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Omodan, Bunmi I. "Combatting the Imperativeness of Modernity in Students' Unrest: The Need to Decolonise the Minds through Ubuntu." International Journal of Higher Education 9, no. 4 (July 3, 2020): 310. http://dx.doi.org/10.5430/ijhe.v9n4p310.

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The trajectory of students' unrest in Nigeria universities has been linked to the underside of modernity. By responding to this, the study explores conditions necessary to decolonise the mindset of university authorities and students, against modernity as an offshoot of students' unrest. Ubuntu philosophy rationalised the study while Transformative Paradigm lensed the process with the use of Participatory Action Research design. The study involved ten co-researchers, three university management staff, three students' leaders, two security personnel and two university lecturers were selected using Convenient Sampling Technique. Focus Group Discussion was employed to generate data, and the data were subjected to Conversational Analysis to make sense of the data. Students' involvement in decision-making, democratic and facilitative leadership style, were found as tools to decolonise the space of students' unrest as an underside of modernity. The reconstruction of the university system against social unrest emanating from modernity becomes expedient through Ubuntu cum decoloniality.

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Hayward, Bronwyn, and Joyashree Roy. "Sustainable Living: Bridging the North-South Divide in Lifestyles and Consumption Debates." Annual Review of Environment and Resources 44, no. 1 (October 17, 2019): 157–75. http://dx.doi.org/10.1146/annurev-environ-101718-033119.

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This article presents a critical assessment of the literature on sustainable consumption in the global North and South, in the context of accelerated and megascale transitions that are needed across all human activities, in ways that “leave no one behind,” as envisaged in the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). It challenges two dominant, related research foci: an emphasis on the individual and individual aspirations of the good life, and the policy incrementalism of rational, ecological modernization. Although conceding individuals must act consciously to advance sustainability, nuanced interpretations of collective sustainable living rarely feature in mainstream research. Discussion highlights values of extended family, tribe and community solidarity, and human and nonhuman interrelationships for harmonious, peaceful, spiritual, and material coexistence. Concepts such as Ahimsa (India), Buen Vivir (South America), Ubuntu (Africa), Hauora (New Zealand), or Shiawase and Ikigai (Japan), for example, can enrich understandings of sustainable living as long-term collective action for sustainable development and reducing climate change.

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Bateman, Chris. "Ubuntu research values needed for Africa." South African Medical Journal 102, no. 6 (May 15, 2012): 341. http://dx.doi.org/10.7196/samj.5964.

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Rapatsa, Mashele. "Ubuntu and Capabilities Approach: Basic Doctrines for Calibrating Humanitarian Action." European Review Of Applied Sociology 9, no. 12 (June 1, 2016): 12–19. http://dx.doi.org/10.1515/eras-2016-0002.

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AbstractThis article explores prospects of using Ubuntu and Capabilities Approach to expand the scope of humanitarian action, to design one which serves humanity better even in the absence of disaster to essentially fulfil human development needs. It is considerate of the fact that humanitarian works contributes immensely in determining the extent to which humanity thrives. The traditional view on humanitarianism presupposes action-driven initiatives geared towards devising interventions to restore or reinforce human social order, improve livelihoods and quality of life. In sociological terms, human development is dependent on realizing and safeguarding, amongst others, human well-being, civil liberties and social security. The article utilizes core values enshrined in Ubuntu, Africa’s historic philosophy of life, and Amartya Sen’s Capabilities Approach as tools of analysis, with the view to expressing how to operationalize what should be considered stable humanitarian conditions and human well-being. Owing to persistent socio-economic challenges, especially the poverty problem, it is asserted that humanitarian action ought to depart from being a post-disaster intervention strategy, to being a pro-active and preventative pre-disaster orientated action, intended to nurture well-being and resultantly enable human development.

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Gyapong, Ernest. "Towards a “hybrid” African corporate governance model: Evidence from post apartheid South Africa." Corporate Ownership and Control 12, no. 3 (2015): 419–27. http://dx.doi.org/10.22495/cocv12i3c4p3.

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This paper investigates how unique socio economic conditions have hybridized the Anglo-American corporate governance (CG) model in South Africa (SA). The paper evaluates two key questions. (1) Are the Anglo-American and the continental European CG models converging to a hybrid model?(2) How Does the infusion of the “ubuntu” philosophy and affirmative action rules into the Anglo-American CG model create a “hybrid” African CG model in South Africa? In making these assessments we explore the shareholder and the stakeholder models of CG and assess these models are converging. We next explore CG in SA and examine how the African “ubuntu” philosophy and the inclusion of the various affirmative action rules in South African CG have created a “hybrid” African CG model.

