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How Do Partnerships Between Academia, Communities and Organisations Foster “Real World” Learning? (2023)
Presentation / Conference
Borthwick Saddler, S., Harte, P., Fonseca, A., Hosanoo, Z., & Hill, E. (2023, April). How Do Partnerships Between Academia, Communities and Organisations Foster “Real World” Learning?. Presented at AMPS: Applying education in a complex world, Toronto (online)

Education takes place within dynamic and multifaceted complex systems. Recognising the volatile-uncertain-complex-ambiguous (VUCA) environment, the digital transformation of the higher education sector calls for a novel approach to curriculum and emp... Read More about How Do Partnerships Between Academia, Communities and Organisations Foster “Real World” Learning?.

Financial independence of women – the impact of social factors on women empowerment in small island developing states (SIDS) (2022)
Journal Article
Rughoobur-Seetah, S., Hosanoo, Z., & Balla Soupramanien, L. D. (in press). Financial independence of women – the impact of social factors on women empowerment in small island developing states (SIDS). International Journal of Organizational Analysis, https://doi.org/10.1108/ijoa-10-2021-2980

Purpose This study aims to understand and analyse the financial independence of women in small island developing states, with a focus on Mauritius. Factors such as employer choice, domestic violence, sociological factors, lack of opportunities and e... Read More about Financial independence of women – the impact of social factors on women empowerment in small island developing states (SIDS).

The mobile technological era: insights into the consequences of constant connectivity of personal devices by knowledge workers (2022)
Journal Article
Doargajudhur, M., & Hosanoo, Z. (2023). The mobile technological era: insights into the consequences of constant connectivity of personal devices by knowledge workers. Information Technology and People, 36(2), 701-733. https://doi.org/10.1108/ITP-08-2021-0593

Abstract Purpose - As employees’ adoption of Bring Your Own Device (BYOD) has increased, so has research interest into the impact of BYOD on human resources outcomes. The present study aims at understanding the relationship between BYOD and human... Read More about The mobile technological era: insights into the consequences of constant connectivity of personal devices by knowledge workers.

Ageing Population, the Poverty Nexus and Wellbeing of Elderly in Mauritius (2022)
Book Chapter
Jouan, K., Rowtho, V., Rughoobur-Seetah, S., Hosanoo, Z., & Ramloll, C. (2022). Ageing Population, the Poverty Nexus and Wellbeing of Elderly in Mauritius. In S. Dhakal, A. Nankervis, & J. Burgess (Eds.), Ageing Asia and the Pacific in Changing Times: Implications for Sustainable Development (147-164). Singapore: Springer. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-16-6663-6_9

Human settlement process in Mauritius started in 1715 and by the 1960s the population had reached above 660,000 people. Life expectancy was below 60 years and the population pyramid suggested a young and growing population. The population has now dou... Read More about Ageing Population, the Poverty Nexus and Wellbeing of Elderly in Mauritius.

Diffusing Best Practices in IHRM: A Qualitative Case Study Analysis of a Mauritian Multinational (2021)
Book Chapter
Aminah Hosanoo, Z., Rughoobur-Seetah, S., & Ramrekha, S. (2021). Diffusing Best Practices in IHRM: A Qualitative Case Study Analysis of a Mauritian Multinational. In P. Sinha, P. Patel, & V. Prikshat (Eds.), International HRM and Development in Emerging Market Multinationals. New York: Routledge. https://doi.org/10.4324/9781003057130-16

This chapter investigates the international human resource management (IHRM) practices of The Rogers Ltd, a Mauritian firm, using a qualitative case-based approach to understand how it has leveraged its internationalisation capabilities and its HRM p... Read More about Diffusing Best Practices in IHRM: A Qualitative Case Study Analysis of a Mauritian Multinational.

An evaluation of the impact of confinement on the quality of e-learning in higher education institutions (2021)
Journal Article
Rughoobur-Seetah, S., & Hosanoo, Z. A. (2021). An evaluation of the impact of confinement on the quality of e-learning in higher education institutions. Quality Assurance in Education, 29(4), 422-444. https://doi.org/10.1108/qae-03-2021-0043

Purpose Technology acceptance research in the L&T contexts has a necessity for enabling the significant inclusion of technology in educational settings (Scherer et al., 2019). Despite the propensity for information communication and technology to en... Read More about An evaluation of the impact of confinement on the quality of e-learning in higher education institutions.

Corporate Social Responsibility in Mauritius: An Update of the Current Trends and Practices of Corporate Social Responsibility in the Island Economy of Mauritius (2021)
Book Chapter
Hosanoo, Z., Gungadeen, S., & Gungah, V. (2021). Corporate Social Responsibility in Mauritius: An Update of the Current Trends and Practices of Corporate Social Responsibility in the Island Economy of Mauritius. In S. O. Idowu (Ed.), Current Global Practices of Corporate Social Responsibility: In the Era of Sustainable Development Goals (493-523). Cham: Springer. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-68386-3_23

Mauritius is an independent nation, a small island economy located in the Indian Ocean, off the South East Coast of Africa. Tourism, financial services, textile and sugar are central to its economy. Recent development strategies adopted by the govern... Read More about Corporate Social Responsibility in Mauritius: An Update of the Current Trends and Practices of Corporate Social Responsibility in the Island Economy of Mauritius.