Calvin Mabaso
Biographic Data
| ID | 10122124 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Calvin Mabaso |
| GIVEN NAMES | Calvin |
| FAMILY NAME | Mabaso |
| SIGNATURE | MABASO C |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Johannesburg |
| ORCID | 0000-0001-5076-5018 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 4 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 4 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
Exploring the impact of legislative absences on the working environment of gig workers in South Africa
This study pursues two objectives. Empirically, it examines how legislative exclusion is produced in South Africa and how gig workers experience it in their everyday working lives. Theoretically, it develops an interpretive account of the relationship between political and economic processes that are ordinarily treated as separate domains, reading political and regulatory exclusion as constitutive of the forms of economic insecurity and precarity…
Can’t help falling in love… with a bot? A mixed-methods analysis of public discourses of AI intimacy and companionship on YouTube
Introduction Loneliness is a major social problem, and AI companionship has become a contested response. Most research has focused on individual users, while less is known about how AI intimacy is debated in public-facing digital spaces. Methods This study examined 8,757 YouTube comments posted in response to a mainstream news video on AI companionship. Sentiment analysis, emotion analysis, and topic modelling were applied to the full corpus. Ref…
An Exploration Collective Bargaining Units in the Public Service
Bargaining units and rights are the basis for collective bargaining. The aspect of collecting bargaining unit is intimately related to the aspect of bargaining rights and collective bargaining coverage. Workers with bargaining rights might not be included in the available bargaining units. However, employees that are not part of the available bargaining units, with or without negotiating rights; may still be impacted by default extension mechanis…
Leadership role in creating strategic and harmonious employment relations in South Africa
The increasing significance of employment relations (ER) in the workplace has prompted this study, which explores how leadership positions ER as a strategic role player within the human capital (HC) function. A qualitative research approach was employed to investigate the role of leadership in ER, utilizing grounded theory as the research strategy. Data were collected through purposive sampling from 12 participants using semi-structured interview…
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An Exploration Collective Bargaining Units in the Public Service
Bargaining units and rights are the basis for collective bargaining. The aspect of collecting bargaining unit is intimately related to the aspect of bargaining rights and collective bargaining coverage. Workers with bargaining rights might not be included in the available bargaining units. However, employees that are not part of the available bargaining units, with or without negotiating rights; may still be impacted by default extension mechanis…
Leadership role in creating strategic and harmonious employment relations in South Africa
The increasing significance of employment relations (ER) in the workplace has prompted this study, which explores how leadership positions ER as a strategic role player within the human capital (HC) function. A qualitative research approach was employed to investigate the role of leadership in ER, utilizing grounded theory as the research strategy. Data were collected through purposive sampling from 12 participants using semi-structured interview…
Exploring the impact of legislative absences on the working environment of gig workers in South Africa
This study pursues two objectives. Empirically, it examines how legislative exclusion is produced in South Africa and how gig workers experience it in their everyday working lives. Theoretically, it develops an interpretive account of the relationship between political and economic processes that are ordinarily treated as separate domains, reading political and regulatory exclusion as constitutive of the forms of economic insecurity and precarity…
Can’t help falling in love… with a bot? A mixed-methods analysis of public discourses of AI intimacy and companionship on YouTube
Introduction Loneliness is a major social problem, and AI companionship has become a contested response. Most research has focused on individual users, while less is known about how AI intimacy is debated in public-facing digital spaces. Methods This study examined 8,757 YouTube comments posted in response to a mainstream news video on AI companionship. Sentiment analysis, emotion analysis, and topic modelling were applied to the full corpus. Ref…
Law (2 works) · Political science (2 works) · AI in Service Interactions (1 work) · algorithmic management (1 work) · Business (1 work) · Collective bargaining (1 work) · Content creation (1 work) · delivery work (1 work) · Digital Economy and Work Transformation (1 work) · Discourse analysis (1 work)