scholarly journals Doing research in a developing country: The challenges and opportunities

2003 ◽  
Vol 25 (6) ◽  
pp. 31-33
Author(s):  
Colleen Flanagan
Keyword(s):  
South Africa ◽  
Developing Countries ◽  
Developing Country ◽  
Public Life ◽  
Scientific Research ◽  
Western Countries ◽  
Challenges And Opportunities

What is it like doing scientific research in a developing country? Although each developing country has its own characteristics and peculiarities, I can only tell you about my own country, South Africa. The most marked feature of developing countries is a considerably smaller economy than in most Western countries. This results in much less money, in every aspect of public life.

scholarly journals Noise, screaming and shouting: Classroom acoustics and teachers’ perceptions of their voice in a developing country

2020 ◽  
Vol 10 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Dhanashree Pillay ◽  
Bianca L. Vieira
Keyword(s):  
South Africa ◽  
Developing Countries ◽  
Developing Country ◽  
Noise Exposure ◽  
Traffic Noise ◽  
Physical Symptoms ◽  
Acoustic Properties ◽  
Building Structures ◽  
Classroom Acoustics ◽  
Teachers Perceptions

Background: The vocal demand on teachers may predispose them to vocal difficulties. This concern is exacerbated by unfavourable classroom acoustics and a large number of learners in a classroom in developing countries such as South Africa. There is a dearth of classroom acoustic protocols in South Africa, which intensifies the effect of noise on teachers as well as learners.Aims: The aims of this study were to determine the acoustic properties within the teaching environments and to fix the foundation-phase teachers’ perceptions of their voice.Setting: The study was conducted in Foundation Phase classrooms in South Africa.Methods: A classroom acoustical screening survey was utilised to conduct classroom observations. A voice handicap questionnaire was used to determine teachers’ perceptions.Results: There were two sample groups: ten schools with 31 foundation-phase classrooms and 31 teachers. Teachers perceived that their voices are affected by occupational demands, with predominantly physical symptoms being reported. Excessive background noise levels were evident in all classrooms. Air traffic noise and noise from adjoining classrooms were the main contributors.Conclusions: The need for classroom acoustic specifications and design of classrooms are essential as both teachers and learners experience the effects of noise exposure. The implementation of noise reduction in classrooms has the potential to improve the performance of teachers and learners. In a developing country, schools are unique institutions in terms of structure, and therefore additional research is required to determine what building structures may be beneficial for future school buildings. The findings could assist developing countries in the formulation of polices that align with the best practices for acoustically suitable educational settings that benefit both teachers and learners.

scholarly journals The Role of Community Partnership in Financial Supporting for Scientific Research

2016 ◽  
Vol 11 (8) ◽  
pp. 273
Author(s):  
Rasha Harith Abbood ◽  
Nagham H. Neama
Keyword(s):  
South Africa ◽  
Developing Countries ◽  
National Economy ◽  
Scientific Research ◽  
Added Value ◽  
Medium Size ◽  
Community Partnership ◽  
Great Role ◽  
Media Channels

<p>The scientific research is an effort for solving a problem either it is intellectual, scientific, or conceptual that would be solved through submitting such alternative situations or hypotheses which finally caused added value. This added value will serve many aspects of society either in agriculture productions, manufacture, serving products or even in the knowledge sector through obvious paving scientific ways.</p><p>This research focuses on the importance of community partnership for supporting the researches and development in researching institutes for serving their societies through developing its mini as well as medium sizes economical organizations, according to their great role in the national economy. It also focuses on such samples of community partnership and their main obstacles that faced through the scientific research.</p><p>Thus, this research depends on a methodology of “Societies development” comes on what are the expenses for scientific research? Here, it is enough to review the expense’s percentage of many developing countries to know the secret. Such as in Sweden, the expenses of scientific researches percentage was (3.013%), in Japan it was (3,013%), in USA it was (2.63%), in China it was (1.97%), and finally in South Africa it was (0.96%). While, unfortunately in Iraq there is no specific budget for scientific research.</p>Then, such processes have been suggested to encourage the small and medium size organizations to cooperate the researches institutes in development as well as researching sectors. In addition to that, media channels can play a great role in introducing the importance of scientific researches and knowledge and electing such untraditional channels to finance this community through adapting certain strategies of community partnership with private sector.

scholarly journals Financial accounting and reporting in developing countries: A South African perspective

1999 ◽  
Vol 2 (2) ◽  
pp. 222-239 ◽  
Author(s):  
Johan Oberholster
Keyword(s):  
South Africa ◽  
Developing Countries ◽  
South African ◽  
Developing Country ◽  
Financial Reporting ◽  
Financial Statements ◽  
Financial Accounting ◽  
Accounting System ◽  
Social Fabric ◽  
African Perspective

South Africa is currently going through major changes in political, social and other arenas. It is therefore appropriate to consider the effect of these developments on financial reporting in a changing environment. This paper explores the origins of the current South African accounting system, given its status as a developing country, and endeavours to show that financial reporting needs to be amended to reflect the changing face of the South Africa's social fabric, its status as a developing country, as well as the emergence of new users of financial statements. Certain recommendations are made to address these issues.

scholarly journals The internationalisation of SMEs in South Africa: export capacity, capability and commitment

2015 ◽  
Vol 8 (2) ◽  
pp. 567-583
Author(s):  
Zuko April ◽  
Colin Reddy
Keyword(s):  
South Africa ◽  
Developing Countries ◽  
Experiential Learning ◽  
Developing Country ◽  
Learning Process ◽  
Process Model ◽  
Export Market

