Determinants of psychological well-being amongst employed mothers of children with special needs in Buffalo City Municipality
- Authors: Mabokela, Thandiswa https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4531-3281
- Date: 2023-11
- Subjects: Mothers of children with disabilities -- Psychological aspects -- South Africa , Well-being -- Psychological aspects , Children of working mothers -- Psychological aspects
- Language: English
- Type: Master's theses , text
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10353/29451 , vital:77968
- Description: Mothers of children with special needs face unique social-emotional difficulties in carrying out their caregiving roles. The pressure related to these roles influences mothers' psychological well-being and the nature of their child-rearing. One cause of mothers’ psychological distress is their inability to accept their child’s illness. It can result in the mother’s struggle with negative feelings, leading them to focus on their children’s problems, with little recognition of unique qualities that characterize the strengths of their children. This study aimed to provide insight into the determinants of psychological well-being amongst employed mothers of children with special needs in Buffalo City Municipality. The research adopted Ryff's (1989) Six-factor model on psychological well-being and Maslow’s Hierarchy of needs theory. A quantitative, descriptive research approach was applied to the study. The positivism paradigm was adopted in this research. A self-administered questionnaire was distributed to a sample of 301 respondents in Buffalo City Municipality East London. Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS) version 29 software package was utilized for analysis—the confirmatory factor analysis is used to interpret demographics and study variables. The study found significant relationships between the independent and dependent variables: Psychological well-being, workplace, household, factor, household and educational factors. The study recommends further studies to expand to fathers/parents with special needs children, as this study mainly looked at the psychological well-being of working mothers only. , Thesis (MIP) -- Faculty of Management and Commerce, 2023
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- Date Issued: 2023-11
Disruptive technology in the wool industry: an impact analysis with specific reference to sustainable wool brokers services In South Africa
- Authors: Van Niekerk, Christiaan Petrus Jamneck
- Date: 2021-04
- Subjects: Disruptive technologies , Wool industry -- South Africa
- Language: English
- Type: Master's theses , text
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10948/53013 , vital:44903
- Description: Significant research has been conducted on the sustainability, productivity, maintenance, improvement and the development of the agricultural sector. For this reason, there is increasingly more technology that is being adapted and used in the agricultural arena. New technology (Disruptive technology) in the wool value chain has the ability to significantly disrupt the typical business models of wool brokers in South Africa, and as a result, key uncertainties exist with regard to its future sustainability. This study investigated the importance of sustainable disruptive technology that is implementable at wool brokers in South Africa. This was done through secondary research, creating a proposed conceptual business framework that would make use of various disruptive technologies such as; digital wool auction, RFID and blockchain technology to enhance interventions that are needed to create sustainability amongst wool brokers in South Africa. The enhanced proposed sustainability is created through by creating socio efficiencies, environmental efficiencies and operational efficiencies in the form of safety, Traceability and Operational efficiencies as Intervening Variables. Questionnaire statements were developed by the researcher from the literature review that was conducted and consulting experts in the field of the agriculture fibre industry and also in the wider sphere of agriculture. The instrument used in this study was used to measure the hypothesised models based on the influence of independent variables of a disruptive nature on the interventions that would allow for the perceived sustainability for wool brokers in South Africa. From the data analysis of the feedback received, a Revised Proposed Framework to enhance the sustainability of Wool Brokers in South Africa using disruptive Technology was created. From the research it is evident that new technology, such as disruptive technology, in the wool value chain has the ability to significantly disrupt the typical business models of wool brokers in South Africa and, as a result, address the demands of the end consumer to ensure the future sustainability of wool brokers. , Thesis (MA) -- Faculty of Business and Economic Sciences, Nelson Mandela University Business School, 2021
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- Date Issued: 2021-04