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FERNANDES, OSÍRIS LUÍS DA CUNHA, NELSON DA CRUZ MONTEIRO FERNANDES, FERNANDO GOMES DE PAIVA JÚNIOR, ANDRÉ LUIZ MARANHÃO DE SOUZA LEÃO, and MARCONI FREITAS DA COSTA. "Consumo simbólico e representação do self: um estudo de interações em uma comunidade virtual de usuários Ubuntu-Br." Cadernos EBAPE.BR 17, spe (November 2019): 717–31. http://dx.doi.org/10.1590/1679-395174446.

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Abstract This study aims to explain how the symbolic consumption of the Ubuntu operating system is used for the representation of self in interactions in the Ubuntu virtual community from Brazil. We adopted the Goffmanian concept of self, the netnography of communication as the research method, and case study as a research strategy. The paralinguistic, the extralinguistic, and the definition of “I” are aspects used in virtual interactions. They have the linguistic function of corroborating and praising the statements of migration of Windows users to Ubuntu, emphasizing the distinctive features of the concept of Ubuntu, highlighting its expression of shared feelings of love and freedom, as ways of projecting the self of humanity to each other. In the case of the operating system, this characteristic is represented through the provision of support among users at the forum of the virtual community.

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FERNANDES, OSÍRIS LUÍS DA CUNHA, NELSON DA CRUZ MONTEIRO FERNANDES, FERNANDO GOMES DE PAIVA JÚNIOR, ANDRÉ LUIZ MARANHÃO DE SOUZA LEÃO, and MARCONI FREITAS DA COSTA. "Symbolic consumption and representation of self: a study of interactions in a virtual community of Ubuntu-Br users." Cadernos EBAPE.BR 17, spe (November 2019): 717–31. http://dx.doi.org/10.1590/1679-395174446x.

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Abstract This study aims to explain how the symbolic consumption of the Ubuntu operating system is used for the representation of self in interactions in the Ubuntu virtual community from Brazil. We adopted the Goffmanian concept of self, the netnography of communication as the research method, and case study as a research strategy. The paralinguistic, the extralinguistic, and the definition of “I” are aspects used in virtual interactions. They have the linguistic function of corroborating and praising the statements of migration of Windows users to Ubuntu, emphasizing the distinctive features of the concept of Ubuntu, highlighting its expression of shared feelings of love and freedom, as ways of projecting the self of humanity to each other. In the case of the operating system, this characteristic is represented through the provision of support among users at the forum of the virtual community.

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Williams, Pam. "Ubuntu In Action — Befriending in High Density Areas in South Africa." Crisis 17, no. 1 (January 1996): 8–9. http://dx.doi.org/10.1027/0227-5910.17.1.8.

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Mofuoa, Khali. "Applying Ubuntu-Botho African ethics to stakeholder corporate social responsibility." Management Research: The Journal of the Iberoamerican Academy of Management 12, no. 3 (November 17, 2014): 222–39. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/mrjiam-10-2013-0525.

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Purpose – This paper aims to explore, with the view to establish the prospects of applying Ubuntu-Botho African approach to stakeholder corporate social responsibility (CSR) for business organisations in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA), the experience of Basotho of Lesotho in using Ubuntu-Botho African principles and practices to pursue their socially responsible development fashioned in social responsibility (SR) terms. Design/methodology/approach – Using data mainly from desktop research, the theoretical or conceptual content of the paper was established to inform the discussions on the prospects of applying Ubuntu-Botho African principles and practices to stakeholder CSR for business organisations in SSA. Findings – Ubuntu-Botho African approach to stakeholder CSR could generate a very different notion of ideal SR of business organizations in the context of SSA as the experience of Basotho of Lesotho reveals. Whether or not one is persuaded by this Ubuntu-Botho approach to stakeholder CSR, the discussion serves to illuminate the need to broaden the terms of the debate over the appropriate role of business organizations, at least in the context of SSA, regarding their CSR and performance within which they operate. Originality/value – The paper mainly uses secondary data that is considered to be most relevant, valid and reliable to inform discussions on the prospects of the application of Ubuntu-Botho African ethics to stakeholder CSR for business organisations in the context of SSA. The author’s knowledge of Lesotho – where he lived, studied and worked – informed the writing of this paper, as well as discussions on the prospects of applying Ubuntu-Botho African approach to stakeholder CSR for business organisations in SSA using the experience of Basotho of Lesotho in engineering their socially responsible development to become the granary of Southern Africa in 1900s.

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Magang, Tebogo Israel Teddy, and Veronica Goitsemang Magang. "Ubuntu or Botho African Culture and Corporate Governance: A Case for Diversity in Corporate Boards." Business and Management Research 6, no. 4 (December 10, 2017): 64. http://dx.doi.org/10.5430/bmr.v6n4p64.

