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Techno-Stress and Africentric Coping Strategies : an Exploratory Study among Academic Library Employees in Ghana
Mini Dissertation (MIT)--University of Pretoria, 2015.
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| spelling | oai:repository.up.ac.za:2263/51758 Techno-Stress and Africentric Coping Strategies : an Exploratory Study among Academic Library Employees in Ghana De Beer, Joan Peters, Meinhard Bonnah, Frank Information Technology UCTD Techno-stress Academic library employees Africentric coping strategies Engineering, built environment and information technology theses SDG-03 Engineering, built environment and information technology theses SDG-04 Engineering, built environment and information technology theses SDG-08 Engineering, built environment and information technology theses SDG-09 Mini Dissertation (MIT)--University of Pretoria, 2015. Building on current literature, the present study was primarily undertaken to explore techno-stress experiences among academic library employees at the University of Ghana. The study also sought to identify the Africentric coping strategies adopted. Other specific objectives pursued included; the determination of the relationship between techno-stress and other variables such as age, gender, educational qualification and work experience. In all, one hundred employees responded to a set of questionnaire. Data analytic methods included thematic analysis using Microsoft Excel and key findings were identified. Findings of the study showed that academic library employees experience techno-stress and are more likely to adopt appropriate Africentric coping strategies. Further findings reveals the existence of a linkage between techno-stress, level of education and work experience whereas there was no evidence of techno-stress relating to gender and age. Recommendations included; educating employees on techno-stress to be able to recognize its significant symptoms, the implementation of regular training sessions for employees to update their technological skills, and the need to reschedule the time patterns with which employees work and also the relevance of thriving organisations to employ highly qualified staff among others. nn2026 Information Science MIT Unrestricted SDG-03: Good health and well-being SDG-04: Quality education SDG-08: Decent work and economic growth SDG-09: Industry, innovation and infrastructure 2016-03-10T06:32:43Z 2016-03-10T06:32:43Z 2016-04-19 2015 Mini Dissertation Bonnah, F 2015, Techno-Stress and Africentric Coping Strategies : an Exploratory Study among Academic Library Employees in Ghana, MIT Mini Dissertation, University of Pretoria, Pretoria, viewed yymmdd <http://hdl.handle.net/2263/51758> http://hdl.handle.net/2263/51758 en © 2016 University of Pretoria. All rights reserved. The copyright in this work vests in the University of Pretoria. No part of this work may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, without the prior written permission of the University of Pretoria. application/pdf University of Pretoria |
| spellingShingle | Information Technology UCTD Techno-stress Academic library employees Africentric coping strategies Engineering, built environment and information technology theses SDG-03 Engineering, built environment and information technology theses SDG-04 Engineering, built environment and information technology theses SDG-08 Engineering, built environment and information technology theses SDG-09 Techno-Stress and Africentric Coping Strategies : an Exploratory Study among Academic Library Employees in Ghana |
| title | Techno-Stress and Africentric Coping Strategies : an Exploratory Study among Academic Library Employees in Ghana |
| title_full | Techno-Stress and Africentric Coping Strategies : an Exploratory Study among Academic Library Employees in Ghana |
| title_fullStr | Techno-Stress and Africentric Coping Strategies : an Exploratory Study among Academic Library Employees in Ghana |
| title_full_unstemmed | Techno-Stress and Africentric Coping Strategies : an Exploratory Study among Academic Library Employees in Ghana |
| title_short | Techno-Stress and Africentric Coping Strategies : an Exploratory Study among Academic Library Employees in Ghana |
| title_sort | techno stress and africentric coping strategies an exploratory study among academic library employees in ghana |
| topic | Information Technology UCTD Techno-stress Academic library employees Africentric coping strategies Engineering, built environment and information technology theses SDG-03 Engineering, built environment and information technology theses SDG-04 Engineering, built environment and information technology theses SDG-08 Engineering, built environment and information technology theses SDG-09 |
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