Research articles (Dept of Sociology)http://hdl.handle.net/10311/932024-03-28T14:13:34Z2024-03-28T14:13:34ZGender differences in satisfaction with the type of work University employees do: evidence from the University of BotswanaFako, Thabo T.Moeng, Stoffel R.T.Forcheh, Ntonghanwahhttp://hdl.handle.net/10311/18882019-02-16T00:01:47Z2009-01-01T00:00:00ZGender differences in satisfaction with the type of work University employees do: evidence from the University of Botswana
Fako, Thabo T.; Moeng, Stoffel R.T.; Forcheh, Ntonghanwah
The study investigated the extent to which male and female employees of a University differ in various attributes and attitudes and in the level of satisfaction with the type of work they do, and further established factors that might help explain these differences. A stratified random sample of 360 academic and administrative staff of the University of Botswana was collected. Findings indicate that differences between males and females in the level of satisfaction were due to certain negative work experiences such as gender discrimination, tribalism and racism, nepotism and favoritism, and due to certain sources of stress from the immediate supervisor, demands of work on private life and from domestic responsibilities. These negative experiences contributed to lower levels of satisfaction among women than among men. Considering all factors that might explain different job satisfaction among employees at a university, five attributes stood out as significant, namely: belonging to an older age group; understanding the competing demands of teaching and research responsibilities; taking advantage of technological advancement at work; perceiving equity in the distri-bution of the workload; feeling that there was always enough to do at work.
2009-01-01T00:00:00ZReligious testimonial narratives and social construction of identity: insights from prophetic ministries in BotswanaFaimau, Gabrielhttp://hdl.handle.net/10311/17352017-10-12T00:02:48Z2017-07-19T00:00:00ZReligious testimonial narratives and social construction of identity: insights from prophetic ministries in Botswana
Faimau, Gabriel
Giving a testimony forms a central part of the religious practices among Pentecostal churches including prophetic ministries. Testimony links the understanding of one’s religious experience and the configuration of the divine intervention. Utilizing data collected through ethnographic observation among prophetic ministries in Botswana and digital ethnography of the testimonial narratives circulated online through various new media outlets of these ministries, this paper examines the ways in which religious identity is constructed and understood through the testimonial performance in various religious services. Informed by the premise that
narrative is closely related to identity, the paper pays particular attention to the extent to which religious testimonies influence the dynamic relationship between individual, communal and institutional religious identity. The following questions are central to the analysis: In what ways does a religious testimony inform us about the
construction and negotiation of religious identity? To what extent does a religious testimony influence the dynamic relationship between individual, communal and institutional religious identity? While suggesting that religious identity constructions and negotiations are embedded within the sharing of religious testimonies, I also
argue that the sharing of a religious testimony has an agentive function of extending the social relationship between an individual believer, other believers and the religious community within which the testimony is shared.
2017-07-19T00:00:00ZKnowledge of HIV/AIDS, attitudes towards sexual risk behaviour and perceived behavioural control among college students in BotswanaFaimau, GabrielMaunganidze, LangtoneTapera, RoyMosomane, Lynne C.K.Apau, Samuelhttp://hdl.handle.net/10311/16472017-04-15T00:02:43Z2016-01-01T00:00:00ZKnowledge of HIV/AIDS, attitudes towards sexual risk behaviour and perceived behavioural control among college students in Botswana
Faimau, Gabriel; Maunganidze, Langtone; Tapera, Roy; Mosomane, Lynne C.K.; Apau, Samuel
This study examines the knowledge of HIV/AIDS, attitudes towards risky sexual behaviour and perceived behavioural control among students in Botswana. Data were collected from 445 students randomly selected from the University of Botswana and Boitekanelo College. Hundred and seventy three males and 272 females participated in the study. The study established that although more than 90% of students correctly identified routes of HIV transmission, misconceptions regarding HIV/AIDS still exist. This includes the belief that people can be infected with HIV because of witchcraft and that only people who have sex with gay or homosexual partners can be infected with HIV. Majority of students were aware of various sexual risks. However, the percentage of students who indicated that “it is difficult to ask my partner to use a condom” was still relatively high (13.5%) based on the assumption that students are supposed to know the consequences of sexual risky behaviour. It was also found that male students were 3.48 times more likely to negotiate sex than their female counterparts (OR = 3.48, 95% CI: 1.09 − 11.13) and students who were 18 years and below were more likely to negotiate sex than students above 18 years of age (OR = 2.78, 95% CI: 1.42 − 18.32). Christians are four times less likely to negotiate sex ompared to non-Christians (OR = 0.219, 95% CI: 0.095 − 0.506).
2016-01-01T00:00:00ZDesire to work in an organization forever among university employees in BotswanaFako, Thabo T.Wilson, D.R.Linn, J.G.Forcheh, N.Nkhukhu, E.Harris, M.A.http://hdl.handle.net/10311/16112017-03-10T00:02:04Z2014-04-01T00:00:00ZDesire to work in an organization forever among university employees in Botswana
Fako, Thabo T.; Wilson, D.R.; Linn, J.G.; Forcheh, N.; Nkhukhu, E.; Harris, M.A.
The importance of commitment of employees to their organizations is evident in the volume of research that continues to be conducted on the subject and in the research findings that have linked high levels of commitment to favourable organizational outcomes. Factors that lead to differential levels of commitment appear to differ from one context to another. For this reason, each organisation should periodically determine the extent to which its employees remain committed, as well as factors that distinguish highly committed employees from those who are less committed to the organisation. This study uses one aspect of the construct of affective commitment, namely, the “desire to work for the organisation for ever” to study the extent to which a representative sample of 360 employees at a university were committed to the organization. Chi-squared tests of association were used to determine univariate correlates of commitment, while multiple logistic regression analysis was used to determine a parsimonious predictive model for commitment. A total of 15 of the numerous factors initially investigated were found to be statistically associated with “desire to work for the organisation for
ever”. A multivariate logistic regression model revealed that only six of the factors associated with “desire to work for the organisation for ever” were adequate to predict the type of commitment investigated. These factors were educational attainment, use of food supplements, frequency of symptoms of fatigue, support from supervisors and responsiveness of the management.
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