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This paper aims to provide a theoretical analysis on the relationship between nationality/ethnicity and compliance with international best practice corporate governance principles. Using Hofstede-Gray cultural-accounting dimensions, the paper attempts to demonstrate that the Ubuntu/Botho culture may in some instances promote/not promote compliance with international best practice corporate governance principles because of the value system(s) of this culture. In view of this, the paper further attempts to present a case for diversity in corporate boards and executive management to enhance corporate compliance with best practice corporate governance principles, performance, disclosure etc. in line with the literature and theoretical arguments on diversity.On one hand, this paper provides future research an opportunity to empirically assess the relationship between corporate compliance with international best practice and nationality/ethnicity (Ubuntu/Botho culture). Future research could also investigate whether the Ubuntu/Botho values hold true today in view of the autocratic regimes in the African continent which have perfected a culture of impunity, corruption and bad governance.

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Mann, Joseph Bryce. "‘No effort, no entry’: Fashioning Ubuntu and becoming queer in Cape Town." Sexualities 21, no. 7 (November 13, 2017): 1125–45. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1363460717724155.

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This article presents data from five years of research on fashion, gay identity, and post-apartheid democracy in Cape Town, South Africa. Through interviews, observations, and survey data on the experiences of young “black” and “coloured” gay men, it shows how admission standards at nightlife venues in the city’s “Gay Village,” De Waterkant, police patrons’ clothing and institutionalize essential models of raced and classed gay belonging that complicate the multicultural “Ubuntu” promised by the state. The article troubles the multiculturalism coincident with tourism media, which frames De Waterkant as “Africa’s Gay Capital,” and instead argues that participants’ understanding and use of clothing in city and black township nightlife present aesthetic anomalies through which the becoming of Ubuntu can be productively rethought. Contributing to geographies of sexuality work, the article shows how classed-race exclusions in De Waterkant help fashion Ubuntu at the junction of multiple scales of spatiality, and by applying Women of Color Feminism and Queer of Color Critique to African Studies, how everyday spaces, and the clothed bodies therein, can reveal the mutually constitutive becoming of Ubuntu and queerness.

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Downing, Charlene, and Marie Hastings-Tolsma. "An integrative review of Albertina Sisulu and ubuntu: Relevance to caring and nursing." Health SA Gesondheid 21 (October 11, 2016): 214–27. http://dx.doi.org/10.4102/hsag.v21i0.956.

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Background: Caring forms the core component of nursing. The history of the nature of caring in South Africa is non-specific and is unknown. The impact of nurse and activist Albertina Sisulu – known as the Mother of the Nation – has the potential to offer uniquein sights into what could be the context of caring for nurses.Aims: The study aimed at 1) critically synthesising the available evidence of caring as portrayed by Albertina Sisulu within the South African context, and 2) interpreting Sisulu's work within the Ubuntu philosophy as a framework for nursing and caring.Method: An integrative review was completed using Whittemore and Knafl's framework. Key electronic databases, selected references and web-based search engines were scoured for articles meeting the inclusion criteria. This systematic and iterative approach yielded 18 non-research reports related to Sisulu; eight reports (three research, five non-research) related to ubuntu and nursing. Data was extracted that related to relevant and conclusive new and innovative practices in caring.Results: The findings provided a context for practice guidelines of caring concerning knowledge and critical thinking about caring by nurses. Two primary factors emerged that demonstrated a culture of caring as seen through the prism of Sisulu's life: devoted dancer and creation of a healing environment. These factors also reflect African ubuntu principles, where the focus is on the relationships between people and how these relationships could be conducted.Conclusions: Ubuntu and Sisulu's approach to caring have much to offer for the nursing profession in terms of developing of new directions for nursing pedagogy, curriculum,practice patterns, and policies that emphasise caring constructs.

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Hankela, Elina. "Elaborating on ubuntu in a Johannesburg inner-city church." Scripta Instituti Donneriani Aboensis 26 (April 13, 2015): 366–78. http://dx.doi.org/10.30674/scripta.67462.

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The article was originally delivered as the speech of the winner of the 2014 Donner Institute Prize for Outstanding Research into Religion, and deals with some core findings of the research that won the prize, namely, the doctoral thesis Challenging Ubuntu: Open Doors and Exclusionary Boundaries at the Central Methodist Mission in Johannesburg. The author approaches the meanings of ubuntu (Nguni: humanity/humanness) in the context of a Methodist church that sheltered thousands of African migrants in its premises in the inner city of Johannesburg. Using ethnographic research methods, she analyses both the inclusionary message of humanity preached at the church and the exclusionary boundaries between the people who lived in the church and the local congregation that worshipped there. Based on the social dynamics of the church community, the author suggests the rules of reciprocity and survival as some of the socio-moral patterns that set the boundaries to the actualisation of the moral ideal of ubuntu in this context. Overall, the case of this particular church speaks to a broader discussion of the meaning of and limits to being human in one world.

