• Developing a framework for the adaption of lean manufacturing principles for state-owned entities in South Africa 

  Thango, Unathi (2024-02-02)

  Imagine a South Africa where state-owned entities (SOEs) not only drive economic growth but also deliver impeccable services to citizens, all while operating efficiently and sustainably. Unfortunately, this vision is ...
• Systematic Review as a Research Method to Establish the Concept of Value Leaks During Project Deployment 

  Asiedu, Dr. Ernest Marfo; Mkansi, Marcia (ProQuest, 2021)

  Systematic literature review is considered an important research methodology that can equip practising managers with the knowledge to solve problems in their field. However, there is insufficient research in project ...
• Macro environment determinants affecting the availability of artemisinin-based combination therapies in Uganda 

  Nagitta, Oluka Pross; Mkansi, Marcia (Emerald, 2022)

  Purpose – Artemisinin-based combination therapies (ACTs) have been developed to treat uncomplicated malaria. However, scanty studies exist to inform the role of macro factors in explaining the nonavailability of ACT in ...
• Critical Factors Contributing to Budget Overruns in Ghana's Telecommunication Industry Construction Projects 

  Asiedu, Dr. Ernest Marfo; Mkansi, Marcia (Research Gate, 2023)

  This study sought to examine the occurrence of, and the most critical factors that cause, budget overruns in Ghana’s telecommunications industry construction projects by applying an exploratory sequential mixed method ...
• Mobile Application Diffusion An Exploration of Trust and Privacy Amongst Rural Enterprises in South Africa 

  Chakuzira, Wellington; Mkansi, Marcia (Research Gate, 2024)

  This review paper presents academic literature exploring why there is a slow adoption of mobile technologies amongst rural enterprises in South Africa. The researchers conducted a thorough literature review of studies ...
• Digital entrepreneurship and the emergence of coopetitive affordance 

  Abubakre, Mumin; Mkansi, Marcia (Emerald, 2024)

  Purpose – By focusing on the contextual conditions of South African digital entrepreneurs and the affordances of digital technologies, we understand how connective affordances of digital technologies enable a collective ...
• Polarization in Research Methods Application: Examining the Examiner 

  Acheampong, Edwin Asiamah; Mkansi, Marcia; Qi, Baomi; Kandadi, Kondal Reddy; Qi, Baomi (ProQuest, 2012)

  This paper emerges as a reaction to the assertion of polarization or dichotomies in research method. The aim is to find out whether this assertion by some writers of research methods application, ‘hold water’ within academia. ...
• A comprehensive assessment of time overruns in Ghanaian telecom cell site construction 

  Mkansi, Marcia; Asiedu, Dr. Ernest Marfo (Taylor and Francis Group, 2022)

  It is imperative for researchers to study construction projects in all industries, in order to find lasting solutions to the occurrence of time overruns during projects. Considering the myriad of studies on time overruns ...
• Natural Language Processing and Machine Learning Approach to Teaching and Learning Research Philosophies and Paradigms 

  Mkansi, Marcia; Mkalipi, Ntombi; Mkalipi, ntombi (The Academic Conferences & Publishing International Ltd, 2023)

  The paper cogitates on the critical advent of 4th IR focusing on the concept of machine learning (ML) underpinned by natural language processing (NLP) to demonstrate how research philosophies and paradigms can be better ...
• A Human Capital Perspective on Behavioral Factors Affecting Customers’ Acceptance of Crowd Logistics: A Systematic Literature Review 

  Mkansi, Marcia; Muzanenhamo, Arvid (Indonesian Journal of Community Services, 2023)

  This paper provides a systematic review of the customer‖s behavioral deliberations that govern their choice to participate in a crowd-logistics market. Little attention has been given to the crowd logistics platforms and ...
• Contractor commitment and the delivery of road infrastructure projects in Uganda: A practitioner perspective 

  Emejeit, Andrew; Nagitta, Oluka Pross; Okoche, John Michael Maxel; Mkansi, Marcia; Emejeit, Andrew (Routledge Taylor and Francis Group, 2021)

  This study examined the relationship between commitment (specifically the affective, continuance and normative aspects of commitment) and the delivery of road infrastructure in Uganda. The study employed a cross-sectional ...
• A structural equation modeling of supply chain strategies for artemisinin-based combination therapies in Uganda 

  Mkansi, Marcia; Nyesiga, Sylvia Desire; Pross Nagitta, Oluka; Kajjumba, George William (Sage Journals, 2021)

  Introduction: Malaria is a killer disease in the tropical environment; artemisinin-based combination therapies (ACTs) play a central role in treating malaria. Thus, the supply and presence of ACT drugs in hospitals are a ...
• Research paradigm and philosophies swept under the carpet: A summative content analysis 

  Mkansi, Marcia (ProQuest, 2018)

  Research methodology, paradigms and philosophies are considered important frameworks to guide all research. However, the nature and connections between methodologies and philosophical applications are relatively unexplored. ...
• E-grocery supply chain innovation and financial inclusion: A framework 

  Mkansi, Marcia; Mugurusi, Godfrey (Elsevier, 2023)

  This paper explores the contextual influences of financial inclusion on e-grocery supply chain innovation. In particular, we explore how diverse financial models spur e-grocery supply chain innovations in a historical ...
• Connecting the dots: uncovering the relationships between challenges confronting Africa's organ transplant supply chain systems 

  Akenroye, Temidayo; Oyedijo, Adegboyega; Rajan, Vishnu; Zsidisin, George; Mkansi, Marcia; El Baz, Jamal; Zsidisin, George (Emerald Publishing Limited, 2023)

  Abstract Purpose – This study aims to develop a hierarchical model that uncovers the relationships between challenges confronting Africa’s organ transplant supply chain systems. Design/methodology/approach – Eleven challenges ...
• How do technologists do “ICT for development”? A contextualised perspective on ICT4D in South Africa 

  Mkansi, Marcia; Abubakre, Mumin (Taylor & Francis, 2022)

  We take a layered approach to contextualise Information Communication Technology for Development (ICT4D) to understand digital technologists’ motivations to implement technologies to address socio-economic issues based on ...
• E-business adoption costs and strategies for retail micro businesses 

  Mkansi, Marcia (Springler, 2022)

  E-business benefit both large and small businesses. However, the aggregate cost of successful online trading, including initial and recurring costs, continues to pose a great challenge to micro-enterprises. For these willing ...
• Digital entrepreneurship and indigenous value systems: An Ubuntu perspective 

  Abubakre, Mumin; Faik, Isam; Mkansi, Marcia (Wiley, 2021-05-04)

  This paper investigates the embeddedness of digital entrepreneurship in the entrepreneurs' indigenous value system by examining the influence of ‘Ubuntu’ on digital entrepreneurship activities in the South African context. ...
• Investigating the influence of first-year expectations and experiences on student academic performance 

  Booi, Elizabeth Mmapholo (2024-01)

  This study examines the impact of first-year university students’ expectations and experiences on their academic performance to enable early strategic interventions. The research is grounded in various theoretical ...
• Exploring the accuracy-explainability trade-off on credit scoring classifiers 

  Mtiyane, Sibusiso (2024-02)

  Recent research has highlighted the significance of accuracy and explainability of classification models applied across various disciplines. A wide range of classification models and combinations of models have been ...

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