The interplay between triple bottom line elements and organizational sustainability: unveiling strategic opportunities in an emerging economy
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Nkosinathi Prince Jali, Mishelle Doorasamy, Vanessa Gregory
Sustainability has become a key focus for many small manufacturing enterprises, especially as they face growing pressure to operate responsibly in economic, social, and environmental …
Investigating the concept of volatility spillover: Evidence in international financial markets
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Samuel Tabot Enow, Lailah Imandin
Prior research on volatility spillover indicates that financial market spillovers are not uniform across all markets. Their intensity and direction depend on factors such as …
Aligning human capital with business objectives: A blueprint for modern organisations
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Mutshidza Kingsley Muenda, Reginald Mulalo Ndwamai, Khathutshelo Khashane
This study provides a comprehensive review of recent academic literature (from 2017 onwards) that investigates the essential connection between workforce management and strategic business objectives. …
Wearable activity tracker adoption intention in an emerging market: an extended TRA perspective
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Re-an Müller, Chantel Muller
This study investigates wearable activity tracker (WAT) adoption intention among South African Generation Y university students by extending the Theory of Reasoned Action (TRA) to …
Influence of digital technology on business operations among manufacturing organisations in the iLembe municipal district in South Africa
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E. Eswara Reddy, Robert Walter Dumisani Zondo
The scarcity of water and energy in South Africa impacts multiple domestic and economic sectors, such as agriculture, industry, energy production, and ecosystems. This leads …
Integration of Traditional and Western Healthcare Systems in South Africa: Strategies from the Ndebele indigenous people
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Gugu Dolly Skosana, Thizwilondi Madima, Glen Maimela
The Traditional and Western Healthcare systems are the recognized health systems in South Africa. The two healthcare systems continue to provide healthcare for South African …
The South African parole system: a critical review of its effectiveness in promoting rehabilitation and public safety
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Ernest Ramokone Lekalakala
The parole system in South Africa is an essential component of the correctional framework, aimed at reconciling the dual goals of criminal rehabilitation and public …
The strategies to mitigate challenges associated with the preservation of Tshivenda proverbs through the use of ICT
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Phathutshedzo Unarine Nevondo, Thizwilondi Madima, Justice Makhanikhe
This research seeks for strategies to mitigate challenges associated with preservation of Tshivenda proverbs through Information Communication Technology. Proverbs are valuable cultural practices of oral …
Indigenous waste management practices in rural South Africa
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Masila Joshua Masipa, Madimabe Geoff Mapaya
In developing countries, the challenge of managing solid waste is significant, but local knowledge can offer useful solutions, even if underutilised. This paper provides an …
Exploring the relationship between assessment feedback and resilience in student teachers on teaching practice
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Matodzi Godfrey Sikhwari
This study explores how assessment feedback influences the resilience of student teachers during their teaching practice. While assessment feedback is widely acknowledged as essential in …
Mixed-method reflections on local government and crime prevention
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Khethiwe Madima
This study investigates the extent of local government involvement in crime prevention within the MDM district. A total of 338 questionnaires were distributed to community …
Exploring the challenges facing South African Police Services (SAPS) investigations of ritual killings in Vhembe region: Limpopo province
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Mwangi Maringa, Azwihangwisi Nelson Mulaudzi
The aim of the study is to investigate the challenges facing the SAPS in successfully investigating and prosecuting cases of ritual killings in Vhembe District, …
Rural criminology and traditional practices in South Africa: Exploring the impact of violence during the Umguyo ceremony
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Tandiwe Mdlungu
South Africa continues to experience high levels of violent crime, with the South African Police Service (SAPS) recording over 22,000 murders in 2023/2024, alongside increasing …
Challenges in learning economics and management sciences: A study of third-year students at a University of Technology
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Matsolo Claurina Mokhampanyane, Motalenyane Alfred Modise, Nosihle Veronica Sithole
This empirical paper examines the challenges third-year students face in learning Economic and Management Sciences (EMS) at a University of Technology. The primary issue is …
Views of teenage mothers on abortion of unexpected pregnancies: A study conducted at Elim village, Makhado municipality in Limpopo province, South Africa
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Nngodiseni Jimmy Budeli, Hlulani Hazel Ntuli
This study explores the views of teenage mothers regarding abortions of unexpected pregnancies at the village of Elim, Makhado Municipality in Limpopo Province. The study …
“Voices from the shadows”: A social learning perspective on the role of informers in murder investigations in Krugersdorp
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Clarice Ntombizakhe Ndoneni, James Ojochenemi David, Sekgololo Angel Mabudusha
This study examines the role of informers in murder investigations in Krugersdorp, South Africa, through the lens of Social Learning Theory (SLT). Using semi-structured interviews …
Crafting narratives of hardships: Living with adolescents who misuse substances
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Faith Mathibela, Jan Masombuka
Adolescents’ substance misuse presents significant challenges to the well-being of their families. Families are expected to support adolescents who are misusing substances while continuing to …
Learning for sustainability: Towards a conceptual framework linking business process management with process safety management in occupational health and safety curricula
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Elriza Esterhuyzen, Tshepo Phuti Mabotja
This study aimed to emphasise the growing significance of Occupational Health and Safety (OHS) in company sustainability conversations, particularly in light of the Covid-19 pandemic, …
Challenges experienced by family-owned businesses in Thohoyandou town
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Rendani Ralivhesa
This study explores the challenges that impact the sustainability of family-owned businesses in Thohoyandou, Limpopo Province, South Africa. A qualitative design was employed, utilising semi-structured …
The effect of transformational leadership style on employee engagement
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Linda Muswaka
Organisational leaders are the most vital and effective machinery that organisations possess to enhance and sustain employee engagement. As such, it is important that they …