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Lephoto, Malephoto Niko Ruth. "Enabling Teachers as Front Liners in Maintaining Learners’ Emotional Well-Being during Covid-19 Context: Ubuntu/Botho as a Guiding Principle." Journal of Education, Teaching and Social Studies 3, no. 1 (January 27, 2021): p42. http://dx.doi.org/10.22158/jetss.v3n1p42.

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This article is an attempt to theoretically present Ubuntu/Botho philosophy as a complementary approach to guide efforts intended to restore and maintain positive emotional well-being among African Basotho school going children and youth during COVID-19 and beyond. Research shows that COVID-19 pandemic has impacted badly on school systems, particularly teaching and learning process and school life in general. The central assumption driving this paper is that factors emanating from Covid-19 pandemic do not only contribute to the damage of learning process for many learners, but they also contribute to a mental and emotional health crisis, as a result of lost access to services that are naturally offered by schools. Informed by Ubuntu/Botho philosophy, the paper argues that schools have moral obligation to protect learners’ emotional health as a crucial variable for both their complete psychosocial well-being and academic achievement. It looks at maintenance of emotional well-being from the lens of Ubuntu/Botho world view. Ubuntu/Botho adoption as a theoretical framework is an effort to contribute knowledge and suggest practice that have their foundation on the experiences of people, informed by their own sociological and cultural constructs. Ubuntu/Botho as a guiding principle places values such as compassion, empathy, sharing, respect, solidarity at the centre of human co-existence, thus, has the potential to create school relationships and support systems that can restore and maintain positive emotions.

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Cossa, José. "Modernity’s University, Social Justice, and Social Responsibility." Educação, Sociedade & Culturas, no. 58 (April 30, 2021): 33–50. http://dx.doi.org/10.24840/esc.vi58.150.

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Centered on the experience of Eduardo Mondlane in three universities in the United States, this article highlights the importance of universities to assume a social responsibility stance that is critical of its philosophical foundation and roots itself on perceptions of human beyond the current cartesian ethos. Conceptually, the article centers its discourse on the divergent conceptualizations of human drawn from humanism and uBuntu, as foundational differentiators of perceptions and practices of justice and social responsibility. Theoretically, it leans on a critique of modernity and humanism by presenting uBuntu and Cosmo‑uBuntu as alternative philosophical and theoretical lenses for problematizing and explaining justice and social responsibility. Methodologically, it draws from reflexivity, hermeneutics (especially, textual criticism), and archival documentary research. Its purpose is to inspire universities to engage in reflexivity about their social responsibility claims and to encourage an intentional commitment to social responsibility that is informed by exterior to modernity theorizing.

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Obert, Sifile, Zimbiti Phillip Okay, and Chavunduka Desderio. "Determinants of Unethical Behavior by Stakeholders in the Medical Insurance Industry in Zimbabwe: An African Humanism (Hunhu/Ubuntu) Approach." Engineering Management Research 5, no. 2 (October 26, 2016): 63. http://dx.doi.org/10.5539/emr.v5n2p63.

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There is a continuous decline in the performance of medical insurance companies in Zimbabwe resulting in these companies failing to meet their obligations to stakeholders as seen by failure to pay wages, policy holders’ medical bills and dividends to shareholders. While research shows <em>Hunhu/Ubuntu </em>as a requirement for ethical practices that bring about good business and moral practices, it does not show how <em>Hunhu/Ubuntu </em>influences stakeholders, employee behaviour and organizational performance. Due to this glaring gap, the study was designed to investigate: the causes of unethical behaviour in the medical insurance industry, the attributes of African Humanism and how it influences people’s behaviour in medical insurance firms. A case study research design was used where both quantitative and qualitative methodologies were employed. Closed and open-ended questionnaires, semi-structured interviews and focus group discussions were conducted. Chi-square tests were used for data analysis. Findings of the study show that <em>Hunhu/Ubuntu</em> moulds good behaviour and is essential for avoiding risky behaviour which curtails organizational performance<strong>.</strong>

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Keim, Yansi, Yung Han Yoon, and Umit Karabiyik. "Digital Forensics Analysis of Ubuntu Touch on PinePhone." Electronics 10, no. 3 (February 1, 2021): 343. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/electronics10030343.

