dhaouadi, Dorsaf Fliss","doi":"10.1080/15228916.2024.2333630","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/15228916.2024.2333630","url":null,"abstract":"Using the Job Demands-Resources Model as a theoretical framing, the paper aims to investigate the association between job characteristics and burnout of the Tunisian police officers, taking the pot...","PeriodicalId":46981,"journal":{"name":"Journal of African Business","volume":"33 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.9,"publicationDate":"2024-03-25","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140301342","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}
David Rwehikiza, Goodluck Charles, Lettice Rutashobya
{"title":"Role of Managerial Social Ties in Firm Performance: Lessons from Grain-Milling Firms in Tanzania","authors":"David Rwehikiza, Goodluck Charles, Lettice Rutashobya","doi":"10.1080/15228916.2024.2333620","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/15228916.2024.2333620","url":null,"abstract":"This article explores the role of managerial social ties in the performance of grain-milling firms in Tanzania. Specifically, it explores the composition of managerial social ties, investigates the...","PeriodicalId":46981,"journal":{"name":"Journal of African Business","volume":"8 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.9,"publicationDate":"2024-03-23","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140201437","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}