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Muller and Herden.pmd 26/02/2013, 12:53179 Values and Development in Southern Africa180 Work Values Analysed in Europe and Southern Africa The African and European continents differ not only in terms of economic wealth and development or the existence of welfare states, but also in political development, religion, labour markets and working conditions. [...] An intrinsic work orientation refers to the idea that the main goal of labour is in the work itself: work provides the 'opportunities for further development of personal skills and an interest in the work promoted by the activity' (Tarnai et al. [...] In other words, the 'key words are "standard of living" and "productivity," and the values center on being part of the productive process and on the creation of capital' (Yankelovich et al. [...] The comparison between Africa and Europe is interesting in its own right, but the focus here is the relevance and staying power of the conceptualisation of work in terms of the distinction between expressive and instrumental orientations to work. [...] The Dependent Variables The questionnaires included a number of work qualities and the respondents were asked to indicate the importance of each of them.3 In Figure 7.1, we have displayed the overall responses in Western Europe, Central/Eastern Europe and Africa.
7 Human Values, African Values, Southern - African Values? On Work - Hans Müller (with Tania Van Heerden).
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Muller and Herden.pmd 26/02/2013, 12:53179 Values and Development in Southern Africa180 Work Values Analysed in Europe and Southern Africa The African and European continents differ not only in terms of economic wealth and development or the existence of welfare states, but also in political development, religion, labour markets and working conditions. [...] An intrinsic work orientation refers to the idea that the main goal of labour is in the work itself: work provides the 'opportunities for further development of personal skills and an interest in the work promoted by the activity' (Tarnai et al. [...] In other words, the 'key words are "standard of living" and "productivity," and the values center on being part of the productive process and on the creation of capital' (Yankelovich et al. [...] The comparison between Africa and Europe is interesting in its own right, but the focus here is the relevance and staying power of the conceptualisation of work in terms of the distinction between expressive and instrumental orientations to work. [...] The Dependent Variables The questionnaires included a number of work qualities and the respondents were asked to indicate the importance of each of them.3 In Figure 7.1, we have displayed the overall responses in Western Europe, Central/Eastern Europe and Africa.
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Muller and Herden.pmd 26/02/2013, 12:53179 Values and Development in Southern Africa180 Work Values Analysed in Europe and Southern Africa The African and European continents differ not only in terms of economic wealth and development or the existence of welfare states, but also in political development, religion, labour markets and working conditions. [...] An intrinsic work orientation refers to the idea that the main goal of labour is in the work itself: work provides the 'opportunities for further development of personal skills and an interest in the work promoted by the activity' (Tarnai et al. [...] In other words, the 'key words are "standard of living" and "productivity," and the values center on being part of the productive process and on the creation of capital' (Yankelovich et al. [...] The comparison between Africa and Europe is interesting in its own right, but the focus here is the relevance and staying power of the conceptualisation of work in terms of the distinction between expressive and instrumental orientations to work. [...] The Dependent Variables The questionnaires included a number of work qualities and the respondents were asked to indicate the importance of each of them.3 In Figure 7.1, we have displayed the overall responses in Western Europe, Central/Eastern Europe and Africa.
Values and Development in Southern Africa
Author: Hans-Peter Müller
Publisher: African Books Collective
ISBN: 2869785542
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 268
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Development has been on Africa's agenda for a long time but progress has been both varied and limited, partly due to the diverse levels of the discussions on the challenges and the interventions for tackling them. Africa's greatest challenge is the uneven development within and between its countries, and the pressing issues of extreme poverty in southern Africa, and the continent as a whole. Poverty causes its victims to suffer social exclusion and political repression. In addition, societies that experience poverty are also mostly under continuous threat of ecological disasters and diseases. This book focuses on the social and cultural dimensions of development dynamics and, in particular, the role of values in shaping development. Values are at the core of the hopes and aspirations of individuals, communities, and societies. The book therefore explains the values that motivate and inform African communities and societies, with a view to facilitating a dialogue about sustainable development in Africa among academics, intellectuals, policy and decisionmakers, and the communities themselves.