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New smartphones made by small companies enter the technology market everyday. These new devices introduce new challenges for mobile forensic investigators as these devices end up becoming pertinent evidence during an investigation. One such device is the PinePhone from Pine Microsystems (Pine64). These new devices are sometimes also shipped with OSes that are developed by open source communities and are otherwise never seen by investigators. Ubuntu Touch is one of these OSes and is currently being developed for deployment on the PinePhone. There is little research behind both the device and OS on what methodology an investigator should follow to reliably and accurately extract data. This results in potentially flawed methodologies being used before any testing can occur and contributes to the backlog of devices that need to be processed. Therefore, in this paper, the first forensic analysis of the PinePhone device with Ubuntu Touch OS is performed using Autopsy, an open source tool, to establish a framework that can be used to examine and analyze devices running the Ubuntu Touch OS. The findings include analysis of artifacts that could impact user privacy and data security, organization structure of file storage, app storage, OS, etc. Moreover, locations within the device that stores call logs, SMS messages, images, and videos are reported. Interesting findings include forensic artifacts, which could be useful to investigators in understanding user activity and attribution. This research will provide a roadmap to the digital forensic investigators to efficiently and effectively conduct their investigations where they have Ubuntu Touch OS and/or PinePhone as the evidence source.

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Jočys, Linas Juozas. "ICMPV6 RA FLOODING VULNERABILITY RESEARCH / ICMPV6 PROTOKOLO RA ŽINUČIŲ ATSISAKYMO APTARNAUTI ATAKOS TYRIMAS." Mokslas – Lietuvos ateitis 8, no. 3 (June 29, 2016): 273–77. http://dx.doi.org/10.3846/mla.2016.930.

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ICMPv6 is the newest version of internet control message protocol, whose main purpose is to send error message indicating packet processing failure. It is know that ICMPv6 is technologically vulnerable. One of those vulnerabilities is the ICMPv6 RA flooding vulnerability, which can lead to systems in Local Area Network slow down or full stop. This paper will discuss Windows (XP, 7, 8.1) and Linux Ubuntu 14 operating systems resistance to RA flooding attack research and countermeasures to minimize this vulnerability. ICMPv6 yra naujausios versijos interneto kontrolės žinučių protokolas, kurio pagrindinis tikslas pranešti apie paketų apdorojimo klaidas IPv6 tinklo mazgams. Analizuojant ICMPv6 protokolą nustatyta, jog šis protokolas yra technologiškai pažeidžiamas. Vienas iš pažeidžiamumų yra ICMPv6 maršrutizatoriaus skelbimo žinučių (RA) atsisakymo aptarnauti pažeidžiamumas, kuris leidžia sulėtinti arba visiškai sutrikdyti operacinių sistemų darbą kompiuteriuose, esančiuose vietiniame tinkle. Straipsnyje aprašomas Windows (XP, 7, 8.1) ir Linux Ubuntu tipų operacinių sistemų atsparumo ICMPv6 protokolo RA žinučių atsisakymo aptarnauti atakai tyrimas. Tyrimo metu nustatytas pasirinktų operacinių sistemų atsparumas RA žinučių atsisakymo aptarnauti atakai, esant skirtingiems techninės įrangos resursams. Straipsnyje taip pat pateiktos prevencinės priemonės ICMPv6 RA žinučių atsisakymo aptarnauti pažeidžiamumui šalinti arba minimizuoti.

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Nansubuga, Florence, and John C. Munene. "Awakening the Ubuntu episteme to embrace knowledge management in Africa." Journal of Knowledge Management 24, no. 1 (December 5, 2019): 105–19. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/jkm-09-2018-0603.

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Purpose The knowledge management (KM) models in the African organisations are influenced by the interplay between human agents from diverse societies whose experiences, values, contextual information and insights that are perceived controversial in Africa. The purpose of this paper is to elucidate the indigenous assumptions related to knowledge and its management in Africa and the perceived contradictions in the existing models by adopting the Ubuntu philosophy. Design/methodology/approach The authors used a perspective lens to examine the existing management practices and propose an integrated framework that is appropriate for the utilisation of the Ubuntu epistemic knowledge management practices and at the same time provide highlights on the perceived paradoxes and how they can be managed to improve knowledge management and people management in African societies. Findings The inductive posteriori knowledge approach is perceived to be dynamic, applicable and more desirable in the African societies as it allows organisational managers and their work teams to embrace knowledge construction, dependent on experiences in form of stories and metaphors that demonstrate successful work samples. The Ubuntu dramaturgical knowledge management approach adds value to the posteriori knowledge by refining the rhetoric stories and metaphors into empirical performance scripts that are tailored to the audiences’ expectations. Research limitations/implications The paper adapted a perspective view to explain knowledge management; therefore, it was not possible to provide empirical data on the metaphysical and dramaturgical elements that are assumed to influence knowledge management in Africa. However, based on theoretical analysis, the authors have proposed a coherent knowledge management framework based on the interaction between posteriori KM assumptions and Ubuntu dramaturgy. Practical implications Ubuntu ideology has been appreciated since it treasures interdependency and interconnectedness among people. Therefore, collaborating partners working in Africa would be expected to act as interdependent agents, whereby this interdependency is perceived as an integral part of the knowledge management process. The proposed Ubuntu knowledge management model is grounded on the posteriori knowledge approach which assumes that experience is the source of knowledge. Through social interactions and experiences sharing, organisational members can create new processes, innovative technologies and dynamic context based performance scripts that can drive productivity. Social implications The authors concluded that a coherent framework that is tailored to social interactions and contextual needs of the people and their communities can promote productive knowledge and knowledge management systems in the African contexts. Moreover knowledge management requires one to acknowledge the complexity of Ubuntu ideology in a sense that it recognises the past experiences and contributions of the diverse individuals in the same community/organisation. Originality/value This paper focused on examining how the Ubuntu philosophy can promote knowledge development and management strategies that are tailored to social and contextual needs of the organisations in Africa to curtail the perceived paradoxes in the existing knowledge management models.