The difficulties of exporting require immense commitment on the part of owner-managers of SMEs. This article sought to investigate how the commitment of owner-managers to the export market influences the export capacity of SMEs in a developing country context such as South Africa. It found that export commitment influences export capacity indirectly by means of the SME’s export capabilities and confirms the importance of an experiential learning process in the case of SME exporters within developing countries. The article emphasises the importance of the SME owner-manager’s commitment to set upon the often difficult and energy sapping experiential learning process for developing export capacity. Up to now, much of the literature on SME internationalisation from developing countries addresses what factors contribute towards their internationalisation but not how they internationalise. We have integrated three concepts in the internationalisation literature - export commitment, export capability and export capacity - into a process model on how export capacity develops among SMEs.

scholarly journals A pilot study of MBA programmes in South Africa

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Joyendu Bhadury ◽  
Robert L. Martin ◽  
Manilall Dhurup ◽  
Asphat Muposhi
Keyword(s):  
South Africa ◽  
Developing Countries ◽  
Pilot Study ◽  
Multidisciplinary Approach ◽  
Business Schools ◽  
Business Administration ◽  
Master Of Business Administration ◽  
Global Trends ◽  
Western Countries ◽  
Mba Curriculum

In recent years, Master of Business Administration (MBA) programmes and their curricula have been subjected to substantial scrutiny. However, the majority of studies have been confined to business schools in Western countries. By comparison, much less research is available on MBA programmes in developing countries, particularly those in Africa. In an effort to address this gap, this article examines MBA programmes in South Africa by first situating them within the global MBA curriculum debate. It then notes the need to move away from a generalist MBA programme to a specialized MBA in line with emerging global trends. Finally, it suggests a multidisciplinary approach to the redesign of the MBA curriculum.

scholarly journals The Permanent Establishment Concept In Double Tax Agreements Between Developed And Developing Countries: Canada/South Africa As A Case In Point

2014 ◽  
Vol 13 (3) ◽  
pp. 539
Author(s):  
Lee-Ann Steenkamp
Keyword(s):  
South Africa ◽  
Developing Countries ◽  
Foreign Direct Investment ◽  
Developing Country ◽  
Direct Investment ◽  
Tax Avoidance ◽  
Tax Treaties ◽  
Permanent Establishment ◽  
Business Income

In this era of globalisation, developing countries have resorted to double tax agreements in order to attract foreign direct investment. The extent to which a countrys tax treaty policy favours developing countries or not depends upon the extent to which the country is prepared to adopt provisions from the UN model tax convention as opposed to the OECD model. Developing countries in particular should carefully consider the design of their tax treaties so as to effectively combat tax avoidance, without sacrificing foreign direct investment. To this end, the Canada/South Africa tax treaty is compared and contrasted with these two models. The concept of permanent establishment is reviewed in this context. It was found that the Canada/South Africa tax treaty is overwhelmingly based on the OECD model. This could indicate that South Africa has a deliberate tax treaty policy of ceding taxing rights to other countries. Thus, developing countries are seemingly unable or unwilling to make use of the UN model so as to retain greater source taxation. A number of recommendations are made to broaden the scope for the source taxation of business income in the developing country.

scholarly journals The underwriting process of property insurance in South Africa

2010 ◽  
Vol 7 (4) ◽  
pp. 303-310
Author(s):  
Laura Rossouw ◽  
Frederik J. Mostert ◽  
Jan Hendrik Mostert
Keyword(s):  
South Africa ◽  
Developing Countries ◽  
Empirical Study ◽  
Developing Country ◽  
Emerging Economy ◽  
Risk Profile ◽  
Short Term ◽  
Property Insurance ◽  
Insurance Contracts ◽  
Term Insurance

Various underwriting factors pertaining to the owner of the property, the characteristics of the assets which are considered, and the risks involved with the property concerned should be evaluated by short-term insurers when underwriting property insurance. Two stipulations of insurance contracts can be employed to incorporate the underwriting factors, viz. the adjustment of the premium level due to a change in the risk profile, as well as the requirement of an excess (or deductible) when a claim is made. The most important problem areas experienced when underwriting property insurance receive the necessary attention, as well as the possible solutions to solve the intricate situations. As South Africa is a developing country with an emerging economy, the conclusions of the empirical study may serve as an illustration to short-term insurance industries in other developing countries.

scholarly journals Challenges and opportunities for quantifying greenhouse gas emissions through dairy cattle research in developing countries

2021 ◽  
Vol 88 (1) ◽  
pp. 3-7
Author(s):  
Sineka Munidasa ◽  
Richard Eckard ◽  
Xuezhao Sun ◽  
Brendan Cullen ◽  
David McGill ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Developing Countries ◽  
Greenhouse Gas ◽  
Developing Country ◽  
Production Systems ◽  
Ghg Emissions ◽  
Developed Countries ◽  
Mitigation Strategies ◽  
Dairy Production ◽  
Challenges And Opportunities ◽  
Emission Estimation

AbstractThe global dairy sector is facing the challenge of reducing greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions whilst increasing productivity to feed a growing population. Despite the importance of this challenge, many developing countries do not have the required resources, specifically funding, expertise and facilities, for quantifying GHG emissions from dairy production and research. This paper aims to address this challenge by discussing the magnitude of the issue, potential mitigation approaches and benefits in quantifying GHG emissions in a developing country context. Further, the paper explores the opportunities for developing country dairy scientists to leverage resources from developed countries, such as using existing relevant GHG emission estimation models. It is clear that further research is required to support developing countries to quantify and understand GHG emissions from dairy production, as it brings significant benefits including helping to identify and implement appropriate mitigation strategies for local production systems, trading carbon credits and achieving the nationally determined contribution obligations of the Paris Agreement.

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