Publisher: African Books Collective
ISBN: 2869785542
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 268
Book Description
Development has been on Africa's agenda for a long time but progress has been both varied and limited, partly due to the diverse levels of the discussions on the challenges and the interventions for tackling them. Africa's greatest challenge is the uneven development within and between its countries, and the pressing issues of extreme poverty in southern Africa, and the continent as a whole. Poverty causes its victims to suffer social exclusion and political repression. In addition, societies that experience poverty are also mostly under continuous threat of ecological disasters and diseases. This book focuses on the social and cultural dimensions of development dynamics and, in particular, the role of values in shaping development. Values are at the core of the hopes and aspirations of individuals, communities, and societies. The book therefore explains the values that motivate and inform African communities and societies, with a view to facilitating a dialogue about sustainable development in Africa among academics, intellectuals, policy and decisionmakers, and the communities themselves.
Report of the Seminar on Affirming a Culture of Values in the South African Human Rights Framework
Author: South African Human Rights Commission
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Category : Human rights
Languages : en
Pages : 59
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Languages : en
Pages : 59
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Building a Human Rights Culture
Author: Karin Sporre
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ISBN: 9789189020382
Category : Cultural relativism
Languages : en
Pages : 333
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ISBN: 9789189020382
Category : Cultural relativism
Languages : en
Pages : 333
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The Humanist Imperative in South Africa
Author: John W. De Gruchy
Publisher: African Sun Media
ISBN: 1920338632
Category : Law
Languages : en
Pages : 299
Book Description
This book is an outcome of the conversation that occurred during the five days of intense discussion at two symposia initiated by the New Humanism Project. The struggle for a more humane society is both local and universal, and increasingly these are connected in our time. So while the conversation focused specifically on South Africa, the discussion was neither parochial nor insular in its scope and character. Hopefully, then, people beyond South Africa will find the contents of this book of value for them in terms of their own contexts.
Publisher: African Sun Media
ISBN: 1920338632
Category : Law
Languages : en
Pages : 299
Book Description
This book is an outcome of the conversation that occurred during the five days of intense discussion at two symposia initiated by the New Humanism Project. The struggle for a more humane society is both local and universal, and increasingly these are connected in our time. So while the conversation focused specifically on South Africa, the discussion was neither parochial nor insular in its scope and character. Hopefully, then, people beyond South Africa will find the contents of this book of value for them in terms of their own contexts.
A Survey of South African National Values and the Implications for Human Resources Management
Author: Lukas Abraham Wentzel
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Category : Diversity in the workplace
Languages : en
Pages : 362
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Category : Diversity in the workplace
Languages : en
Pages : 362
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Values and Radical Social Change
Author: Edmund Wnuk-Lipiński
Publisher: Institute of Political Studies Polish Academy of Sciences
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Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 170
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Publisher: Institute of Political Studies Polish Academy of Sciences
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Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 170
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New Knowledge in Human Values
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Languages : en
Pages : 294
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Pages : 294
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Human Rights, African Values and Traditions
Author: P. I. Iribemwangi
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ISBN: 9789966011626
Category : Children's rights
Languages : en
Pages : 212
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ISBN: 9789966011626
Category : Children's rights
Languages : en
Pages : 212
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The South African Society
Author: Human Sciences Research Council
Publisher: Praeger
ISBN: 0313257248
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Intergroup relations is a contentious issue both inside and outside South Africa, where it has dominated political thinking for the past several decades, and affected the day-to-day lives of all the country's inhabitants. In recent years scholars have recognized the urgency and complexity of the problem posed by intergroup relations and responded to the challenge. This report of the Main Committee of the Human Sciences Research Council represents not merely a scientific analysis of intergroup relations in South Africa but a comprehensive interdisciplinary attempt to address all facets of the issue in a scientifically accountable way.
Publisher: Praeger
ISBN: 0313257248
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 0
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Intergroup relations is a contentious issue both inside and outside South Africa, where it has dominated political thinking for the past several decades, and affected the day-to-day lives of all the country's inhabitants. In recent years scholars have recognized the urgency and complexity of the problem posed by intergroup relations and responded to the challenge. This report of the Main Committee of the Human Sciences Research Council represents not merely a scientific analysis of intergroup relations in South Africa but a comprehensive interdisciplinary attempt to address all facets of the issue in a scientifically accountable way.