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Khosi, Motlatsi. "Living Ubuntu: the struggles of Abahlali Base Mjondolo as an African philosophy in the making." Scholarship of Teaching and Learning in the South 4, no. 1 (April 28, 2020): 26. http://dx.doi.org/10.36615/sotls.v4i1.128.

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What does it mean to engage in a philosophy of struggle and emancipation in our South African context? As part of my MA research I took an internship with Abahlali BaseMjondolo, a shack dwellers’ movement whose office is based in central Durban. Their members reside in various settlements within KwaZulu Natal and the Eastern Cape. Whilst interning at the movement I conducted interviews with some of their members, using this experience to gain insight into the movement’s theory and philosophy. Here I was challenged by what it means to do research using narrative as the foundation of my work. It is through narrative that one can tackle the problematic representations of black people in academia and society. I argue that in this movement a philosophy is at work. Their philosophy is based on the lived experience of struggle. As producers of knowledge, I argue that they represent the workings of Ubuntu. Using Maboge B. Ramose’s (2002) explanation of ‘Ubuntu as philosophy’ I show how it can help us understand what it means to be human and how this is being affirmed in spaces of struggle. As agents of struggle we (black people) must be recognised for how we create knowledge. Ubuntu becomes the means through which we can map out the ways in such recognition can be understood and which an African philosophy is being being practiced. It is this recognition that is at the heart of the movement’s philosophy of ‘Abahlalism’ which demonstrates the complexity of black experience in the space of social movement struggles.Key words: SOTL, scholarship of teaching and learning, Ubuntu, African philosophy, decolonial theoryHow to cite this article:Khosi, M. 2020. Living Ubuntu: The struggles of Abahlali Base Mjondolo as an African philosophy in the making. Scholarship of Teaching and Learning in the South. v. 4, n. 1, p. 26-36. April 2020. Available at: https://sotl-south-journal.net/?journal=sotls&page=article&op=view&path%5B%5D=128This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.To view a copy of this license, visit http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

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Melin, Ulf, and Karin Axelsson. "Action in action research." Journal of Systems and Information Technology 18, no. 2 (May 9, 2016): 118–47. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/jsit-10-2015-0074.

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Purpose The purpose of this paper is to elaborate on the concept of action by addressing actions and roles in the practice of action research, illustrated by dilemmas in an action research project on information systems development in public sector. The main ambition with action research is being able to solve organisational problems through intervention and to contribute to scientific knowledge. The main emphasis has so far been on the “research part”. Here the authors focus on the “action part” of action research to generate rigorous research, to solve local problems and to deal with evident dilemmas in action research. Design/methodology/approach This is a qualitative case study. The empirical illustrations of this paper originate from an action research project that focused the two e-service development initiatives analysed below. The analysis is structured using key aspects and phases proposed by Avison et al. (2001). As a result of the analysis, the concept of action is elaborated. The action elements action, actor, motive, space and time are analysed together with different roles. This goes beyond the existing action research literature. Findings The conclusions show that there is a need to understand actions and roles within action research projects – not separating action from research. Research is also seen as action. The practice of action research is also discussed as context-bounded interactive social action: action research as a recurrent, interactive and dynamic activity. It is also identified that the understanding of roles, actions and interaction can help handle dilemmas in action research. Research Limitations/implications The authors contribute to the body of knowledge concerning action research in the information systems research field and in general by exploring the need to study the concept of action (e.g. situations and elements), to be explicit concerning the different phases, roles and responsibilities and management of different dilemmas in action research. A limitation of this study is that the inter-organisational development character in this study adds an extra dimension into the practice of actions research only partially highlighted. Another limitation is focus on public agencies. However, this is not critical for the results on action elements and the action research dilemmas that are studied. Practical Implications The understanding of roles, actions and interaction can solve the dilemmas and challenges linked to the practice of action research in the information systems field, but such understanding can help discover and handle dilemmas in action research. Originality/value The originality in this research is an illustration of and a perspective of action research as a context-bounded interactive social action: action research as a recurrent, interactive and dynamic activity. The value is that this knowledge can help handle dilemmas in action research.

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Watt, Molly Lynn, and Daniel Lynn Watt. "Teacher Research, Action Research: the Logo Action Research Collaborative." Educational Action Research 1, no. 1 (January 1993): 35–63. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/0965079930010104.

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Moodley, Keymanthri, and Chad Beyer. "Tygerberg Research Ubuntu-Inspired Community Engagement Model: Integrating Community Engagement into Genomic Biobanking." Biopreservation and Biobanking 17, no. 6 (December 1, 2019): 613–24. http://dx.doi.org/10.1089/bio.2018.0136.

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Muwanga-Zake, J. W. F. "Building bridges across knowledge systems: Ubuntu and participative research paradigms in Bantu communities." Discourse: Studies in the Cultural Politics of Education 30, no. 4 (December 2009): 413–26. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/01596300903237198.

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Ramasamy, Krishanan. "Action Research." Journal of Indian Studies 8, no. 1 (June 1, 2003): 90–99. http://dx.doi.org/10.22452/jis.vol8no1.7.

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Dampier, Sally. "Action research." Nurse Researcher 16, no. 2 (January 2009): 4–6. http://dx.doi.org/10.7748/nr2009.01.16.2.4.c6758.

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Andrews, Jane. "Action research." System 31, no. 1 (March 2003): 125–27. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/s0346-251x(02)00077-5.

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Sands, G. "Action Research." Australian Journal of Indigenous Education 16, no. 5 (November 1988): 35–50. http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0310582200015601.

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There is a growing body of literature of teachers’ accounts of their attempts to implement improvement and change in classrooms and schools. This literature is evidence that Australian teachers are thinking more reflectively and critically about their work than ever before.This paper will attempt to define action research, and explore its characteristics and the epistemological and theoretical framework that has grown out of it.

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Bargal, David. "Action Research." Small Group Research 39, no. 1 (February 2008): 17–27. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1046496407313407.

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Forrest, Margaret E. S. "Action research." Health Information and Libraries Journal 24, no. 3 (September 2007): 222–26. http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1471-1842.2007.00725.x.

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Bradbury, Hilary, and Peter Reason. "Action Research." Qualitative Social Work: Research and Practice 2, no. 2 (June 2003): 155–75. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1473325003002002003.

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Schoen, Sharon Faith, and Jen Nolen. "Action Research." TEACHING Exceptional Children 37, no. 1 (September 2004): 26–29. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/004005990403700103.

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Avison, David E., Francis Lau, Michael D. Myers, and Peter Axel Nielsen. "Action research." Communications of the ACM 42, no. 1 (January 1999): 94–97. http://dx.doi.org/10.1145/291469.291479.

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Greenwood, Davydd J. "Action research." Concepts and Transformation 7, no. 2 (September 26, 2002): 117–39. http://dx.doi.org/10.1075/cat.7.2.02gre.

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This article examines how and why the academically-based social sciences, both pure and applied, have lost their relevance to practical human affairs (praxis) and links this discussion to the reasons why action research is a marginal activity in the academic and policy worlds. It also contains a harsh critique of action research practice focused on action researchers’ combined sense of moral superiority over conventional researchers and general complacency about fundamental issues of theory, method, and validity. The central argument is that “doing good” is not the same as “doing good social research” and that we action researchers need to hold ourselves accountable to higher standards, not only to compete with conventional social research but for the benefit of the non-academic stakeholders in action research projects.

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Almeida, F. H. Eduardo. "Action research." Concepts and Transformation 9, no. 1 (May 27, 2004): 61–73. http://dx.doi.org/10.1075/cat.9.1.05alm.

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This is a personal Latin American perspective on action research, as my contribution to the debate promoted by Werner Fricke on the subject. My discussion follows the main issues outlined by Davydd Greenwood in his article (CAT 7(2): 2002), which laid the ground for our exchanges. I argue that it is too early to dismiss all contributions from conventional research to the social sciences, and that action research’s main contribution is to really involve ordinary people in building knowledge, an endeavor that is not easy to achieve. In relation to unfulfilled promises and unmet challenges I discuss such issues by referring to my own practice.

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Arnkil, Robert. "Action Research." Concepts and Transformation 9, no. 1 (May 27, 2004): 75–84. http://dx.doi.org/10.1075/cat.9.1.06arn.

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Greenwood, Davydd J. "Action research." Concepts and Transformation 9, no. 1 (May 27, 2004): 85–92. http://dx.doi.org/10.1075/cat.9.1.07gre.

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Malekoff, Andrew. "Action Research." Health & Social Work 19, no. 1 (February 1994): 46–53. http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/hsw/19.1.46.

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Grubenmann, Stephanie. "Action Research." Digital Journalism 4, no. 1 (December 4, 2015): 160–76. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/21670811.2015.1093274.

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Groundwater‐Smith, Susan. "Action research." Educational Action Research 17, no. 3 (September 2009): 479–81. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/09650790903088037.

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Neves, Josélia. "Action research." Target. International Journal of Translation Studies 28, no. 2 (August 4, 2016): 237–47. http://dx.doi.org/10.1075/target.28.2.05nev.

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Abstract In this article Action Research (AR) is addressed to determine its limitations and affordances as a research approach in audiovisual translation studies. A specific case of Participatory Action Research (PAR) is presented in the context of a Museum Project in Portugal – the MCCB project –, serving as a focus for the discussion of the main characteristics of AR: planning, putting into action, reflecting upon and starting anew, in spiralling continuums that start with the AR project itself but that go beyond it to spin off into new research and development projects.

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Metcalfe, Fiona, and Cathy Humphreys. "Fostering Action Research and Action Research in Fostering." Qualitative Social Work: Research and Practice 1, no. 4 (December 2002): 435–50. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/14733250260620856.

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Wilson, Virginia. "Research Methods: Action Research." Evidence Based Library and Information Practice 11, no. 1(S) (March 4, 2016): 63. http://dx.doi.org/10.18438/b8g906.

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Wilson, Virginia. "Research Methods: Action Research." Evidence Based Library and Information Practice 8, no. 4 (December 12, 2013): 160. http://dx.doi.org/10.18438/b8kc7g.

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Ngunjiri, Faith Wambura. "“I Am Because We Are”." Advances in Developing Human Resources 18, no. 2 (April 11, 2016): 223–42. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1523422316641416.

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The Problem Although there are women leading in various sectors within African societies and institutions, very little research has been done to explore and explain their experiences within their cultural, economic, social, historical, and political context. To have a deeper understanding of women’s leadership globally, there must be studies of women’s leadership within specific local contexts. The Solution This article explicates women’s leadership under the ubuntu worldview, with implications for application in contemporary organizations beyond the African context. Ubuntu reflects the African understanding of the essence of humanity. Guided by Black feminist theorizing, the study employed portraiture qualitative approach; in-depth interviews with women leaders provided illustrative quotes about spirituality, interdependence, unity, and community building. The Stakeholders The article is aimed at both leadership scholars and leadership training practitioners with a focus on the African context.

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Li, Bin Cheng, Feng Lv, and Xiao Fan Li. "Control System Design and Research of Parallel Ship Motion Simulator." Applied Mechanics and Materials 182-183 (June 2012): 1377–82. http://dx.doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/amm.182-183.1377.

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According to the design complexity due to the diversification of ship motion simulator structure and control system, we put forward that combining Stewart parallel structure based on modular design with open control system based on EMC2 controller. The system utilizes PC based on the hardware structure such as motion control interface card, servo electric cylinder and software structure such as real-time operation system UBUNTU and professional control software EMC2 which can ensure the system’s being real-time. We have studied the movement law of ship in waves and obtained the ship movement sample changing with time in waves. And we do the ship motion simulation well with the motion simulator system.

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Zuber-Skerritt, Ortrun. "The action research planner: doing critical participatory action research." Educational Action Research 24, no. 1 (January 2, 2016): 150–54. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/09650792.2015.1132591.

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Ewuoso, Cornelius. "Ubuntu philosophy and the consensus regarding incidental findings in genomic research: a heuristic approach." Medicine, Health Care and Philosophy 23, no. 3 (April 25, 2020): 433–44. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11019-020-09953-4.

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Carter, Philip D. "Building purposeful action: action methods and action research." Educational Action Research 10, no. 2 (June 2002): 207–32. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/09650790200200180.

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Wajid, Bilal, Muhammad U. Sohail, Ali R. Ekti, and Erchin Serpedin. "The A, C, G, and T of Genome Assembly." BioMed Research International 2016 (2016): 1–10. http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2016/6329217.

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Genome assembly in its two decades of history has produced significant research, in terms of both biotechnology and computational biology. This contribution delineates sequencing platforms and their characteristics, examines key steps involved in filtering and processing raw data, explains assembly frameworks, and discusses quality statistics for the assessment of the assembled sequence. Furthermore, the paper explores recent Ubuntu-based software environments oriented towards genome assembly as well as some avenues for future research.

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